Parisian Woman
Date
(1950/cast 1960)
Artist
Max Ernst, French, b. Brühl, Germany, 1891–1976
Provenance
Galerie (Marcel) Zerbib, Paris (cast edition in bronze), 1957
David Talbot Rice, Edinburgh, to 1 July 1964 (Sotheby, London, Sale, lot 116, ill.)
Joseph H. Hirshhorn, New York, 1 July 1964-17 May 1966
Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1966
Exhibition History
LE POINT CARDINAL, Paris. "Max Ernst: Oeuvre Sculpté 1913-1961," 15 November-31 December 1961, no. 30, ill.
HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. "Inaugural Exhibition," 4 October 1974-15 September 1975, no. 596.
HAKONE OPEN-AIR MUSEUM, Hakone, Japan (organizer). "Sculpture by Master Painters," no. 65, ill. Tour: UENO ROYAL MUSEUM, Tokyo, 20 April-20 May 1979; NATIONAL MUSEUM OF ART, Osaka, 25 May-24 June; HAKONE OPEN-AIR MUSEUM, Hakone, 30 June-29 July; MUSEUM OF MODERN ART, Kamakura, 11 August-September; HIROSHIMA PREFECTURAL MUSEUM OF ART, 29 September-21 October.
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION TRAVELING EXHIBITION SERVICE, Washington, DC (organizer). "Surrealist Art: Selections from the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden," fig. 20, p. 27. Tour: JOSLYN ART MUSEUM, Omaha, 22 March-4 May 1986; FINE ARTS CENTER AT CHEEKWOOD, Nashville, 26 June-7 September; MONTGOMERY MUSEUM OF FINE ART, Alabama, 27 September-9 November; VASSAR COLLEGE ART GALLERY, Poughkeepsie, New York, 29 November-11 January 1987; SOCIETY OF THE FOUR ARTS, Palm Beach, Florida, 31 January-15 March; IBM GALLERY OF SCIENCE AND ART, New York City, 4 April-17 May.
CENTRE GEORGES POMPIDOU, Paris. "Max Ernst: Sculptures, Maisons et Paysages," 5 May-29 November 1998. TOUR: KUNSTSAMMLUNG NORDRHEIN-WESTFALEN, Dusseldorf, Germany, 5 September-29 November.
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, Washington, DC. "Smithsonian Collections, Commons Room Display." June 2004-
Published References
[SEUPHOR, MICHAEL. The Sculpture of This Century (New York: Braziller, 1960), p. 262 (owner not indicated).]
LERNER, ABRAM, et al. The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden (New York: Abrams, 1974), p. 691, ill. 596.
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School
Surrealism (European)
Credit Line
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1966
Data Source
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Accession Number
66.1803
Type
Sculpture
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
31 1/2x 7 x 5 1/4 in. (80 x 17.8 x 13.5 cm)