Bidspirit auction | Max Ernst: L'Oiseau Janus

Max Ernst: L'Oiseau Janus - ERNST, MAX 1891 Bruehl - 1976 Paris Title: L'Oiseau Janus. Date: 1974 (draft). Technique: Bronze. Measurement: 44 x Ø 23cm. Notation: Signed and inscribed on the upper footing: max ernst epr. d'essai. Foundry Mark: Below foundry mark A. Valsuani Cire Perdu. Number: épreuve d'essai. This work originated from an edition of 20 copies, 8 épreuves d'artiste and some épreuves d'essai. Provenance: - Private collection North Rhine-Westphalia Literature: - Cf. Kaufmann, Susanne: Im Spannungsfeld von Fläche und Raum. Studien zur Wechselwirkung von Malerei und Skulptur im Werk von Max Ernst, Weimar 2003, no. 104 - Cf. Pech, Jürgen: Max Ernst. Plastische Werke, Cologne 2005, pp. 208-211, ill. - The bronze is one of the most important sculptures from the artist's late work - Impressive density of Max Ernst's artistic ideas bundled into one sculpture - Far-reaching art-historical references up to the beginnings of Surrealism Estimated shipping costs for this lot: Arrangement after the auction.   Explanations to the Catalogue Max Ernst Rhenish Expressionism Dadaism Surrealism Modern Art Sculptures 1970s Fantasy Beings Sculpture Bronze