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Max Ernst (1891-1976)
Lot 365

Max Ernst (1891-1976)

Judith, les deux éléments

Closed6 November 2014

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USD 35,000

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Max Ernst (1891-1976)
Judith, les deux éléments
oil on canvas laid down on board
12 7/8 x 9 ¼ in. (32.6 x 23.7 cm.)
Painted in 1961

Jean-Louis Barrault and Madeleine Renaud, Paris (acquired from the artist).
Anon. sale, Sotheby's, New York, 9 November 1995, lot 480.
Alan Dershowitz and Carolyn Cohen, New York (acquired at the above sale); sale, Christie's, New York, 2 May 2012, lot 374.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.

Specialist note

Werner Spies has confirmed the authenticity of this work.

The present work is a design for a stage set for the play Judith, written by Jean Giraudoux. Directed by Jean-Louis Barrault in 1961 at the Théâtre de France, Max Ernst created the set designs and Dorothea Tanning was in charge of costume design.