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Wols (A. O. Wolfgang Schulze)

Wols (A. O. Wolfgang Schulze)

German, 1913–1951

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Wols was the pseudonym of Alfred Otto Wolfgang Schulze, a German painter and photographer predominantly active in France. Though broadly unrecognized in his lifetime, he is considered a pioneer of lyrical abstraction, one of the most influential artists of the Tachisme movement. He is the author of a book on art theory entitled Aphorismes de Wols.

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Works in Collection

26 works
Figure (in-text plate, folio 16) from Poésie de mots inconnus

Figure (in-text plate, folio 16) from Poésie de mots inco...

Wols (A. O. Wolfgang Schulze)

1949

Frontispiece from the illustrated book Naturelles by René de Solier

Frontispiece from the illustrated book Naturelles by René...

Wols (A. O. Wolfgang Schulze)

published c. 1946

Gouache #16

Gouache #16

Wols (A. O. Wolfgang Schulze)

1940–41

Janus portant l’aquarium –La Fête de Janus –Janus-Bifrons

Janus portant l’aquarium –La Fête de Janus –Janus-Bifrons

Wols (A. O. Wolfgang Schulze)

1940-41

Large Spot I from Nourritures

Large Spot I from Nourritures

Wols (A. O. Wolfgang Schulze)

1949

Mollusks (Les Mollusques)

Mollusks (Les Mollusques)

Wols (A. O. Wolfgang Schulze)

1944

Nourritures

Nourritures

Wols (A. O. Wolfgang Schulze)

1949

Nude/Blossom from Nourritures

Nude/Blossom from Nourritures

Wols (A. O. Wolfgang Schulze)

1949

Painting

Painting

Wols (A. O. Wolfgang Schulze)

1946-47

Plate (page 11) from Le Berger d'Écosse, Les Passagers, La Pierre philosophale (The Scottish Sheperd, The Passangers, The Philosopher's Stone)

Plate (page 11) from Le Berger d'Écosse, Les Passagers, L...

Wols (A. O. Wolfgang Schulze)

1948, published 1949

Plate (page 19) from Le Berger d'Écosse, Les Passagers, La Pierre philosophale (The Scottish Sheperd, The Passangers, The Philosopher's Stone)

Plate (page 19) from Le Berger d'Écosse, Les Passagers, L...

Wols (A. O. Wolfgang Schulze)

1948, published 1949

Plate (page 27) from Le Berger d'Écosse, Les Passagers, La Pierre philosophale (The Scottish Sheperd, The Passangers, The Philosopher's Stone)

Plate (page 27) from Le Berger d'Écosse, Les Passagers, L...

Wols (A. O. Wolfgang Schulze)

1948, published 1949

Plate (page 33) from Le Berger d'Écosse, Les Passagers, La Pierre philosophale (The Scottish Sheperd, The Passangers, The Philosopher's Stone)

Plate (page 33) from Le Berger d'Écosse, Les Passagers, L...

Wols (A. O. Wolfgang Schulze)

1948, published 1949

Plate (page 7) from Le Berger d'Écosse, Les Passagers, La Pierre philosophale (The Scottish Sheperd, The Passangers, The Philosopher's Stone)

Plate (page 7) from Le Berger d'Écosse, Les Passagers, La...

Wols (A. O. Wolfgang Schulze)

1948, published 1949

Plate (page 94) from Feuilles éparses

Plate (page 94) from Feuilles éparses

Wols (A. O. Wolfgang Schulze)

published 1965

Plate 2 from the illustrated book Naturelles by René de Solier

Plate 2 from the illustrated book Naturelles by René de S...

Wols (A. O. Wolfgang Schulze)

published c. 1946

Portrait (frontispiece) from Visages

Portrait (frontispiece) from Visages

Wols (A. O. Wolfgang Schulze)

1948

Stringed Instrument

Stringed Instrument

Wols (A. O. Wolfgang Schulze)

1942

The City - Horizontal from Nourritures

The City - Horizontal from Nourritures

Wols (A. O. Wolfgang Schulze)

1949

Untitled

Untitled

Wols (A. O. Wolfgang Schulze)

1948-49

Untitled

Untitled

Wols (A. O. Wolfgang Schulze)

1940-41

Untitled (composition)

Untitled (composition)

Wols (A. O. Wolfgang Schulze)

1943

Visage I (plate, page 20) from Visages

Visage I (plate, page 20) from Visages

Wols (A. O. Wolfgang Schulze)

1948

Visage II (plate, page 29) from Visages

Visage II (plate, page 29) from Visages

Wols (A. O. Wolfgang Schulze)

1948

Exhibitions

9 exhibitions

Oct 01, 1948 – Oct 31, 1948

Print Gift of Victor S. Riesenfeld and Matisse: Jazz: Gift of the Artist

31 artists · 1 curator

Nov 28, 1956 – Jan 20, 1957

Recent European Acquisitions

37 artists · 1 curator

Jan 29, 1957 – Feb 24, 1957

Drawings Recently Acquired for the Museum Collection

43 artists · 1 curator

May 27, 1964

Painting and Sculpture from the Museum Collection

169 artists

Mar 27, 1968 – Jun 09, 1968

Dada, Surrealism and their Heritage

94 artists · 1 curator

Jun 13, 1974 – Sep 08, 1974

Seurat to Matisse: Drawing in France

79 artists · 1 curator

Dec 15, 1977 – Mar 05, 1978

Arp on Paper

22 artists · 1 curator

May 06, 1985 – Dec 18, 1985

The Expressionist Idiom

43 artists · 1 curator

May 26, 1985 – Oct 29, 1985

Drawing in Austria and Germany

41 artists · 1 curator