Lot 79
  • 79

Max Ernst

Estimate
30,000 - 40,000 EUR
bidding is closed

Description

  • Max Ernst
  • ALPIN
  • signé m. Ernst et titré alpin en bas au centre
  • gouache sur carton
  • 8 x 3,2 cm; 3 1/8 x 1 1/4 in.

Provenance

Collection particulière, Paris

Literature

Werner Spies, Max Ernst, œuvre-Katalog, Werke 1954-1963, Houston 1987, no. 3487, illustré p. 226

Condition

Executed on card, laid down on another card. The 2nd card is taped to the overmount at the upper edge only. Other than few very light spots of dirt, this work is in very good condition.
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Catalogue Note


signed 'm. Ernst' and titled 'alpin' lower centre, gouache on cardboard. Executed in 1959.