Lot 19: Abstract Oil by Jimmy Ernst

SOLD: $3,304 (includes Buyer’s Premium)
Estimate: $4,000 – $6,000

Oil on canvas, modernist abstract in grays, green and yellow, “Tin Roof Blues”, signed l.r. “Jimmy Ernst 46″ (1920-1984), (an early example of his work), as noted on original pamphlet from Norlyst Gallery in New York, (similar period, one sold for $11,000 Doyle’s 2006), molded pine frame, (Note: son of Max Ernst), 10″ x 20”, (ex. Ed Clerk collection).