Max Ernst (1891-1976), L'énigme (after the painting La conquête du Philosophe, 1914, by Giorgio de Chirico)
Max Ernst (1891-1976)
L'énigme (after the painting La conquête du Philosophe, 1914, by Giorgio de Chirico)
inscribed 'Chirico 1913' (lower right)
charcoal on paper
18 7/8 x 12 1/4 in. (48 x 31.3 cm.)
Executed in 1934
Provenance
Dorothea Tanning, New York, by descent from the artist.
Alexander Iolas, New York, by 1982.
Paolo Sprovieri, Rome.
Acquired from the above by the family of the present owner in July 1987.
PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF DIETER BRUSBERG, BERLIN
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Max Ernst (1891-1976)
L'énigme (after the painting La conquête du Philosophe, 1914, by Giorgio de Chirico)
inscribed 'Chirico 1913' (lower right)
charcoal on paper
18 7/8 x 12 1/4 in. (48 x 31.3 cm.)
Executed in 1934
Provenance
Dorothea Tanning, New York, by descent from the artist.
Alexander Iolas, New York, by 1982.
Paolo Sprovieri, Rome.
Acquired from the above by the family of the present owner in July 1987.
PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF DIETER BRUSBERG, BERLIN