Sculptures in the garden of the second house of Max Ernst and Dorthea Tanning in Seillans, where they lived since 1971. Seillans 1975.

In the garden of the Seillans home of Max Ernst and Dorothea Tanning, a large bronze sculpture by the artist commands the foreground. Photographed in 1975, the work—featuring a totemic figure and a seated, bull-headed form—is situated on a patio beside a swimming pool. The two-story stone house, the couple’s residence since 1971, stands in the background at the base of a wooded hill, its colonnaded wing visible to the right. Smaller sculptures are arranged along a low stone wall separating the patio from a lower lawn.

Artworks:

"File et mère" (Tochter und Mutter"), 1959. Spies/Metken 3780,1
"Capricorne", 1948, Spies/Metken 2474, 2.
"Les asperges de la lune" ("Mondspargel"), 1935. 2161, 1
"Oiseau-tête" ("Vogelkopf") 1934/35. Spies/Metken 2157,1
"Etes-vous Niniche" ("Seid Ihr Niniche?", 1955/56. Spies/Metken 3776, I
"La plus belle" ("Die Schönste"), 1967
"Moonmad" ("Mondsüchtig"), 1944. Spies/Metken 2473, 2

Keywords:

Houses, Sculptures

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