Max Ernst, Composition (Spies/Leppien 218), La Ballade du Soldat, Lithograph

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Max Ernst, Composition (Spies/Leppien 218), La Ballade du Soldat, Lithograph

Max Ernst, Composition (Spies/Leppien 218), La Ballade du Soldat, is a lithograph on vlin d'Arches paper, measuring 21.875 x 15 inches, in excellent condition, published in 1972 and unnumbered as issued.

Item Specifics:

Lithograph on vlin d'Arches paper.

Paper size: 21.875 x 15 inches.

Excellent condition.

Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued.

Notes: From the folio, La Ballade du Soldat, 34 Lithographies Originales de Max Ernst, 1972.

Published by manus presse, Stuttgart; printed by Pierre Chave, Vence, June 15, 1972.

Excerpted from the folio (translated from French), This unpublished text by Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes is illustrated with 34 lithographs and two original vignettes of Max Ernst.

It was printed on vlin d'arches, 98 tte examples, including XIX hors commerce, all accompanied by a suite of 34 lithographs on Japon nacr, all signed and numbered by the artist, justified from 1 to 79 and H.C.

from I to XIX and 217 examples on mme vlin sans suite numrots from 1 to 199 and H.C.

I to XVIII.

In addition, two versions, German and English, of 217 examples each were made on vlin, without follow-up, XVIII H.C.

All colophons are signed by the author and the artist.

L'Imprimerie de la Magistrature in Nice has produced the typography in Baskerville corps 18 for the French version.

The model, the printing of the lithographs and the edition were designed and shot by Pierre Chave who completed the realization on his lithographic presses on June 15, 1972. Pierre Chave, Rue de la Fontaine vieille in Vence.

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