Modern & Contemporary Auction
Modern & Contemporary Auction
Property from a Private Dutch Collection
Max Ernst
Chéri Bibi
Lot Closed
April 7, 01:27 PM GMT
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 EUR
Lot Details
Description
Max Ernst
1891 - 1976
Chéri Bibi
signed Max Ernst, numbered 85/175 and stamped with the foundry mark C. Valsuani cire perdue
bronze
Height: 34.2 cm., 13½ in.
Conceived in 1973 and cast in bronze at a later date, this work is number 85 from an edition of 175, plus 15 artist's proofs by the Valsuani Foundry, Paris.
The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by Dr. Jürgen Pech, Bonn.
Sale: Sotheby's, Amsterdam, 8th June 2004, lot 66
Purchased from the above sale by the present owner