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Max Ernst Art for Sale -- Max Ernst Lithographs and 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 "Elektra" original lithograph, 1939 first edition Max Ernst "Elektra" original lithograph, 1939 first edition

Medium: original lithograph. This impression was printed in 1939 for the art revue XXe Siecle (issue number 5-6) and published by San Lazzaro. A later edition was also published by XXe Siecle in 1959, but this is the original, first edition Max Ernst lithograph. Size: 12 1/2 x 9 5/8 inches (317 x 245 mm). Signed in the plate (not by hand).

Condition: there are six pinholes along the left edge of the sheet from the publisher's original binding staples, which also demonstrates the provenance of this work.

$850.00
Max Ernst photogram Mr Knife Miss Fork Max Ernst photogram "Mr Knife, Miss Fork"

Medium: gelatin silver print (photogram). Printed in 1931 and published in Paris for the journal Arts et Metiers Graphiques. A photogram was an experimental technique conceived by Man Ray and Max Ernst as a way of making photographic prints without a camera. Size: 7 x 4 1/2 inches (175 x 113 mm). This work was attached by the publisher onto a larger support sheet. Not signed.

$400.00
Max Ernst pochoir for XXe Siecle, 1958 Max Ernst pochoir for XXe Siecle, 1958

Medium: pochoir. A fine impression on wove paper, this Max Ernst pochoir was printed at the atelier Daniel Jacomet in 1958 for the hard-to-find XXe Siecle (issue number 10) published in Paris by San Lazzaro. Size: 12 3/8 x 9 1/2 inches (315 x 242 mm). Not signed.

Condition: there is a bump to the top right corner of the sheet.

$300.00
Max Ernst "Un chant d'amour" original lithograph, 1958 Max Ernst "Un chant d'amour" original lithograph

Medium: original lithograph. Catalogue reference Spies/Leppien 71. Printed in 1958 for the art revue XXe Siecle (issue number 11) and published in Paris by San Lazzaro. Sheet size: 12 3/8 x 9 1/2 inches (314 x 241 mm). Not signed.

Condition: there is a small bump to the bottom right corner of the sheet.

$300.00
Max Ernst lithograph Les chiens ont soif Max Ernst lithograph "Les chiens ont soif" 1964

Medium: lithograph (after the drawing). Printed by Mourlot for the deluxe limited edition portfolio "Les chiens ont soif", this is one of 250 impressions on BFK Rives wove paper (the total edition was 320). Published in Paris in 1964 by Au Pont des Arts. The full sheet measures 17 x 12 inches (435 x 308 mm). There is printed text on the back side, as issued. Not signed.

$150.00
Max Ernst lithograph Les chiens ont soif Max Ernst lithograph "Les chiens ont soif" 1964

Medium: lithograph (after the drawing). Printed by Mourlot and from the deluxe limited edition portfolio "Les chiens ont soif", this is one of 250 impressions on BFK Rives wove paper (the total edition was 320). Published in Paris in 1964 by Au Pont des Arts. The full sheet measures 17 x 12 inches (435 x 308 mm). There is printed text on the back side, as issued. Not signed.

$150.00
Max Ernst original lithograph, 1971 Max Ernst original lithograph, 1971

Medium: original lithograph. Catalogue reference Spies/Leppien 202. Printed in 1971 and published by XXe Siecle. Size: 12 1/4 x 9 3/8 inches (310 x 238 mm). Not signed.

$100.00
Max Ernst lithograph, 1958 Max Ernst lithograph, 1958

Medium: lithograph (after the drawing). Printed in 1958 for the front cover of the art revue XXe Siecle (issue number 11) and published in Paris by San Lazzaro. Sheet size: 12 3/8 x 9 1/2 inches (314 x 243 mm). Please note, this listing is for the front cover lithograph only and does not include any other prints from this edition. Not signed.

Condition: there is some general wear.

$75.00