Max ERNST (1891-1976). - Lot 198

Max ERNST (1891-1976). Big Brother. Sculpture in plaster. 1967. 25.5 x 16.5 x 15 cm. Note: The work presented here is part of the preparatory work for the monumental work "Corps enseignant pour une école de tueurs", comprising three parts. We are familiar with the enlarged stone creations from Gilles Chauvelin's studio. One of them, Séraphin - Chérubin, which forms the right-hand part of the ensemble, was presented in 2009 at the Max Ernst, le Jardin de la France exhibition at the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Tours. (Werner Spies (ed.), Max Ernst OEuvreKatalog, vol. 7, Werke 1964-1969, bearbeitet von Werner Spies, Sigrid und Günter Metken und Jürgen Pech, Cologne 2007, no. 4597, p.383). see also the stone version in Würth Collection, Künzelsau, no. 4598, p. 384). The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by Dr. Jürgen Pech. The work will be included in the next supplement to the Max Ernst catalog raisonné, currently in preparation. Provenance: The works from the studio were given by Max Ernst to Gilles Chauvelin and Simone-Issaud, his second wife, then by direct succession. Bibliography: - Max Ernst. Le Jardin de la France, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Tours, October 17, 2009 - January 18, 2010, p.119. - W. Spies, Max Ernst: Sculptures, Maisons, Paysages, Paris, 1998.