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Geburtsort by Max Ernst, 1960, Gouache on card, offered Jun 2016Photo © Lempertz — view this lot on Lempertz ↗

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Geburtsort

Max Ernst (German, 1891–1976) · 1960

Unsold / did not meet reserve

Estimate €12,000 – €15,000 (≈ $13,385 – $16,731) (≈ £9,274 – £11,593)

Offered at Lempertz and passed / bought in. Counted in the artist’s sell-through rate; no price, so not in price averages.

Auction history of this work: offered 2 times ↓

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Medium
Gouache · Works on paper all gouache results →
As published: “Gouache on card”
Support
Board
Signed / inscribed
Signed
Category
Gouaches
Dimensions
5 x 4.5 cm
Auction house
Lempertz
Sale
Auction 1070 Modern Art (1070-1)
Date
June 3, 2016
Location
03.06.2016 18:00, Cologne
Lot
385
Estimate
€12,000 – €15,000 (≈ $13,385 – $16,731) (≈ £9,274 – £11,593)
Source
Auction house lempertz.com ↗
Retrieved Sep 25, 2026

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Provenance trail: auction history of this work

Offered twice between 2016 and 2018 · sold 1 · bought in / unsold 1

  1. Geburtsort, Lempertz 2016

    Jun 3, 2016 · Lempertz this result

    Auction 1070 Modern Art, lot 385

    Bought in / unsold · est. €12,000 – €15,000

    As catalogued

    Max Ernst, “Geburtsort”, 1960

    Gouache on card

    5 x 4.5 cm

  2. Geburtsort, Lempertz 2018

    Jun 1, 2018 · Lempertz

    Auction 1110 Modern Art, lot 402

    Sold €7,440Sign up to see · est. €8,000 – €12,000

    As catalogued

    Max Ernst, “Geburtsort”, 1960

    Gouache on card

    5 x 4.5 cm

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