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MAX ERNST (1898-1967)
Details
MAX ERNST (1898-1967)
Les sirènes chantent quand la raison s'endort
signed and dated bottom right max ernst 60--signed and dated again on the reverse max ernst 1960--oil on canvas
36 x 28¾ in. (91.3 x 73 cm.)
Painted in 1960
Les sirènes chantent quand la raison s'endort
signed and dated bottom right max ernst 60--signed and dated again on the reverse max ernst 1960--oil on canvas
36 x 28¾ in. (91.3 x 73 cm.)
Painted in 1960
Provenance
Alexander Iolas Gallery, New York
Acquired by the current owner in 1970
Acquired by the current owner in 1970
Exhibited
Venice, Palazzo Grassi, Centro Internazionale delle Arte e del Costume, Max Ernst: Oltre la pittura, June-Oct., 1966, no. 24
Austin, University of Texas Art Museum, Surrealist Paintings from the D. and J. de Menil Collection, March-May, 1970 (illustrated)
Berkeley, University of California Art Museum, Excellence, Nov., 1970-Jan., 1971, no. 366
Houston, Rice University, Institute for the Arts, Max Ernst: Inside the Sight, Feb.-May, 1973
Basel, Galerie Beyeler, Max Ernst: Landscapes, June-Sept., 1985,
no. 46
Bonn, Kunstmuseum, Max Ernst Landschaften, Nov., 1985-Jan., 1986, no. 54 (is this the same exhibition as above traveling?)
San Antonio, Marion Koogler McNay Art Museum, Collecting: A Texas Phenomenon, Nov.-Dec., 1986, p. 116 (illustrated in color)
Montgomery, Museum of Fine Arts, Inaugural Exhibition: The Grand Tour: The Tradition of Patronage in Southern Art Museums, Sept., 1988-Jan., 1989
Houston, The Menil Collection, Max Ernst: Selections from The Menil Collection, Oct., 1989-Oct., 1990
Austin, University of Texas Art Museum, Surrealist Paintings from the D. and J. de Menil Collection, March-May, 1970 (illustrated)
Berkeley, University of California Art Museum, Excellence, Nov., 1970-Jan., 1971, no. 366
Houston, Rice University, Institute for the Arts, Max Ernst: Inside the Sight, Feb.-May, 1973
Basel, Galerie Beyeler, Max Ernst: Landscapes, June-Sept., 1985,
no. 46
Bonn, Kunstmuseum, Max Ernst Landschaften, Nov., 1985-Jan., 1986, no. 54 (is this the same exhibition as above traveling?)
San Antonio, Marion Koogler McNay Art Museum, Collecting: A Texas Phenomenon, Nov.-Dec., 1986, p. 116 (illustrated in color)
Montgomery, Museum of Fine Arts, Inaugural Exhibition: The Grand Tour: The Tradition of Patronage in Southern Art Museums, Sept., 1988-Jan., 1989
Houston, The Menil Collection, Max Ernst: Selections from The Menil Collection, Oct., 1989-Oct., 1990
Further details
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