FAUST MED MEFISTO I AUERBACHS KELLER, Ernst.

Olie på masonit, signeret *Ernst* nederst til venstre og dateret (19)88, fri, moderne bearbejdelse efter Eduard von Grützner, fremstilling af scenen fra Goethes *Faust, første del* i Auerbachs Keller i Leipzig, til højre i baggrunden ses Mefisto, som fører Faust ned i kælderen for at lokke ham væk fra hans videnskab mod lethed og overfladisk livsnydelse, i forgrunden fire studerende, som allerede hengiver sig til disse enkle nydelser, plade ca. 67 x 54 cm, i bred profilramme ca. 75 x 63 cm, ramme med mindre skader.

(EN) Oil on hardboard, signed *Ernst* and dated in the lower left corner (19)88, free, modern adaptation after Eduard von Grützner, depicting the scene from Goethe’s *Faust, Part One* in Auerbachs Keller in Leipzig, visible in the background on the right is Mephisto, who leads Faust into the cellar to lure him away from his studies toward frivolity and superficial enjoyment of life, in the foreground are four students who are already indulging in these simple pleasures, Plate approx. 67 x 54 cm, in wide profile frame approx. 75 x 63 cm, frame slightly damaged.