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Max Ernst — Mr. Knife, Miss Fork (S. & L. 13)
Max Ernst

Mr. Knife, Miss Fork (S. & L. 13)

A signed photogram from Max Ernst's unnumbered edition of 200 copies, part of a publication from The Black Sun Press in Paris. The work combines photographic and artistic elements in a surrealist aesthetic.

Medium
Signed by the artist in black ink on the frontispiece photogram, from the unnumbered edition of 200 (there were also 50 numbered copies on Holland paper signed by the authors, and 5 special copies each containing four of the original drawings), published by The Black Sun Press, Paris.

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June 14, 2021

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Max Ernst, Mr. Knife, Miss Fork (S. & L. 13)

A signed photogram from Max Ernst's unnumbered edition of 200 copies, part of a publication from The Black Sun Press in Paris. The work combines photographic and artistic elements in a surrealist aesthetic.

Medium
Signed by the artist in black ink on the frontispiece photogram, from the unnumbered edition of 200 (there were also 50 numbered copies on Holland paper signed by the authors, and 5 special copies each containing four of the original drawings), published by The Black Sun Press, Paris.
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Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

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Surrealism, Experimental, Photogram, Limited Edition, Books, Contemporary

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Art Institute of Chicago