MAX ERNST (1891-1976)
Lot 33

MAX ERNST (1891-1976)

Correspondances dangereuses, from Brunidor Portfolio, No.1 (Spies & Leppien 25)

Fermé26 October 2011

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USD 9,375

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MAX ERNST (1891-1976)
Correspondances dangereuses, from Brunidor Portfolio, No.1 (Spies & Leppien 25)
etching, 1947, on wove paper, signed in pencil, numbered '15/15', annotated 'épreuve d'artiste' (an artist's proof, the edition was 70), published by Brunidor Editions, New York, with full margins, generally in good condition, framed
P. 12 x 9 in. (300 x 230 mm.)
S. 16¾ x 13 in. (425 x 330 mm.)

Note du spécialiste

Printed in New York at Stanley William Hayter's studio, Atelier 17, the ambiguous composition of Correspondances dangereuses with its suggestion of multiple figures in conflict, stemmed from Hayter's encouragement that the artist return to semi-autonomist techniques and improvisiational proccesses. The Brunidor Portfolio united the work of the seven outstanding surrealists located in New York: Ernst, Hayter, Lam, Matta, Miró, Seligman and Tanguy.