Max Ernst

Two lithographs and one etching printed in colors, the first with additions in red, 1954-71, each signed in pencil, numbered 89/95, H.C. VIII/XXI, and 52/69 respectively, the first on wove paper, the others on japon nacré, each framed (3 prints)

L'Homme à la lisière de la forêt - In good condition, with full margins, the sheet with pale discoloration at the mat opening and an infrequent fox mark, the verso with occasional scattered foxing and remains of two linen hinges at top. Aux petits agneaux: One Plate - In good condition, apparently with full margins (hinged at the top and between mat boards so that the upper sheet edge is not fully visible). The sheet with a single, dark fox mark at left sheet edge. Ohne Titel - In good condition, apparently with full margins, hinged with brown tape along the top and the upper sheet edge not visible. A few inconspicuous tiny fox marks in the plate and margins, a line of pale discoloration at the mat opening, the margins with a few areas of pale oxidized discoloration visible upon close inspection, and a horizontal crease across the lower sheet edge. The verso with very pale mat stain, an area of oxidized discoloration at upper left, a few tiny fox marks, and an area of minor surface soiling at upper right.
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