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MAX ERNST (1891-1976)

Lot 106
28.02.2023 16:00UTC +00:00
Classic
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£ 151 200
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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ID 908096
Lot 106 | MAX ERNST (1891-1976)
Estimate value
£ 120 000 – 180 000
MAX ERNST (1891-1976)

Golden Eye

indistinctly signed 'Max Ernst' (lower right)

oil on canvas

14 x 11 in. (35.6 x 28.2 cm.)

Painted in 1948





Provenance

Nevada Frye, Las Vegas, by 1975.

Richard Feigen Gallery, New York, by 1987.

Hirschl and Adler Galleries, Inc., New York.

Acquired from the above by the present owners in 2002.



Literature

W. Spies & S. & G. Metken, Max Ernst, Werke 1939-1953, Cologne, 1987, no. 2575, p. 145 (illustrated).



Exhibited

Tuscon, The University of Arizona, University Art Gallery, on loan, 1959-1970.



Special Notice


Artist's Resale Right ("Droit de Suite"). Artist's Resale Right Regulations 2006 apply to this lot, the buyer agrees to pay us an amount equal to the resale royalty provided for in those Regulations, and we undertake to the buyer to pay such amount to the artist's collection agent.
This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.
Artist:Max Ernst (1891 - 1976)
Applied technique:Oil, Oil on canvas, Painted
Medium:Canvas, Textile
Art style:Modern art
Place of origin:Western Europe, Germany, Europe
Auction house category:Paintings
Address of auction CHRISTIE'S
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