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MAX ERNST (1891-1976)
Details
MAX ERNST (1891-1976)
La table est mise
bronze
11¾ x 21½ in. (30 x 54.5 cm.)
Original plaster version executed in the summer of 1944; this bronze version cast in 1955, in an edition of 10.
La table est mise
bronze
11¾ x 21½ in. (30 x 54.5 cm.)
Original plaster version executed in the summer of 1944; this bronze version cast in 1955, in an edition of 10.
Literature
U. M. Schneede, Max Ernst, Hatje Bild-Monographie, Stuttgart, 1972, (plaster cast illustrated, pl. 80)
J. Russell, Max Ernst, Life and Work, New York, 1967, no. 142 (another cast illustrated)
ed. Fondation Maeght, Max Ernst, Saint-Paul, 1983, p. 152 (another cast illustrated)
W. Spies, S. and G. Metken, Max Ernst Oeuvre-Katalog Werke, 1939-1953, Cologne, 1987, no. 2468,I (another cast illustrated?, p. 87)
J. Russell, Max Ernst, Life and Work, New York, 1967, no. 142 (another cast illustrated)
ed. Fondation Maeght, Max Ernst, Saint-Paul, 1983, p. 152 (another cast illustrated)
W. Spies, S. and G. Metken, Max Ernst Oeuvre-Katalog Werke, 1939-1953, Cologne, 1987, no. 2468,I (another cast illustrated?, p. 87)
Exhibited
New York, The Museum of Modern Art, Max Ernst, March-May, 1961, p. 56, no. 165. The exhibition traveled to Chicago, The Art Institute, June-July, 1961.
Paris, Le Point Cardinal, Max Ernst, oeuvre sculpté, 1913-1961, Nov.-Dec., 1961, no. 27 (illustrated)?same cast?
Cologne, Wallraf-Richartz-Museum, Max Ernst, Dec., 1962-March, 1963, p. 60, no. 207, (illustrated, pl. 68)?this one?. The exhibition traveled to Zurich, Kunsthaus, March-April, 1963
Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum, Max Ernst, Nov., 1969-Jan., 1970, no. 157 (another example exhibited)
Houston, Rice University, Institute for the Arts, Max Ernst: Inside the sight, Feb.-May, 1973, p. 155, no. 97 (illustrated, p. 141). The exhibition traveled to Hamburg, Kunsthalle, May-June, 1970; Hannover, Kestner-Gesellschaft, July-Aug., 1970; Frankfurt, Kunstverein, Sept.-Oct., 1970; Berlin, Akademie der Künste, Nov.-Dec., 1970; Cologne, Kunsthalle, Jan.-Feb., 1971; Paris, Orangerie des Tuileries, April-May, 1971; Marseilles, Musée Cantini, June-Aug., 1971; Grenoble, Maison de la Culture, Sept.-Nov., 1971; Strasbourg, Ancienne Douane, Nov., 1971-Jan., 1972; Nantes, Musée des Beaus-Arts, Feb.-April, 1972; Kansas City, Nelson-Atkins Museum, Sept.-Oct., 1974; Chicago, The Art Institute, Sept.-Nov., 1974; Cambridge, Harvard University, Fogg Art Museum.
New York, The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Max Ernst: a retrospective, Feb.-April, 1975, p. 201, no. 208 (illustrated)
New York, Cavaliero Fine Arts, Max Ernst Sculpture, 1934-1974, May-June, 1987, p. 14, no. 13 (illustrated)?diff.cast?
London, The Tate Gallery, Max Ernst, a Retrospective, Feb.-April, 1991, p. 380, no. 224 (illustrated, p. 254) ?same cast?
Paris, Le Point Cardinal, Max Ernst, oeuvre sculpté, 1913-1961, Nov.-Dec., 1961, no. 27 (illustrated)?same cast?
Cologne, Wallraf-Richartz-Museum, Max Ernst, Dec., 1962-March, 1963, p. 60, no. 207, (illustrated, pl. 68)?this one?. The exhibition traveled to Zurich, Kunsthaus, March-April, 1963
Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum, Max Ernst, Nov., 1969-Jan., 1970, no. 157 (another example exhibited)
Houston, Rice University, Institute for the Arts, Max Ernst: Inside the sight, Feb.-May, 1973, p. 155, no. 97 (illustrated, p. 141). The exhibition traveled to Hamburg, Kunsthalle, May-June, 1970; Hannover, Kestner-Gesellschaft, July-Aug., 1970; Frankfurt, Kunstverein, Sept.-Oct., 1970; Berlin, Akademie der Künste, Nov.-Dec., 1970; Cologne, Kunsthalle, Jan.-Feb., 1971; Paris, Orangerie des Tuileries, April-May, 1971; Marseilles, Musée Cantini, June-Aug., 1971; Grenoble, Maison de la Culture, Sept.-Nov., 1971; Strasbourg, Ancienne Douane, Nov., 1971-Jan., 1972; Nantes, Musée des Beaus-Arts, Feb.-April, 1972; Kansas City, Nelson-Atkins Museum, Sept.-Oct., 1974; Chicago, The Art Institute, Sept.-Nov., 1974; Cambridge, Harvard University, Fogg Art Museum.
New York, The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Max Ernst: a retrospective, Feb.-April, 1975, p. 201, no. 208 (illustrated)
New York, Cavaliero Fine Arts, Max Ernst Sculpture, 1934-1974, May-June, 1987, p. 14, no. 13 (illustrated)?diff.cast?
London, The Tate Gallery, Max Ernst, a Retrospective, Feb.-April, 1991, p. 380, no. 224 (illustrated, p. 254) ?same cast?