Histoire Naturelle

Designer Designed by Max Ernst French, born Germany

Publisher Published by Editions Jeanne Bucher French

1926

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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
Object Number: 67.521.1
Rights and Reproduction: © 2026 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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