ðə fɹˈɛntʃ pˈoʊɪt ænd sɚɹˈiːəlɪst pˈɔːl ɪlˈuːɑːɹd vˈɪzɪɾᵻd ˈɜːnst ðæt jˈɪɹ ænd pˈɜːtʃɪst ðə pˈeɪntɪŋ ænd tˈʊk ɪt bˈæk tə pˈæɹɪs.
The French poet and Surrealist Paul Éluard visited Ernst that year and purchased the painting and took it back to Paris.