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MAX ERNST (1891-1976) The Clouds Went on Strike 18 1/8 x 14 15/16 in (46 x 38 cm) (Painted in 1962) image 1
MAX ERNST (1891-1976) The Clouds Went on Strike 18 1/8 x 14 15/16 in (46 x 38 cm) (Painted in 1962) image 2
Lot 36

MAX ERNST
(1891-1976)
The Clouds Went on Strike

15 May 2025, 12:00 EDT
New York

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MAX ERNST (1891-1976)

The Clouds Went on Strike
signed 'Max Ernst' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
18 1/8 x 14 15/16 in (46 x 38 cm)
Painted in 1962

Footnotes

Provenance
Galerie Alexandre Iolas, Paris, Milan & New York, by 1966.
Private collection, Milan, by 1996.
Galleria de Foscherari, Bologna.
Acquired from the above by the previous owner; their sale, Christie's, London, February 5, 2014, lot 488.
Acquired at the above sale by the late owner.

Exhibited
New York, The Jewish Museum, Max Ernst, Sculpture and Recent Painting, March 3 - April 17, 1966, no. 34.
Venice, Palazzo Grassi, Max Ernst. Oltre la pittura, July 17 - October 2, 1966, no. 34.
Munich, Galerie Stangl, Max Ernst, Ausstellung mit Ölbildern, Collagen und Zeichnungen, August 18 - October 21, 1967, no. 8.
Barcelona, Galeria Rene Metras, Max Ernst, May 1968, no. 1.
Milan, Galleria del Credito Valtellinese 'Refettorio delle Stelline', Max Ernst 1891-1976 da collezioni francesi e italiane, November 22, 1996 - February 9, 1997, no. 71.

Literature
W. Spies, S & G. Metken, Max Ernst, Oeuvre-Katalog, vol. VI, Werke 1954-1963, Cologne, 1998, no. 3618 (illustrated p. 295).

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