Sculpture "Capricorne" in the garden of the second house of Max Ernst and Dorothea Tanning in Seillans 1974.

Max Ernst's monumental sculpture "Capricorne" stands in the garden of the Seillans home he shared with Dorothea Tanning, photographed in 1974. Mounted on a plinth over a rough stone wall, the multi-part work features an angular, horned central figure holding a staff, with a small, bird-like creature on its lap. To the right stands a taller, slender figure, while a serpentine form arches from the base. The sculpture is set against a backdrop of rolling hills, framed by a cypress tree and bathed in bright sunlight that casts strong, dark shadows.

Artworks:

"Capricorne", 1948. Spies/Metken 2474, 2

Keywords:

Sculptures

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