Max Ernst (1891-1976) - Scarabée
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Max Ernst, Scarabée, 1973, lithography on Arches paper, signed in the plate, limited edition, in very good condition, sheet size 32.5 × 24 cm (image 21 × 14 cm), France, surrealism.
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Max Ernst (1891-1976)
Scarab, 1973
Lithograph on Arches paper
Signed in the stone; no handwritten signature
Dimensions:
Sheet: 32.5 × 24 cm (12.8 × 9.4 in.)
Image: 21 × 14 cm (8.3 × 5.5 in.)
Condition: very good; good margins. Not framed.
Note: Spies/Leppien 247A.
Description: late lithograph characteristic of Max Ernst, Scarab concentrates in a single insect the artist's fascination with the natural world and its hidden mythologies. The scarab, emblem of metamorphosis and solar renaissance since antiquity, belongs to the surrealist bestiary that Ernst explored since the Frottages of the "Natural History" (1926). Printed three years before his death.
Seller's Story
Since 2001, Nouvelle Compagnie des Arts Graphiques, is an online gallery, specializing in modern and contemporary original prints and works on paper.
The gallery was founded by Benjamin Sznaper in 2001 and was one of the first Parisian online galleries at this time.
It has since grown to hold a selective inventory of some of the most important original prints and works on paper by the leading artists of the 19th and 20th Centuries.
These include Andy Warhol, Alphonse Mucha, Joan Miro, Henry de Toulouse Lautrec, Roy Lichtenstein, Keith Haring, Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, and more.
Our selective inventory is carefully chosen to reach the highest standard in terms of Rarity, Condition, and Prices.
Even if we are an online Gallery it is always possible to meet us and to personally check our inventory in BIARRITZ.
Translated by Google TranslateMax Ernst (1891-1976)
Scarab, 1973
Lithograph on Arches paper
Signed in the stone; no handwritten signature
Dimensions:
Sheet: 32.5 × 24 cm (12.8 × 9.4 in.)
Image: 21 × 14 cm (8.3 × 5.5 in.)
Condition: very good; good margins. Not framed.
Note: Spies/Leppien 247A.
Description: late lithograph characteristic of Max Ernst, Scarab concentrates in a single insect the artist's fascination with the natural world and its hidden mythologies. The scarab, emblem of metamorphosis and solar renaissance since antiquity, belongs to the surrealist bestiary that Ernst explored since the Frottages of the "Natural History" (1926). Printed three years before his death.
Seller's Story
Since 2001, Nouvelle Compagnie des Arts Graphiques, is an online gallery, specializing in modern and contemporary original prints and works on paper.
The gallery was founded by Benjamin Sznaper in 2001 and was one of the first Parisian online galleries at this time.
It has since grown to hold a selective inventory of some of the most important original prints and works on paper by the leading artists of the 19th and 20th Centuries.
These include Andy Warhol, Alphonse Mucha, Joan Miro, Henry de Toulouse Lautrec, Roy Lichtenstein, Keith Haring, Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, and more.
Our selective inventory is carefully chosen to reach the highest standard in terms of Rarity, Condition, and Prices.
Even if we are an online Gallery it is always possible to meet us and to personally check our inventory in BIARRITZ.
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Edition
Limited edition
Artist
Max Ernst (1891-1976)
Title of artwork
Scarabée
Technique
Lithograph
Signature
Plate signed
Country of origin
France
Year
1973
Condition
Good condition
Height
32.5 cm
Width
24 cm
Weight
50 g
Style
Surrealism
Sold with frame
No
Period
1970-1980
