1905 Baden near Vienna, Austria - 1959 Taxco, Mexico. Known for: Non objective and surreal imagery-painting.
Wolfgang Paalen was born in Baden near Vienna, Austria in 1905. At 16 Paalen studied painting in Berlin with Leo von Koenig, and later continued in Paris with Fernnd Léger. A modernist, his work...
Read full biography Wolfgang Paalen was born in Baden near Vienna, Austria in 1905. At 16 Paalen studied painting in Berlin with Leo von Koenig, and later continued in Paris with Fernnd Léger. A modernist, his work embraces Surrealism and Abstract Expressionism. He committed suicide in Taxco, Mexico in 1959. Source:...
Read full biography Wolfgang Paalen was born in Baden near Vienna, Austria in 1905. At 16 Paalen studied painting in Berlin with Leo von Koenig, and later continued in Paris with Fernnd Léger. A modernist, his work embraces Surrealism and Abstract Expressionism. He committed suicide in Taxco, Mexico in 1959. Source: Edan Hughes, author of the book "Artists in California, 1786-1940". Nearly 20,000 biographies can be found in Artists in California 1786-1940 by Edan Hughes and is available for sale ($150). For a full...
Read full biography Wolfgang Paalen was born in Baden near Vienna, Austria in 1905. At 16 Paalen studied painting in Berlin with Leo von Koenig, and later continued in Paris with Fernnd Léger. A modernist, his work embraces Surrealism and Abstract Expressionism. He committed suicide in Taxco, Mexico in 1959. Source: Edan Hughes, author of the book "Artists in California, 1786-1940". Nearly 20,000 biographies can be found in Artists in California 1786-1940 by Edan Hughes and is available for sale ($150). For a full book description and order information please click here....
Read full biography Wolfgang Paalen was born in Baden near Vienna, Austria in 1905. At 16 Paalen studied painting in Berlin with Leo von Koenig, and later continued in Paris with Fernnd Léger. A modernist, his work embraces Surrealism and Abstract Expressionism. He committed suicide in Taxco, Mexico in 1959. Source: Edan Hughes, author of the book "Artists in California, 1786-1940". Nearly 20,000 biographies can be found in Artists in California 1786-1940 by Edan Hughes and is available for sale ($150). For a full book description and order information please click here.