PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED PRIVATE GERMAN COLLECTION
MAX ERNST (1891-1976)
Chéri Bibi
Details
MAX ERNST (1891-1976)
Chéri Bibi
signed, numbered and stamped with the foundry mark 'max ernst 12⁄175 A. VALSUANI CIRE PERDUE' (on the back of the base)
bronze with black patina
height: 13 in. (33 cm.)
Conceived in 1973, and cast in bronze by Fonderie Valsuani, Paris, in a numbered edition of 175
Chéri Bibi
signed, numbered and stamped with the foundry mark 'max ernst 12⁄175 A. VALSUANI CIRE PERDUE' (on the back of the base)
bronze with black patina
height: 13 in. (33 cm.)
Conceived in 1973, and cast in bronze by Fonderie Valsuani, Paris, in a numbered edition of 175
Provenance
Galerie Heseler, Munich.
Acquired from the above by the late owner on 16 January 1979.
Acquired from the above by the late owner on 16 January 1979.
Literature
J. Pech, Max Ernst, Plastische Werke, Cologne, 2005, p. 206 (illustrated pp. 206 & 207).
Further Details
Dr. Jürgen Pech, Bonn, Germany, has confirmed the authenticity of this work.
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