Girls. Undated [circa 1938].
Original drawing signed, gouache in 5 tones on black paper (650 x 500 mm).
Extraordinary and large original composition in colors on black paper, signed.
The same subject, but on a light background, has been used again with slight variations and in small size (135 x 95 mm) to illustrate the OEillades chisellées en branche by Georges Hugnet (Paris, 1939).
The drawing belonged to Joë Bousquet, one of Bellmer's most faithful friends.
Exhibitions:
Milan, Palazzo Reale, I Surrealisti 1989 (reproduction p. 341 of the catalogue); Frankfurt, Städtische
Galerie im Städelschen Kunstinstitut, Die Surrealisten, 1989; Musée d'art moderne de la ville de
Paris, Passions privées (1995-1996, cat. p. 192, nº 3); Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, La Révolution surréaliste, 2002 (cat. p. 431); Kunstsammlung de Düsseldorf. Surrealismus 1919-1944, 2002.
Slightly frayed edges.
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