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Sphinx
Max Ernst (German, 1891–1976) · 1939
€462 price realized incl. premium
≈ $495≈ £393
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- Medium
- Lithograph · Prints & multiples all lithograph results →As published: “Farblithografie auf Velin”
- Support
- Paper
- Edition
- 46/50
- Signed / inscribed
- Signiert und nummeriert
- Category
- Lithographs
- Dimensions
- 25 x 19,5cm
- Auction house
- Van Ham
- Sale
- ONLINE ONLY | Max Ernst - Loebermann Collection (1139)
- Date
- May 31, 2022
- Location
- Cologne, Germany
- Lot
- 2
- Estimate
- €300 – — (≈ $321) (≈ £255)
- Source
- Auction house van-ham.com ↗Retrieved Sep 27, 2026
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