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Max Ernst — Orobas
Max Ernst

Orobas

1942

Max Ernst's 'Orobas' is an oil painting from 1942 that likely references the demon Orobas from occult tradition. The work exemplifies Ernst's surrealist approach to subject matter and form.

Medium
oil on canvas

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Modernités

October 25, 2022

Estimate: $450,000$650,000

Lot 18

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Max Ernst, Orobas, 1942

Max Ernst's 'Orobas' is an oil painting from 1942 that likely references the demon Orobas from occult tradition. The work exemplifies Ernst's surrealist approach to subject matter and form.

Medium
oil on canvas
Year
1942
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Surrealism, Max Ernst, 1942, Modernism, Oil on Canvas, Occult

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Art Institute of Chicago