Lot #2556: VICTOR BRAUNER - Femme et serpents - Mixed media on board

   

Artist: Victor Brauner (Romanian/French, 1903-1966).
Title: "Femme et serpents".
Medium: Mixed media on board.
Date: Composed c1938.
Dimensions: Overall size: 13 x 16 1/16 in. (330 x 408 mm).
Lot Note(s): Signed lower right. Fine condition. Comment(s): Upon settling in Paris in 1930, Brauner established a deep friendship with the artist Yves Tanguy, who introduced him to the Surrealist circle. Like other Surrealists of the period, such as Salvador Dalí and René Magritte, Brauner was inspired by dreams, the unconscious, and mysticism, as well as diverse religions and ancient mythologies. Image copyright © Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris. [29850-2-16000]