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Max Ernst
Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 GBP
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Description
- Max Ernst
- La terre s'effrite
- signed Max Ernst, dated 1925, and titled on the artist's mount
- frottage and pencil on paper laid down on the artist's mount
- image size: 20.5 by 16cm., 8 1/8 by 6 1/4 in.
- mount size: 32.4 by 25cm., 12 3/4 by 9 7/8 in.
Provenance
Paul Eluard, Paris
René Gaffé, Brussels
Galerie Berggruen, Paris
Alexander Iolas Gallery, New York
Dominique de Menil, Houston
Adelaide de Menil, Houston (thence by descent; sale: Christies, New York, 12th November 1997, lot 293)
Purchased at the above sale by the late owner
René Gaffé, Brussels
Galerie Berggruen, Paris
Alexander Iolas Gallery, New York
Dominique de Menil, Houston
Adelaide de Menil, Houston (thence by descent; sale: Christies, New York, 12th November 1997, lot 293)
Purchased at the above sale by the late owner
Exhibited
Paris, Berggruen & Cie, Max Ernst, Histoire naturelle, dessins inédits, 1956
New York, World House Galleries, Drawings, Watercolors, Gouaches by 20th Century Masters, 1959-60, no. 26
Cologne, Wallraf-Richartz Museum & Zurich, Kunsthaus, Max Ernst, 1962-63
Houston, Institute for the Arts, Rice University (& travelling), Max Ernst : Inside the Arts, 1970-72, no. 15, illustrated in the catalogue
New York, The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Max Ernst: A Retrospective, 1975, no. 103
Paris, Galeries Nationales du Grand-Palais, Max Ernst, 1975, no. 126, illustrated in the catalogue
Berlin, Kupferstichkabinett, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin & Preussischer Kulturbesitz, Linie, Licht und Schatten. Meisterzeichnungen und Skulpturen der Sammlung Jan und Marie-Anne Krugier-Poniatowski, 1999, no. 166, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Venice, Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, The Timeless Eye. Master Drawings from the Jan and Marie-Anne Krugier-Poniatowski Collection, 1999, no. 165, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Madrid, Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Miradas sin Tiempo. Dibujos, Pinturas y Esculturas de la Coleccion Jan y Marie-Anne Krugier-Poniatowski, 2000, no. 193, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Munich, Kunsthalle der Hypo-Kulturstiftung, Das Ewige Auge - Von Rembrandt bis Picasso. Meisterwerke aus der Sammlung Jan Krugier und Marie-Anne Krugier-Poniatowski, 2007, no. 210, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
New York, World House Galleries, Drawings, Watercolors, Gouaches by 20th Century Masters, 1959-60, no. 26
Cologne, Wallraf-Richartz Museum & Zurich, Kunsthaus, Max Ernst, 1962-63
Houston, Institute for the Arts, Rice University (& travelling), Max Ernst : Inside the Arts, 1970-72, no. 15, illustrated in the catalogue
New York, The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Max Ernst: A Retrospective, 1975, no. 103
Paris, Galeries Nationales du Grand-Palais, Max Ernst, 1975, no. 126, illustrated in the catalogue
Berlin, Kupferstichkabinett, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin & Preussischer Kulturbesitz, Linie, Licht und Schatten. Meisterzeichnungen und Skulpturen der Sammlung Jan und Marie-Anne Krugier-Poniatowski, 1999, no. 166, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Venice, Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, The Timeless Eye. Master Drawings from the Jan and Marie-Anne Krugier-Poniatowski Collection, 1999, no. 165, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Madrid, Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Miradas sin Tiempo. Dibujos, Pinturas y Esculturas de la Coleccion Jan y Marie-Anne Krugier-Poniatowski, 2000, no. 193, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Munich, Kunsthalle der Hypo-Kulturstiftung, Das Ewige Auge - Von Rembrandt bis Picasso. Meisterwerke aus der Sammlung Jan Krugier und Marie-Anne Krugier-Poniatowski, 2007, no. 210, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Literature
Pierre Waldberg, 'Max Ernst entre chien et loup' in XXe Siècle, March 1964, illustrated n.p.
Max Ernst, Histoire naturelle (exhibition catalogue), Galerie der Spiegel, Cologne, 1965, illustrated p. 131
Werner Spies & Gunter Metken, Max Ernst, Werke 1925-1929, Cologne, 1976, vol. II, no. 828, illustrated p. 20
Max Ernst, Histoire naturelle (exhibition catalogue), Galerie der Spiegel, Cologne, 1965, illustrated p. 131
Werner Spies & Gunter Metken, Max Ernst, Werke 1925-1929, Cologne, 1976, vol. II, no. 828, illustrated p. 20
Condition
Executed on cream wove paper, laid down on the artist's mount. This work has been examined framed due to the nature of the framing structure. Apart from some light time staining, mainly along the edges, this work appears to be in overall good condition.
Colours: The colours are fairly accurate in the printed catalogue
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"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."