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Mandala pour Alain
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Max Ernst (1891-1976)
Mandala pour Alain
signed and dated 'max ernst 61' (lower right); titled 'Mandala pour Alain' (lower left); signed, dated and inscribed 'Monsieur Alain Bosquet, Paris Huismes le 19 VII 61. Cher Alain, pour une guéraison [sic] rapide, regardes le mandala fixément pendant 3 minutes à jeun chaque matin. Je t'embrasse. max' (on the reverse)
oil, painted collage and watercolour on panel
10 5/8 x 8 5/8 in. (27 x 21.8 cm.)
Painted in 1961
Mandala pour Alain
signed and dated 'max ernst 61' (lower right); titled 'Mandala pour Alain' (lower left); signed, dated and inscribed 'Monsieur Alain Bosquet, Paris Huismes le 19 VII 61. Cher Alain, pour une guéraison [sic] rapide, regardes le mandala fixément pendant 3 minutes à jeun chaque matin. Je t'embrasse. max' (on the reverse)
oil, painted collage and watercolour on panel
10 5/8 x 8 5/8 in. (27 x 21.8 cm.)
Painted in 1961
Provenance
Alain Bosquet, Paris, a gift from the artist in 1961.
Acquired from the estate of the above by the present owner.
Acquired from the estate of the above by the present owner.
Literature
W. Spies, S. & G. Metken, Max Ernst, Werke 1954-1963, Cologne, 1998, no. 3587 (illustrated p. 279).
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium