Lot Essay
This sculpture was conceived and dedicated to Bernard Reis in 1944.
La tortue
Details
Max Ernst (1891-1976)
La tortue
numbered '2/9' (on the base), marked with the signature and dedication 'à Bernard Rijs cordialement Max Ernst' (under the base)
bronze with a black patina
10¼in. (26cm.)
Conceived in 1944 and cast in 1962 in a numbered edition of 9
La tortue
numbered '2/9' (on the base), marked with the signature and dedication 'à Bernard Rijs cordialement Max Ernst' (under the base)
bronze with a black patina
10¼in. (26cm.)
Conceived in 1944 and cast in 1962 in a numbered edition of 9
Provenance
Alexander Iolas, Athens, from whom purchased in 1981 by the present owner.
Literature
U.M.Schneede, Max Ernst, Hatje Bild - Monographie, Stuttgart, 1972, no. 353, p.181.
Exh. cat., max ernst: a retrospective, The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, 1975, nos. 212 - 213 (the plaster and another cast illustrated).
Exh. cat., max ernst: a retrospective, The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, 1975, nos. 212 - 213 (the plaster and another cast illustrated).