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Max Ernst (1891-1976)
Lot 369

Max Ernst (1891-1976)

Le facteur automne

Closed14 May 2019

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Max Ernst (1891-1976)
Le facteur automne
signed 'max ernst' (lower right); signed again, dated and titled 'Le Facteur automne max ernst 57' (on the reverse)
oil on panel
9 ½ x 7 3/8 in. (24.1 x 18.8 cm.)
Painted in 1957

Cynthia and Edward Lasker, Los Angeles (1963).
Private collection, Los Angeles (by descent from the above, 2010).
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2014.

Specialist note

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.