Object number2008.27.8
Untitled
Daten.d.
Artist
Currently Unidentified
formerly attributed to
Max Ernst
(German, 1891-1976)
CultureGerman
MediumOil on aluminum
DimensionsImage: 6 x 7 7/8 in. (15.2 x 20 cm)
Sheet: 8 x 9 5/8 in. (20.3 x 24.4 cm)
Sheet: 8 x 9 5/8 in. (20.3 x 24.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Leon Despres in memory of Marian Alschuler Despres, class of 1930
On View
Not on viewPeriod20th c
Classification(s)
InscribedInscribed (label on verso of frame): Richard Gray Gallery, Chicago, IL; (label): (bill of sale)
BibliographyAlbert, Karen T. Changing Perceptions: World War I and the Visual Arts. Hempstead, NY: Hofstra University Museum, 2018, p. 23. https://issuu.com/hofstra/docs/79239_changingperceptions?fr=sOGI4YTQ3NDE2MTAProvenanceJoseph Hirshhorn gifted to H. C. and Gladys Hammer, Itasca, Illinois
sold to Leon and Marian Despres, 1987
gifted to The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, 2008
Exhibition HistoryChanging Perceptions: World War I and the Visual Arts, Hofstra University Museum, Hempstead, NY, September 4 - December 14, 2018
DescriptionTwo green vertical bird-like forms converge at center with a small area of negative space revealing the aluminum support. To the right is a tall blue vertical form with a small table or bench-like form next to it and at left are two small blue forms. A landscape of red followed by white horizon meets a gradient orange to yellow sky.
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