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Savonarola
Details
Max Ernst (1891-1976)
Savonarola
signed 'Max Ernst' (lower right)
oil on panel
8 5/8 x 10 5/8 in. (21.8 x 27 cm.)
Painted in 1955
Savonarola
signed 'Max Ernst' (lower right)
oil on panel
8 5/8 x 10 5/8 in. (21.8 x 27 cm.)
Painted in 1955
Provenance
Edouard Loeb, Paris.
Roland, Browse & Delbanco, London.
Dr Henry M. Roland, Woking, Surrey, by 1961, and thence by descent to Saskia Roland; sale, Sotheby's, London, 26 March 1986, lot 210.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Roland, Browse & Delbanco, London.
Dr Henry M. Roland, Woking, Surrey, by 1961, and thence by descent to Saskia Roland; sale, Sotheby's, London, 26 March 1986, lot 210.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Literature
XXe siècle, vol. 19, 1957, no. 8 (illustrated p. 19).
P. Waldberg, Max Ernst, Paris, 1958, p. 407 (illustrated).
E. Quinn, Max Ernst, Paris, 1976, no. 355, p. 288.
W. Spies, S. & G. Metken, Max Ernst, Werke 1954-1963, Cologne, 1998, no. 3121 (illustrated p. 40).
P. Waldberg, Max Ernst, Paris, 1958, p. 407 (illustrated).
E. Quinn, Max Ernst, Paris, 1976, no. 355, p. 288.
W. Spies, S. & G. Metken, Max Ernst, Werke 1954-1963, Cologne, 1998, no. 3121 (illustrated p. 40).
Exhibited
New York, The Museum of Modern Art, Max Ernst, March - May 1961, no. 120; this exhibition later travelled to Chicago, The Art Institute.
London, Tate Gallery, Max Ernst, September - October 1961, no. 170.
London, Roland, Browse & Delbanco, Max Ernst - Etienne Cournault, April - May 1962, no. 19.
Manchester, City Art Gallery, The Henry Roland Collection, June - August 1962, no. 32; this exhibition later travelled to Leeds, City Art Gallery.
Bristol, City Art Gallery, The Henry Roland Collection, February - March 1969, no. 8.
Stockholm, Moderna Museet, Max Ernst, September - November 1969, no. 82.
Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum, Max Ernst, November 1969 - January 1970, no. 78.
Stuttgart, Wurttembergischer Kunstverein, Max Ernst, January - March 1970, no. 95.
London, Camden Arts Centre, The Henry Roland Collection, 1976, no. 26.
London, Courtauld Institute Galleries, Arts Council Touring Exhibition, Works from the Roland Collection, 1979, no. 10; this exhibition later travelled to Norwich, Sainsbury Centre for the Visual Arts, York, City Art Gallery, Oxford, Ashmolean Museum and Plymouth, City Museum. Edinburgh, Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, One Man's Choice, April - May 1985, no. 22.
London, Tate Gallery, Max Ernst, September - October 1961, no. 170.
London, Roland, Browse & Delbanco, Max Ernst - Etienne Cournault, April - May 1962, no. 19.
Manchester, City Art Gallery, The Henry Roland Collection, June - August 1962, no. 32; this exhibition later travelled to Leeds, City Art Gallery.
Bristol, City Art Gallery, The Henry Roland Collection, February - March 1969, no. 8.
Stockholm, Moderna Museet, Max Ernst, September - November 1969, no. 82.
Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum, Max Ernst, November 1969 - January 1970, no. 78.
Stuttgart, Wurttembergischer Kunstverein, Max Ernst, January - March 1970, no. 95.
London, Camden Arts Centre, The Henry Roland Collection, 1976, no. 26.
London, Courtauld Institute Galleries, Arts Council Touring Exhibition, Works from the Roland Collection, 1979, no. 10; this exhibition later travelled to Norwich, Sainsbury Centre for the Visual Arts, York, City Art Gallery, Oxford, Ashmolean Museum and Plymouth, City Museum. Edinburgh, Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, One Man's Choice, April - May 1985, no. 22.
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Please note that this work is signed, dated and inscribed 'Savonarola max ernst 55' (on the reverse)