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Collections

Max Ernst
Chess setmodelled and cast circa 1929–1930

On view:
Geffen Galleries, The A. Jerrold Perenchio Collection of Impressionist and Modern Art
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Artist or Maker
Max Ernst
Germany, also active France and United States, 1891-1976
Title
Chess set
Culture
German
Date Made
modelled and cast circa 1929–1930
Medium
Cast plaster with paint and varnish
Dimensions
Variable heights: 3 in. (7.62 cm) to 5 ½ in. (14 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of A. Jerrold Perenchio
Accession Number
M.2025.64.30
Classification
Tools and Equipment
Collecting Area
European Painting and Sculpture
Selected Bibliography
  • Lehmbeck, Leah, ed. Impressionist and Modern Art: The A. Jerrold Perenchio Collection. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich: DelMonico Books/Prestel, 2016.