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La dame ovale

A work made of illustrated book with eight offset lithographs after collages.

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  • A work made of illustrated book with eight offset lithographs after collages.

Date:

Paris: G.L.M. (Guy Lévis Mano), 1939

Artist:

Max Ernst (American and French, born Germany, 1891-1976)
Written by Leonora Carrington (English, 1917-2011)

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Ryerson and Burnham Libraries Special Collections

Artist

Max Ernst

Title

La dame ovale

Place

Paris (Object made in)

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1939

Medium

Illustrated book with eight offset lithographs after collages

Edition

number 98 of an edition of 535

Dimensions

H.: 20 cm (7 7/8 in.)

Credit Line

Mary Reynolds Collection Fund, Ryerson & Burnham Libraries

Reference Number

2020.47

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