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| Image | Sale date | Auction house | Location | Sale name | Lot No. | Estimate | Price Sold | Condition | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jun 5, 2024 | Piasa | Paris | The Geneviève and Jean-Paul Kahn Collection From Surrealism to Pop Art | 50 | $****** - ****** | Initiale I |
Works on Paper
18 x 10 cm (7.09 x 3.94 in)
Collage, cut-out engraving and India ink on paper
Signed in pencil on the bottom right "Max Ernst"
Max Ernst (Brühl, 1891 - Paris, 1976), Initiale I, 1958
Collage, cut-out engraving and India ink on paper
Signed in pencil on the bottom right "Max Ernst"
8,8 x 4,5 cm (subject)
18 x 10 cm (sheet)
Provenance:
-Geneviève and Jean-Paul Kahn collection, Paris
Bibliography:
- Patrick Waldberg, "Max Ernst", Paris 1958, illustrated in the catalogue p. 111 (publication for which the work was created)
- John Russell, "Max Ernst. Leben und Werk", DuMont Schauberg, Cologne 1966, illustrated in the catalogue p. 18
- Werner Spies, Sigrid and Gunter Metken, "Max Ernst oeuvre-katalog", Werke 1954 - 1963, Menil Foundation and DuMont Buchervald, Cologne, 1998, illustrated in the catalogue under no. 3398 p. 181
Our thanks to Dr. Jürgen Pech for his kind contribution to complete the catalogue.
Pas de défaut de structure apparent.
Oxydation des matériaux (papier et colle).
Traces de saletés éparses.
Trou de punaise sur le bord supérieur, au centre.
Pas de restauration apparente.
No apparent structural defects.
Oxidation of materials (paper and glue).
Scattered marks of dirt.
Pinhole at top center edge.
No apparent restoration.
