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Max Ernst
Estimate
30,000 - 40,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Max Ernst
- Portrait d'un ami
- Signed max ernst (lower right); inscribed Portrait d'un ami de Claire et Césare Peverelli (lower left)
- Mixed media collage on card
- 12 1/4 by 8 3/4 in.
- 31.1 by 22.2 cm
Provenance
Claire & Césare Peverelli (a gift from the artist)
Galerie Boulakia, Paris
Sale: Christie's, New York, November 6, 2014, lot 186
Private Collection, Japan (acquired at the above sale)
Acquired from the above
Galerie Boulakia, Paris
Sale: Christie's, New York, November 6, 2014, lot 186
Private Collection, Japan (acquired at the above sale)
Acquired from the above
Literature
Werner Spies, Sigrid & Günter Metken & Jürgen Pech, Max Ernst Oeuvre-Katalog, Werke 1964-1969, Cologne, 2007, no. 4391, illustrated p. 275
Condition
The collage elements are attached on a cream wove sheet which has not been laid down and is hinged to the mat at the reverse of the top edge. There is some uniform time staining to the sheet commensurate with age, particularly notable around the edges of the collage elements and along the top and right edges of the sheet. The bow-tie-like element has some light staining to the fabric consistent with the found nature of the materials. The sheet has some light undulation. The work is in good condition.
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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.