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| Image | Sale date | Auction house | Location | Sale name | Lot No. | Estimate | Price Sold | Condition | Title |
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Jul 1, 2025 | Sotheby's | Paris | Modern & Contemporary Discoveries | 18 | $****** - ****** | Oiseau en cage sur fond noir | |||
Jul 1, 1999 | Christie's | London | 20th Century Art | 646 | $****** - ****** | Oiseau en cage sur fond noir |
paintings
22.2 x 30.5 cm (8.75 x 12 in)
oil on plaster mounted on panel
signed max ernst (lower right)
Hélène Anavi, Paulhiac
Sotheby"s London, 27 March 1984, lot 9 (consigned by the above)
Waddington Galleries Ltd., London (acquired at the above sale)
George Gilbert, London
Forum Gallery, New York
John Cavaliero Fine Arts, New York
Private collection (acquired from the above)
Christie"s London, 1 July 1999, lot 646 (consigned by the above)
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Max Ernst
1891-1976
Oiseau en cage sur fond noir
signed max ernst (lower right)
oil on plaster mounted on panel
22,2 x 30,5 cm; 8¾ x 12 in.
Executed circa 1924.
Dr. Jürgen Pech has confirmed the authenticity of this work, which will be included in the supplementary volume of the Complete Works of Max Ernst now in preparation, edited by Prof. Dr. Werner Spies in collaboration with Dr. Jürgen Pech and Sigrid Metken.
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Max Ernst
1891-1976
Oiseau en cage sur fond noir
signé max ernst (en bas à droite)
huile sur plâtre marouflé sur panneau
22,2 x 30,5 cm; 8¾ x 12 in.
Exécuté vers 1924.
Dr. Jürgen Pech a confirmé l"authenticité de cette œuvre qui sera incluse dans le volume supplémentaire de l"édition The Complete Works of Max Ernst actuellement en cours de préparation, édité par le Prof. Dr. Werner Spies en collaboration avec Dr. Jürgen Pech et Dr. Sigrid Metken.
