Max Ernst (1891-1976)

Courtesy of the Moon

Details
Max Ernst (1891-1976)
Courtesy of the Moon
signed bottom left 'Max Ernst'--titled on a separate mount 'Courtesy of the Moon II'
gouache on paper set in the artist's frame
3 3/8 x 1¾in. (9 x 4.5cm.)
Painted 1946-1947
Provenance
Muriel Streeter Schwartz, New York (gift from the artist; by descent to the present owner)
Literature
W. Spies, Max Ernst Oeuvre-Katalog Werke 1939-1953, Cologne, 1987, no. 2527 (illustrated, p. 122)
Exhibited
New York, Julien Levy Gallery, Max Ernst, March, 1947, no. 11