Composition (Ex-voto) , Wolfgang Paalen

Wolfgang Paalen
1905 - 1959
Composition (Ex-voto)

signed with the initials WP and inscribed Ex-voto pour la convalescence de mon grand ami Henri-Pierre Roché (lower)
gouache and ink on paper laid down on paper
drawing: 25,3 x 13,8; 10 x 5⅜ in.; artist's mount: 31,5 x 20,9 cm; 12⅜ x 8¼ in.
Executed in 1953.

The work is accompanied by a certificate by Andreas Neufert and the Wolfgang Paalen Society, issued October 7th, 2021.
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Wolfgang Paalen
1905 - 1959
Composition (Ex-voto)

signé WP et inscrit Ex-voto pour la convalescence de mon grand ami Henri-Pierre Roché (en bas)
gouache et encre sur papier marouflé sur papier
motif: 25,3 x 13,8; 10 x 5⅜ in.; carton de montage original: 31,5 x 20,9 cm; 12⅜ x 8¼ in.
Exécuté en 1953.

L'œuvre est accompagnée de son certificat d'authenticité délivré par Andreas Neufert et the Wolfgang Paalen Society, délivré le 7 octobre 2021.

Condition Report:
This work has been examined partially framed.
Collage element: executed on Japan paper, laid down on cardboard. The collage element is a bit unglued to the lower part and to the centre of the right edge. The extreme edges are a bit deckled with associated nicks and some minor glue remnants. There is some craquelure associated with tiny flecks of paint losses to the gouache in places. Ink appears to have slightly faded.
Artist's mount: executed on brown cardboard. The board is stable and is a bit light stained. This work is in overall very good condition.