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THE PROPERTY OF A SWISS LADY
MAX ERNST (1891-1976)
Génie de la cheminée
Details
MAX ERNST (1891-1976)
Génie de la cheminée
signed, numbered and stamped with the foundry mark 'max ernst 3⁄8 Susse Frères Paris' (on the lower right side)
bronze with dark green patina
height: 41 in. (104.3 cm.)
Conceived circa 1938-1939 at St Martin d'Ardèche; this bronze version cast in a numbered edition of 8 plus 4 artist's proofs, starting in 1990
Génie de la cheminée
signed, numbered and stamped with the foundry mark 'max ernst 3⁄8 Susse Frères Paris' (on the lower right side)
bronze with dark green patina
height: 41 in. (104.3 cm.)
Conceived circa 1938-1939 at St Martin d'Ardèche; this bronze version cast in a numbered edition of 8 plus 4 artist's proofs, starting in 1990
Provenance
Dorothea Tanning, New York.
Probably acquired from the above, circa 1991-1992, and thence by descent to the present owner.
Probably acquired from the above, circa 1991-1992, and thence by descent to the present owner.
Literature
G. Hugnet, 'Max Ernst', in Cahiers d'Art, 1939, p. 144(concrete version illustrated).
M. Ernst, Beyond painting and other Writings by the Artist and his Friends, New York, 1948, p. 78 (concrete version illustrated).
P. Waldberg, Max Ernst, Paris, 1958, p. 325.
Max Ernst, Œuvre sculpté, 1913-1961, exh. cat. Le Point Cardinal, Paris, 1961 (concrete version illustrated).
W. Spies, S. & G. Metken, Max Ernst, Werke 1939-1953, Cologne, 1987, no. 2309, p. 4 (another version illustrated; titled 'Gruppe (in der Loggia)').
M. Ernst, Beyond painting and other Writings by the Artist and his Friends, New York, 1948, p. 78 (concrete version illustrated).
P. Waldberg, Max Ernst, Paris, 1958, p. 325.
Max Ernst, Œuvre sculpté, 1913-1961, exh. cat. Le Point Cardinal, Paris, 1961 (concrete version illustrated).
W. Spies, S. & G. Metken, Max Ernst, Werke 1939-1953, Cologne, 1987, no. 2309, p. 4 (another version illustrated; titled 'Gruppe (in der Loggia)').
Further details
Jürgen Pech has confirmed the authenticity of this work.
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