Fumage
1944 · Oil and candle soot on paper
18 3/4 x 10 1/4" (47.6 x 26.0 cm)
Museum of Modern Art
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Wolfgang Paalen
1905
PaintingSurrealism
Representation
None documented
1
Institutional Exhibitions
9
Works in Collection
21
Assets Indexed
8
Authority-backed Facts
0
Publications Referenced
80%
Profile Completeness
Cultural Positioning
Movements
- • Surrealism
Related Artists
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Selected Institutional Exhibitions
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Fantastic Art, Dada, Surrealism
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1936–1937
About
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Graph relationships
Taste overlap and adjacency
Movement
Surrealism
Medium
Painting
Related Artists
12 in graph
Institutional
Museum Collections
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Artworks (9)
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Images
11 assets
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Shared movement
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Shared movement
Ernest J. Bellocq
Shared movement
Knud Merrild
Shared movement
Lisa Yuskavage
Also painting
Robert Ryman
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Adolph Gottlieb
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Jasper Johns
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Neo Rauch
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Richard Artschwager
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Movements and affiliations
Institutional
Representation & Collections
In collection
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
In collection
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
In collection
Art Institute of Chicago
Market
Auction sale history
Houses that have sold works by this artist at auction
Market
Auction History
Range: $9,450 – $756,000
| Work | Auction House | Date | Estimate | Hammer Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christie's | Sep 2024 | $50,000 – $70,000 | Unsold | |
| Christie's | Apr 2023 | €40,000 – €60,000 | €81,900 | |
| Christie's | Mar 2023 | £80,000 – £120,000 | £119,700 | |
| Christie's | Feb 2023 | £350,000 – £550,000 | £756,000 | |
| Christie's | Feb 2023 | £200,000 – £300,000 | £504,000 | |
| Christie's | Oct 2022 | €15,000 – €20,000 | €20,160 | |
| Christie's | Mar 2022 | €8,000 – €12,000 | €10,080 | |
| Christie's | Mar 2022 | €6,000 – €8,000 | €32,760 | |
| Christie's | Mar 2022 | €40,000 – €60,000 | €252,000 | |
| Christie's | Mar 2022 | €12,000 – €18,000 | €26,460 |
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