Max Ernst (1891-1976), Soleil (Sun), 1926, draft stage set for the Ballet Romeo et Juliette by Constant Lambert, Ballets russes, Opéra de Monte Carlo, 4 May 1926, oil on panel, signed, 24,2x18,5 cm Handwritten inscription on the back: "Col. Serge Lifar, Romeo de Ernst" Bibliography: "Max Ernst Oeuvre-Catalogue", Werke 1925-1929, Merken et Spies, Cologne, Menil Fondation et DuMont, 1976, p.105, ill.995 Provenance: Serge Lifar, Paris