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Wolfgang Robert Paalen (July 22, 1905 in Vienna, Austria – September 24, 1959 in Taxco, Mexico) was an Austrian-Mexican painter, sculptor, and art philosopher. A member of the Abstraction-Création group from 1934 to 1935, he joined the influential Surrealist movement in 1935 and was one of its prominent exponents until 1942.
Learn about the life and art of Wolfgang Paalen, a surrealist who influenced abstract expressionism and developed the fumage technique. Explore his 35 artworks and his role in the International Exhibition of Surrealism in Paris 1938.
- Austrian, Mexican
- July 7, 1905
- Vienna, Austria
- September 24, 1959
Learn about Wolfgang Paalen, an Austrian-Mexican artist who explored the invisible within the visible through Surrealism and indigenous art. Discover his fumage technique, his journal Dyn, and his influence on Abstract Expressionism.
- Austrian-Mexican
- July 22, 1905
- Vienna, Austria
- September 24, 1959
Learn about Wolfgang Paalen, an Austrian-born artist who explored the relationship between art, science, and magic. Discover his paintings, drawings, writings, and his role in Surrealism and Dynaton movements.
Wolfgang Paalen was a Surrealist painter who created fumages from candle soot. He fled Nazi France for Mexico and was influenced by indigenous culture and nature. See his artworks, dealers, events, and news on Artnet.
- Austrian/Mexican
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Learn about Wolfgang Paalen, a member of the Abstraction-Création and Surrealist movements, who developed his own philosophy of contingency. See his works, exhibitions, and biography at MoMA.
Learn about the life and work of Wolfgang Paalen, a painter, theorist, and collector of archaic art who influenced Surrealism and abstract art. See his paintings, drawings, and objects at a retrospective at the Belvedere in Vienna.
