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. Signed in the plate (not by hand).
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). Unsigned.
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).
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.
Medium: original lithograph. Executed by Max Ernst in 1964 for the front cover of XXe Siecle. Sheet size 12 1/4 x 9 1/2 inches (315 x 243mm). Not signed. Condition: some minor wear and discoloration.
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.
Medium: original lithograph. Published in Germany in 1972 by Galerie Brusberg. Sheet size 12 3/8 x 8 7/8 inches (315 x 225mm). Signed in the plate (not by hand).
Medium: original lithograph. Published in London in 1977; edition of 750. Sheet size 12 x 22 1/4 inches (307 x 565mm); with center fold, as issued. Signed in the plate (not by hand). A very rich impression printed on quality wove paper.
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 1/8 inches; 310 x 230mm. Unsigned. 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.
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.
Medium: original lithograph. Printed during the 1970's on watermarked Arches paper. Sheet size 12 3/4 x 9 1/4 inches (320 x 232mm); image size 8 1/4 x 5 1/2 inches (208 x 142mm). Not signed.