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75MAX ERNST (1891-1976)
Details
75MAX ERNST (1891-1976)
Ich bin wie eine eiche
signed lower right max ernst--pencil on paper with frottage and collage
19 5/8 x 25 3/8 in. (49.8 x 64.4 cm.)
Drawn in 1930-1931
Ich bin wie eine eiche
signed lower right max ernst--pencil on paper with frottage and collage
19 5/8 x 25 3/8 in. (49.8 x 64.4 cm.)
Drawn in 1930-1931
Provenance
Galerie Jeanne Bucher, Paris
Acquired by the current owner in 1962
Acquired by the current owner in 1962
Literature
U. W. Schneede, Max Ernst, Hatje Bild-Monographie, Stuttgart, 1972, no. 235 (illustrated, pl. 121)
W. Spies, S. and G. Metken, Max Ernst, Oeuvre-Katalog Werke 1929-1938, vol. III, Cologne, 1979, p. 101 (illustrated)
W. Spies, S. and G. Metken, Max Ernst, Oeuvre-Katalog Werke 1929-1938, vol. III, Cologne, 1979, p. 101 (illustrated)
Exhibited
Paris, Galerie Charpentier, Le Surréalisme, Sources, Histoire, Affinités, July-Aug., 1964,
no. 136
Stockholm, Modern Museet, Max Ernst, Sept.-Nov., 1969, no. 151
Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum, Max Ernst, Nov., 1969-Jan., 1970,
no. 134
Stuttgart, Württembergischer Kunstverein, Max Ernst, Jan.-March, 1970, no. 155
Houston, Rice University, Institute for the Arts, Max Ernst: Inside the Sight, Feb.-May, 1973, p. 146, no. 21 (illustrated, p. 52). 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, Musée de l'Orangerie, 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 Beaux-Arts, Feb.-April, 1972; Kansas City, Nelson-Atkins Museum, Sept.-Oct., 1973; Dallas, Museum of Fine Arts; Chicago, 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, no. 305
Tokyo, The Seibu Museum of Art, Exhibition of Works by Max Ernst, April-May, 1977, no. 71 (illustrated). The exhibition traveled to Kobe, Museum of Modern Art Hyogo June-July, 1977.
Munich, Haus der Kunst, Max Ernst: Retrospektiv, Fan.-April, 1979, no. 213 (illustrated, p. 294). The exhibition traveled to Berlin, Nationalgalerie, May-July, 1979.
Houston, The Menil Collection, Max Ernst: Selections from The Menil Collection, Oct., 1989-Oct., 1990, no.
no. 136
Stockholm, Modern Museet, Max Ernst, Sept.-Nov., 1969, no. 151
Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum, Max Ernst, Nov., 1969-Jan., 1970,
no. 134
Stuttgart, Württembergischer Kunstverein, Max Ernst, Jan.-March, 1970, no. 155
Houston, Rice University, Institute for the Arts, Max Ernst: Inside the Sight, Feb.-May, 1973, p. 146, no. 21 (illustrated, p. 52). 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, Musée de l'Orangerie, 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 Beaux-Arts, Feb.-April, 1972; Kansas City, Nelson-Atkins Museum, Sept.-Oct., 1973; Dallas, Museum of Fine Arts; Chicago, 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, no. 305
Tokyo, The Seibu Museum of Art, Exhibition of Works by Max Ernst, April-May, 1977, no. 71 (illustrated). The exhibition traveled to Kobe, Museum of Modern Art Hyogo June-July, 1977.
Munich, Haus der Kunst, Max Ernst: Retrospektiv, Fan.-April, 1979, no. 213 (illustrated, p. 294). The exhibition traveled to Berlin, Nationalgalerie, May-July, 1979.
Houston, The Menil Collection, Max Ernst: Selections from The Menil Collection, Oct., 1989-Oct., 1990, no.
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