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Auction archive: Lot number 30

Max Ernst

Estimate
£65,000 - £85,000
ca. US$89,415 - US$116,927
Price realised:
£151,200
ca. US$207,993
Auction archive: Lot number 30

Max Ernst

Estimate
£65,000 - £85,000
ca. US$89,415 - US$116,927
Price realised:
£151,200
ca. US$207,993
Beschreibung:

Homme (Spezialpreis für die Kurzfilmtage in Oberhausen)
incised with the artist's name and foundry 'max ernst Susse Fondeur Paris' on the base bronze 28 x 12 x 10 cm (11 x 4 3/4 x 3 7/8 in.) Conceived in 1960 and cast by Susse Fondeur, Paris in 1966, this work is from an edition of 5 bronze examples cast as a special prize for the Internationale Westdeutsche Kurzfilmtage festival in Oberhausen. Dr. Jürgen Pech has confirmed the authenticity of this work, which will be included in the supplementary volume of the complete work of Max Ernst now in preparation, edited by Prof. Dr. Werner Spies in collaboration with Dr. Jürgen Pech and Dr. Sigrid Metken. Other examples from this edition were awarded to Jan Lenica Walerian Borowczyk, and Jan Švankmajer, with the final example gifted to Schloss Oberhausen by Hilmar Hoffmann.

Auction archive: Lot number 30
Auction:
Datum:
15 Oct 2021
Auction house:
Phillips
30 Berkeley Square, London, United Kingdom, W1J 6EX (map)
Beschreibung:

Homme (Spezialpreis für die Kurzfilmtage in Oberhausen)
incised with the artist's name and foundry 'max ernst Susse Fondeur Paris' on the base bronze 28 x 12 x 10 cm (11 x 4 3/4 x 3 7/8 in.) Conceived in 1960 and cast by Susse Fondeur, Paris in 1966, this work is from an edition of 5 bronze examples cast as a special prize for the Internationale Westdeutsche Kurzfilmtage festival in Oberhausen. Dr. Jürgen Pech has confirmed the authenticity of this work, which will be included in the supplementary volume of the complete work of Max Ernst now in preparation, edited by Prof. Dr. Werner Spies in collaboration with Dr. Jürgen Pech and Dr. Sigrid Metken. Other examples from this edition were awarded to Jan Lenica Walerian Borowczyk, and Jan Švankmajer, with the final example gifted to Schloss Oberhausen by Hilmar Hoffmann.

Auction archive: Lot number 30
Auction:
Datum:
15 Oct 2021
Auction house:
Phillips
30 Berkeley Square, London, United Kingdom, W1J 6EX (map)
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