Met collection works once owned by E.L.T. Mesens

Dada and Surrealist artists surrounded themselves with wide-ranging objects of inspiration. Explore works in The Met's collection formerly in E.L.T. Mesens's collection.

The Jewish Angel, Giorgio de Chirico Italian, born Greece, Oil on canvas — The Jewish Angel
Giorgio de Chirico
1916

Still Life with Metronome (Still Life with Mandola and Metronome), Georges Braque French, Oil on canvas — Still Life with Metronome (Still Life with Mandola and Metronome)
Georges Braque
Paris, late 1909