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Max Ernst (Brühl 1891-1976 Paris)
La grande tortue, 1944/1967/2021
Bronze
H 105 x W 80 x D 115 cm
Cast number 4/8; Amy Ernst, the granddaughter of Max Ernst, held the rights to cast this sculpture, produced by Susse Fondeur
Provenance: Max Ernst estate, Amy Ernst
Literature: Spies/Metken Nr. / n° 2469 (1944, original form in plaster); Spies/Metken/Pech Nr. / n° 4591,I (another cast); Werner Spies, Fabrice Hergott, Doris Krystof, Gunter Metken, Jurgen Pech: Max Ernst, sculptures, maisons, paysages, exh. cat., Centre national d'art et de culture Georges Pompidou, Paris and Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen, Dusseldorf, 1998, p. 272 (another cast)