MAX ERNST (1891-1976)
Retour de flamme , 1950
Oil on canvas
116 x 89.5 cm. (45¾ by 35¼ in.)
Provenance
- Estate of the artist, thence by descent
- Sale, Sotheby’s New York, 18 May 2022, lot 331
- Private collection
Exhibitions
- Paris, Galerie René Drouin, Max Ernst, 1950, no. 61
- New York, Hugo Gallery, Max Ernst, 1950, no. 13
- Brühl, Schloss Augustusburg, Berlin, Haus am Waldsee, Max Ernst. Gemälde und Graphik,1920-1950, 1951-52, no. 107
- Munich, Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund, Max Ernst, Jubiläums-Ausstellung, 1951, no. 63
- Mannheim, Kunsthalle und Kunstverein (im Schloß), Max Ernst, 1952, no. 49
- Stuttgart, Württembergischer Kunstverein, Max Ernst, 1952, no. 7
- Darmstadt, Mathildenhöhe, Max Ernst, Surrealistische Kunst - Gemälde und Graphik 1920-1950, 1952, no. 7
- Hamburg, Kunsthalle, 1952, no. 25
- Leverkusen, 1952, no. 46
- Knokke-Le Zoute, Casino Communal, Max Ernst, 1953, no. 78
- Basel, Galerie Beyeler, Max Ernst, 1955, no. 8
- Paris, Musée national d'art moderne, Max Ernst, 1959, no. 72
- New York, Museum of Modern Art and Chicago, Art Institute of Chicago, Max Ernst, 1961, no. 110, p. 45, illustrated
- Cologne, Wallraf-Richartz Museum and Zurich, Kunsthaus, Max Ernst, 1962-63, no. 85
- Stockholm, Modern Museet, Max Ernst, målningar, collage, frottage, teckningar, grafik, böcker, skulpturer 1917-1969, 1969, no. 75
- Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum, Max Ernst, 1969-70, no. 71
- Stuttgart, Württembergischer Kunstverein, Gemälde, Plastiken, Collagen, Frottagen, Bücher, 1970, no. 88
- Calgary, Glenbow-Alberta Institute, Max Ernst from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Ernst, 1979, no. 13
Literature
- Uwe M. Schneede,The Essential Max Ernst, London, 1972, no. 370, p. 213, illustrated
- Werner Spies, Sigrid and Günter Metken, Max Ernst, Max Ernst Oeuvre-Katalog, Werke 1939-1953, Cologne, 1987, no. 2850, p. 280, illustrated