05-21-201005-22-2010
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2507Boston
May 21, 2010 12:00 PMCalender
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Max Ernst (German, 1891-1976) Histoire Naturelle

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$5,629$4,750
Auction: American & European Works of Art - 2507Location: BostonDate / Time: May 21, 2010 12:00PM

Description:

Max Ernst (German, 1891-1976)

Histoire Naturelle, with an introduction by Hans Arp, published in 1926 by J. Bucher, Paris, total edition of 306, unbound portfolio of thirty-four collotypes. Signed "Max Ernst" in ink and numbered "293" in pencil on the colophon page. Sheet sizes 19 5/8 x 12 3/4 in. (49.7 x 32.4 cm),in the original portfolio with a (later) portfolio box.
Condition: Unobtrusive toning, wear to portfolio.

Provenance: Purchased from Lucien Goldschmidt, Inc., New York, 1979; the estate of Mary Lee Ingbar, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Estimate $3,000-5,000

Keywords

Max Ernst, Paris, Hans Arp, Mary Lee Ingbar, Massachusetts, Cambridge, Lucien Goldschmidt Inc.