LOT DETAILS

Materials:

crayon and frottage on paper

Measurements:

3.86 in. (9.80 cm.) (height) by 5.39 in. (13.70 cm.) (width)

Markings:

signed 'max ernst' (upper right), inscribed 'Ça grouille' (upper left)

Exhibited:

Geneva, Galerie Engelberts, Max Ernst: Dessins, frottages, estampes originales, October - November 1971 (illustrated).

Literature:

W. Spies, S. & G. Metken, Max Ernst, Œuvre-Katalog, Werke 1954-1963, Cologne, 2007, no. 3727, p. 351 (illustrated).

Provenance:

Galerie Engelberts, Geneva. Anonymous sale, Van Ham, Cologne, 16 May 1998, lot 229. Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.