Max Ernst (1891-1976), The Stolen Mirror

Max Ernst (1891-1976)
The Stolen Mirror
signed 'max ernst' (lower right); signed again, dated and inscribed 'max ernst 1941 product of France' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
25 5/8 x 31 7/8 in. (65 x 81 cm.)
Painted in 1941

Provenance

Edward James, London, by 1951.
Jimmy Ernst, New Canaan, Connecticut.
Dallas Ernst, Sag Harbor, New York, by descent from the above in 1984.
Estate of Edith Dallas Ernst, by descent from the above; sale, Christie's, New York, 1 November 2011, lot 36 ($16,322,500).
Private collection, London, by whom acquired at the above sale.

PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE EUROPEAN COLLECTION