Lot no. 40
40. 40AR VALENTINE HUGO (1887-1968), ANDRE BRETON (1896-1966), GRETA KNUTSON (1899-1983)
Cadavre Exquis
coloured pencil on black paper
Executed circa 1930
coloured pencil on black paper
Executed circa 1930
32 x 25 cm.
12 5/8 x 9 13/16 in.
Provenance
Greta Knutson Collection
Galerie 1900 - 2000, Paris.
Private collection, Paris.
Private collection, Paris (by descent).
Bibliography
E.L.T. Messens & S. Cordier, Intervention surréaliste, Brussels, 1934, illustrated p.55.
J. Pierre, L'Univers Surréaliste, Paris, 1983, Editions Aimery-Somogy illustrated, p. 37 and p. 336.
Fundación Collection Thyssa-Bornemisza, Juegos Surréalistes / 100 Cadáveres Exquisitos, Madrid, 1996, illustrated p. 138.
See original version (French) Auto-translation. Refer to original language for legal validity.
Pictures credits: Contact organization
Drawings, watercolours and pastels
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