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Lithograph · ed. 15/450
Artmark · Sep 24, 2026€250 ≈ $284 ≈ £215Sign up free to see price
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La forêt, à l'aube
Max Ernst (German, 1891–1976) · 1958
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- Medium
- Lithograph · Prints & multiples all lithograph results →As published: “lithograph on Rives paper”
- Support
- Paper
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed 'max ernst' lower right · Max Ernst signature
- Category
- Lithographs
- Dimensions
- image 52.1 x 41 cm (20 1/2 x 16 1/8 in.) sheet 64.9 x 46.6 cm (25 1/2 x 18 3/8 in.)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- Maximiliana: Max Ernst from the Collection of Peter Schamoni, Online Auction (UK090621)
- Date
- December 1, 2021
- Location
- London
- Lot
- 18
- Estimate
- £500 – £700 (≈ $666 – $932) (≈ €588 – €824)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 27, 2026
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