Harvard Art Museums > P1997.4.15: . . . were composed of such high and such pre-emptory phantoms . . . Photographs Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Add to Collection Copy Link Copy Citation Citation". . . were composed of such high and such pre-emptory phantoms . . . (Max Ernst)(Published by Black Sun Press) , P1997.4.15,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Jul 03, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/281429. Identification and Creation Object Number P1997.4.15 People Max Ernst, German (Brühl, Germany 1891 - 1976 Paris, France) Published by Black Sun Press, French (1927 - c. 1955) Title . . . were composed of such high and such pre-emptory phantoms . . . Other Titles Series/Book Title: Mr. Knife, Miss Fork Classification Photographs Work Type photograph, book page Date 1931 Places Creation Place: North America, United States Culture German Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/281429 Physical Descriptions Technique Cliché-verre Dimensions 17.8 x 11.2 cm (7 x 4 7/16 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History Kam Art & Book Co., Inc., Philadelphia, PA, Gotham Book Mart?, sold to the Harvard University Art Museums, 1997. [A stamp affixed to the inside back cover reads: GOTHAM BOOK MARK . . . N.Y.] Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, The Gabriella De Ferrari Fund for the Acquisition of Contemporary Art, and the Richard and Ronay Menschel Fund for the Acquisition of Photographs Copyright © Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris Accession Year 1997 Object Number P1997.4.15 Division Modern and Contemporary Art Contact am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Publication History Elizabeth Glassman and Marilyn F. Symmes, Cliché-verre, Hand-Drawn, Light-Printed, exh. cat., Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, MI, 1980), 112-113, 135-136 Werner Spies, Max Ernst Frottages, Thames & Hudson (London, England, 1986), 70-99 Robert Rainwater, ed., Max Ernst: Beyond Surrealism, New York Public Library (New York, NY, 1986), 166-167 for a list of illustration Katarina Schmidt et al., ed., Max Ernst: Illustrierte Bücher un Druckgraphische Werke, exh. cat., Wienand Verlag (Cologne, Germany, 1989), 117-119 Related Works P1997.4 Max Ernst Mr. Knife, Miss Fork Photographs Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Modern and Contemporary Art at am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
