Max Ernst - 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Morning Session New York Wednesday, May 15, 2019 | Phillips
  • Provenance

    Galerie Denise René Hans Mayer, Dusseldorf
    Paul Gredinger, Switzerland
    Thomas Ammann Fine Art AG, Zurich
    Private Collection (acquired from the above in 1989)

  • Exhibited

    Castello di Rivoli, Museo d’Arte Contemporanea, Max Ernst sculture/sculptures, May 16 – September 15, 1996, p. 192 (another example exhibited and illustrated, p. 198)

189

Portrait d’ un ancêtre (Portrait of an ancestor)

incised with the artist’s signature and number “max ernst VI/VII” and stamped with the Valsuani foundry mark on the reverse
bronze with green patina
17 x 11 x 8 in. (43 x 28 x 20 cm.)
Executed in 1975, this work is number 6 from an edition of 7 and is accompanied by a photo-certificate stamped with the artist’s monogram.

Estimate
$50,000 - 70,000 

Sold for $175,000

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New York
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20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Morning Session

New York Auction 15 May | On View at 432 and 450 Park Avenue