Max Ernst (1891-1976) , Janus | Christie's

Sale 2336

Modern and Contemporary Art

Amsterdam

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4 June 1997

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Lot 273

Max Ernst (1891-1976)

Janus

Price realised

NLG 71,498

Estimate

NLG 40,000 - NLG 60,000

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Max Ernst (1891-1976)
Janus
signed, numbered and with foundry mark on the base Max Ernst, 10/18, A. Valsuari Cire perdue
bronze
45 cm high
Executed in 1973 and cast in 1975
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Literature and exhibited

Literature

Edward Quinn, Max Ernst, Paris 1976, p. 23 (illustration of another cast) ,p. 18, p. 233, illustration of fragments of the plaster
exhibition catalogue, Max Ernst, Sculpture 1934-1974, Cavaliero Fine Arts, New York, 1987, p. 44, no. 57 (illustration of another cast)

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