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Max Ernst (1891-1976)
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Max Ernst (1891-1976)
Lit-Cage et Son Paravent
Bed with headboard and movable gates made of African walnut and brass rods. Two compartments in platform at bedside; two tinted swivel mirrors each with offset lithograph printed in colors and signed with initials; tree branch of carved and painted alder wood affixed to footboard; cloth-covered platform; mattress; and bedspread of mink and velvet with a design of bords based on a drawng by the artist. A three-panel screen of oil, wood and offset lithograph collage signed with the artist's initials.
Length of bed: 102 5/8in. (260.6cm.)
Height: 88in. (223.5cm.)
Diameter of mirrors: 16 7/8in. (42.8cm.) and 25 7/8in. (65.8cm.)
Gates extended: 147 1/8in. (373.7cm.)
Gates closed: 102¾in. (261cm.)
Bedcover: 110 x 96in. (279.4 x 243.9cm.)
Three panel screen height: 72¾in. (144.8cm.)
Three panel screen length: 64½in. (163.8cm.)
Max Ernst was commissioned in 1974 by Modarco in Geneva to design Lit-Sage et Son Paravent. He based his designs and maquettes on the throne of the aeolian harp. Ninety-nine screens and fifteen beds were produced before the artist died in 1976.
Lit-Cage et Son Paravent
Bed with headboard and movable gates made of African walnut and brass rods. Two compartments in platform at bedside; two tinted swivel mirrors each with offset lithograph printed in colors and signed with initials; tree branch of carved and painted alder wood affixed to footboard; cloth-covered platform; mattress; and bedspread of mink and velvet with a design of bords based on a drawng by the artist. A three-panel screen of oil, wood and offset lithograph collage signed with the artist's initials.
Length of bed: 102 5/8in. (260.6cm.)
Height: 88in. (223.5cm.)
Diameter of mirrors: 16 7/8in. (42.8cm.) and 25 7/8in. (65.8cm.)
Gates extended: 147 1/8in. (373.7cm.)
Gates closed: 102¾in. (261cm.)
Bedcover: 110 x 96in. (279.4 x 243.9cm.)
Three panel screen height: 72¾in. (144.8cm.)
Three panel screen length: 64½in. (163.8cm.)
Max Ernst was commissioned in 1974 by Modarco in Geneva to design Lit-Sage et Son Paravent. He based his designs and maquettes on the throne of the aeolian harp. Ninety-nine screens and fifteen beds were produced before the artist died in 1976.