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| Image | Sale date | Auction house | Location | Sale name | Lot No. | Estimate | Price Sold | Condition | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mar 22, 2019 | Binoche et Giquello | Paris | HENRI MICHAUX - MAX ERNST - JACQUES PRÉVERT - ANCIENNE COLLECTION RENÉ BERTELÉ - COLLECTION BERNARD LOLIÉE | 68 | $****** - ****** | The invention or the bird of infinity |
Works on Paper
10.5 x 7.8 cm (4.13 x 3.07 in)
Collage and gouache, framed
Signed lower right; Titled and dated on the back in René Bertelé"s hand: Max Ernst, L"oiseau de l"infini
ERNST Max (1891-1948)
* The invention or the bird of infinity, 1921
Collage and gouache
Signed lower right 10.5 x 7.8 cm, framed
Titled and dated on the back in René Bertelé"s hand: Max Ernst, L"oiseau de l"infini, 1920.
Illustration accompanying Paul Eluard"s poem L"invention for the book Répétitions, Paris, Au Sans Pareil, 1922, page 10
In 1921, at the invitation of André Breton and René Hilsum, Max Ernst exhibited his collages, watercolors and drawings in Paris, at the Galerie Au Sans Pareil. He cannot attend, prevented from leaving Germany. Fascinated by his works, Paul Eluard decided to visit him in Cologne, accompanied by Gala, in the fall of 1921. It was the beginning of a great friendship, but also of an intense artistic collaboration. During this visit, the poet chose among the works shown to him by Max Ernst, those which would illustrate his collection Répétitions, including this collage.
This collage is similar to the painting by Max Ernst, Oedipus Rex, 1922.
