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Surrealist Artists' Sedona Home Lists for $2M
6 Oct
Summary
- Home of surrealist artists Max Ernst and Dorothea Tanning listed.
- Property known as Capricorn Hill is on the market for $2 million.
- Owners offer tours through a nonprofit for surrealism enthusiasts.
Perched on a Sedona hilltop, the former residence of surrealist artists Max Ernst and Dorothea Tanning, dubbed Capricorn Hill, is listed for $2 million. Ernst and Tanning owned the property from 1946 to 1959, transforming it into a creative sanctuary. Sculptures by Ernst are embedded in the home's exterior walls, hinting at its artistic past.
The roughly half-acre estate, purchased by art historian Mark Rownd and his friend Kevin Glenn in 2021 for $1.3 million, is not a private residence. Instead, they operate it as the Capricorn Hill Centre for Surrealism, hosting tours and overnight stays for art lovers and scholars. The main house spans approximately 1,900 square feet, featuring two bedrooms, with an additional one-bedroom cottage added in 2005.
Max Ernst, a prominent European surrealist, escaped Nazi persecution and married Dorothea Tanning in 1946. During their ownership, Ernst created a significant sculpture, "Capricorn," on the property; though now demolished, fragments exist in a Berlin collection. The house's layout remains largely original, including Tanning's art studio, preserving the couple's creative legacy.
