82 - MAX ERNST (1891–1976)

MAX ERNST (1891–1976) Design for a Monument to W. C. Fields, 1957 Oil on canvas Signed lower right Titled, dated “1957,” and signed a second time on the reverse 73 x 60 cm - 28 3/4 x 23 5/9 in. Oil on canvas, signed lower right, titled, dated “1957,” and signed again on the reverse Provenance - Galerie Creuzevault, Paris (in 1958) - Jacques Jourda Collection, France - Auction, Impressionist and Modern Paintings and Sculptures, Sotheby’s, London, June 26, 1990, lot 60 - Auction, Untitled, Chevau-Légers Auctions, Versailles, Hôtel des ventes des Chevau-Légers, December 8, 2013, lot 131 - Private collection, France (acquired at the previous auction) Bibliography - Werner Spies, Sigrid and Günter Metken, Max Ernst: Œuvre-Katalog, edited by Werner Spies, Works 1954–1963, Houston: Menil Foundation; Cologne: DuMont Buchverlag, 1998, described and reproduced under no. 3228, p. 95 - Art International, Vol. 2, No. 1, January 20, 1958, reproduced on p. 41 Exhibition Probably: Max Ernst, Galerie Creuzevault, Paris, 1958 Related Works - Max Ernst (1891–1976), Project for a Monument to W. C. Fields, 1957, oil on canvas, signed and dated '[19]57' lower right, 115 x 88 cm, Charlotte, Bechtler Museum of Modern Art at Levine Center for the Arts - Max Ernst (1891–1976), Monument to W. C. Fields, 1957, oil on canvas, signed and dated “[19]57” on the reverse, 25.4 x 20.3 cm, private collection Max Ernst (1891–1976), W. C. Fields, 1957, oil on panel, signed lower right, 16.2 x 12 cm, private collection - Max Ernst (1891–1976), Study for a Monument to W. C. Fields, 1957, oil on canvas, signed lower left, 16 x 12 cm, private collection