Jimmy Ernst American, born Germany, 1920-1984 © Estate of Jimmy Ernst / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris Image downloads are for educational use only. For all other purposes, please see our Obtaining and Using Images page. download Expand image Close Search the Site The Chant, 1955 Artwork Details Materials oil on canvas Measurements support: 50 1/4 x 60 inches (127.64 x 152.4 cm) Collection Buffalo AKG Art Museum Credit Gift of Seymour H. Knox, Jr., 1955 Accession ID K1955:7 More details Inscriptions: signature, dated / lower right / Jimmy Ernst 55 Object Classifications: Paintings Work Type: Oil painting Information may change due to ongoing research. Glossary of Terms Related Content Related Exhibitions {title} slider controls Previous slide Next slide Contemporary Art: Acquisitions 1954–1957 May 15, 1957–June 15, 1957 Related Publications {title} slider controls Previous slide Next slide Contemporary Art — Acquisitions 1954-1957 The Long Curve: 150 Years of Visionary Collecting at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery Contemporary Art 1942-72: Collection of the Albright-Knox Art Gallery Related Links {title} slider controls Previous slide Next slide Other Works by This Artist Lumière (Light), 1968 Jimmy Ernst Collection Highlights All Collection Highlights Previous slide Next slide State, 1978 Robert Ryman Gap from the series Tiny Town, 2001 James Turrell Le Bassin du Jas de Bouffan (The Pool at Jas de Bouffan), ca. 1878-1879 Paul Cézanne The Whiteness of the Whale, 1957 Sam Francis Chemin de halage à Argenteuil (Towpath at Argenteuil, Winter), 1875-1876 Claude Monet Still Life on a Mantelpiece, ca. 1923 Georges Braque Sky Cathedral, 1958 Louise Nevelson Exuberance, 1955 Hans Hofmann Die Knieende (Kneeling Woman), 1911 Wilhelm Lehmbruck Related People Jimmy Ernst