ID 1306186
Los 273 | MAX ERNST (1891-1976)
Schätzwert
£ 15 000 – 20 000
Masque aux grands yeux ronds
signed and numbered 'Max Ernst 3/8' (on the top of the base) and stamped with the foundry mark 'Susse Frères Paris RESYRGAM' (on the side of the base)
bronze with green and grey patina
height: 28 5/8 in. (72.7 cm.)
Conceived circa 1938-1939 at St Martin d'Ardèche; this bronze version cast in a numbered edition of 8 plus 4 artist's proofs, starting in 1990
Provenance
Dorothea Tanning, New York.
Probably acquired from the above, circa 1991-1992, and thence by descent to the present owner.
Literature
G. Hugnet, 'Max Ernst', in Cahiers d'Art, 1939, p. 145 (cement version illustrated).
W. Spies, S. & G. Metken (eds.), Max Ernst, Werke 1939-1953, Houson & Cologne, 1987, no. 2306, p. 2 (cement version illustrated; titled 'Maske').
Further details
Jürgen Pech has confirmed the authenticity of this work.
| Künstler: | Max Ernst (1891 - 1976) |
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| Angewandte Technik: | Metallkonstruktion |
| Material: | Bronze |
| Kunst Stil: | Moderne Kunst |
| Herkunftsort: | Westeuropa, Frankreich, Europa |
| Kategorie des Auktionshauses: | Skulpturen, Statuen & Figuren |
| Künstler: | Max Ernst (1891 - 1976) |
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| Angewandte Technik: | Metallkonstruktion |
| Material: | Bronze |
| Kunst Stil: | Moderne Kunst |
| Herkunftsort: | Westeuropa, Frankreich, Europa |
| Kategorie des Auktionshauses: | Skulpturen, Statuen & Figuren |
| Adresse der Versteigerung |
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