Sold by Order of the Directors of the Menil Foundation, Inc. to Benefit its Acquisition Program
VICTOR BRAUNER (1903-1966)
Details
VICTOR BRAUNER (1903-1966)
Tête dépliée
signed and dated lower right VICTOR BRAUNER.I. 1955--wax and oil on fabric laid down on masonite
32 x 25 5/8 in. (81.3 x 65.2 cm.)
Painted in 1955
Tête dépliée
signed and dated lower right VICTOR BRAUNER.I. 1955--wax and oil on fabric laid down on masonite
32 x 25 5/8 in. (81.3 x 65.2 cm.)
Painted in 1955
Provenance
Alexander Iolas Gallery, New York
Acquired by the current owner in 1958
Acquired by the current owner in 1958
Literature
Art News, Feb., 1958, p. 12 (illustrated)
L'Oeil, June, 1963, no. 102, p. 11 (illustrated)
G. Borofsky, "Psychotherapy", Harvard Magazine, Dec., 1974,
vol. 77, no. 4 (illustrated in color, p. 37)
Le Mostre della Malpensata, Lugano, Victor Brauner miti, presagi, simboli, opere dal 1929 al 1965, Lugano, 1985, (illustrated, p. 89)
L'Oeil, June, 1963, no. 102, p. 11 (illustrated)
G. Borofsky, "Psychotherapy", Harvard Magazine, Dec., 1974,
vol. 77, no. 4 (illustrated in color, p. 37)
Le Mostre della Malpensata, Lugano, Victor Brauner miti, presagi, simboli, opere dal 1929 al 1965, Lugano, 1985, (illustrated, p. 89)
Exhibited
New York, Alexander Iolas Gallery, Victor Brauner, Feb., 1958
Pittsburgh, Carnegie Institute, International Exhibition of Contemporary Painting and Sculpture, Dec., 1958-Feb., 1959, no.
Houston, University of St. Thomas Fine Arts Gallery, Art has many facets, March-May, 1963, no. 102
Austin, University of Texas Art Museum, Surrealist Paintings from the D. and J. de Menil Collection, March-May, 1970 (illustrated), no.
Pittsburgh, Carnegie Institute, International Exhibition of Contemporary Painting and Sculpture, Dec., 1958-Feb., 1959, no.
Houston, University of St. Thomas Fine Arts Gallery, Art has many facets, March-May, 1963, no. 102
Austin, University of Texas Art Museum, Surrealist Paintings from the D. and J. de Menil Collection, March-May, 1970 (illustrated), no.