The Elephant Celebes.
Title
The Elephant Celebes .
Alternative Title
L'Elephant Celebes .
Creator
Ernst, Max (German painter, sculptor, and author, 1891-1976)
Date
1921
Cultural Context
German European Western European
Style/Period
Modern (styles and periods) Surrealist Dada
Subject
Elephants Animals Machinery Horns (Animal) Women Mannequins Nudes Breasts Gloves Fish Aquatic animals Shadows
Description
From caption : L'Elephant Celebes ; from the Tate Gallery website (http://www.tate.org.uk) (11-2011) : Inscribed 'max ernst 1921 ' b.l. , 'Celebes ' b.r. and 'No. 1. MAX ERNST CELEBES ' on back of canvas / Oil on canvas , 49 3/8 x 44 (125.5 x 108)
Material
Oil on canvas Oil paint (pigmented coating) Paint Canvas
Measurements
49 3/8 x 44 (125.5 x 108)
Technique
Painting (image-making) Oil painting (technique)
Inscription
On front: lower left: Max Ernst 1921; on ground between elephant and nude: CELEBES; Inscribed 'max ernst 1921' b.l., 'Celebes' b.r. and 'No. 1. MAX ERNST | CELEBES' on back of canvas
Work Type
Paintings Oil paintings
Repository
Tate Gallery (London, England, United Kingdom)
Source
Max Ernst. I Maestri Del Colore. Vol. 188. Milano: Fratelli Fabbri, 1966. (pl.II)
Rights
Photo/illustration credit/reproduced in Max Ernst courtesy: Per tutte le riproduzioni, © by Spadem, Paris, 1967; Londra [London], Collezione Roland Penrose.
Digital Publisher
University of Louisville Department of Fine Arts/Allen R. Hite Art Institute Visual Resources Center
Format
image/jpeg
Digital File Name
VRC 2437-02.jpg
Rating
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