THE SURREALIST WORLD OF ROSALIND GERSTEN JACOBS AND MELVIN JACOBS
MAX ERNST (1891-1976)
Tête Modern Art (P.H. 1773)
Details
MAX ERNST (1891-1976)
Tête Modern Art (P.H. 1773)
stamped with the artist's signature, the François and Pierre Hugo reference number and numbered 'max ernst 4⁄8 1631 1773' and stamped with the goldsmith's mark and the French assay mark (on the reverse)
gold pendant with the original wooden case
height: 2 1⁄2 in. (6.4 cm.)
Executed in February 1974 in a numbered edition of eight plus two examplaires d'artiste and two exemplaires d'auteur
Tête Modern Art (P.H. 1773)
stamped with the artist's signature, the François and Pierre Hugo reference number and numbered 'max ernst 4⁄8 1631 1773' and stamped with the goldsmith's mark and the French assay mark (on the reverse)
gold pendant with the original wooden case
height: 2 1⁄2 in. (6.4 cm.)
Executed in February 1974 in a numbered edition of eight plus two examplaires d'artiste and two exemplaires d'auteur
Provenance
Joan S. Sonnabend, Key Biscayne.
Acquired from the above by the late owners.
Acquired from the above by the late owners.
Literature
C. Siaud and P. Hugo, Bijoux d'artistes: Hommage à François Hugo, Aix-en-Provence, 2001, p. 111, no. 1773 (another version illustrated).