Esteban Francés (Portbou, 1913 - Deia, 1976) Untitled... Lot 39

Esteban Francés (Portbou, 1913 - Deia, 1976) Untitled (Composition surréaliste), circa 1941-1942 Tempera, wax pencil and colored pencils on paper Signed on the bottom right 36 x 58 cm Provenance: - Galerie 1900-2000, Paris - Geneviève and Jean-Paul Kahn collection, Paris Exhibitions: - Marseilles, Musee Cantini, "La planète affolée", 12 April - 30 June 1986 - Milan, Palazzo Reale, "I Surrealisti", 7 June - 10 September 1989, described in the catalogue p. 629 and illustrated p. 516 - Pazo de Bendana, Fundacion Eugenio Granell, "Esteban Francés 1913 - 1976", 17 January - 10 March 1997 - Leones, Instituto Leones de Cultura, "Esteban Francés 1913 - 1976", 21 March - 11 May 1997 -Madrid, Sala de la Comunidad de Madrid, "Esteban Francés 1913 - 1976", September - November 1997, described in the catalogue under no. 12 p. 138 and illustrated p. 93 Bibliography: - Edouard Jaguer "Le surréalisme II, Planisphère surréaliste", n 43 of "XXème siècle" journal, Paris, 1974, illustrated in the catalogue p. 144 - Gerard Durozoi, "Histoire du mouvement surréaliste", Ed. Hazan, Paris, 2004, illustrated in the catalogue p. 323