Max Ernst (1891-1976)
Deux hommes oiseaux
signed 'max ernst' (lower right)
colored pencils and frottage on paper
11 x 7 ½ in. (27.7 x 19.4 cm.)
Executed circa 1950
Max Ernst (1891-1976)
Deux hommes oiseaux
signed 'max ernst' (lower right)
colored pencils and frottage on paper
11 x 7 ½ in. (27.7 x 19.4 cm.)
Executed circa 1950
Hélène Anavi, Paulhiac, France; Estate sale, Sotheby Parke Bernet & Co., London, 28 March 1984, lot 74. The New Art Centre, London. Nohra Haime Gallery, New York. Private collection, United States; sale, Christie's, New York, 15 February 2000, lot 14. Private collection, New York (acquired at the above sale by the present owner). Acquired from the above by the late owner.
W. Spies and S. and G. Metken, Max Ernst: Werke, 1939-1953, Cologne, 1987, p. 271, no. 2832 (illustrated).