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Max Ernst — La Brebis galante, Les Éditions Premières (The Galant Sheep, The First Edition) (S. & L. 28)
Max Ernst

La Brebis galante, Les Éditions Premières (The Galant Sheep, The First Edition) (S. & L. 28)

Max Ernst's complete book includes a sophisticated combination of etching and aquatint prints alongside pochoir reproductions with accompanying text by Benjamin Péret. The publication is bound in paper boards with an original lithographic dust jacket, presenting a comprehensive artistic statement.

Medium
The complete book containing three etching and aquatints in colours and 22 reproductions with pochoir, 18 in colours, on Arches paper, the full sheets and with full margins, with text in French by Benjamin Péret and justification, the sheets bound (as issued) in paper boards with the original reddish-brown lithographic dust jacket.

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Evening & Day Editions

June 14, 2021

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Max Ernst, La Brebis galante, Les Éditions Premières (The Galant Sheep, The First Edition) (S. & L. 28)

Max Ernst's complete book includes a sophisticated combination of etching and aquatint prints alongside pochoir reproductions with accompanying text by Benjamin Péret. The publication is bound in paper boards with an original lithographic dust jacket, presenting a comprehensive artistic statement.

Medium
The complete book containing three etching and aquatints in colours and 22 reproductions with pochoir, 18 in colours, on Arches paper, the full sheets and with full margins, with text in French by Benjamin Péret and justification, the sheets bound (as issued) in paper boards with the original reddish-brown lithographic dust jacket.
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Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Multi-Media, Surrealism, German Artist, Complete Work, Illustrated Book, Etching, Collectable, Pochoir, Book Art, Aquatint

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Art Institute of Chicago