Max Ernst
Composition aux oiseaux , 1931 (Executed)
Lot #169 |
2025-09-18 |
Sotheby's, London
Pauline Karpidas: The London Collection Day Auction
Category:
Book
Estimate:
GBP 70,000 - 90,000 (currency of sale)
USD 89,600 - 115,200 (approx.)
Price Sold:
Auction Details
Auction house: Sotheby's
Auction number: L25900
Auction name: Pauline Karpidas: The London Collection Day Auction
Auction type: Fine Art
Location: London
Start date: 2025-09-18
Currency: GBP
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Lot Description
Details
Genre: 19th Century Art
Department: Books, Manuscripts & Publications
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Dimensions: 55 by 46 cm.
Item measurements:
Height In Centimeters:
55
Width In Centimeters:
46
Height In Inches:
21.625
Width In Inches:
18.125
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Year notes: Executed in 1931.
Provenance
Jacques Kugel, Paris Sotheby's London, 5 December 1984, lot 208 Robert Fraser Gallery, London (acquired from the above sale) Acquired from the above in 1984 by the present owner
Catalog summary
Max Ernst 1891 - 1976 Composition aux oiseaux signed max ernst (lower right) oil and frottage on canvas in the artist's frame 55 by 46 cm. 21⅝ by 18⅛ in. artist's frame: 73.2 by 55.2 cm. 28¾ by 21⅝ in. Executed circa 1931. Dr. Jürgen Pech has confirmed the authenticity of this work, which will be included in the supplementary volume of the Complete Works of Max Ernst now in preparation, edited by Prof. Dr. Werner Spies in collaboration with Dr. Jürgen Pech and Sigrid Metken. Provenance Jacques Kugel, Paris Sotheby's London, 5 December 1984, lot 208 Robert Fraser Gallery, London (acquired from the above sale) Acquired from the above in 1984 by the present owner