Max Ernst (GERMAN, 1891-1976)
L'Oiseau caramel
Color photo lithograph and embossing
1969
Signed in pencil, lower right
Numbered 118/150 in pencil, lower left
Dimensions: 13 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches (34 1/4 x 24 1/4 cm)
Full margins
Spies/Leppien A 20
In overall good condition
A record price for this lithograph reached $3,122 at Villa Grisebach, Berlin
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Max Ernst created the color photo lithograph, “L’Oiseau Caramel,” in 1969. Though in French the word ‘L’Oiseau’ translates to ‘bird,’ this is not evident from what Ernst has created. Characteristic of his Dada and Surrealist style, Ernst has created a work that reflects a symbol for something rather than simply drawing an icon of a bird. This print is part of a larger portfolio consisting of a booklet "L'Oiseau Caramel" written in French by Robert Lebel and two other lithographs.

The work, which is in overall good condition, is signed in pencil on the lower right. It is numbered 118/150 in pencil on the lower left. The dimensions of the piece are 13 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches (34 1/4 x 24 1/4 cm).

Max Ernst (GERMAN 1891-1976)

The German painter, printmaker and sculptor Max Ernst was co-founder of the Dada movement. In 1922 he moved to Paris where he joined the circle of Surrealists before he immigrated to America in 1941 and returned to France in 1953. He is known for his Surrealist, fantastical paintings with mysterious creatures.