Max Ernst *
(Brühl 1891–1976 Paris)
The Hunting of the Snark, 1968, signed Max Ernst, red pastel and frottage, 39.5 x 30 cm, framed, (PP)
Executed circa 1968, this pastel is a study for one of the lithographs for Lewis Carroll’s “The Hunting of the Snark. An Agony in Eight Fits”, Manus Presse, Stuttgart, 1968.
Provenance:
Atelier Max Ernst Galerie Bel’Art, Stockholm - acquired directly from the artist
Galleria Galatea, Rome
Sotheby’s London, 3 December 1980, lot 166
Galleria Giulia, Rome (verso stamp)
acquired from gallery in 1981 by current owner -
Private Collection, Italy
Literature:
W. Spies/S. and G. Metken/J. Pech, Max Ernst, Werke 1964–1969, Menil Foundation and DuMont Buchverlag, C. Schubbe, Cologne, 2007, no. 4462 with ill. page 311
Specialist: Mag. Patricia Pálffy
Mag. Patricia Pálffy
+43-1-515 60-386
patricia.palffy@dorotheum.at
22.05.2014 - 19:00
- Realized price: **
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EUR 6,985.-
- Estimate:
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EUR 8,000.- to EUR 12,000.-
Max Ernst *
(Brühl 1891–1976 Paris)
The Hunting of the Snark, 1968, signed Max Ernst, red pastel and frottage, 39.5 x 30 cm, framed, (PP)
Executed circa 1968, this pastel is a study for one of the lithographs for Lewis Carroll’s “The Hunting of the Snark. An Agony in Eight Fits”, Manus Presse, Stuttgart, 1968.
Provenance:
Atelier Max Ernst Galerie Bel’Art, Stockholm - acquired directly from the artist
Galleria Galatea, Rome
Sotheby’s London, 3 December 1980, lot 166
Galleria Giulia, Rome (verso stamp)
acquired from gallery in 1981 by current owner -
Private Collection, Italy
Literature:
W. Spies/S. and G. Metken/J. Pech, Max Ernst, Werke 1964–1969, Menil Foundation and DuMont Buchverlag, C. Schubbe, Cologne, 2007, no. 4462 with ill. page 311
Specialist: Mag. Patricia Pálffy
Mag. Patricia Pálffy
+43-1-515 60-386
patricia.palffy@dorotheum.at
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| Auction: | Modern Art |
| Auction type: | Saleroom auction |
| Date: | 22.05.2014 - 19:00 |
| Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
| Exhibition: | 10.05. - 22.05.2014 |
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