Wolfgang Paalen (Vienna, 1907 - Taxco, 1959) Smoking, 1938 Oil and smoke on canvas Unsigned 46 x 38 cm Provenance : - Former César Moro collection, Mexico (gift from the artist) - Former Emilio Westphalen Collection, Lima (gift from César Moro) - Geneviève and Jean-Paul Kahn Collection, Paris Exhibition : - Paris, Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, "Passions privées", December 1995 - March 1996, described in the catalogue under no. 43 p. 194 and reproduced on p. 199 Bibliography: - Gustav Regler, "Wolfgang Paalen", Nierendorf, New York, 1946, reproduced in the catalogue p. 29 - Andreas Neufert, "Wolfgang Paalen, Monographie - Schriften - Oeuvrekatalog, im Inneren des Wals", Springer, Wien, 1999, described in the catalogue under no. 38.24 and reproduced on p. 304 (upside down) - Gérard Durozoi, "Histoire du mouvement surréaliste", Ed. Hazan, Paris, 1997, reproduced in the catalogue p. 365 A certificate of provenance from Silvia Westphalen, daughter of Emilio Westphalen, dated 21/12/1992 confirms that this painting was received by her father from the poet César Moro, to whom Wolfgang Paalen had given it. A certificate from Dr Andreas Neufert, biographer and director of The Paalen Archives, dated 9 February 2024 will be given to the buyer.