Lot 1208 · Living with African and Oceanic Arts
Configuration
Max Ernst · oil on panel affixed to the artist's mount
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- Estimate
- $100,000–$150,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Living with African and Oceanic Arts, Paris · 13 November 2015
- Dimensions
- Image size: 13 1/8 x 9 5/8 in. (33.4 x 24.5 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4100479
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Max Ernst, Configuration. Christie's, 13 Nov 2015, lot 1208. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4100479.
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Max Ernst, Configuration. Christie's, 13 Nov 2015, lot 1208. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4100479.
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From the same sale Living with African and Oceanic Arts · Nov 2015
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Îles Salomon | Statue | €6,000–€8,000 | |
| Rivière Karawari, Province Sepik Oriental, Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée | Fragment de Statue Yipwon Alamblak | €8,000–€12,000 | |
| Province de Kalimantan oriental, Bornéo, Indonésie | Bouclier Kenyah - Dayak | €3,000–€5,000 | |
| République du Ghana | Statue Ashanti | €7,000–€10,000 | |
| Angola | Statue Tshokwé | €15,000–€25,000 | |
| Blow Up | Samuel Bak | $25,000–$35,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Ernst | Untitled (Fleur blanche sur fond bleu) | $58,482 | Sotheby's, Mar 2022 | |
| Max Ernst | Loplop présente | Sotheby's, Sep 2025 | ||
| Max Ernst | Tete à Cornes — 1452 | Sotheby's, Oct 2022 | ||
| Max Ernst | Altes Semester | Lempertz, May 2025 | ||
| Max Ernst | La comète affolée | Bonhams, Nov 2021 | ||
| Max Ernst | "...jusqu'à épuisement complet des beaux danseurs!" | Sotheby's, Sep 2025 | ||
| Max Ernst | Composition diagonale | Sotheby's, Apr 2025 | ||
| Max Ernst | La Suisse | Phillips, Oct 2021 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.