Photo © Phillips — view this lot on Phillips ↗Figure (S. & L. 37), 1950
Etching · Paper · ed. 9/30
Phillips · Oct 22, 2026$3,354 ≈ £2,503 ≈ €2,993Sign up free to see price
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Altes Semester
Max Ernst (German, 1891–1976) · Circa 1912
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€65,520 price realized incl. premium
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- Medium
- Oil · Paintings all oil results →As published: “Oil on card”
- Support
- Board
- Signed / inscribed
- Monogrammed · Max Ernst signature
- Category
- Oil paintings
- Dimensions
- 27.1 x 24.4 cm
- Auction house
- Lempertz
- Sale
- Auction 1268 Evening Sale - Modern and Contemporary Art (1268-1)
- Date
- May 30, 2025
- Location
- 30.05.2025 18:00, Cologne
- Lot
- 12
- Estimate
- €50,000 – €70,000 (≈ $56,695 – $79,373) (≈ £42,059 – £58,882)
- Source
- Auction house lempertz.com ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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Photo © Phillips — view this lot on Phillips ↗Figure (S. & L. 37), 1950
Etching · Paper · ed. 9/30
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Photo © Phillips — view this lot on Phillips ↗Le Sonneur, Carte de l'Océan (The Ringer, Map of the Ocean), from 'La Chasse au Snark' ('The Hunting of the Snark') by Lewis Carroll (S. & L. 32), 1950
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Phillips · Oct 22, 2026$6,450 ≈ £4,813 ≈ €5,756Sign up free to see pricePhoto © Rago Auctions — view this lot on Rago Auctions ↗Fifteen works (from La Brebis galante), 1949
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