ID 1381092
Lot 491 | MAX ERNST (1891-1976) & LEONORA CARRINGTON (1917-2011)
Estimate value
£ 30 000 – 50 000
La femme demi-tête
signed and numbered 'max ernst 3/8' (on the back); stamped with foundry mark 'Susse Frères Paris RESYRGAM' (on the back at the base)
bronze with green and grey patina
height: 68 ¾ in. (174.5 cm.)
Conceived in 1938-1939 at St Martin d'Ardèche; this bronze version cast by Susse Frères, Paris, in a numbered edition of 8 plus 4 artist's proofs
Provenance
Dorothea Tanning, New York.
Probably acquired from the above circa 1991-1992, and thence by descent to the present owner.
Further details
Dr. Jürgen Pech has confirmed the authenticity of this work.
We are grateful to Dr. Salomon Grimberg for his assistance cataloguing this work.
| Artist: | Leonora Carrington (1917 - 2011) Max Ernst (1891 - 1976) |
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| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
| Medium: | Bronze |
| Art style: | Modern art, Surrealism |
| Genre: | Allegory |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe |
| Auction house category: | Sculptures, Statues & Figures |
| Artist: | Leonora Carrington (1917 - 2011) Max Ernst (1891 - 1976) |
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| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
| Medium: | Bronze |
| Art style: | Modern art, Surrealism |
| Genre: | Allegory |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe |
| Auction house category: | Sculptures, Statues & Figures |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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