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Dancers Under the Starry Sky
Details
Max Ernst (1891-1976)
Dancers Under the Starry Sky
signed and dated 'max ernst 51' (lower right); signed and dated again and dedicated 'max ernst 51 a Niki Stifel son ami' (on a label affixed to the reverse)
oil on board laid down on cradled panel
22 x 15 3/8 in. (56 x 39.3 cm.)
Painted in 1951
Dancers Under the Starry Sky
signed and dated 'max ernst 51' (lower right); signed and dated again and dedicated 'max ernst 51 a Niki Stifel son ami' (on a label affixed to the reverse)
oil on board laid down on cradled panel
22 x 15 3/8 in. (56 x 39.3 cm.)
Painted in 1951
Provenance
Alexander Iolas, New York.
Gift from the above to the present owner, circa 1970.
Gift from the above to the present owner, circa 1970.
Literature
J. Dupin, "Les dernières peintures de Max Ernst," Cahiers d'Art, vol. 28, no. 1, June 1953, p. 95.
P. Waldeberg, Max Ernst, Paris, 1958, p. 357 (illustrated, p. 356; titled Etude pour un portrait de Dorothéa Tanning and dated 1952).
E. Quinn, Max Ernst, New York, 1977, p. 276, no. 338 (illustrated; titled Etude pour un portrait de Dorothéa Tanning and dated 1952).
W. Spies and S. and G. Metken, Max Ernst, Werke, 1939-1953, Cologne, 1987, p. 309, no. 2910 (illustrated).
P. Waldeberg, Max Ernst, Paris, 1958, p. 357 (illustrated, p. 356; titled Etude pour un portrait de Dorothéa Tanning and dated 1952).
E. Quinn, Max Ernst, New York, 1977, p. 276, no. 338 (illustrated; titled Etude pour un portrait de Dorothéa Tanning and dated 1952).
W. Spies and S. and G. Metken, Max Ernst, Werke, 1939-1953, Cologne, 1987, p. 309, no. 2910 (illustrated).
Exhibited
New York, Alexander Iolas Gallery, Max Ernst, Dancers Under the Starry Sky, November-December 1951.
Houston, Contemporary Arts Association, Max Ernst, January-February 1952, no. 21.
Houston, Contemporary Arts Association, Max Ernst, January-February 1952, no. 21.
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