Max Ernst and Werner Spies at the opening of the exhibition "Dorothea Tanning: Oeuvre" (retrospective), person on the left not yet identified. Centre National d'Art Contemporain, Paris, May 28 - July 8, 1974. - Photo by Edward Quinn

Max Ernst and Werner Spies at the opening of the exhibition "Dorothea Tanning: Oeuvre" (retrospective), person on the left not yet identified. Centre National d'Art Contemporain, Paris, May 28 - July 8, 1974.

The artist Max Ernst, at center with his distinctive white hair, is captured in conversation with art historian Werner Spies (right) and an unidentified guest. Spies listens with a thoughtful expression, his hand resting near his chin. The photograph was taken at the opening of the retrospective "Dorothea Tanning: Oeuvre" at the Centre National d'Art Contemporain in Paris on May 28, 1974. Through a doorway in the background, a brightly lit gallery with a sculpture is visible.


Artworks:

  • Dorothea Tanning, "De quel amour",1970

Keywords:

Exhibition, PersonNotIdentified, Sculptures

Filename:

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