Two Children Are Threatened by a Nightingale.
Title
Two Children Are Threatened by a Nightingale .
Alternative Title
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
Oil on wood with wood construction ; 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
27 1/2 x 22 1/2 x 4 1/2"
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
Arnason, H. H. History of Modern Art: Painting, Sculpture, Architecture, Photography. 3rd ed. Rev. and updated by Daniel Wheeler. New York: Abrams, 1986. (p.262 top, col.pl.124)
Rights
Photo/illustration credit/reproduced in Arnason courtesy: Collection, The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Purchase.
Digital Publisher
University of Louisville Department of Fine Arts/Allen R. Hite Art Institute Visual Resources Center
Format
image/jpeg
Digital File Name
VRC 2424-04.jpg
Rating
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