Être superieur des oiseaux - Roberto Matta
Matta presented this large canvas as a gift to longtime friend Max Ernst in 1971 in celebration of Ernst’s eightieth birthday. The work depicts a playful and carnal celebration. Presiding over this erotic fête and bathed in a central shaft of light is Ernst’s alter-ego and bird familiar, Loplop, humorously holding what may well be a birthday cake with candles burning. The painting is dated on Max’s birthday, April 2nd.

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