Janus (Giano)
Details
Max Ernst (1891-1976)
Janus (Giano)
inscribed with the signature and numbered 'max ernst 12/18'; stamped with the foundry mark 'Valsuani Cire perdue' (on the base)
bronze with green patina
17in. (43cm.) high
Conceived in Paris in 1973 and cast at a later date
Janus (Giano)
inscribed with the signature and numbered 'max ernst 12/18'; stamped with the foundry mark 'Valsuani Cire perdue' (on the base)
bronze with green patina
17in. (43cm.) high
Conceived in Paris in 1973 and cast at a later date
Provenance
Anon. sale, Auktionshaus Germann, Zurich, 7 June 1985
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Literature
Exh. Cat., Museo d'Arte Contemporanea, Castello di Rivoli, Max Ernst Sculpture, May-September 1996 (another cast illustrated p. 186).