Max Ernst
Masque aux yeux ronds
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30,000 - 50,000 EUR
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30,000 EUR
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Max Ernst
1891-1976
Masque aux yeux ronds
signed max ernst, numbered 4/8 and stamped Susse Frères Paris
bronze
height: 73,8 cm; 29 in.
Conceived in 1938-39, this bronze cast in 1991-92 by Susse Frères, Paris in an edition of 12.
The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by Dorothea Tanning, the artist's wife. A certificate from Dr Jürgen Pech can be delivered at the buyer’s expense.
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Max Ernst
1891-1976
Masque aux yeux ronds
signé max ernst, numéroté 4/8 et porte la marque du fondeur Susse Frères Paris
bronze
hauteur: 73,8 cm; 29 in.
Conçue en 1938-39, cette épreuve fondue en bronze en 1991-92 par Susse Frères, Paris dans une édition de 12 exemplaires.
L'authenticité de cette œuvre a été confirmée par Dorothea Tanning, compagne de l'artiste. Un certificat du Dr Jürgen Pech peut être délivré à la charge de l'acheteur.
Private collection, Europe
Sotheby's London, 28 June 2000, lot 217
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Georges Hugnet, "Max Ernst", in Cahiers d'Art, 1939, p. 145, another cast illustrated
Günter Metken, "Paramythen: Max Ernsts Haus in Saint-Martin d’Ardèche", in Pantheon, vol. XXXII, no. III, July-September, 1974, no. II, p. 293, another cast illustrated
Günter Metken, Europa nach dem Regen. Max Ertnsts Dekalkomanien und die Tropfsteinhöhlen in Südfrankreich, Stadel Jahrbuch, Neuer Folde Band 5, 1975, no. 43, p. 90, another cast illustrated
J.-L. Peyromaure, "La Maison sculptée de Max Ernst", in Distance, Magazine de Voyages, no. 52, p. 50, May-June, 1982, another cast referenced
Werner Spies, Sigrid Metken and Günter Metken, Max Ernst, Œuvre-Katalog, Werke 1939-1953, vol. III, Cologne, 1987, no. 2306, p. 2, another cast illustrated
Exh. Cat., Paris, La Halle Saint-Pierre, Varian Fry – Marseille 1940/41, 2007-08, another cast illustrated (probably)
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