This photograph was taken in Sedona, Arizona, where Ernst and his fourth wife, the surrealist artist Dorothea Tanning, built a home for themselves in 1945. Living conditions in the remote desert land were often harsh in the couple’s self-built house but they were inspired by the ‘surreal’ landscape and the view of the stars at night, and the years spent living there were creative ones for both artists. This portrait captures Ernst immersed in his surroundings. Other photographs taken by Miller on this trip show him dressed in a ‘Kachina’ mask, associated with the Hopi people native to Arizona.