Max Ernst (Brühl, 1891 - Paris, 1976) Initiale I, 1958 Collage, cut-out etching and Indian ink on paper Signed in pencil lower right "Max Ernst 8.8 X 4.5 cm (subject) 18 X 10 cm (sheet) Provenance : -Geneviève and Jean-Paul Kahn Collection, Paris Bibliography : - Patrick Waldberg, "Max Ernst", Paris 1958, reproduced in the catalogue p. 111 (work for which the work was created) - John Russell, "Max Ernst. Leben und Werk", DuMont Schauberg, Cologne 1966, reproduced in the catalogue p. 18 - Werner Spies, Sigrid and Gunter Metken, "Max Ernst oeuvre-katalog", Werke 1954 - 1963, Menil Foundation and DuMont Buchervald, Cologne, 1998, reproduced in the catalogue under no. 3398 p. 181 We would like to thank Dr. Jürgen Pech for his kind contribution to the preparation of this notice.