Max ErnstFrench, 1891–1976Wrapper from Galapagos: Les Iles du bout du monde
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Not on view at present
Where is “Wrapper from Galapagos: Les Iles du bout du monde” now? Collection: The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Not on view at present. Checked September 22, 2026.
New York, United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
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- The museum
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- Accession number
- 831.1964.1
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- The Museum of Modern Art
- Image: The Museum of Modern Art — © the artist or rights holder
In the life of Max Ernst
The whole life1946–1953
Sedona: a house and “Capricorn” built with his own hands
Ernst built the house himself, helped by a young admirer and short of money, and made the 2.4-metre Capricorn, a seated bull-man, from empty bottles, springs and cement; the property became known as Capricorn Hill. The couple took an interest in the rites of the local Native American tribes, Ernst buying objects and masks from them, and friends visited only occasionally.
1950–1953
Return to France
By some accounts Ernst went back to France in 1950 and settled in Paris; by others he lived in Sedona until 1953. From the 1950s he lived mainly in France and achieved financial success.
1954
The Grand Prize at the Venice Biennale
In 1954 Ernst was awarded the Grand Prize for painting at the Venice Biennale.
16 July 1955 – 18 September 1955
Exhibition: documenta
