Max Ernst (Brühl, 1891 - Paris, 1976), Initiale... Lot 50

Max Ernst (Brühl, 1891 - Paris, 1976), Initiale I, 1958 Collage, cut-out engraving and India ink on paper Signed in pencil on the bottom right "Max Ernst" 8,8 x 4,5 cm (subject) 18 x 10 cm (sheet) Provenance: -Geneviève and Jean-Paul Kahn collection, Paris Bibliography: - Patrick Waldberg, "Max Ernst", Paris 1958, illustrated in the catalogue p. 111 (publication for which the work was created) - John Russell, "Max Ernst. Leben und Werk", DuMont Schauberg, Cologne 1966, illustrated in the catalogue p. 18 - Werner Spies, Sigrid and Gunter Metken, "Max Ernst oeuvre-katalog", Werke 1954 - 1963, Menil Foundation and DuMont Buchervald, Cologne, 1998, illustrated in the catalogue under no. 3398 p. 181 Our thanks to Dr. Jürgen Pech for his kind contribution to complete the catalogue.