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Max Ernst: Beyond PaintingThe Museum of Modern Art, New York September 23, 2017-January 1, 2018
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Max Ernst, French and American, born Germany. 1891–1976 Jean (Hans) Arp, French, born Germany (Alsace). 1886–1966 Bulletin D, edited by Max Ernst and Johannes Theodor Baargeld
November 1919
Journal with letterpress and line block illustrationsCover: 12 3/16 × 8 11/16" (31 × 22.1 cm)
Publisher: self-published, ColognePrinter: unknown
Edition: unknown
The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
300331487
Jean (Hans) Arp, French, born Germany (Alsace). 1886–1966 Max Ernst, French and American, born Germany. 1891–1976 Die Schammade, edited by Max Ernst and Johannes Theodor BaargeldApril 1920
Journal with woodcut by Arp and letterpress adhesive label by ErnstCover: 12 15/16 × 9 13/16" (32.9 × 24.9 cm)
Publisher: Schlomilch Verlag, ColognePrinter: unknown
Edition: unknown
The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
300179337.a
Max Ernst, French and American, born Germany. 1891–1976 Title page from Die Schammade, edited by Max Ernst and Johannes Theodor Baargeld
April 1920
Journal with letterpress and line block illustrationsPage: 11 5/8 × 9 1/16" (29.5 × 23 cm)
Publisher: Schlomilch Verlag, ColognePrinter: unknownEdition: unknown
The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
300179337.b
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Max Ernst, French and American, born Germany. 1891–1976
The Little Tear Gland That Says Tic Tac (La Petite fistule lacrimale qui dit tic
tac)
1920
Gouache, pencil, and ink on printed wallpaper on paperboard 17 1/2 x 13" (44.5 x 33 cm)
The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Purchase, 1935238.1935
Max Ernst, French and American, born Germany. 1891–1976
Plate VI from Let There Be Fashion, Down With Art (Fiat modes pereat ars)
1920
One from a portfolio of eight lithographs
composition (irreg.): 15 3/4 x 10 1/2" (40 x 26.6 cm); sheet: 17 3/16 x 12 9/16" (43 x 31.9 cm)
Publisher: begun by Kairos-Verlag, Cologne; completed by Schlomilch Verlag, ColognePrinter: unknown, possibly Druckerei Hertz, CologneEdition: 60 announced; only a few known sets
The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Purchase, 1935
239.1935.1
Max Ernst, French and American, born Germany. 1891–1976
Plate VIII from Let There Be Fashion, Down with Art (Fiat modes pereat ars)
1920
One from a portfolio of eight lithographs
composition (irreg.): 16 1/4 x 11 5/8" (41.2 x 29.6 cm); sheet: 17 3/16 x 12 9/16" (43 x 31.9 cm)
Publisher: begun by Kairos-Verlag, Cologne; completed by Schlomilch Verlag, ColognePrinter: unknown, possibly Druckerei Hertz, CologneEdition: 60 announced; only a few known setsThe Museum of Modern Art, New York. Purchase, 1935239.1935.2
Max Ernst, French and American, born Germany. 1891–1976
Plate II from Let There Be Fashion, Down with Art (Fiat modes pereat ars)
1920
One from a portfolio of eight lithographs
composition (irreg.): 13 3/8 x 12 1/16" (33.8 x 30.5 cm); sheet: 17 3/16 x 12 9/16" (43 x 31.9 cm)
Publisher: begun by Kairos-Verlag, Cologne; completed by Schlomilch Verlag, ColognePrinter: unknown, possibly Druckerei Hertz, CologneEdition: 60 announced; only a few known setsThe Museum of Modern Art, New York. Purchase, 1935239.1935.3
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Max Ernst, French and American, born Germany. 1891–1976
Plate V from Let There Be Fashion, Down with Art (Fiat modes pereat ars)
1920
One from a portfolio of eight lithographs
composition (irreg.): 16 13/16 x 12 1/4" (42.7 x 31.2 cm); sheet: 17 3/16 x 12 9/16" (43 x 31.9 cm)
Publisher: begun by Kairos-Verlag, Cologne; completed by Schlomilch Verlag, ColognePrinter: unknown, possibly Druckerei Hertz, CologneEdition: 60 announced; only a few known setsThe Museum of Modern Art, New York. Purchase, 1935239.1935.4
Max Ernst, French and American, born Germany. 1891–1976
Plate III from Let There Be Fashion, Down with Art (Fiat modes pereat ars)
1920
One from a portfolio of eight lithographs
composition (irreg.): 16 5/8 x 10 1/16" (42.3 x 25.6 cm); sheet: 17 3/16 x 12 9/16" (43 x 31.9 cm)
Publisher: begun by Kairos-Verlag, Cologne; completed by Schlomilch Verlag, ColognePrinter: unknown, possibly Druckerei Hertz, CologneEdition: 60 announced; only a few known setsThe Museum of Modern Art, New York. Purchase, 1935239.1935.5
Max Ernst, French and American, born Germany. 1891–1976
Plate IV from Let There Be Fashion, Down with Art (Fiat modes pereat ars)
1920
One from a portfolio of eight lithographs
composition (irreg.): 15 3/16 x 12 1/16" (38.6 x 30.8 cm); sheet: 17 3/16 x 12 9/16" (43 x 31.9 cm)
Publisher: begun by Kairos-Verlag, Cologne; completed by Schlomilch Verlag, ColognePrinter: unknown, possibly Druckerei Hertz, CologneEdition: 60 announced; only a few known setsThe Museum of Modern Art, New York. Purchase, 1935239.1935.6
Max Ernst, French and American, born Germany. 1891–1976
Plate I from Let There Be Fashion, Down with Art (Fiat modes pereat ars)
1920
One from a portfolio of eight lithographs
composition (irreg.): 16 3/8 x 11 3/4" (37.9 x 30 cm); sheet: 17 3/16 x 12 9/16" (43 x 31.9 cm)
Publisher: begun by Kairos-Verlag, Cologne; completed by Schlomilch Verlag, ColognePrinter: unknown, possibly Druckerei Hertz, CologneEdition: 60 announced; only a few known setsThe Museum of Modern Art, New York. Purchase, 1935239.1935.7
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Max Ernst, French and American, born Germany. 1891–1976
Plate VII from Let There Be Fashion, Down with Art (Fiat modes pereat ars)
1920
One from a portfolio of eight lithographs
composition (irreg.): 14 15/16 x 11 3/4" (37.9 x 30 cm); sheet: 17 3/16 x 12 9/16" (43.5 x 31.9 cm)
Publisher: Kairos-Verlag, Cologne
Publisher: Verlag Arbeitsgemeinschaft bildender Künstler, Cologne Publisher: Schlomilch Verlag
Printer: unknown
Edition: 60 announced; only a few known sets.
The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Purchase, 1935239.1935.8
Max Ernst, French and American, born Germany. 1891–1976
Cover from Let There Be Fashion, Down with Art (Fiat modes pereat ars)
1920
Letterpress and line block with collage additions
cover: 18 1/16 x 13" (45.9 x 33 cm)
Publisher: Kairos-Verlag, Cologne
Publisher: Verlag Arbeitsgemeinschaft bildender Künstler, Cologne Publisher: Schlomilch Verlag
Printer: unknown
Edition: 60 announced; only a few known sets
The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Purchase, 1935239.1935.9
Max Ernst, French and American, born Germany. 1891–1976
Title page from Let There Be Fashion, Down with Art (Fiat modes pereat ars)
1920
Letterpress and line block
composition (irreg.): 13 3/16 x 9 15/16" (33.5 x 25.2 cm); sheet: 17 3/16 x 12 9/16" (43.7 x 31.9 cm)
Publisher: Kairos-Verlag, Cologne
Publisher: Verlag Arbeitsgemeinschaft bildender Künstler, Cologne Publisher: Schlomilch Verlag
Printer: unknown
Edition: 60 announced; only a few known sets
The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Purchase, 1935239.1935.10
Max Ernst, French and American, born Germany. 1891–1976
The Horse He's Sick (Un Peu malade le cheval)
1920
Cut-and-pasted printed paper with pencil and gouache on printed paper on cardstock 8 7/8 x 11 7/8" (22.5 x 30.2 cm)
The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Purchase, 1935241.1935
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Max Ernst, French and American, born Germany. 1891–1976
The Hat Makes the Man (C'est le chapeau qui fait l'homme)
1920
Gouache, pencil, oil, and ink on cut-and-pasted printed paper on paperboard 13 7/8 x 17 3/4" (35.2 x 45.1 cm)
The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Purchase, 1935242.1935
Max Ernst, French and American, born Germany. 1891–1976
Hypertrophic Trophy (hypertrophie trophäe, trophée hypertrophique)
1920
Line-block print with ink on paper
16 1/2 x 11" (41.9 x 28 cm)
The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of Tristan Tzara, 193672.1936
Max Ernst, French and American, born Germany. 1891–1976
Farewell My Beautiful Land of Marie Laurencin (Adieu mon beau pays de
Marie Laurencin)
1920
Line-block print with ink on paper
15 3/4 x 11" (40 x 27.9 cm)
The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Purchase, 1937278.1937
Max Ernst, French and American, born Germany. 1891–1976
Stratified Rocks, Nature's Gift of Gneiss Lava Iceland Moss 2 kinds of
lungwort 2 kinds of ruptures of the perinaeum growths of the heart b) the
same thing in a well-polished little box somewhat more expensive
(schichtgestein naturgabe aus gneis lava isländisch moos 2 sorten
lungenkraut 2 sorten dammriss/herzgewächse b) dasselbe in fein poliertem
kästchen etwas teurer)
1920
Gouache and pencil on printed paper on cardstock 7 1/2 x 9 1/2" (19.1 x
24.1 cm)
The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Purchase, 1937280.1937
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Max Ernst, French and American, born Germany. 1891–1976
Here Everything Is Still Floating (Hier ist noch alles in der Schwebe)
1920
Cut-and-pasted printed paper and pencil on printed paper on cardstock 6 1/2 x 8 1/4" (16.5 x 21 cm)
The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Purchase, 1937282.1937
Max Ernst, French and American, born Germany. 1891–1976
Johannes Theodor Baargeld, German 1982–1927Manifesto W 5: Cover
1920
Cut-and-pasted printed papers on colored paper
11 1/4 × 12 1/8" (28.5 × 30.8 cm)
Private collection
LN2017.1001
Max Ernst, French and American, born Germany. 1891–1976
Johannes Theodor Baargeld, German 1982–1927 Manifesto W 5: re = de laut ! sei tap = fer !
1920
Stamped watercolor and cut-and-pasted printed papers on colored paper
11 5/16 × 12 5/8" (28.8 × 32 cm)
Private collection
LN2017.1002
Max Ernst, French and American, born Germany. 1891–1976
Johannes Theodor Baargeld, German 1982–1927 Manifesto W 5: SUZATZUNG
1920
Cut-and-pasted printed papers and typewriting on paper
11 1/4 x 8 7/8" (28.5 x 22.5 cm)
Private collection
LN2017.1003
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Max Ernst, French and American, born Germany. 1891–1976
The Gramineous Bicycle Garnished with Bells the Dappled Fire Damps and
the Echinoderms Bending the Spine to Look for Caresses (La Biciclette
graminée garnie de grelots les grisous grivelés et les échinodermes
courbants l'échine pour quêter des caresses)
1921
Gouache, ink, and pencil on printed paper on paperboard 29 1/4 x 39 1/4" (74.3 x 99.7 cm)
The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Purchase, 1937279.1937
Max Ernst, French and American, born Germany. 1891–1976 Repetitions (Répétitions), by Paul Éluard
1922
Illustrated book with 1 halftone relief and 11 line blocks after collages Page: 8 9/16 × 5 3/8" (21.7 × 13.7 cm)
Publisher: Éditions Au Sans Pareil, ParisPrinter: Louis Kaldor, ParisEdition: 350
The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York. Éluard-Dausse Collection,
1936
300168350
Max Ernst, French and American, born Germany. 1891–1976 Misfortunes of the Immortals (Les malheurs des immortels), by Paul Éluard
1922Illustrated book with 21 line blocks after collages
Page: 9 3/4 × 7 7/16" (24.8 × 18.9 cm)Publisher: Librarie Six, ParisPrinter: unknownEdition: unknown The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York. Éluard-Dausse Collection, 1936
300325561
Max Ernst, French and American, born Germany. 1891–1976 Woman, Old Man, and Flower (Weib, Greis, und Blume)1923–1924
Oil on canvas
38 x 51 1/4" (96.5 x 130.2 cm)
The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Purchase, 1937264.1937
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Max Ernst, French and American, born Germany. 1891–1976 At 125 Boulevard Saint-Germain (Au 125 du boulevard Saint-Germain), by Benjamin Péret
1923
Illustrated book with one drypoint
composition: 2 9/16 x 2 1/16" (6.5 x 5.3 cm); page (each approx.): 5 7/8 x 4 7/16" (15 x 11.3 cm) Publisher: Collection "Littérature", Paris
Printer: Les Presses du Montparnasse, Paris
Edition: approx. 181
The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr., 1949571.1949
Max Ernst, French and American, born Germany. 1891–1976 Two Children Are Threatened by a Nightingale (Deux Enfants sont menacés par un rossignol)1924
Oil with painted wood elements and cut-and-pasted printed paper on wood with wood frame 27 1/2 x 22 1/2 x 4 1/2" (69.8 x 57.1 x 11.4 cm)
The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Purchase, 1937256.1937
Max Ernst, French and American, born Germany. 1891–1976
The Sea and Rain (La Mer et la pluie) from Natural History (Histoire
naturelle)
c. 1925, published 1926
One from a portfolio of 34 collotypes after frottage
composition: 16 7/8 × 10 3/8" (42.8 × 26.3 cm); sheet: 19 9/16 × 12 11/16" (49.7 × 32.2 cm)
Publisher: Galerie Jeanne Bucher, Paris
Printer: unknown
Edition: 300
The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of James Thrall Soby, 195829.1958.1
Max Ernst, French and American, born Germany. 1891–1976
Little Tables around the Earth (Petites tables autour de la terre) from Natural
History (Histoire naturelle)
c. 1925, published 1926
One from a portfolio of 34 collotypes after frottage
composition: 16 7/8 x 10 5/16" (42.9 x 26.2 cm); sheet: 19 9/16 x 12 3/4" (49.7 x 32.4 cm)
Publisher: Galerie Jeanne Bucher, Paris
Printer: unknown
Edition: 300
The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of James Thrall Soby, 195829.1958.3
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Max Ernst, French and American, born Germany. 1891–1976
False Positions (Les Fausses positions) from Natural History (Histoire
naturelle)
c. 1925, published 1926
One from a portfolio of 34 collotypes after frottage
composition: 16 7/8 × 10 3/16" (42.8 × 25.9 cm); sheet: 19 5/8 × 12 11/16" (49.8 × 32.3 cm)
Publisher: Galerie Jeanne Bucher, Paris
Printer: unknown
Edition: 300
The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of James Thrall Soby, 195829.1958.8
Max Ernst, French and American, born Germany. 1891–1976
She Guards Her Secret (Elle garde son secret) from Natural History (Histoire
naturelle)
c. 1925, published 1926
One from a portfolio of 34 collotypes after frottage
composition: 16 7/8 × 10 1/4" (42.9 × 26 cm); sheet: 19 5/8 × 12 11/16" (49.9 × 32.3 cm)
Publisher: Galerie Jeanne Bucher, Paris
Printer: unknown
Edition: 300
The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of James Thrall Soby, 195829.1958.10
Max Ernst, French and American, born Germany. 1891–1976
The Chestnut Trees Take-Off (Le Start du châtaignier) from Natural History
(Histoire naturelle)
c. 1925, published 1926
One from a portfolio of 34 collotypes after frottage
composition: 10 1/16 × 16 7/8" (25.6 × 42.8 cm); sheet: 12 11/16 × 19 5/8" (32.3 × 49.8 cm)
Publisher: Galerie Jeanne Bucher, Paris
Printer: unknown
Edition: 300
The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of James Thrall Soby, 195829.1958.14
Max Ernst, French and American, born Germany. 1891–1976
The Fascinating Cypress (Le Fascinant cyprès) from Natural History
(Histoire naturelle)
c. 1925, published 1926
One from a portfolio of 34 collotypes after frottage
composition: 16 7/8 × 10 3/16" (42.8 × 25.8 cm); sheet: 19 9/16 × 12 11/16" (49.7 × 32.3 cm)
Publisher: Galerie Jeanne Bucher, Paris
Printer: unknown
Edition: 300
The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of James Thrall Soby, 1958 29.1958.17
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Max Ernst, French and American, born Germany. 1891–1976
The Habit of Leaves (Les Moeurs des feuilles) from Natural History (Histoire
naturelle)
c. 1925, published 1926
One from a portfolio of 34 collotypes after frottage
composition: 16 15/16 × 10 3/16" (43 × 25.9 cm); sheet: 19 5/8 × 12 11/16" (49.8 × 32.3 cm)
Publisher: Galerie Jeanne Bucher, Paris
Printer: unknown
Edition: 300
The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of James Thrall Soby, 195829.1958.18
Max Ernst, French and American, born Germany. 1891–1976
Caesar's Palette (La Palette de César) from Natural History (Histoire
naturelle)
c. 1925, published 1926
One from a portfolio of 34 collotypes after frottage
composition: 16 7/8 × 10 3/16" (42.8 × 25.8 cm); sheet: 19 5/8 × 12 11/16" (49.8 × 32.3 cm)
Publisher: Galerie Jeanne Bucher, Paris
Printer: unknown
Edition: 300
The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of James Thrall Soby, 195829.1958.20
Max Ernst, French and American, born Germany. 1891–1976
Teenage Lightning (Les Éclairs au-dessous de quatorze ans) from Natural
History (Histoire Naturelle)
c. 1925, published 1926
One from a portfolio of 34 collotypes after frottage
composition: 16 7/8 × 10 3/16" (42.8 × 25.8 cm); sheet: 19 5/8 × 12 11/16" (49.8 × 32.3 cm)
Publisher: Galerie Jeanne Bucher, Paris
Printer: unknown
Edition: 300
The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of James Thrall Soby, 195829.1958.24
Max Ernst, French and American, born Germany. 1891–1976
The Conjugal Diamonds (Les Diamants conjugaux) from Natural History
(Histoire naturelle)
c. 1925, published 1926
One from a portfolio of 34 collotypes after frottage
composition: 16 7/8 x 10 1/8" (42.9 x 25.7 cm); sheet: 19 5/8 x 12 11/16" (49.8 x 32.3 cm)
Publisher: Galerie Jeanne Bucher, Paris
Printer: unknown
Edition: 300
The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of James Thrall Soby, 195829.1958.25
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Max Ernst, French and American, born Germany. 1891–1976
The Origin of the Clock (L'Origine de la pendule) from Natural History
(Histoire naturelle)
c. 1925, published 1926
One from a portfolio of 34 collotypes after frottage
composition: 10 5/16 x 16 15/16" (26.2 x 43.1 cm); sheet: 19 11/16 x 12 13/16" (50 x 32.5 cm)
Publisher: Galerie Jeanne Bucher, Paris
Printer: unknown
Edition: 300
The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of James Thrall Soby, 195829.1958.26
Max Ernst, French and American, born Germany. 1891–1976
In the Stable of the Sphinx (Dans l'écurie du sphinx) from Natural History
(Histoire naturelle)
c. 1925, published 1926
One from a portfolio of 34 collotypes after frottage
composition: 10 3/16 × 16 3/4" (25.8 × 42.6 cm); sheet: 12 11/16 × 19 5/8" (32.3 × 49.8 cm)
Publisher: Galerie Jeanne Bucher, Paris
Printer: unknown
Edition: 300
The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of James Thrall Soby, 195829.1958.27
Max Ernst, French and American, born Germany. 1891–1976
The Repast of Death (Le Repas du mort) from Natural History (Histoire
naturelle)
c. 1925, published 1926
One from a portfolio of 34 collotypes after frottage
composition: 10 1/16 × 16 7/8" (25.6 × 42.9 cm); sheet: 12 13/16 × 19 1/2" (32.5 × 49.6 cm)
Publisher: Galerie Jeanne Bucher, Paris
Printer: unknown
Edition: 300
The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of James Thrall Soby, 195829.1958.28
Max Ernst, French and American, born Germany. 1891–1976
The Wheel of Light (La Roue de la lumière) from Natural History (Histoire
naturelle)
c. 1925, published 1926
One from a portfolio of 34 collotypes after frottage
composition: 10 1/4 × 16 15/16" (26 × 43 cm); sheet: 12 11/16 × 19 5/8" (32.3 × 49.8 cm)
Publisher: Galerie Jeanne Bucher, Paris
Printer: unknown
Edition: 300
The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of James Thrall Soby, 195829.1958.29
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Max Ernst, French and American, born Germany. 1891–1976
The Fugitive (L'Évadé) from Natural History (Histoire Naturelle)
c. 1925, published 1926
One from a portfolio of 34 collotypes after frottage
composition: 10 1/8 × 16 5/8" (25.7 × 42.3 cm); sheet: 12 11/16 × 19 5/8" (32.3 × 49.8 cm)
Publisher: Galerie Jeanne Bucher, Paris
Printer: unknown
Edition: 300
The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of James Thrall Soby, 195829.1958.30
Max Ernst, French and American, born Germany. 1891–1976
Eve, the Only One Left to Us (Éve la seule qui nous reste) from Natural
History (Histoire naturelle)
c. 1925, published 1926
One from a portfolio of 34 collotypes after frottage
composition: 16 7/8 × 10 3/16" (42.9 × 25.9 cm); sheet: 19 5/8 × 12 11/16" (49.8 × 32.3 cm)
Publisher: Galerie Jeanne Bucher, Paris
Printer: unknown
Edition: 300
The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of James Thrall Soby, 195829.1958.34
Max Ernst, French and American, born Germany. 1891–1976 The Sea (Marine)1928
Oil on plaster on burlap
22 x 18 1/2" (55.9 x 47 cm)
The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Purchase, 193685.1936
Max Ernst, French and American, born Germany. 1891–1976
To the Rendezvous of Friends (The Friends Become Flowers, Snakes, and Frogs) (Au rendez-vous des amis [Les amis se transforment en fleurs, en serpents, et en grenouilles])
1928
Oil on canvas
51 1/8 x 63 3/4" (129.8 x 161.9 cm)
The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of Samuel A. Berger and the
artist (by exchange), 1973189.1973
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Max Ernst, French and American, born Germany. 1891–1976 The Hundred Headless Woman (La Femme 100 têtes), with an introduction by André
Breton
1929
Illustrated book with 147 reproductions after collages Page: 9 7/8 × 7 9/16" (25.1 × 19.2 cm)
Publisher: Éditions du Carrefour, ParisPrinter: L'Imprimerie Durand, Chartres Edition: 1003
The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
300363441
Max Ernst, French and American, born Germany. 1891–1976 Birds above the Forest (Oiseaux au-dessus de la forêt)1929
Oil on canvas
31 3/4 x 25 1/4" (80.6 x 64.1 cm)
The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Katherine S. Dreier Bequest, 1953154.1953
Max Ernst, French and American, born Germany. 1891–1976
A Little Girl Dreams of Taking the Veil (Rêve d'une petite fille qui voulut entrer
au Carmel)
1930
Illustrated book with 79 line blocks after collages
Page: 9 1/4 × 7 1/4" (23.5 × 18.4 cm)
Publisher: Éditions du Carrefour, ParisPrinter: unknown
Edition: 1060
The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York. Éluard-Dausse Collection,
1936
300321698
Max Ernst, French and American, born Germany. 1891–1976 Mr. Knife, Miss Fork, by René Crevel
1931
Illustrated book with 19 gelatin silver prints (photograms) after frottages Page: 7 × 4 7/16" (17.8 × 11.3 cm)Publisher: The Black Sun Press, ParisPrinter: unknownEdition: 255The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York. Éluard-Dausse Collection,
1936
300323797
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Max Ernst, French and American, born Germany. 1891–1976
Butterflies (Papillons)
1931
Cut-and-pasted printed and painted paper, cellophane, and pencil on paper 19 3/4 x 25 1/2" (50.2 x 65.4 cm)
The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Purchase, 1935240.1935
Max Ernst, French and American, born Germany. 1891–1976
Loplop Introduces Members of the Surrealist Group (Loplop présente les
membres du groupe surréaliste)
1931
Cut-and-pasted gelatin silver prints, cut-and-pasted printed paper, pencil, and pencil frottage on paper 19 3/4 x 13 1/4" (50.1 x 33.6 cm)
The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Purchase, 1935267.1935
Max Ernst, French and American, born Germany. 1891–1976
Forest and Sun
1931
Graphite frottage on paper
7 7/8 x 11" (20.0 x 27.8 cm)
The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of Mme. Helena Rubinstein, 1953467.1953
Max Ernst, French and American, born Germany. 1891–1976
Sun and Forest (Soleil et forêt)
1931
Cut-and-pasted cardboard with oil, gouache, and pencil on paperboard
16 1/8 x 11 3/8" (41.1 x 28.9 cm)
The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of Lily Auchincloss and the Lillie P. Bliss
Bequest (by exchange), 1984377.1984
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Max Ernst, French and American, born Germany. 1891–1976 Volume I: The Lion of Belfort (Le Lion de Belfort) from A Week of Kindness or the Seven Deadly Elements (Une Semaine de bonté ou
les sept éléments capitaux)1933–34, published 1934
Volume I from a five volume serial novel with 182 line blocks after collages page (each): 10 5/8 x 8 1/16" (27 x 20.5 cm)
Publisher: Éditions Jeanne Bucher, Paris
Printer: Georges Duval, ParisEdition: 812
The Museum of Modern Art, New York. The Louis E. Stern Collection, 1964 828.1964.A
Max Ernst, French and American, born Germany. 1891–1976
Volume II: Water (L'Eau) from A Week of Kindness or the Seven Deadly Elements (Une Semaine de bonté ou les sept éléments capitaux)
1933–34, published 1934
Volume II from a five volume serial novel with 182 line blocks after collages page (each): 10 5/8 x 8 1/16" (27 x 20.5 cm)
Publisher: Éditions Jeanne Bucher, Paris
Printer: Georges Duval, ParisEdition: 812
The Museum of Modern Art, New York. The Louis E. Stern Collection, 1964 828.1964.B
Max Ernst, French and American, born Germany. 1891–1976 Volume III: The Court of the Dragon (La Cour du dragon) from A Week of Kindness or the Seven Deadly Elements (Une Semaine de bonté ou les sept éléments capitaux)1933–34, published 1934
Volume III from a five volume serial novel with 182 line blocks after collages page (each): 10 5/8 x 8 1/16" (27 x 20.5 cm)
Publisher: Éditions Jeanne Bucher, Paris
Printer: Georges Duval
Edition: 812
The Museum of Modern Art, New York. The Louis E. Stern Collection, 1964 828.1964.C
Max Ernst, French and American, born Germany. 1891–1976 Volume IV: Oedipus (Oedipe) from A Week of Kindness or the Seven Deadly Elements (Une Semaine de bonté ou les sept éléments capitaux)
1933–34, published 1934
Volume IV from a five volume serial novel with 182 line blocks after collages
page (each): 10 3/4 x 8 1/16" (27 x 20.5 cm)
Publisher: Éditions Jeanne Bucher, Paris
Printer: Georges Duval, ParisEdition: 812
The Museum of Modern Art, New York. The Louis E. Stern Collection, 1964828.1964.D
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Volume V: The Rooster's Laugh/Easter Island, The Interior of Sight, The Key to Songs from A Week of Kindness or the Seven Deadly Elements (Une Semaine de bonté ou les sept éléments capitaux)1933–34, published 1934
Volume V from a five volume serial novel with 182 line blocks after collages page (each): 10 5/8 x 8 1/16" (27 x 20.5 cm)
Publisher: Éditions Jeanne Bucher, Paris
Printer: Georges Duval, ParisEdition: 812
The Museum of Modern Art, New York. The Louis E. Stern Collection, 1964 828.1964.E
Max Ernst, French and American, born Germany. 1891–1976
Untitled
1934
Painted stone
2 3/8 x 4 1/4 x 4 3/4" (5.8 x 10.7 x 11.7 cm)
The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of Mrs. Bliss Parkinson, 1968221.1968
Max Ernst, French and American, born Germany. 1891–1976 The Blind Swimmer (Nageur aveugle)1934
Oil and graphite on canvas
36 3/8 x 29" (92.3 x 73.5 cm)
The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of Mrs. Pierre Matisse and
the Helena Rubenstein Fund, 1968 228.1968
Max Ernst, French and American, born Germany. 1891–1976 Bird-Head (Oiseau-tête)1934-35
Bronze
20 5/8 x 15 x 10 3/8" (52.4 x 38 x 27.3 cm)
The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Acquired through the James
Thrall Soby Bequest, 1983255.1983
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Max Ernst, French and American, born Germany. 1891–1976 Lunar Asparagus (Les Asperges de la lune)1935 (cast 1972)
Painted bronze
64 3/8 x 15 3/4 x 9 1/8" (163.4 x 39.9 x 23.4 cm)
The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of the artist, 1973
584.1973
Max Ernst, French and American, born Germany. 1891–1976 The Nymph Echo (La Nymph Écho)1936
Oil on canvas
18 1/4 x 21 3/4" (46.3 x 55.2 cm)
The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Purchase, 1937262.1937
Max Ernst, French and American, born Germany. 1891–1976 I Want Not Part of It (Je ne mange pas de ce pain-là), by Benjamin Péret
1936
Illustrated book with one etchingpage (each): dimensions vary; overall (closed): 6 7/16 × 3 7/8 × 9/16" (16.4 × 9.9 × 1.5 cm) Publisher: Éditions Surréalistes, Paris
Printer: unknown
Edition: 49The Museum of Modern Art, New York. The Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III
Endowment, 20161283.2016
Max Ernst, French and American, born Germany. 1891–1976 The Oval Lady (La Dame ovale), by Leonora Carrington
1939
Illustrated book with eight offset lithographs after collages composition (irreg.): 4 1/2 × 2 3/4" (11.5 × 7 cm); page: 7 7/16 × 5 1/2" (18.9 × 13.9
cm) Publisher and printer: G.L.M. (Guy Lévis Mano), Paris
Edition: 535
The Museum of Modern Art, New York. William K. Simpson Fund (in memory
of Abby Aldrich Rockefeller), 1983
641.1983.1
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Max Ernst, French and American, born Germany. 1891–1976
Napoleon in the Wilderness
1941
Oil on canvas
18 1/4 x 15" (46.3 x 38.1 cm)
The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Purchase and exchange, 194212.1942
Max Ernst, French and American, born Germany. 1891–1976
Alice in 1941
1941
Oil on paper mounted on canvas
15 3/4 x 12 3/4" (40.0 x 32.3 cm)
The Museum of Modern Art, New York. James Thrall Soby Bequest, 19791220.1979
Max Ernst, French and American, born Germany. 1891–1976
The King Playing with the Queen (Le roi jouant avec la reine)1944 (cast 1954)
Bronze
Overall: 38 1/2 x 33 x 20 1/2" (97.8 x 83.8 x 52.1 cm) ; 20 1/2 x 18 1/2" (52.1 x 47 cm)
at base The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of D. and J. de Menil, 1955330.1955
Max Ernst, French and American, born Germany. 1891–1976
An Anxious Friend (Un ami empressé)1944 (cast 1973)
Bronze
26 3/8 x 14 x 16" (67 x 35.5 x 40.4 cm) including bronze base 2 1/2 x 13 5/8 x 10
3/8" (6.3 x 34.5 x 26.3 cm)
The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of the artist, 1973583.1973
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Max Ernst, French and American, born Germany. 1891–1976
Moonmad
1944 (cast 1973)
Bronze
36 7/8 x 13 7/8 x 13 3/4" (93.7 x 35.3 x 34.9 cm) including bronze base 2 3/4 x 12 1/4 x 10
5/8" (5.9 x 31.0 x 26.8 cm)
The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of the artist, 1973585.1973
Max Ernst, French and American, born Germany. 1891–1976
Adam and Eve Expelled from the Garden of Eden (Adam et Eve chassés du
Paradis)
1946–47
Gouache on cardstock
1/2" x 1 3/8" (1.4 x 3.6 cm)
The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of Pierre Matisse in memory
of Patricia Kane Matisse, 1978464.1978
Max Ernst, French and American, born Germany. 1891–1976 Mr. Aa the Anti-Philosopher (Monsieur Aa l'antiphilosophe): Volume I from The Anti-Head (L'Antitête), by Tristan Tzara
1947–49, published 1949
Illustrated book with 46 etchings (23 with aquatint, 23 with pochoir, eight with drypoint, and eight with watercolor and ink additions) page (each approx.): 5 1/2 × 4 5/16" (14 × 11 cm); overall (closed): 6 3/16 × 5 1/8 ×
1 5/16" (15.7 × 13 × 3.3 cm)
Publisher: Bordas, ParisPrinter: Lacourière, Paris
Edition: 200
The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Fund, 1951 374.1951.A
Max Ernst, French and American, born Germany. 1891–1976
Variant of frontispiece from Mr. Aa the Anti-Philosopher (Monsieur Aa l'antiphilosophe): Volume I from The Anti-Head (L'Antitête), by Tristan Tzara1947–49, published 1949
Etching, aquatint, and pochoir from an illustrated book with 46 etchings (23 with aquatint, 23 with
pochoir, eight with drypoint, and eight with watercolor and ink additions) plate: 3 3/8 × 2 3/8" (8.6 × 6.1 cm); page: 5 1/2 × 4 5/16" (14 × 11 cm)
Publisher: Bordas, Paris
Printer: Lacourière, Paris
Edition: 31The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Fund, 1951374.1951.A09
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Variant of plate (page 29) from Mr. Aa the Anti-Philosopher (Monsieur Aa l'antiphilosophe): Volume I from The Anti-Head (L'Antitête), by Tristan Tzara1947–49, published 1949
Etching, aquatint, and pochoir from an illustrated book with 46 etchings (23 with aquatint,
23 with pochoir, eight with drypoint, and eight with watercolor and ink additions) plate: 3 3/8 × 2 1/2" (8.6 × 6.4 cm); page: 5 1/2 × 4 5/16" (14 × 11 cm)
Publisher: Bordas, Paris
Printer: Lacourière, Paris
Edition: 31The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Fund, 1951 374.1951.A10
Max Ernst, French and American, born Germany. 1891–1976
Variant of plate (page 49) from Mr. Aa the Anti-Philosopher (Monsieur Aa l'antiphilosophe): Volume I from The Anti-Head (L'Antitête), by Tristan Tzara1947–49, published 1949
Etching, aquatint, and pochoir from an illustrated book with 46 etchings (23 with aquatint,
23 with pochoir, eight with drypoint, and eight with watercolor and ink additions) plate: 3 7/16 × 2 1/2" (8.7 × 6.4 cm); page: 5 1/2 × 4 5/16" (14 × 11 cm)
Publisher: Bordas, Paris
Printer: Lacourière, Paris
Edition: 31The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Fund, 1951
374.1951.A11
Max Ernst, French and American, born Germany. 1891–1976
Variant of plate (page 71) from Mr. Aa the Anti-Philosopher (Monsieur Aa l'antiphilosophe): Volume I from The Anti-Head (L'Antitête), by Tristan Tzara1947–49, published 1949
Etching, aquatint, and pochoir from an illustrated book with 46 etchings (23 with aquatint,
23 with pochoir, eight with drypoint, and eight with watercolor and ink additions) plate: 3 7/16 × 2 1/2" (8.7 × 6.4 cm); page: 5 1/2 × 4 5/16" (14 × 11 cm)
Publisher: Bordas, Paris
Printer: Lacourière, Paris
Edition: 31The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Fund, 1951374.1951.A12
Max Ernst, French and American, born Germany. 1891–1976
Variant of plate (page 115) from Mr. Aa the Anti-Philosopher (Monsieur Aa l'antiphilosophe): Volume I from The Anti-Head (L'Antitête), by Tristan Tzara1947–49, published 1949
Etching, aquatint, and pochoir from an illustrated book with 46 etchings (23 with aquatint,
23 with pochoir, eight with drypoint, and eight with watercolor and ink additions) plate: 3 7/16 × 2 1/2" (8.7 × 6.3 cm); page: 5 1/2 × 4 5/16" (14 × 11 cm)
Publisher: Bordas, Paris
Printer: Lacourière, Paris
Edition: 31The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Fund, 1951374.1951.A14
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Variant of plate (page 161) from Mr. Aa the Anti-Philosopher (Monsieur Aa l'antiphilosophe): Volume I from The Anti-Head (L'Antitête), by Tristan Tzara1947–49, published 1949
Etching, aquatint, and pochoir from an illustrated book with 46 etchings (23 with aquatint,
23 with pochoir, eight with drypoint, and eight with watercolor and ink additions) plate: 3 7/16 × 2 7/16" (8.7 × 6.2 cm); page: 5 1/2 × 4 5/16" (14 × 11 cm)
Publisher: Bordas, Paris
Printer: Lacourière, Paris
Edition: 31The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Fund, 1951374.1951.A16
Max Ernst, French and American, born Germany. 1891–1976 Mr. Aa the Anti-Philosopher (Monsieur Aa l'antiphilosophe): Volume I from The Anti-Head (L'Antitête), by Tristan Tzara1947–49, published 1949
Illustrated book with 23 etchings (15 with aquatint, eight with drypoint and pochoir) plate: 3 7/16 × 2 3/8" (8.7 × 6.1 cm); page: 5 1/2 × 4 5/16" (14 × 11 cm)
Publisher: Bordas, ParisPrinter: Lacourière, ParisEdition: 200The Museum of Modern Art, New York. The Louis E. Stern Collection, 1964 1114.1964.A01
Max Ernst, French and American, born Germany. 1891–1976 The Flirtatious Ewe (La Brebis galante), by Benjamin Péret
1949
Illustrated book with 18 line blocks with pochoir, three etchings (one with aquatint), and one lithograph (including cover) composition (irreg.): 6 × 5 7/8" (15.3 × 15 cm); page: 9 5/16 × 7 3/16" (23.7 × 18.3 cm) Publisher: Éditions Premières, ParisPrinter: Georges Visat, ParisEdition: 300The Museum of Modern Art, New York. The Louis E. Stern Collection, 1964
829.1964.19
Max Ernst, French and American, born Germany. 1891–1976 Wrapper from Galapagos: The Islands at the End of the World (Galapagos: Les Iles du
bout du monde), by Antonin Artaud
1955
Illustrated book with ten etchings (including wrapper, one with aquatint, one inkless) plate and sheet (unfolded): 14 7/16 × 21 7/16" (36.7 × 54.4 cm)
Publisher: Louis Broder, ParisPrinter: Georges Visat, Paris
Edition: 95
The Museum of Modern Art, New York. The Louis E. Stern Collection, 1964831.1964.1
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Max Ernst, French and American, born Germany. 1891–1976 Frontispiece from
Galapagos: The Islands at the End of the World (Galapagos: Les Iles du bout du monde), by Antonin Artaud
1955
Illustrated book with ten etchings (including wrapper, one with aquatint, one inkless) plate and page: 8 1/4 × 6 1/8" (21 × 15.5 cm)
Publisher: Louis Broder, ParisPrinter: Georges Visat, Paris
Edition: 95
The Museum of Modern Art, New York. The Louis E. Stern Collection, 1964
831.1964.2
Max Ernst, French and American, born Germany. 1891–1976 The World Is a Story (Mundus est Fabula)1959
Oil on canvas
51 1/4 x 64" (130.1 x 162.5 cm)
The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of the artist, 1961116.1961
Max Ernst, French and American, born Germany. 1891–1976 Page 1 from 65 Maximiliana or the Illegal Practice of Astronomy (65 Maximiliana ou
l'exercice illégal de l'astronomie) 1964
Page from an illustrated book with thirty-four etchings and aquatints page (each): 16 1/4 × 11 13/16" (41.3 × 30 cm)
Publisher: Le Degré 41 (Iliazd), Paris
Typography and layout: Iliazd (Il'ia Zdanevich), ParisPrinters (etchings): Georges Visat and Louise Lemoine, Paris Printer (text): Imprimerie Union, ParisEdition: 65
The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of David S. Orentreich, MD, 2015
1632.2015.1
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Max Ernst, French and American, born Germany. 1891–1976 Frontispiece (page 2) from 65 Maximiliana or the Illegal Practice of Astronomy (65 Maximiliana ou l'exercice illégal de l'astronomie) 1964
Page from an illustrated book with thirty-four etchings and aquatints page (each): 16 1/4 × 11 13/16" (41.3 × 30 cm)Publisher: Le Degré 41 (Iliazd), ParisTypography and layout: Iliazd (Il'ia Zdanevich), ParisPrinters (etchings): Georges Visat and Louise Lemoine, Paris Printer (text): Imprimerie Union, ParisEdition: 65 The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of David S. Orentreich, MD, 20151632.2015.2
Max Ernst, French and American, born Germany. 1891–1976 In-text plate (page 4) from 65 Maximiliana or the Illegal Practice of Astronomy (65 Maximiliana ou l'exercice illégal de l'astronomie) 1964
Page from an illustrated book with thirty-four etchings and aquatints page (each): 16 1/4 × 11 13/16" (41.3 × 30 cm)Publisher: Le Degré 41 (Iliazd), ParisTypography and layout: Iliazd (Il'ia Zdanevich), ParisPrinters (etchings): Georges Visat and Louise Lemoine, Paris Printer (text): Imprimerie Union, ParisEdition: 65 The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of David S. Orentreich, MD, 20151632.2015.4
Max Ernst, French and American, born Germany. 1891–1976 In-text plate (page 5) from 65 Maximiliana or the Illegal Practice of Astronomy (65 Maximiliana ou l'exercice illégal de l'astronomie) 1964
Page from an illustrated book with thirty-four etchings and aquatints page (each): 16 1/4 × 11 13/16" (41.3 × 30 cm)Publisher: Le Degré 41 (Iliazd), ParisTypography and layout: Iliazd (Il'ia Zdanevich), ParisPrinters (etchings): Georges Visat and Louise Lemoine, Paris Printer (text): Imprimerie Union, ParisEdition: 65 The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of David S. Orentreich, MD, 20151632.2015.5
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Max Ernst, French and American, born Germany. 1891–1976 In-text plate (page 7) from 65 Maximiliana or the Illegal Practice of Astronomy (65 Maximiliana ou l'exercice illégal de l'astronomie) 1964
Page from an illustrated book with thirty-four etchings and aquatints page (each): 16 1/4 × 11 13/16" (41.3 × 30 cm)Publisher: Le Degré 41 (Iliazd), ParisTypography and layout: Iliazd (Il'ia Zdanevich), ParisPrinters (etchings): Georges Visat and Louise Lemoine, Paris Printer (text): Imprimerie Union, ParisEdition: 65 The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of David S. Orentreich, MD, 20151632.2015.7
Max Ernst, French and American, born Germany. 1891–1976 In-text plate (page 8) from 65 Maximiliana or the Illegal Practice of Astronomy (65 Maximiliana ou l'exercice illégal de l'astronomie) 1964
Page from an illustrated book with thirty-four etchings and aquatints page (each): 16 1/4 × 11 13/16" (41.3 × 30 cm)Publisher: Le Degré 41 (Iliazd), ParisTypography and layout: Iliazd (Il'ia Zdanevich), ParisPrinters (etchings): Georges Visat and Louise Lemoine, Paris Printer (text): Imprimerie Union, ParisEdition: 65 The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of David S. Orentreich, MD, 20151632.2015.8
Max Ernst, French and American, born Germany. 1891–1976 In-text plate (page 9) from 65 Maximiliana or the Illegal Practice of Astronomy (65 Maximiliana ou l'exercice illégal de l'astronomie) 1964
Page from an illustrated book with thirty-four etchings and aquatints page (each): 16 1/4 × 11 13/16" (41.3 × 30 cm)Publisher: Le Degré 41 (Iliazd), ParisTypography and layout: Iliazd (Il'ia Zdanevich), ParisPrinters (etchings): Georges Visat and Louise Lemoine, Paris Printer (text): Imprimerie Union, ParisEdition: 65 The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of David S. Orentreich, MD, 20151632.2015.9
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Max Ernst, French and American, born Germany. 1891–1976 In-text plates (page 10) from 65 Maximiliana or the Illegal Practice of Astronomy (65 Maximiliana ou l'exercice illégal de l'astronomie) 1964
Page from an illustrated book with thirty-four etchings and aquatints page (each): 16 1/4 × 11 13/16" (41.3 × 30 cm)Publisher: Le Degré 41 (Iliazd), ParisTypography and layout: Iliazd (Il'ia Zdanevich), ParisPrinters (etchings): Georges Visat and Louise Lemoine, Paris Printer (text): Imprimerie Union, ParisEdition: 65 The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of David S. Orentreich, MD, 20151632.2015.10
Max Ernst, French and American, born Germany. 1891–1976 In-text plates (page 12) from 65 Maximiliana or the Illegal Practice of Astronomy (65 Maximiliana ou l'exercice illégal de l'astronomie) 1964
Page from an illustrated book with thirty-four etchings and aquatints page (each): 16 1/4 × 11 13/16" (41.3 × 30 cm)Publisher: Le Degré 41 (Iliazd), ParisTypography and layout: Iliazd (Il'ia Zdanevich), ParisPrinters (etchings): Georges Visat and Louise Lemoine, Paris Printer (text): Imprimerie Union, ParisEdition: 65 The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of David S. Orentreich, MD, 20151632.2015.12
Max Ernst, French and American, born Germany. 1891–1976 In-text plate (page 15) from 65 Maximiliana or the Illegal Practice of Astronomy (65 Maximiliana ou l'exercice illégal de l'astronomie) 1964
Page from an illustrated book with thirty-four etchings and aquatints page (each): 16 1/4 × 11 13/16" (41.3 × 30 cm)Publisher: Le Degré 41 (Iliazd), ParisTypography and layout: Iliazd (Il'ia Zdanevich), ParisPrinters (etchings): Georges Visat and Louise Lemoine, Paris Printer (text): Imprimerie Union, ParisEdition: 65 The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of David S. Orentreich, MD, 20151632.2015.15
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Max Ernst, French and American, born Germany. 1891–1976 In-text plates (page 18) from 65 Maximiliana or the Illegal Practice of Astronomy (65 Maximiliana ou l'exercice illégal de l'astronomie) 1964
Page from an illustrated book with thirty-four etchings and aquatints page (each): 16 1/4 × 11 13/16" (41.3 × 30 cm)Publisher: Le Degré 41 (Iliazd), ParisTypography and layout: Iliazd (Il'ia Zdanevich), ParisPrinters (etchings): Georges Visat and Louise Lemoine, Paris Printer (text): Imprimerie Union, ParisEdition: 65 The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of David S. Orentreich, MD, 20151632.2015.18
Max Ernst, French and American, born Germany. 1891–1976 In-text plates (page 20) from 65 Maximiliana or the Illegal Practice of Astronomy (65 Maximiliana ou l'exercice illégal de l'astronomie) 1964
Page from an illustrated book with thirty-four etchings and aquatints page (each): 16 1/4 × 11 13/16" (41.3 × 30 cm)Publisher: Le Degré 41 (Iliazd), ParisTypography and layout: Iliazd (Il'ia Zdanevich), ParisPrinters (etchings): Georges Visat and Louise Lemoine, Paris Printer (text): Imprimerie Union, ParisEdition: 65 The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of David S. Orentreich, MD, 20151632.2015.20
Max Ernst, French and American, born Germany. 1891–1976 In-text plate (page 23) from 65 Maximiliana or the Illegal Practice of Astronomy (65 Maximiliana ou l'exercice illégal de l'astronomie) 1964
Page from an illustrated book with thirty-four etchings and aquatints page (each): 16 1/4 × 11 13/16" (41.3 × 30 cm)Publisher: Le Degré 41 (Iliazd), ParisTypography and layout: Iliazd (Il'ia Zdanevich), ParisPrinters (etchings): Georges Visat and Louise Lemoine, Paris Printer (text): Imprimerie Union, ParisEdition: 65 The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of David S. Orentreich, MD, 2015
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Max Ernst, French and American, born Germany. 1891–1976 In-text plate (page 25) from 65 Maximiliana or the Illegal Practice of Astronomy (65 Maximiliana ou l'exercice illégal de l'astronomie) 1964
Page from an illustrated book with thirty-four etchings and aquatints page (each): 16 1/4 × 11 13/16" (41.3 × 30 cm)Publisher: Le Degré 41 (Iliazd), ParisTypography and layout: Iliazd (Il'ia Zdanevich), ParisPrinters (etchings): Georges Visat and Louise Lemoine, Paris Printer (text): Imprimerie Union, ParisEdition: 65 The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of David S. Orentreich, MD, 20151632.2015.25
Max Ernst, French and American, born Germany. 1891–1976 In-text plate (page 27) from 65 Maximiliana or the Illegal Practice of Astronomy (65 Maximiliana ou l'exercice illégal de l'astronomie) 1964
Page from an illustrated book with thirty-four etchings and aquatints page (each): 16 1/4 × 11 13/16" (41.3 × 30 cm)Publisher: Le Degré 41 (Iliazd), ParisTypography and layout: Iliazd (Il'ia Zdanevich), ParisPrinters (etchings): Georges Visat and Louise Lemoine, Paris Printer (text): Imprimerie Union, ParisEdition: 65 The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of David S. Orentreich, MD, 20151632.2015.27
Max Ernst, French and American, born Germany. 1891–1976 In-text plate (page 28) from 665 Maximiliana or the Illegal Practice of Astronomy (65 Maximiliana ou l'exercice illégal de l'astronomie) 1964
Page from an illustrated book with thirty-four etchings and aquatints page (each): 16 1/4 × 11 13/16" (41.3 × 30 cm)Publisher: Le Degré 41 (Iliazd), ParisTypography and layout: Iliazd (Il'ia Zdanevich), ParisPrinters (etchings): Georges Visat and Louise Lemoine, Paris Printer (text): Imprimerie Union, ParisEdition: 65 The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of David S. Orentreich, MD, 2015
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Max Ernst, French and American, born Germany. 1891–1976 Wrapper from 65 Maximiliana or the Illegal Practice of Astronomy (65 Maximiliana ou l'exercice illégal de l'astronomie) 1964
Wrapper from an illustrated book with thirty-four etchings and aquatints page (each): 16 1/4 × 11 13/16" (41.3 × 30 cm)Publisher: Le Degré 41 (Iliazd), ParisTypography and layout: Iliazd (Il'ia Zdanevich), ParisPrinters (etchings): Georges Visat and Louise Lemoine, Paris Printer (text): Imprimerie Union, ParisEdition: 65 The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of David S. Orentreich, MD, 20151632.2015.31
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