A room in the second house of Max Ernst and Dorothea Tanning. Seillans 1975.

A wide-angle view captures a spacious, eclectically decorated room in the second house of artists Max Ernst and Dorothea Tanning in Seillans, 1975. The interior features light parquet flooring and a mix of modern, rustic, and ethnographic art. In the foreground, a brass telescope on a tripod stands on a geometric rug. The space is arranged with a low white sofa, a rustic coffee table, and a tall, carved tribal-style sculpture in one corner. Large paintings, including an abstract work and a dark forest scene, adorn the walls above the furniture.

Artworks:

On the wall left: "A Moment of Calm" ("Un peu de calme"). 1939
On the sideboard from left: "Roi, reine et flu" ("König, Dame und Läufer) 1929/30
"Femme", 1960
"La belle allemande "("Die schöne Deutsche"), 1934/35
On the floor under the sideboard: "Deux et deux font un" ("Zwei und zwei macht eins"), 1956
On the wall right a wooden sculpture of Kwakiutl Max Ernst bought in 1941 in New York
Dorothea Tanning: "To the Rescue", 1965

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Sculptures

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