MAX ERNST (1891-1976)
Dame mit großem Hut (recto); Zwei Kopfstudien (verso)
signed with the artist's initials 'ME' (lower right)
pencil on paper
12.6 x 11.1cm (4 15/16 x 4 3/8in).
Executed in 1913
Footnotes:
Provenance
Franz Balke Collection, Vienna.
Anon. sale, Dorotheum, Vienna, 17 September 1969, lot 268.
Private collection, Austria (acquired at the above sale).
Private collection, UK (by descent from the above).

Literature
W. Spies, S. & G. Metken, Max Ernst, Oeuvre-Katalog, Werke 1906-1925, Cologne, 1975, no. 142 (illustrated p. 72).
J-L. André & E. Morin, Maisons privées d'architectes, Paris, 1999 (illustrated p. 110).
This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: AR
AR Goods subject to Artists Resale Right Additional Premium.

The sheet is hinged at two points along the upper edge (verso).


There is a small piece of paper tape to the upper right corner. There is a small translucent stain to the lower right quadrant. A few tiny scattered spots of foxing visible. The sheet has darkened slightly.


In our opinion, the work is in overall excellent condition.