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Histoire Naturelle

Designed by Max Ernst French, born Germany
Published by Editions Jeanne Bucher French

1926

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Histoire Naturelle, Designed by Max Ernst (French (born Germany), Brühl 1891–1976 Paris)

Histoire Naturelle, Designed by Max Ernst (French (born Germany), Brühl 1891–1976 Paris)

Histoire Naturelle, Designed by Max Ernst (French (born Germany), Brühl 1891–1976 Paris)

Histoire Naturelle, Designed by Max Ernst (French (born Germany), Brühl 1891–1976 Paris)

Histoire Naturelle, Designed by Max Ernst (French (born Germany), Brühl 1891–1976 Paris)

Histoire Naturelle, Designed by Max Ernst (French (born Germany), Brühl 1891–1976 Paris)

Histoire Naturelle, Designed by Max Ernst (French (born Germany), Brühl 1891–1976 Paris)

Histoire Naturelle, Designed by Max Ernst (French (born Germany), Brühl 1891–1976 Paris)

Histoire Naturelle, Designed by Max Ernst (French (born Germany), Brühl 1891–1976 Paris)

Histoire Naturelle, Designed by Max Ernst (French (born Germany), Brühl 1891–1976 Paris)

Histoire Naturelle, Designed by Max Ernst (French (born Germany), Brühl 1891–1976 Paris)

Histoire Naturelle, Designed by Max Ernst (French (born Germany), Brühl 1891–1976 Paris)

Histoire Naturelle, Designed by Max Ernst (French (born Germany), Brühl 1891–1976 Paris)

Histoire Naturelle, Designed by Max Ernst (French (born Germany), Brühl 1891–1976 Paris)

Histoire Naturelle, Designed by Max Ernst (French (born Germany), Brühl 1891–1976 Paris)

Histoire Naturelle, Designed by Max Ernst (French (born Germany), Brühl 1891–1976 Paris)

Histoire Naturelle, Designed by Max Ernst (French (born Germany), Brühl 1891–1976 Paris)

Histoire Naturelle, Designed by Max Ernst (French (born Germany), Brühl 1891–1976 Paris)

Histoire Naturelle, Designed by Max Ernst (French (born Germany), Brühl 1891–1976 Paris)

Histoire Naturelle, Designed by Max Ernst (French (born Germany), Brühl 1891–1976 Paris)

Histoire Naturelle, Designed by Max Ernst (French (born Germany), Brühl 1891–1976 Paris)

Histoire Naturelle, Designed by Max Ernst (French (born Germany), Brühl 1891–1976 Paris)

Histoire Naturelle, Designed by Max Ernst (French (born Germany), Brühl 1891–1976 Paris)

Histoire Naturelle, Designed by Max Ernst (French (born Germany), Brühl 1891–1976 Paris)

Histoire Naturelle, Designed by Max Ernst (French (born Germany), Brühl 1891–1976 Paris)

Histoire Naturelle, Designed by Max Ernst (French (born Germany), Brühl 1891–1976 Paris)

Histoire Naturelle, Designed by Max Ernst (French (born Germany), Brühl 1891–1976 Paris)

Histoire Naturelle, Designed by Max Ernst (French (born Germany), Brühl 1891–1976 Paris)

Histoire Naturelle, Designed by Max Ernst (French (born Germany), Brühl 1891–1976 Paris)

Histoire Naturelle, Designed by Max Ernst (French (born Germany), Brühl 1891–1976 Paris)

Histoire Naturelle, Designed by Max Ernst (French (born Germany), Brühl 1891–1976 Paris)

Histoire Naturelle, Designed by Max Ernst (French (born Germany), Brühl 1891–1976 Paris)

Histoire Naturelle, Designed by Max Ernst (French (born Germany), Brühl 1891–1976 Paris)

Histoire Naturelle, Designed by Max Ernst (French (born Germany), Brühl 1891–1976 Paris)

Histoire Naturelle, Designed by Max Ernst (French (born Germany), Brühl 1891–1976 Paris)

Histoire Naturelle, Designed by Max Ernst (French (born Germany), Brühl 1891–1976 Paris)

Histoire Naturelle, Designed by Max Ernst (French (born Germany), Brühl 1891–1976 Paris)

Histoire Naturelle, Designed by Max Ernst (French (born Germany), Brühl 1891–1976 Paris)

Histoire Naturelle, Designed by Max Ernst (French (born Germany), Brühl 1891–1976 Paris)

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Title: Histoire Naturelle

Designer: Designed by Max Ernst (French (born Germany), Brühl 1891–1976 Paris)

Publisher: Published by Editions Jeanne Bucher , Paris

Date: 1926

Dimensions: Overall: 20 1/2 x 13 7/8 x 1/2 in. (52 x 35.3 x 1.2 cm)

Classification: Portfolios

Credit Line: John B. Turner Fund, 1967

Accession Number: 67.521.1

Rights and Reproduction: © 2024 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Essay

Surrealism

Chronology

France, 1900 A.D.-present

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