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Max Ernst (2 April 1891 – 1 April 1976) was a German (naturalised American in 1948 and French in 1958) painter, sculptor, printmaker, graphic artist, and poet. A prolific artist, Ernst was a primary pioneer of the Dada movement and Surrealism in Europe.
German-born Max Ernst was a provocateur, a shocking and innovative artist who mined his unconscious for dreamlike imagery that mocked social conventions. A soldier in World War I, Ernst emerged deeply traumatized and highly critical of western culture.
Ernst was one of the first artists who apply The Interpretation of Dreams by Freud to investigate his deep psyche in order to explore the source of his own creativity. While turning inwards unto himself, Ernst was also tapping into the universal unconscious with its common dream imagery.
Max Ernst (2 April 1891 – 1 April 1976) was a German (naturalised American in 1948 and French in 1958) painter, sculptor, printmaker, graphic artist, and poet. A prolific artist, Ernst was a primary pioneer of the Dada movement and Surrealism in Europe.
Artist: Max Ernst (French (born Germany), Brühl 1891–1976 Paris) Date: 1937. Geography: (none assigned. Medium: Oil on cardboard. Dimensions: 9 1/2 × 13 in. (24.1 × 33 cm) Classification: Paintings. Credit Line: Jacques and Natasha Gelman Collection, 1998. Accession Number: 1999.363.21.
Max Ernst (1891–1976) is a rarity, a German artist who impressed his French peers with his wit and imagination. He was also an artist who profoundly influenced more than one generation of American as well as European painters: only Picasso played a role as decisive as Ernst in the invention of modern techniques and styles.
Brühl, Germany, 1891–Paris, 1976. Max Ernst was an artist active in Germany, France, and the United States. Throughout his career, he participated in Dada and Surrealism and was closely associated with an international network of artists, writers, and collectors.
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