Auction: American & European Works of Art - 2547BLocation: BostonDate / Time: May 20, 2011 12:00PM
Description:
Max Ernst, illustrator (German, 1891-1976)
Les Chiens ont Soif by Jacques Prévert, 1964, total edition of 320 including two color etchings and twenty-five color lithographs (Leppien, A9). The etchings both signed "max ernst" in pencil l.r., the book identified and numbered "121" on the colophon page. Sheet sizes 17 1/4 x 12 3/8 in. (43.7 x 31.4 cm),presented in the original clamshell portfolio box.
Condition: Subtle toning.
Estimate $2,000-2,500
The portfolio box has slight wear and soiling. The toning to the pages is extremely minor.