ID 949956
Lot 654 | AFTER A DESIGN BY MAX ERNST (1891-1976)
Estimate value
$ 12 000 – 18 000
La nature à l'aurore
with signature 'max ernst' and the Yvette Cauquil-Prince monogram (in the weave, lower left); signed by the master weaver, numbered and titled 'Yvette Cauquil-Prince 0/1 Nature at Dawn' (on a label attached to the reverse)
hand-woven wool tapestry
77 1/2 x 105 3/8 in. (197 x 267.5 cm.)
Executed in 1975
Provenance
Max Ernst, Paris.
Jimmy Ernst, New York (by descent from the above).
Anon. sale, Christie's, New York, 3 May 2006, lot 392.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Post lot text
This tapestry is based on the 1936 painting by Max Ernst La nature à l'aurore (W. Spies, no. 2269).
| Artist: | Max Ernst (1891 - 1976) |
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| Art style: | Modern art |
| Auction house category: | Paintings |
| Artist: | Max Ernst (1891 - 1976) |
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| Art style: | Modern art |
| Auction house category: | Paintings |
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