Nate Morton Arm Wrestling

Max Ernst, Surrealist fascination

Max Ernst, photograph by Yousuf Karsh, 1965th

Max Ernst:

a painter, a draftsman, a sculptor and a poet

Max Ernst was a lot but he was not a representative of the strict and maßgetreuen painting. He is still one of the most important representatives of Dadaism and Surrealism .

A Retrospective:

Max Ernst (American, born Germany, 1891-1976)
The Fireside Angel , 1937
Oil on canvas; 44 7/8 x 57 1/2 in. (114 x 146 cm)
Private collection
© 2004 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris



Max Ernst (French, born Germany, 1891–1976)
The Robing of the Bride , 1940
Oil on canvas; 51 1/4 x 37 7/8 in. (130 x 96 cm)
Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice (The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, New York)
© 2004 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris