Two Children Are Threatened by a Nightingale.
|
Title |
Two Children Are Threatened by a Nightingale. |
|
Alternative Title |
2 [Deux] enfants sont menaces par un rossignol; Two Children Are Menaced by a Nightingale. |
|
Creator |
Ernst, Max (German painter, sculptor, and author, 1891-1976) |
|
Date |
1924 |
|
Cultural Context |
German
European
Western European |
|
Style/Period |
Modern (styles and periods)
Surrealist
Dada |
|
Subject |
Mixed media
Fantasy
Children
Girls
Dresses
Men
Loss of consciousness
Running
Lifting & carrying
Memorial arches
Buildings
Gates
Boundary walls
Picture frames
Door knobs
Inscriptions |
|
Description |
From caption: 2 enfants sont menaces par un rossignol; from the MOMA website (http://www.moma.org) (11-2011): Two Children Are Threatened by a Nightingale / Max Ernst (French, born Germany. 1891-1976) / 1924. Oil on wood with painted wood elements and frame, 27 1/2 x 22 1/2 x 4 1/2" (69.8 x 57.1 x 11.4 cm). Purchase. |
|
Material |
Oil on wood
Oil paint (pigmented coating)
Paint
Wood (plant material)
Mixed media |
|
Measurements |
46 x 33 cm |
|
Technique |
Painting (image-making)
Oil painting (technique)
Panel painting (image-making) |
|
Inscription |
2 enfants sont menaces par un rossignol / M. Ernst |
|
Work Type |
Oil paintings
Paintings
Panel paintings (painting by form)
Mixed media |
|
Repository |
Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) (New York, New York) |
|
Source |
Max Ernst. I Maestri Del Colore. Vol. 188. Milano: Fratelli Fabbri, 1966. (pl.III) |
|
Rights |
Photo/illustration credit/reproduced in Max Ernst courtesy: Per tutte le riproduzioni, © by Spadem, Paris, 1967; New York, Museum of Modern Art. |
|
Digital Publisher |
University of Louisville Department of Fine Arts/Allen R. Hite Art Institute Visual Resources Center |
|
Format |
image/jpeg |
|
Digital File Name |
VRC 2437-03.jpg |
|
Rating |
|
Add tags for Two Children Are Threatened by a Nightingale.
you wish to report:
...
