Max Ernst
Delight , 1948 (Executed)
Lot #352 |
2026-04-29 |
Sotheby's, New York
Modern Day Auction
Category:
Painting
Estimate:
USD 100,000 - 150,000 (currency of sale)
Price Sold:
Auction Details
Auction house: Sotheby's
Auction number: N12125
Auction name: Modern Day Auction
Auction type: Fine Art
Location: New York
Start date: 2026-04-29
End date: 2026-05-20
Currency: USD
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Lot Description
Details
Genre: Surrealism
Department: Painting & Works on Paper
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Dimensions: 12 by 10 in. 30.5 by 25.4 cm.
Item measurements:
Height In Centimeters:
30.5
Width In Centimeters:
25.4
Height In Inches:
12
Width In Inches:
10
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Year notes: Executed in Sedona circa 1948.
Provenance
M. Knoedler & Co., New York (jointly acquired directly from the artist with Julien Levy) Acquired from the above on 23 November 1948 by the present owners
Exhibited
New York, M. Knoedler & Co., Max Ernst , 1948, no. 15
Literature
Exh. Cat., Brühl, Schloss Augustusburg, Max Ernst, Gemälde und Graphik 1920-1950 , 1951, p. 32, illustrated (titled Genuß and dated 1927) Werner Spies, Sigrid Metken and Günter Metken, Max Ernst: Oeuvre-Katalog, Werke 1939-1953 , vol. V, Cologne, 1987, no. 2597, p. 156, illustrated
Catalog summary
A Night in May: The Collection of Adele & Enrico Donati Max Ernst 1891 - 1976 Delight incised max ernst (lower right); signed max ernst , titled and dated 48 (on the reverse) oil and grattage on canvas 12 by 10 in. 30.5 by 25.4 cm. Executed in Sedona circa 1948. Provenance M. Knoedler & Co., New York (jointly acquired directly from the artist with Julien Levy) Acquired from the above on 23 November 1948 by the present owners Exhibited New York, M. Knoedler & Co., Max Ernst , 1948, no. 15 Literature Exh. Cat., Brühl, Schloss Augustusburg, Max Ernst, Gemälde und Graphik 1920-1950 , 1951, p. 32, illustrated (titled Genuß and dated 1927) Werner Spies, Sigrid Metken and Günter Metken, Max Ernst: Oeuvre-Katalog, Werke 1939-1953 , vol. V, Cologne, 1987, no. 2597, p. 156, illustrated