Photo of collection object Whip Lashes or Lava Threads (Coups de fouet ou ficelles de lave) from Natural History (Histoire naturelle)
Ernst, Max. Whip Lashes or Lava Threads (Coups de fouet ou ficelles de lave) from Natural History (Histoire naturelle), c. 1925, published 1926. One from a portfolio of 34 collotypes after frottage, composition: 10 3/16 × 16 15/16" (25.8 × 43 cm); sheet: 12 11/16 × 19 5/8" (32.3 × 49.8 cm). Gift of James Thrall Soby, 29.1958.11. (Photo: MoMA)
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Whip Lashes or Lava Threads (Coups de fouet ou ficelles de lave) from Natural History (Histoire naturelle)

c. 1925, published 1926

Max Ernst

French and American, born Germany. 1891–1976

Drawings & Prints

Original Source
Maker/Artist
Ernst, Max
Classification
Print
Formatted Medium
One from a portfolio of 34 collotypes after frottage
Medium
from, portfolio, collotypes, after, frottage
Dimensions
composition: 10 3/16 × 16 15/16" (25.8 × 43 cm); sheet: 12 11/16 × 19 5/8" (32.3 × 49.8 cm)
Departments
Drawings & Prints
Accession Number
29.1958.11
Credit Line
Gift of James Thrall Soby
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