Sale 3505
Paris
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23 May 2012
Price realised
EUR 73,000
Estimate
Max Ernst (1891-1976) Sans titre huile et frottage sur carton d'artiste 26.8 x 34.7 cm. (10½ x 13 5/8 in.) Peint vers 1956
Provenance
Lucie et Pierre André Weill, Paris; vente, Me Rieunier et Bailly-Pommery, Paris, 10 avril 1987, lot 94. Acquis au cours de cette vente par le propriétaire actuel.
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Literature
W. Spies, S. et G. Menken, Max Ernst, Werke 1954-1963, Cologne, 1998, p. 76, no. 3192 (illustré).
Pre-Lot Text
COLLECTION SVETLANA ARNHOLD
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'Untitled'; oil and frottage on artist's cardboard.
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