Max Ernst (Brühl 1891 - Paris 1976)
Untitled (Paysage), 1956
Oil and collage (wallpaper) on panel
Signed and dated on the bottom right "Max Ernst 56"
27 x 22 cm
Provenance:
- Former Dorothea Tanning collection, New York
- New York auction, Christie"s, "Impressionist and modern paintings and sculpture", 13 May 1980, lot 95
- New York auction, Christie"s, "Impressionist and modern paintings and sculpture", 18 May 1983, lot 418
- Maxwell Davidson Gallery, New York
- Timothy Baum, New York
- Geneviève and Jean-Paul Kahn collection, Paris
Bibliography:
- W. Spies, "Max Ernst. Oeuvre-Katalog. Werke 1954-1963", Menil Foundation and DuMont Buchervald, Cologne, 1998, illustrated in the catalogue under no. 3211 p. 86
Bonne cohésion des matériaux.
Surface encrassée.
Rayure superficielle dans le bleu vers la gauche en haut.
Petites griffures proche du bord inférieur, vers le centre gauche.
Examinée sous lampe UV : pas de retouche apparente.
Good cohesion of materials.
Dirty surface.
Superficial scratch in blue towards the top left.
Small scratches near the bottom edge, center left.
Examined under UV lamp: no apparent retouching.