German, 1891-1976
Untitled, 1934 (in Maloja, Switzerland)
Signed Max Ernst on the underside and labeled TR2033
Painted granite stone
Length 5 3/4 inches (14.6 cm)

Provenance:
Jeanne Bucher, Paris
Alfred H. Barr Jr., acquired from the above in 1938
Thence by descent to his daughter Victoria Barr (1937-2025)

Exhibited:
New York, Museum of Modern Art, Max Ernst, Feb. 27 - May 7, 1961 (traveling exhibition: Chicago, Art Institute, Jun. 14 - Jul. 23, 1961, mus. no. 61/311
New York, Jewish Museum, Max Ernst, Mar. 3 - Apr. 17, 1966, cat. no. 89
New York, Museum of Modern Art, Dad, Surrealism and their Heritage, Mar. 27 - Jun. 9, 1968, cat. no. 174, illus. p. 123 (traveling exhibition: Los Angeles, Los Angeles City Museum of Art, Jul. 16 - Sep.8, 1968; Chicago, Art Institute of Chicago, Oct. 19 - Dec. 8, 1968, cat. no. 106, illus. p. 123.

Literature:
Max Ernst (Cahiers d'Art, 1937), the work appears in a plate illustrating le jardin Giacometti

James Mathews photo #450.