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How much Max Ernst paintings are worth depends on their size, history, condition and other factors. In 2023, his oil-on-panel piece Taya's Sun sold for more than $304,000 at auction. Ernst was a pioneer in the Dada and Surrealist movements, pushing their boundaries with his unconventional methods of printmaking, drawing and collage. If you own an Ernst, consider having a certified appraiser or experienced art dealer evaluate it. Explore a selection of Max Ernst art on 1stDibs.
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Ficus Elastica - Original lithograph - Limited / 25 copies
By Max Ernst
Located in Paris, IDF
Max ERNST (1891-1976)
Ficus Elastica, c. 1965
Original lithograph
Unsigned
Numbered / XXV copies
On Japanese paper 57 x 42 cm
INFORMATION: Edition produced by Lucien Treillard, pub...
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
original lithograph
By Max Ernst
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. Catalogue reference Spies/Leppien 202. Published in 1971 by XXe Siecle. Sheet size: 12 1/4 x 9 3/8 inches (310 x 238 mm). Not signed.
Category
1970s Surrealist Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Untitled (Two Birds) - Etching by Max Ernst - 1972
By Max Ernst
Located in Roma, IT
Etching and aquatint on Japan paper, realized in 1972.
Printed and published by Georges Visat, Paris.
Edition of 100, numbered 99/100 and hand signed in pencil.
Category
1970s Surrealist Abstract Prints
Materials
Etching
Surrealist Dream : Couple of Roosters - Original lithograph (Spies #p. 438)
By Max Ernst
Located in Paris, IDF
Max Ernst (1891-1976)
Surrealist Dream : Couple of Roosters, 1970
Original color lithograph
Printed signature in the plate
On Arches vellum 33.5 × 61 cm (c. 13 x 24 in)
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Category
1970s Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Max Ernst La forêt à l’aube The Forest at Dawn Salon de Mai original litho 1958
By Max Ernst
Located in PARIS, FR
Max Ernst’s La forêt à l’aube (The Forest at Dawn) is a hauntingly poetic original lithograph created in 1958 for the renowned Parisian exhibition, the Salon de Mai. This particular ...
Category
1950s Prints and Multiples
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
"Mr Knife, Miss Fork"
By Max Ernst
Located in Henderson, NV
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 Ma...
Category
1930s Surrealist Prints and Multiples
Materials
Photogram