Paalen, Wolfgang, 1907-1959
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Wolfgang Paalen (Vienna, 1905/1907 - Mexico City, 1959), Austrian painter and writer associated primarily with Surrealism and the Dynatones group. At the beginning of World War II he settled in Mexico, where he introduced the surrealism in painting. He took his own life in Mexico City.
From the description of Letter : Mexico D.F., to Pierre Mabille, Fort-de-France, [ca. 1940 - ca. 1945]. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 78735730
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| referencedIn | Oral history interview with Lee Mullican | Archives of American Art | |
| referencedIn | Oral history interview with Luchita Hurtado | Archives of American Art |
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| associatedWith | Breton, André, 1896-1966. |
| associatedWith | De Herrera, Gloria |
| associatedWith | De Herrera, Gloria, 1929-1985. |
| associatedWith | Hurtado, Luchita, 1920- |
| associatedWith | Mabille, Pierre. |
| associatedWith | Moro, César, d. 1956. |
| associatedWith | Mullican, Lee, 1919- |
| associatedWith | Wescher, Paul, b. 1894. |
| associatedWith | Westphalen, Emilio Adolfo, 1911- |
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Birth 1905-07-07
Death 1959-09-24
Mexicans
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Paalen, Wolfgang, 1907-1959
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