MAX ERNST (1891-1976) Study for "Dancers under Starry Sky"
signed 'max ernst' (lower right)
pencil on paper
17 7⁄8 x 12 in. (45.5 x 30.5 cm.)
Drawn in 1951
MAX ERNST (1891-1976) Study for "Dancers under Starry Sky"
signed 'max ernst' (lower right)
pencil on paper
17 7⁄8 x 12 in. (45.5 x 30.5 cm.)
Drawn in 1951
Alexandre Iolas, New York (acquired from the artist). Gift from the above to the late owners, circa 1962.
Houston, The Contemporary Arts Association, Max Ernst, January-February 1952, no. 20. Miami, Museum of Contemporary Art, Sweet Dreams and Nightmares: Dada and Surrealism from the Rosalind and Melvin Jacobs Collection, March-May 2000.
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.
Please note that the sale has been extended and the closing time for this lot will be updated accordingly.
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