Max Ernst (French, born Germany. 1891–1976. To France 1922; in U.S.A. 1941–50.)
The gramineous bicycle garnished with bells the dappled fire damps and the echinoderms bending the spine to look for caresses. (1920 or 1921)
Gouache and ink on chromolithographic chart, 29 1/4 x 39 1/4" (74.3 x 99.7 cm)
Inscribed: la bicyclette graminée garnie de grelots les grisous grivelés et les échinodermes courbant l'échine pour quêter des caresses.
The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Purchase
Collection work meeting criteria specified in Introduction.
279.37
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