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| Image | Sale date | Auction house | Location | Sale name | Lot No. | Estimate | Price Sold | Condition | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jun 22, 2017 | Sotheby's | London | Impressionist & Modern Art Day Sale | 141a | $****** - ****** | ENFANTS JOUANT À L'ASTRONAUTE |
paintings
89 x 116 cm (35.04 x 45.67 in)
oil on canvas
signed Max Ernst and dated 69 (lower right), signed Max Ernst, dated juillet 69 and titled on the reverse
Galerie Alexandre Iolas, Paris (by 1971)
Galerie Beyeler, Basel (acquired from the above in 1972)
Private Collection, Paris (acquired from the above in 1990)
Private Collection
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2014
Stockholm, Moderna Museet, Max Ernst, 1969, no. 106
Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum, Max Ernst, 1969-70, no. 94
Stuttgart, Württembergischer Kunstverein, Max Ernst, 1970, no. 116
Paris, Orangerie des Tuileries, Max Ernst, 1971, no. XXXIX, illustrated in the catalogue
Basel, Galerie Beyeler, Von Venus zu Venus, 1972, no. 29, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Basel, Galerie Beyeler, Max Ernst, 1974, no. 54, illustrated in the catalogue
Tokyo, The Seibu Museum of Art & Kobe, Museum of Modern Art Hyogo, Exhibitions of Works by Max Ernst, 1977, no. 127, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Cologne, Galerie Gmurzynska, Klassische Moderne, 1981, no. 40, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Saint-Paul, Fondation Maeght, Max Ernst, 1983, no. 130, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Basel, Galerie Beyeler, Max Ernst, 1985, no. 60, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Madrid, Fundació Juan March, Max Ernst, 1986, no. 72
Werner Spies, Die Rückkehr der schönen Gärtnerin, Max Ernst 1950-1970, Cologne, 1971, illustrated in colour p. 107
Gaston Diehl, Max Ernst, Paris, 1973, illustrated in colour on the back cover
Edward Quinn, Max Ernst, Textes de Max Ernst, Uwe M. Schneede, Patrick Waldberg, Diane Waldman, Paris, 1976, no. 487, illustrated in colour p. 390
Pere Gimferrer, Max Ernst ou la dissolution de l'identité, Paris, 1979, no. 154
Werner Spies, Sigrid & Günter Metken & Jürgen Pech, Max Ernst Werke 1964-69, Cologne, 2007, vol. VII, no. 4494, illustrated p. 327
signed Max Ernst and dated 69 (lower right); signed Max Ernst, dated juillet 69 and titled on the reverse
oil on canvas
89 by 116cm., 35 by 45 5/8 in.
Painted in July 1969.
