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Jimmy Ernst German-American Oil on Canvas Abstract

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Jimmy Ernst German-American Oil on Canvas Abstract
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Oil on canvas, framed. Featuring an abstract expressionist composition. Signed Jimmy Ernst on the lower right corner. Attributed to Jimmy Ernst (1920-1984, German-American). 54.5 x 46 cm (21.5 x 18.2 inches). Framed size: 52 x 61 cm.

Jimmy Ernst (1920-1984), born Hans Ulrich Ernst in Cologne, Germany, was the son of Surrealist Max Ernst and a prominent figure in the New York avant-garde in the mid-20th century. He studied printing and typography before immigrating to the United States in 1938 to escape the Nazis. He began working at The Museum of Modern Art in New York, NY, in 1941, and later went on to work for Peggy Guggenheim. In 1943, he opened the Norlyst Gallery with Eleanor Lust, where he began to show his own work, including the painting The Flying Dutchman. He became increasingly involved in the New York art community, and became a member of The Irascibles group in 1950 with artists such as Willem de Kooning and Jackson Pollock, who were questioning The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s bias against the burgeoning Abstract Expressionist movement.