Max Ernst
Tête , 1934 (Drawn)
Lot #211 |
2021-03-19 |
Sotheby's, London
Impressionist & Modern Art Day Sale Including Works from the Collection of Marina Picasso
Category:
Drawing
Estimate:
GBP 15,000 - 20,000 (currency of sale)
USD 20,640 - 27,520 (approx.)
Price Sold:
Auction Details
Auction house: Sotheby's
Auction number: L21004
Auction name: Impressionist & Modern Art Day Sale Including Works from the Collection of Marina Picasso
Auction type: Fine Art
Location: London
Start date: 2021-03-19
End date: 2021-03-26
Currency: GBP
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Lot Description
Details
Genre: Modern Art
Department: Painting & Works on Paper
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Dimensions: 33.3 by 25.9cm.
Item measurements:
Height In Centimeters:
33.3
Width In Centimeters:
25.9
Height In Inches:
13.125
Width In Inches:
10.25
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Year notes: Drawn in 1934.
Provenance
Paul Eluard, Paris Galerie du Dragon, Paris Sale: Sotheby Parke-Bernet, New York, 17th October 1963, lot 21 Galerie Alexandre Iolas, Paris Acquired by Mr and Mrs Pierre M. Schlumberger in the 1970s
Exhibited
London, Hannover Gallery, Max Ernst: Early and Recent Paintings and Sculpture, 1965, no. 12, illustrated in the catalogue Venice, Palazzo Grassi, Max Ernst: Oltre la pittura , 1966, no. 112 Oswego, State University of New York; Virginia, Richmond Artists Association; Cambridge, Harvard University, Busch-Reisinger Museum; Geneso, State University of New York; Ithaca, Cornell University, White Museum of Art; Edinboro State College & New York, Museum of Modern Art, Max Ernst. Works on Paper , 1968, no. 19
Literature
Maurice Henry, Antologia Grafica del Surrealismo , Milan, 1972, no. 56, p. 45 František Šmejkal, Le Dessin surréaliste , Paris, 1974, no. 11, n.p. Werner Spies, Sigrid & Günter Metken, Max Ernst, Œuvre-Katalog, Werke 1929-1938 , Cologne, 1979, no. 2138, illustrated p. 294
Catalog summary
Avatars & Allegories: Property from the Estate of Pierre M. Schlumberger Max Ernst 1891 - 1976 Tête signed max ernst (lower right) pencil frottage on paper 33.3 by 25.9cm., 13⅛ by 10¼in. Framed: 54.7 by 47.7cm., 21½ by 18¾in. Drawn in 1934. Provenance Paul Eluard, Paris Galerie du Dragon, Paris Sale: Sotheby Parke-Bernet, New York, 17th October 1963, lot 21 Galerie Alexandre Iolas, Paris Acquired by Mr and Mrs Pierre M. Schlumberger in the 1970s Exhibited London, Hannover Gallery, Max Ernst: Early and Recent Paintings and Sculpture, 1965, no. 12, illustrated in the catalogue Venice, Palazzo Grassi, Max Ernst: Oltre la pittura , 1966, no. 112 Oswego, State University of New York; Virginia, Richmond Artists Association; Cambridge, Harvard University, Busch-Reisinger Museum; Geneso, State University of New York; Ithaca, Cornell University, White Museum of Art; Edinboro State College & New York, Museum of Modern Art, Max Ernst. Works on Paper , 1968, no. 19 Literature Maurice Henry, Antologia Grafica del Surrealismo , Milan, 1972, no. 56, p. 45 František Šmejkal, Le Dessin surréaliste , Paris, 1974, no. 11, n.p. Werner Spies, Sigrid & Günter Metken, Max Ernst, Œuvre-Katalog, Werke 1929-1938 , Cologne, 1979, no. 2138, illustrated p. 294