The Table Is Set
Date
(1944, cast 1954)
Artist
Max Ernst, French, b. Brühl, Germany, 1891–1976
Provenance
The Artist
Jeanne Reynal, New York
Harold Diamond, New York, to 5 April 1966
Joseph H. Hirshhorn, New York, 5 April-17 May 1966
Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1966
Exhibition History
HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. "Inaugural Exhibition," 4 October 1974-15 September 1975, no. 482.
CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART. "The Spirit of Surrealism," 3 October-25 November 1979, no. 24A, ill. pp. 171, 173.
OKLAHOMA MUSEUM OF ART, Oklahoma City. "Sculpture from the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden," 9 August 1984-9 August 1985.
CENTRE GEORGES POMPIDOU, Paris. "Max Ernst: Sculptures, Maisons et Paysages," 5 May-27 July 1998. Tour: KUNSTSAMMLUNG NORDRHEIN-WESTFALEN, Dusseldorf, 5 September-29 November.
NEUE NATIONALGALERIE, Berlin. "Max Ernst: Die Retrospektive," 5 March-30 May 1999, no. 140, p. 198, ill. TOUR: HAUS DER KUNST, Munich, 11 June-19 September.
METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, New York. "Max Ernst," 4 April-10 July 2005.
VANCOUVER ART GALLERY. "The Colour of My Dreams: The Surrealist Revolution in Art," 28 May-25 September 2011, p. 323.
Published References
READ, HERBERT. A Concise History of Modern Sculpture (New York: Praeger, 1964), p. 292, no. 143, ill. p. 145.
LERNER, ABRAM, et al. The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden (New York: Abrams, 1974), p. 691, ill. p. 341.
COURTHION, PIERRE. "Le Plus Grand Musee de Sculpture du Monde: La Collection Hirshhorn," XXe Siecle 45 (December 1975), p. 32.
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School
Surrealism (European)
On View
Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden (Washington, DC), 2nd Floor
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
66.1808
Type
Sculpture
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
12 1/8 x 22 1/8 x 23 3/4 in., weight approx. 95 lb. (30.8 x 56.2 x 60.3 cm, 43.1 kg)
