Max Ernst in the garden of her house at Seillans 1966. He holds the painting Schmetterling-Steuerzahler (papillon contribuable), for which he has used a piece of wallpaper, a flybat and a note from the income tax officer concerning his income tax return. - Photo by Edward Quinn

Max Ernst in the garden of her house at Seillans 1966. He holds the painting Schmetterling-Steuerzahler (papillon contribuable), for which he has used a piece of wallpaper, a flybat and a note from the income tax officer concerning his income tax return.

In the garden of his house at Seillans in 1966, Max Ernst presents his collage, *Schmetterling-Steuerzahler* (Butterfly-Taxpayer). Seated at a table before a rustic stone wall, the artist holds the work, which is composed of a piece of patterned wallpaper, a fly swatter, and an official note from the income tax office concerning his tax return.


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  • "Schmetterling-Steuerzahler" ("Papillon contribuable"). Seillans 1965.

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