Max Ernst German, 1891-1976
Initial M, Illustration for Benjamin Péret, ‘La Brebis Galante’, Paris, 1949, 1949
Collage, pen and ink on paper
14.6 x 17.8 cm
5 3/4 x 7 inches
5 3/4 x 7 inches
Provenance
The Bodley Gallery, New YorkMr & Mrs Raymond J. Braun, New York
Exhibitions
New York, USA, Bodley Gallery, Max Ernst: Paintings, Collages, Drawings and Sculpture, 30 January – 25 February 1961Atlanta, USA, The High Museum of Art, on loan 1982 - 1995
London, The Mayor Gallery, Homage to Surrealism: 1924 - Forever (All Media), 9 Oct - 22 Nov 2024
Literature
Conceived as a part of a series of illustrations for the Benjamin Péret book, La Brebis Galante (Editions Premières, Paris, 1949). Illustrated in La Brebis Galante, p. 9 & 113Werner Spies, Max Ernst – Werke 1939-1953, Menil Foundation & Dumont Buchverlag, Cologne, 1987, No. 2734, ill. p.225
1
of
3