ERNST, Max (1891-1976). Histoire Naturelle . Paris: Jeanne Bucher, 1926.
ERNST, Max (1891-1976). Histoire Naturelle . Paris: Jeanne Bucher, 1926. 2 o (498 x 323 mm). 34 collotypes after frottages by Ernst. (Some spotting and browning.) Original quarter cloth portfolio (split at spine, some browning and scuffing). LIMITED EDITION, number 89 of 250 copies on vélin of a total edition of 306 copies SIGNED BY MAX ERNST In the early 1920s, Max Ernst the surrealist artist Max Ernst began to create images such as those seen in Histoire Naturelle by rubbing textured surfaces. Ernst coined the term frottage (French for "rubbing") for this kind of art form and has since been credited as its inventor. Spies & Leppien 222 (1972 reprint of this edition).
ERNST, Max (1891-1976). Histoire Naturelle . Paris: Jeanne Bucher, 1926.
ERNST, Max (1891-1976). Histoire Naturelle . Paris: Jeanne Bucher, 1926. 2 o (498 x 323 mm). 34 collotypes after frottages by Ernst. (Some spotting and browning.) Original quarter cloth portfolio (split at spine, some browning and scuffing). LIMITED EDITION, number 89 of 250 copies on vélin of a total edition of 306 copies SIGNED BY MAX ERNST In the early 1920s, Max Ernst the surrealist artist Max Ernst began to create images such as those seen in Histoire Naturelle by rubbing textured surfaces. Ernst coined the term frottage (French for "rubbing") for this kind of art form and has since been credited as its inventor. Spies & Leppien 222 (1972 reprint of this edition).
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