Max Ernst
Chat baillant , 1947 (Dated)
Lot #82 |
2020-11-10 |
Sotheby's, New York
Impressionist & Modern Art Day Sale
Category:
Painting
Estimate:
USD 250,000 - 350,000 (currency of sale)
Price Sold:
Auction Details
Auction house: Sotheby's
Auction number: N10460
Auction name: Impressionist & Modern Art Day Sale
Auction type: Fine Art
Location: New York
Start date: 2020-11-10
End date: 2020-11-19
Currency: USD
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Lot Description
Details
Genre: Modern Art
Department: Painting & Works on Paper
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Dimensions: 18 by 24 in.
Item measurements:
Height In Centimeters:
45.7
Width In Centimeters:
61
Height In Inches:
18
Width In Inches:
24
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Edition: 4
Edition notes: Edition 1/4.
Year notes: Dated in 1947.
Provenance
Carlos Raúl Villanueva, Caracas (acquired from the artist) Thence by descent
Exhibited
New York, Julien Levy Gallery, Max Ernst , 1947, no. 5 Paris, Galerie René Drouin, Max Ernst , 1950, no. 28 Bruhl, Germany, Schloss Augustusburg & Berlin, Haus am Waldsee, Max Ernst, Gemäld und Graphik 1920-1950, 1951, no. 74 Dusseldorf, Kunstverein für die Rheinlande und Westfalen, Max Ernst , 1951, no. 28 Mannheim, Germany, Mannheim Kunsthalle und Kunstverein, 1952, no. 31 Stuttgart, Württembergischer Kunstverein, Max Ernst , 1952, no. 27 Darmstadt, Germany, Mathildenhöhe, Max Ernst, Surrealistische Kunst—Gemäld und Graphik 1920-1950 , 1952, no. 27 Hamburg, Amerikahaus & Leverkusen, Germany, Leverkusen Städtisches Museum, Max Ernst, Gemäld und Graphik 1920-1950 , 1952, no. 15 Caracas, Museo de Bellas Artes, Las Collectiones Privades en Venezuela, 1979, no. 7
Literature
Gastón Diehl, L'Art moderne français à Caracas , Caracas, 1959, illustrated n.p. Werner Spies, Max Ernst, Oeuvre-Katalog, Werke 1939-1953 , Houston, 1987, no. 2564, illustrated p. 139
Catalog summary
Property from an Important Private Collection, New York Max Ernst 1891 - 1976 Chat baillant Signed max ernst and dated 47 (lower right); signed max ernst , dated 1947, titled and dedicated a Francisco Raul Villanueva max ernst (on the reverse) Oil on canvas 18 by 24 in. (45.7 by 61 cm) Framed: 24 1/4 by 30 1/4 in. (61.5 by 76.8 cm) Painted in 1947. Provenance Carlos Raúl Villanueva, Caracas (acquired from the artist) Thence by descent Exhibited New York, Julien Levy Gallery, Max Ernst , 1947, no. 5 Paris, Galerie René Drouin, Max Ernst , 1950, no. 28 Bruhl, Germany, Schloss Augustusburg & Berlin, Haus am Waldsee, Max Ernst, Gemäld und Graphik 1920-1950, 1951, no. 74 Dusseldorf, Kunstverein für die Rheinlande und Westfalen, Max Ernst , 1951, no. 28 Mannheim, Germany, Mannheim Kunsthalle und Kunstverein, 1952, no. 31 Stuttgart, Württembergischer Kunstverein, Max Ernst , 1952, no. 27 Darmstadt, Germany, Mathildenhöhe, Max Ernst, Surrealistische Kunst—Gemäld und Graphik 1920-1950 , 1952, no. 27 Hamburg, Amerikahaus & Leverkusen, Germany, Leverkusen Städtisches Museum, Max Ernst, Gemäld und Graphik 1920-1950 , 1952, no. 15 Caracas, Museo de Bellas Artes, Las Collectiones Privades en Venezuela, 1979, no. 7 Literature Gastón Diehl, L'Art moderne français à Caracas , Caracas, 1959, illustrated n.p. Werner Spies, Max Ernst, Oeuvre-Katalog, Werke 1939-1953 , Houston, 1987, no. 2564, illustrated p. 139