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THE JOANNA CARSON COLLECTION: A LEGACY OF GLAMOUR AND GIVING, PROPERTY SOLD WITH THE INTENT TO BENEFIT VARIOUS CHARITIES
MAX ERNST (1891-1976)
Tortue
Details
MAX ERNST (1891-1976)
Tortue
signed, numbered and inscribed 'To Bernard Reis cordialement max ernst 4⁄9' (underneath the base)
bronze with dark brown patina
Height: 10 in. (25.4 cm.)
Length: 11 in. (27.9 cm.)
Conceived in 1944 and cast in 1962
Tortue
signed, numbered and inscribed 'To Bernard Reis cordialement max ernst 4⁄9' (underneath the base)
bronze with dark brown patina
Height: 10 in. (25.4 cm.)
Length: 11 in. (27.9 cm.)
Conceived in 1944 and cast in 1962
Provenance
Bernard J. Reis, New York (gift from the artist).
Anon. sale, Sotheby Parke Bernet, Inc., New York, 6 November 1981, lot 396.
Joanna and Johnny Carson, Los Angeles (acquired at the above sale).
The Joanna Carson Collection, Los Angeles, 1984.
Anon. sale, Sotheby Parke Bernet, Inc., New York, 6 November 1981, lot 396.
Joanna and Johnny Carson, Los Angeles (acquired at the above sale).
The Joanna Carson Collection, Los Angeles, 1984.
Literature
A. Bosquet, Max Ernst, Oeuvre Sculpté, 1913-1961, Paris, 1961 (plaster version illustrated, fig. 25).
J. Russell, Max Ernst, Life and Work, London, 1967, p. 348, no. 141 (plaster version illustrated).
U.M. Schneede, Max Ernst, Stuttgart, 1972, p. 212, no. 353 (another cast illustrated).
W. Spies and S. and G. Metken, Max Ernst, Oeuvre Katalog, Werke 1939-1953, Cologne, 1987, vol. 5, p. 89, no. 2469,I (another cast illustrated).
S. Kaufmann, Im Spannungsfeld von Fläche und Raum, Studien zur Wechselwirkung von Malerei und Skulptur im Werk von Max Ernst, Weimar, 2003, p. 239, no. 246 (plaster version and another cast illustrated, p. 371).
J. Pech, Max Ernst, Plastische Werk, Cologne, 2005, pp. 76-77 (another cast illustrated in color).
W. Spies, S. and G. Metken and J. Pech, Max Ernst, Werke 1964-1969, Houston, 2007, p. 376, no. 4591,I (large version illustrated).
J. Russell, Max Ernst, Life and Work, London, 1967, p. 348, no. 141 (plaster version illustrated).
U.M. Schneede, Max Ernst, Stuttgart, 1972, p. 212, no. 353 (another cast illustrated).
W. Spies and S. and G. Metken, Max Ernst, Oeuvre Katalog, Werke 1939-1953, Cologne, 1987, vol. 5, p. 89, no. 2469,I (another cast illustrated).
S. Kaufmann, Im Spannungsfeld von Fläche und Raum, Studien zur Wechselwirkung von Malerei und Skulptur im Werk von Max Ernst, Weimar, 2003, p. 239, no. 246 (plaster version and another cast illustrated, p. 371).
J. Pech, Max Ernst, Plastische Werk, Cologne, 2005, pp. 76-77 (another cast illustrated in color).
W. Spies, S. and G. Metken and J. Pech, Max Ernst, Werke 1964-1969, Houston, 2007, p. 376, no. 4591,I (large version illustrated).
Further Details
This work will be included in the forthcoming volume of the Max Ernst catalogue raisonné, currently being prepared by Werner Spies in collaboration with Sigrid Metken and Jürgen Pech.
Brought to you by
Emmanuelle Loulmet
Specialist, Head of the Impressionist and Modern Day Sale