Max Ernst, illustrator (German, 1891-1976) La Brebis Galante

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Max Ernst, illustrator (German, 1891-1976)

La Brebis Galante, by Benjamin Peret, published in 1949 by Éditions Premières, Paris, edition of 300, containing three etchings plus twenty-one pochoir illustrations. Signed "Max Ernst" in ink and numbered "74" opposite the title page. Sheet sizes 9 1/4 x 7 1/2 in. (23.4 x 19.0 cm),paper bound with cloth-covered slipcase.
Condition: Very minor wear, staining to edges of pages.

Provenance: From the estate of Mary Lee Ingbar, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Estimate $2,000-3,000

The work is on cream Arches paper. There are some areas wear the bound edges are just starting to pull away at the top and /or bottom.

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