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Max Ernst
Estimate
140,000 - 180,000 USD
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Description
- Max Ernst
- Rayons Cosmiques
- Signed Max Ernst (lower right)
Oil on panel mounted on linen-covered board
- 9 3/8 by 13 in.
- 23.8 by 33 cm
Provenance
Louise C. Schlumberger, Paris (acquired from the artist)
Adelaide de Menil, Texas (by descent from the above and sold: Christie's, New York, November 12, 1997, lot 290)
Acquired at the above sale
Exhibited
New York, The Jewish Museum, Max Ernst: Sculpture and Recent Paintings, 1966, no. 27
Houston, Rice University, Institute for the Fine Arts; Hamburg, Kunsthalle; Hanover, Kestner-Gesellschaft; Frankfurt, Kunstverein; Berlin, Akademie der Künste; Cologne, Kunsthalle; Paris, Orangerie des Tuileries; Marseille, Musée Cantini; Grenoble, Maison de la Culture; Strasbourg, Ancienne Douane; Nantes, Musée des Beaux Arts; Houston, Rice Museum; Kansas City, Missouri, William Rockhill Nelson Gallery & Mary Atkins Museum of Fine Arts; Cambridge, Massachusetts, Fogg Art Museum; Chicago, The Art Institute; New York, The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Max Ernst: Inside the Sight, 1970-74, no. 72, illustrated in color in the catalogue
Houston, Rice University, Institute for the Fine Arts; Hamburg, Kunsthalle; Hanover, Kestner-Gesellschaft; Frankfurt, Kunstverein; Berlin, Akademie der Künste; Cologne, Kunsthalle; Paris, Orangerie des Tuileries; Marseille, Musée Cantini; Grenoble, Maison de la Culture; Strasbourg, Ancienne Douane; Nantes, Musée des Beaux Arts; Houston, Rice Museum; Kansas City, Missouri, William Rockhill Nelson Gallery & Mary Atkins Museum of Fine Arts; Cambridge, Massachusetts, Fogg Art Museum; Chicago, The Art Institute; New York, The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Max Ernst: Inside the Sight, 1970-74, no. 72, illustrated in color in the catalogue
Literature
Werner Spies, Max Ernst, Oeuvre-Katalog, Werke 1954-1963, Texas, 1998, no. 3539, illustrated in the catalogue p. 253
Condition
Work is in very good condition. Panel is sound. All edges of panel are beveled. Affixed to silk covered board. Minor irregularity in board at lower left corner. Under UV light: a few dots of pigment fluoresce but appear to be original, no inpainting is apparent. Otherwise fine.
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.