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Stratified Rocks, Nature's Gift of Gneiss Lava Iceland Moss...
Max Ernst (French, born Germany. 1891–1976)
(1920). Gouache and pencil on printed paper on cardstock, 7 1/2 x 9 1/2" (19.1 x 24.1 cm). Purchase
Collection work meeting criteria specified in Introduction.
280.1937
[Hans Arp]
Tristan Tzara, Paris
The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Purchased from Tristan Tzara, 1937
schichtgestein naturgabe aus gneis lava isländisch moos 2 sorten lungenkraut 2 sorten dammriss herzgewächse (b) dasselbe in fein poliertem kästchen etwas teurer]
Stratified rocks, nature's gift of gneiss lava iceland moss 2 kinds of lungwort 2 kinds of ruptures of the perineum growths of the heart (b) the same thing in a well-polished little box somewhat more expensive
(Schichtgestein, naturgabe aus gneis lava isländisch moos...)
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