Max Ernst
L'Entrée des fantômes,
1938-1939,
cast in 1990

Bronze, dark green patina
86 5/8 x 33 1/8 x 33 1/2 inches
218 x 88 x 106 cm
Signed, numbered and inscribed “Max Ernst, 4/8, Susse Fondeur" 

ABOUT THE WORK

In 1938, Max Ernst left the Surrealist Group in Paris and moved with Leonora Carrington to Saint-Martin-d'Ardèche, where he spent over a year decorating their home with murals and bas-reliefs in cement. L'Entrée des fantômes, or The Ghosts Entrance, was cast from Ernst’s original 1938-1939 cement relief in 1990, producing a total edition of 12 casts signed, dated and numbered from 1/8 - 8/8 and I/IV to IV/IV.