Max Ernst (1891-1976)
Property from the Collection of Marie B. and Edward F. Swenson, Jr.
Max Ernst (1891-1976)

Où naissent les nuages?

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Max Ernst (1891-1976)
Où naissent les nuages?
signed 'max ernst' (lower right)
oil on panel
16 1/8 x 13 in. (41 x 33 cm.)
Painted in 1960
Provenance
Alexander Iolas Gallery, New York (by 1966).
Acquired by the family of the present owners, by 1994.
Literature
J. Russell, Max Ernst, Life and Work, New York, 1966, p. 348, no. 124 (illustrated).
W. Spies, S. and G. Metken, Max Ernst, Werke 1954-1963, Cologne, 1998, vol. 6, p. 241, no. 3516 (illustrated).
Exhibited
Paris, Galerie Lucie Weill, Max Ernst, Masques sculptés, June-July 1961.
London, Hanover Gallery, Max Ernst, Early and Recent Paintings and Sculpture, July-August 1965, no. 45 (titled Où les nuages sont bannis and dated 1960-1962).
New York, The Jewish Museum, Max Ernst, Sculpture and Recent Painting, March-April 1966, no. 28.
Venice, Palazzo Grassi, Max Ernst, Oltre la Pittura, June-October 1966, no. 28.
Miami, Center for the Fine Arts, Abstraction: A Tradition of Collecting in Miami, November 1994-January 1995, p. 59, no. 16 (illustrated; dated 1960-1962).
Miami Art Museum, Dream Collection: Gifts and just a few Hidden Desires...part two, September 1997-January 1998.

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