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Chéri Bibi
Details
Max Ernst (1891-1976)
Chéri Bibi
signed, numbered and stamped with foundry mark 'max ernst 89/175 C. Valsuani Cire Perdue' (on the back of the base)
bronze with green patina
Height: 13¼ in. (33.6 cm.)
Conceived in 1973; this bronze version cast in 1975
Chéri Bibi
signed, numbered and stamped with foundry mark 'max ernst 89/175 C. Valsuani Cire Perdue' (on the back of the base)
bronze with green patina
Height: 13¼ in. (33.6 cm.)
Conceived in 1973; this bronze version cast in 1975
Provenance
Joseph and Jory Shapiro, Chicago.
Gift from the above to the present owner, 1998.
Gift from the above to the present owner, 1998.
Literature
W. Spies, Max Ernst: sculptures maisons paysages, Paris, 1998, exh. cat., p. 183 (another cast illustrated).
Special notice
No sales tax is due on the purchase price of this lot if it is picked up or delivered in the State of New York.
Further details
*This lot may be tax exempt from the sale tax as set forth in the Sales Tax Notice at the back of the catalogue.