Art Institute of Chicago

The Anti-Head: Mister Aa the Anti-Philosopher (L’Antitête: Monsieur Aa l'Antiphilosophe)

Yves Tanguy

1949

Attribution

Max Ernst (American and French, born Germany, 1891-1976) written by Tristan Tzara (French, born Romania, 1896-1963) published by Atelier Franck Bordas (French, 20th century)

Medium

Book with eight color etchings and aquatints, with letterpress in black, on ivory laid paper, in box

Physical dimensions

Box: 15.2 × 12 × 8.7 cm (6 × 4 3/4 × 3 7/16 in.); Book: 14.2 × 11.7 × 3.3 cm (5 5/8 × 4 5/8 × 1 5/16 in.)

Credit line

Gift of Dorothy Braude Edinburg in memory of Bessie Kisloff Braude, Esq.