Max Ernst: A Retrospective - The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Ambiguous Figures (1 Copper Plate, 1 Zinc Plate, 1 Rubber Cloth...)

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Max Ernst (French, born Germany, 1891–1976)
Ambiguous Figures (1 Copper Plate, 1 Zinc Plate, 1 Rubber Cloth...), ca. 1919/20
Collage, gouache, India ink, pencil and painting over a print; 10 x 7 3/8 in. (25.4 x 18.5 cm)
Collection of Judy and Michael Steinhardt, New York
© 2004 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris

Celebes

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Max Ernst (French, born Germany, 1891–1976)
Celebes, 1921
Oil on canvas; 49 1/4 x 42 1/2 in. (125 x 108 cm)
Tate Modern, London
© 2004 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris

Oedipus Rex

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Max Ernst (French, born Germany, 1891–1976)
Oedipus Rex, 1922
Oil on canvas; 36 5/8 x 40 1/4 in. (93 x 102 cm)
Private collection
© 2004 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris

Ubu Imperator

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Max Ernst (French, born Germany, 1891–1976)
Ubu Imperator, 1923
Oil on canvas; 39 3/8 x 31 7/8 in. (100 x 81 cm)
Centre Georges Pompidou, Musée National d'Art Moderne, Paris
© 2004 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris

The Blessed Virgin Chastises the Infant Jesus Before Three Witnesses: A.B., P.E. and the Artist

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Max Ernst (French, born Germany, 1891–1976)
The Blessed Virgin Chastises the Infant Jesus Before Three Witnesses: A.B., P.E. and the Artist, 1926
Oil on canvas; 77 1/4 x 51 1/4 in. (196 x 130 cm)
Museum Ludwig, Köln
© 2004 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris

The Fireside Angel

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Max Ernst (French, born Germany, 1891–1976)
The Fireside Angel, 1937
Oil on canvas; 44 7/8 x 57 1/2 in. (114 x 146 cm)
Private collection
© 2004 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris

The Robing of the Bride

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Max Ernst (French, born Germany, 1891–1976)
The Robing of the Bride, 1940
Oil on canvas; 51 1/4 x 37 7/8 in. (130 x 96 cm)
Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice (The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, New York)
© 2004 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris

Surrealism and Painting

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Max Ernst (French, born Germany, 1891–1976)
Surrealism and Painting, 1942
Oil on canvas; 77 x 92 in. (195.6 x 233.7 cm)
The Menil Collection, Houston
© 2004 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris

Vox Angelica

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The Garden of France

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Max Ernst (French, born Germany, 1891–1976)
The Garden of France, 1962
Oil on canvas; 44 7/8 x 66 1/8 in. (114 x 168 cm)
Centre Georges Pompidou, Musée National d'Art Moderne, Paris
© 2004 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris