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Max Ernst
Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 EUR
bidding is closed
Description
- Max Ernst
- Sans titre (Chimère)
- signé Max Ernst (en bas à droite) ; inscrit Chimère - 75 - Max Ernst au dos
- crayon et craie sur papier brun
- 45,7 x 30,5 cm
- 18 x 12 in.
Provenance
Julien Levy, Bridgewater, Connecticut & New York (acquis auprès de l'artiste)
Vente : Tajan, Paris, Hommage à Julien Levy, 8 juin 2006, lot 245
Collection particulière, Monaco (acquis lors de cette vente)
Exhibited
University Park (PA), Palmer Museum of Art, The Pennsylvania State University ; Chestnut Hill (MA), McMullen Museum of Art, Boston College ; Knoxville (TN), Knoxville Museum of Art & Portland (ME), Portland Museum of Art, Accommodations of Desire : Surrealist Works on Paper Collected by Julien Levy, 2004-06, n.n. (titré Untitled (Bird Embraced by Horned Animal))
Literature
Werner Spies, Sigrid & Günter Metken, Max Ernst, Œuvre-Katalog, Werke 1939-1953, Cologne, 1987, no. 2402, reproduit p. 52
Condition
Executed on brown wove paper, not laid down. The sheet is fixed to the mount at the upper corners. A close inspection reveals two small repaired tears in the upper right quadrant which are only visible from the verso and an old flattened crease across each of the lower corners. There are three tiny tears to the edge of the sheet which are not visible when framed: in the lower right corner, on the upper right edge and to the centre of the upper edge. Apart from some light time-staining, this work remains in very 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. 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."
"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."
Catalogue Note
signed 'Max Ernst' (lower right) ; inscribed 'Chimère - 75 - Max Ernst' on the reverse, pencil and chalk on brown paper. Executed in 1942.