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 Carcass of Beef, ca. 1925 Chaïm Soutine La voix des airs (The Voice of Space), 1928 René Magritte Limit of the Twilight, 1991 Roni Horn NIAGARA, 2012 Robert Irwin 1957-D-No. 1, 1957 Clyfford Still La Jeune bonne (The Servant Girl), ca. 1918 Amedeo Modigliani Le Christ jaune (The Yellow Christ), 1889 Paul Gauguin London, Large Thames View I, 1926 Oskar Kokoschka Page Boy at Maxim's, ca. 1927 Chaïm Soutine Related People Jimmy Ernst