Max ERNST (1891-1976) : lithograph signed and numbered EA "Un Magistrat et trois esclaves libres Décervelages "1971. Jarry, Alfred (1873-1907). Author of the text. "Ubu Roi" drama in 5 acts François Ubu, known as Father Ubu, is a fictional character created by the French writer Alfred Jarry. The Decervelage Song first appeared in the third edition of Ubu Roi, in the Revue Blanche, in 1900. Décervelages "A Magistrate and three free slaves". Text by ALFRED JARRY, Publisher Alexandre Iolas, 1971. Lithograph in color on Arches wove paper, all margins, signed and numbered EA in pencil by the artist and titled in the plate. Format 65 x 50 cm

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