Max Ernst - original signed drawing of George Bernard Shaw - framed

This is an original ink on paper drawing by Max Ernst, one of the pioneers of the Dada and Surrealist movements - a famous listed German artist. The drawing is of the writer George Bernard Shaw and is signed by both Ernst and Bernard Shaw. The work is guaranteed to be authentic and comes framed. It is really beautiful and the frame and acid free mount are bespoke and high quality. Will provide an excellent financial investment.

Provenance
Private collection of Stephen Baring. Collection includes two inherited collections and twenty five years of personal collecting. The collection numbers well over 1,000 works of art and a number will be sold over the coming weeks to fund a project. The piece comes complete with a statement of authenticity.

Biography
Max Ernst (1891-1976) was a German painter, sculptor, graphic artist, and poet and one of the primary pioneers of the Dada movement and Surrealism. Works by Pablo Picasso and post-Impressionists such as Vincent Van Gogh and Paul Gauguin profoundly influenced his approach to art. After WWI, Ernst visited Paul Klee in Munich and studied paintings by Giorgio de Chirico, which left a deep impression on him. Constantly experimenting, in 1925 he invented a graphic art technique called 'frottage' and another technique called 'grattage'. Along with other artists and friends (Marcel Duchamp and Marc Chagall) who had fled WWII and lived in New York City, Ernst helped inspire the development of Abstract expressionism.

A genuine original work by a famous listed artist that will be much admired in your home or office. Will provide an excellent financial investment as well as a possession to enjoy. You are welcome to return for a full refund if you are not entirely happy. Also, please feel free to view at our central London showroom.