Max Ernst Art for Sale | Max Ernst Lithographs & Prints

Max Ernst (1891-1976) was a German artist who was very influential in the Surrealist art movement. He was friends with Dada artists Jean (Hans) Arp and Marcel Duchamp, and worked with Paul Eluard, Joan Miro, Alberto Giacometti and would later marry Surrealist painter and printmaker Dorothea Tanning. In 1925 Max Ernst invented a graphic art technique called "frottage", employing pencil rubbings of objects, related to another similar technique he invented called "grattage" in which paint is scraped across canvas to reveal the imprints of the objects placed beneath. In New York he contributed to the development of Abstract Expressionism. In his later years he was a prolific lithographer. From a print collector's perspective, Max Ernst was active in Paris during the middle decades of the 20th Century, working closely with Master Printer Fernand Mourlot, as well as publishers Christian Zervos (Cahiers d'Art) and Gualtieri di San Lazzaro (founder of the journal XXe Siecle -- Chroniques du Jour). Here we are pleased to present a selection of original Max Ernst lithographs and pochoirs.

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Max Ernst original lithograph | Homage to San Lazzaro, 1975

$850.00

Max Ernst original lithograph | Homage to San Lazzaro, 1975

Medium: original lithograph. This is an original print contributed by Max Ernst in 1975 for the portfolio "San Lazzaro et ses amis", published in Paris. A number of important artists collaborated together on this project, in homage to Gualtieri di San Lazzaro, founder of the deluxe art revuel XXe Siecle (Chroniques du Jour), and an instrumental figure in the Paris art world, as a publisher, critic and friend to many of the 20th Century's great printmakers. Among the artists represented are Pablo Picasso, Georges Braque, Zao Wou-ki, Joan Miro, Marc Chagall, Graham Sutherland, Rene Magritte, Hans Hartung, Lucio Fontana, Alberto Magnelli, Henry Moore, Serge Poliakoff and Max Bill.

This is a fine impression on quality Arches wove paper, printed in Vence in 1975 by Pierre Chave, in a limited edition of 575. The total sheet measures 14 x 10 1/4 inches (355 x 260mm). Signed in the plate (not by hand).

Max Ernst "Elektra" original lithograph, 1939 first edition

$850.00

Max Ernst "Elektra" original lithograph, 1939 first edition

Medium: original lithograph. Impression on wove paper, published by San Lazzaro in 1939 for XXe Siecle (No. 5-6). A later edition was issued by XXe Siecle in 1959, but this is the original, first edition Max Ernst print. Sheet size 12 1/2 x 9 3/8 inches (320 x 238 mm). Signed and titled in the plate (not by hand).

Condition: there is some minor evidence of handling.

Max Ernst original lithograph, 1947

$500.00

Medium: original lithograph. Catalouge references: Speis 24, Hughes/Poupard 80. Printed in Paris by Mourlot and published by Pierre à Feu and Maeght Editeur for the Marcel Duchamp / André Breton project Surréalisme en 1947. Issued in a limited edition of 999. Sheet size: 9 3/8 x 8 inches; 240 x 204mm. Signed in the plate, not by hand.

Max Ernst pochoir for XXe Siecle, 1958

$300.00

Medium: pochoir. A fine impression on wove paper, this striking Max Ernst pochoir was printed by the legendary Daniel Jacomet. Issued in 1958 for the hard-to-find XXe Siecle (No. 10), published in Paris by San Lazzaro. Sheet size 12 3/8 x 9 1/2 inches (315 x 244mm). Minor handling creases. Unsigned.

Max Ernst "Deux Oiseaux" original lithograph

$250.00

Max Ernst "Deux Oiseaux" original lithograph

Medium: original lithograph. Published in 1977. Sheet size 12 x 22 1/4 inches (307 x 565mm); with center folds, as issued. Signed in the plate (not by hand). A fine impression printed on quality wove paper.

Max Ernst pochoir for Cahiers d'Art, 1949

$250.00

Max Ernst pochoir for Cahiers d'Art, 1949

Medium: pochoir. A rich impression on wove paper with bold, strong color, this whimsical Max Ernst pochoir was executed for Cahiers d'Art in 1949, published in Paris by Christian Zervos. Sheet size: 12 1/4 x 9 inches; 310 x 225mm. Unsigned.

Condition: the sheet has been trimmed.

Cahiers d'Art was published in Paris from 1926-1960 by Greek art collector, writer and art critic Christian Zervos. From a print collector's viewpoint, this art revue is most famous for the pochoirs which were commissioned for some of the issues. Zervos had high technical standards, and these works are stunning.

Max Ernst lithograph "Elektra" 1959 edition

$200.00

Max Ernst lithograph "Elektra" 1959 edition

Medium: lithograph (after the original). A nice impression on wove paper, issued in 1959 for the hard-to-find Christmas issue of XXe Siecle (No. 13), published in Paris by San Lazzaro. Note: XXe Siecle is the same institution which published the original Max Ernst print in 1939, and this second edition is the same in every way. Sheet size: 12 x 9 inches (308 x 230mm). Signed in the plate (not by hand).

Max Ernst original lithograph, 1962

$200.00

Medium: original lithograph. Printed in 1962 for XXe Siecle (issue No. 20), published in Paris by San Lazzaro. Sheet size 12 1/8 x 9 inches (310 x 230mm). Not signed.

Max Ernst "Un chant d'amour" original lithograph, 1958

$200.00

Max Ernst "Un chant d'amour" original lithograph, 1958

Medium: original lithograph. Catalogue reference Spies/Leppien 71. Printed in 1958 for XXe Siecle, published in Paris by San Lazzaro. Sheet size 12 3/8 x 9 1/8 inches (315 x 233mm). Not signed.

Max Ernst original lithograph, 1972

$150.00

Medium: original lithograph. Published in 1972 by XXe Siecle. Sheet size 12 1/4 x 9 1/4 inches (310 x 235mm). Not signed.

Max Ernst original lithograph, 1972

$150.00

Medium: original lithograph. Published in Germany in 1972 by Galerie Brusberg. Sheet size 12 3/8 x 8 7/8 inches (315 x 225mm) -- the sheet has been trimmed. Signed in the plate (not by hand).

Max Ernst original lithograph, 1971

$150.00

Medium: original lithograph. Catalogue reference Spies/Leppien 202. Published in 1971 by XXe Siecle. Sheet size 12 1/4 x 9 3/8 inches (300 x 240mm). Not signed.