Almost Silence

Jimmy Ernst American

1952

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Artwork Details

Title: Almost Silence
Artist: Jimmy Ernst (American (born Germany), Cologne 1920–1984 New York)
Date: 1952
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 44 x 48 in. (111.8 x 121.9 cm)
Classification: Paintings
Credit Line: Purchase, Roy R. and Marie S. Neuberger Foundation Inc. Gift, 1953
Object Number: 53.172
Rights and Reproduction: © 2025 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art

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