Max Ernst

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          Exploring the intricate journey of a masterWith unparalleled artistic originality Max Ernst (1891–1976) transformed everything he touched. By pushing the boundaries and breaking loose from the confined view of the culture of his time, he became one of the most important figures of Dadaism and Surrealism. Driven by the counter-reaction to the horrors of World War I, he became a pioneer of the Dada movement. The closing of the famed Dada exhibit in Cologne for ‘obscenity’ led Ernst to spend the rest of his life in Paris, where he came in contact with the Surrealists.

          Above all, Ernst stands out for his varied style and technique, having produced an oeuvre that reaches from paintings, drawings, and sculpture, across texts and stage settings to collage novels and the development of his own ‘frottage’ technique. During World War II, Ernst, like many of his colleagues, became an ‘undesirable foreigner’ and was forced to emigrate; however, he returned to France after the war. Continuing a career that spanned decades, in 1954 he received the Grand Prize for Painting at the Biennial in Venice.

          This book is a journey through magic, vividness, and fantasy. It is a gateway into the intricate mind and world of Max Ernst.
          The author
          Ulrich Bischoff is an art historian and writer. From 1994 to 2013, he worked as director of the Gemäldegalerie Neue Meister at the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden. He has published extensively in the areas of classical modernity and contemporary art.
          Max Ernst
          Hardcover, 21 x 26 cm, 0.62 kg, 96 pages

          ISBN 978-3-8365-9526-1

          Edition: German

          ISBN 978-3-8365-9527-8

          Edition: Spanish

          ISBN 978-3-8365-9528-5

          Edition: French

          ISBN 978-3-8365-9529-2

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