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Janus
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Max Ernst (German, 1891-1976)
Janus
signed, numbered and stamped with the foundry mark 'Max Ernst 13/18, A.Valsuari Cire perdue' (on the base)
bronze with a green patina
44 cm. high (incl. bronze base)
Conceived in plaster in 1973 and cast in bronze in 1975. This double-sided bronze also exists in black and brown patinas, each in an edition of 1/18 plus two preuves d'artistes and one preuve d'essai.
Janus
signed, numbered and stamped with the foundry mark 'Max Ernst 13/18, A.Valsuari Cire perdue' (on the base)
bronze with a green patina
44 cm. high (incl. bronze base)
Conceived in plaster in 1973 and cast in bronze in 1975. This double-sided bronze also exists in black and brown patinas, each in an edition of 1/18 plus two preuves d'artistes and one preuve d'essai.
Literature
E. Quinn, Max Ernst, Boston, 1977, pp. 18-23 and 233 (the plaster cast ill.)
Exh. cat., Cavaliero Fine Arts, New York, Max Ernst Sculpture 1934-1974, New York, 1987, p.44, no. 57 (another cast ill.).
Exh. cat., Cavaliero Fine Arts, New York, Max Ernst Sculpture 1934-1974, New York, 1987, p.44, no. 57 (another cast ill.).
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