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Victor Brauner
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French/Romanian
, 1903–1966)
Victor Brauner
Untitled,
1957
90,000–110,000 USD
Biography
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Timeline
1903
Born on June 15 in Piatra-Neamt, Romania
1916 - 1918
Evangelical school in Braïla
1921
Briefly attended the School of Fine Arts in Bucharest, where he painted Cézannesque landscapes
1924
First solo show at the Galerie Mozart in Bucharest
1925
Went to Paris but returned to Bucharest approximately a year later
1929
Associated with the Dadaist and Surrealist review UNU
1930
Settled in Paris and became a friend of his compatriot Constantin Brancusi
1933
Met Yves Tanguy, who introduced him to the Surrealists
1934
André Breton wrote an enthusiastic introduction to the catalogue for Brauner’s first Parisian solo show at the Galerie Pierre
1935
Returned to Bucharest, where he remained until 1938
1945
Returned to Paris
1947
Included in the Exposition internationale du surréalisme at the Galerie Maeght in Paris
1954
Work was shown at the Venice Biennale
1966
Died on March 12 in Paris, France
Helped found the Dadaist review 75 HP in Bucharest
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Exhibitions
2008
Traces du Sacré - Centre Pompidou - Musée National d´Art Moderne, Paris
2007
Peggy Guggenheim E L’immaginario Surreale - Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice
Merveilleux! D´après nature - Château de Malbrouck , Manderen
Ateliers - L'artistes et ses lieux de création - Centre Pompidou - Musée National d´Art Moderne, Paris
International & Australian Works on Paper - Josef Lebovic Gallery, Sydney, NSW
2006
Was ist Plastik? 100 Jahre - 100 Köpfe- Das Jahrhundert moderner Skulptur - Stiftung Wilhelm Lehmbruck Museum • Center of International Sculpture, Duisburg
Da Monet a Boltanski - Fondazione Magnani - Rocca, Parma
Nomaden im Kunstsalon - Begegnungen mit der Moderne von Bayer bis Sol LeWitt - Lentos Kunstmuseum Linz, Linz
La collection permanente - Musée d'Art moderne de Saint-Etienne, Saint-Etienne
Invisible Revealed: Surrealist Drawings from the Drukier Collection - Spencer Museum of Art, Lawrence, KS
(my private) Heroes - MARTa Herford, Herford
2005
Looking at Words - Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York City, NY
2004
The Invisible Revealed: Surrealist Drawings from the Drukier Collection - The Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH
Munch, Nolde, Beckmann... Private Kunstschätze aus Süddeutschland - Staatsgalerie Stuttgart, Stuttgart
2003
"Künstlerphotographien - Berühmte Photographen portraitieren berühmte Künstler" - Galerie Pudelko, Bonn
"Phantom der Lust. Visionen des Masochismus in der Kunst" - Neue Galerie Graz am Landesmuseum Joanneum, Graz
Accrochage des artistes de la galerie (modernes et contemporains) - Galerie Di Meo, Paris
Arbeiten auf Papier - Galerie Dreiseitel, Cologne
Victor Brauner (1903–1966) - Ubu Gallery, New York City, NY (solo)
Past exhibitions at Ubu Gallery: VICTOR BRAUNER (1903 – 1966) October 16, 2003 – January 17, 2004
Behind the Surrealist Curtain: Sex, Sensuality and Silence - Ubu Gallery, New York City, NY
La Révolution surréaliste - Centre Pompidou - Musée National d´Art Moderne, Paris
2002
Exemplum del disegno europeo del Novecento - Galleria Open Art, Prato
La Culture Pour Vivre - Centre Pompidou - Musée National d´Art Moderne, Paris
La part de l'autre - Carré d´art - Musée d´art contemporain de Nîmes, Nîmes
2001
Sade surreal - Der Marquis de Sade und die erotische Fantasie des Surrealismus - Kunsthaus Zürich, Zurich
De Artaud ... à Twombly - Centre Pompidou - Musée National d´Art Moderne, Paris
Desene 1925 - 1962 - The National Museum of Art of Romania, Bucharest (solo)
1999
Dau al Set - Museu d´Art Contemporani de Barcelona - MACBA, Barcelona
1998
Rumanian Avant-Garde, 1916–1947 - Ubu Gallery, New York City, NY
1996
By Night - Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain, Paris
1995
46th International Art Exhibition Venice Biennale / Biennale di Venezia - La Biennale di Venezia, Venice
1994
Hantises - Galerie Guy Bärtschi, Geneva
1989
Open Mind (Gesloten Circuits) - SMAK Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst, Gent
1965
Personal Choice: Paintings and Sculpture from Houston Private Collections - Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, Houston, TX
1959
documenta 2 - Documenta, Kassel
The Disquieting Muse: Surrealism - Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, Houston, TX
1958
Personal Contacts: A Decade of Contemporary Drawings, 1948–1958 - Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, Houston, TX
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
National Gallery of Canada - Musée des beaux-arts du Canada, Ottawa, ON
Sara Hildén Art Museum, Tampere
Musée d´Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris - MAM/ARC, Paris
Centre Pompidou - Musée National d´Art Moderne, Paris
Musée d'Art moderne de Saint-Etienne,Saint-Etienne
Musée d'Art Moderne et Contemporain (MAMCS), Strasbourg
MMCA Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki
Galleria d´Arte Moderna di Bologna - GAM, Bologna
Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice
Berardo Museum - Collection of Modern and Contemporary Art, Lisbon
Es Baluard Museu d’Art Modern i Contemporani de Palma, Palma de Mallorca
The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago - MCA Chicago, Chicago, IL
Museum of Art and Archaeology, Columbia, MO
Los Angeles County Museum of Art - LACMA, Los Angeles, CA
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York City, NY
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art - SFMOMA, San Francisco, CA
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