Lot Essay
Werner Spies has kindly confirmed the authenticity of this chess set which will be included in the supplement to the Max Ernst catalogue raisonné currently in preparation.
Schachspiel
Details
Max Ernst (1891-1976)
Schachspiel
the set of 32 hand-painted and varnished pieces cast in plaster
16 figures with green finish and 16 with an ochre finish
5½in. (14cm.) high and smaller
Cast circa 1929-30
According to Werner Spies the Artist's own set and unique as a complete set
Schachspiel
the set of 32 hand-painted and varnished pieces cast in plaster
16 figures with green finish and 16 with an ochre finish
5½in. (14cm.) high and smaller
Cast circa 1929-30
According to Werner Spies the Artist's own set and unique as a complete set
Provenance
The Artist
Literature
W. Spies and S. & G. Metken, Max Ernst, Werke 1929-1938, Cologne, 1979, nos. 1678, 1679, 1680 and 1681 (four other plaster pieces illustrated)