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Sphinx
Max Ernst (German, 1891–1976) · circa 1959
Unsold / did not meet reserve
Estimate $200 – $300 (≈ £127 – £190) (≈ €157 – €235)
Offered at Jackson's International Auctioneers and passed / bought in. Counted in the artist’s sell-through rate; no price, so not in price averages.
- Medium
- Lithograph · Prints & multiples all lithograph results →As published: “Lithograph on paper”
- Support
- Paper
- Edition
- 23/50
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed in pencil lower right and numbered lower left “23/50”
- Category
- Lithographs
- Dimensions
- 14 inches x 11 inches (35.5 cm x 28.5 cm)
- Auction house
- Jackson's International Auctioneers
- Sale
- World Treasures- Russian, Asian, European & American Works (May12_catalog)
- Date
- May 22, 2012
- Location
- Cedar Falls, Iowa, United States
- Lot
- 331A
- Estimate
- $200 – $300 (≈ £127 – £190) (≈ €157 – €235)
- Source
- Auction house jacksons.auction ↗Retrieved Sep 27, 2026
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