Jacket cover for Antonin Artaud's "Galapagos-Les Iles du bout du monde", Paris, 1955

1955

Max Ernst

Associated Names
Max Ernst

Artist, German, 1891 - 1976

The image shows swirling, curvilinear lines and shapes in an abstract composition. Within these forms, elements reminiscent of cartoon-like animals with round bodies and simplified faces can be seen, such as birds or fish, amidst the patterns. The background is a soft yellow texture, adding complexity and depth to the scene, resembling a lively ecosystem.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in black and yellow-green

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1964.8.726

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Leppien 1975, no. 59, State jacket cover (I)

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1965

  • Drolleries and Demons: Six Centuries of 'Fantastic' Prints, IBM Gallery, New York, NY, 1965, no. 53.

Bibliography

1959

  • Hugues/Poupard 28.

  • Rossier/Goerg 32.

  • Brusberg/Volker 73.

1975

  • Leppien, Helmut R. Max Ernst: Das Graphische Werk. Houston, TX: Menil Foundation; Cologne: Verlag M. DuMont Schauberg, 1975.

Wikidata ID

Q65511338

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