First Monograph on Transgender Artist Anton Prinner Published
The first monograph on Anton Prinner, a Hungarian-born artist who transitioned from female to male upon arriving in Paris in the late 1920s, has been published by Panama musées éditions. The book accompanies a retrospective exhibition at the abbaye Sainte-Croix des Sables d'Olonnes. Picasso famously referred to Prinner as 'Monsieur Madame.' Prinner's work spans sculpture, engraving, and drawing, blending constructivism, surrealism, and esoteric spirituality. The catalogue explores Prinner's role in Parisian art circles from the 1930s to the 1960s.
Key facts
- First monograph on Anton Prinner published by Panama musées éditions
- Accompanies retrospective at abbaye Sainte-Croix des Sables d'Olonnes
- Prinner was assigned female at birth (Anna) and transitioned to male upon arriving in Paris in 1927 or 1928
- Picasso called Prinner 'Monsieur Madame'
- Prinner sought to 'androgynize form' in his figures
- Work incorporates constructivism, surrealism, and esoteric spirituality
- Art evokes 'magic art' as defined by Breton and 'sacrificial' aesthetics of Masson and Bataille
- Catalogue covers Parisian art world from 1930s to 1960s
Entities
Artists
- Anton Prinner
- Pablo Picasso
- André Breton
- Georges Bataille
- Claire Margat
Institutions
- Panama musées éditions
- abbaye Sainte-Croix des Sables d'Olonnes
Locations
- Budapest
- Hungary
- Paris
- France
- Sables d'Olonnes
Sources
- artpress —