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MAX ERNST Etching Surrealism German

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MAX ERNST Etching Surrealism German
MAX ERNST<BR>Cologne 1891- 1976 Paris (German) <BR><BR>Et, comme dit l'état-major - 1972 <BR>Original Hand Signed and Hand Inscribed Etching <BR><BR>Title : Et, comme dit l'état-major. <BR><BR>Technique : Original Etching on Arches paper with full margins. <BR><BR>Paper Size : 39 X 28 cm / 15.4 X 11 inch. <BR><BR>Image Size : 28.5 X 19.5 cm / 11.2 X 7.7 inch. <BR><BR>Additional Information : This work is Hand Signed in pencil at the lower right margin "max ernst". <BR>And also hand inscribed in pencil "essai" (trial) at the lower left margin.<BR>It was printed in 1972 in the series "La ballade du soldat" (The ballade of the soldier).<BR>The etching was printed in a limited edition of 79 examplares/proofs but this one is one of the few (possibly one of a kind) that were printed before the full edition as a trial proof the examine the color or composition. <BR><BR>Literature : The complete graphic work of Max Ernst by Spies and Leppien, refernce Spies/Leppien 218 XXX.<BR><BR>Condition : Excellent condition.