Max ErnstNo title1970ca
1970ca
About the Item
- Creator:Max Ernst (1891-1976, American, German, French)
- Creation Year:1970ca
- Dimensions:Height: 22.45 in (57 cm)Width: 13.59 in (34.5 cm)
- Medium:
- Movement & Style:
- Period:
- Condition:Yellowed paper, slightly visible trace on the front of adhesives on the back fixing the work to the support.
- Gallery Location:Paris, FR
- Reference Number:
Max Ernst
Born in Germany in 1891, later naturalized as an American, then a French citizen, Max Ernst was a pioneer in the Dada and Surrealist movements, the boundaries of which he pushed with his unconventional methods of printmaking, drawing and collage.
Ernst had no formal art training — and that may have been his greatest asset. He produced his first work following four years serving in World War I. At the time, he was in Cologne, Germany, working closely with fellow Dada pioneers Jean Arp and Johannes Baargeld. His output during this period consisted largely of collages, which allowed him to represent the shards, rubble and explosions from his traumatic wartime experience.
In 1922, Ernst moved to France, where he soon became affiliated with Surrealism, the avant-garde art movement taking shape in Paris. Alongside Man Ray, Joan Miró and a couple of others, Ernst was among the first visual artists to experiment with imagery and techniques associated with Surrealism.
Ernst’s greatest contribution to the Surrealist movement was his invention of frottage (French for “rubbing”), wherein an artist rubs a pencil or crayon over a paper atop a textured surface, and later grattage (French for “scraping”), where a similar technique is applied with paint. Both methods showcase Ernst’s fascination with the unconscious and serendipitous elements of artistic creation, a theme that connected the Dadaists and the Surrealists. Ernst had deep knowledge of psychoanalysis and Sigmund Freud’s dream theories, which were big influences on Surrealists. He was among the first Surrealists to use Freud’s work to examine his own creative impulses. He also published a series of books of his collages, all of which were deeply symbolic and often philosophical.
When Germany occupied France during World War II, Ernst escaped to America with the help of patron and collector Peggy Guggenheim, whom he married in 1941. While living in New York, Ernst’s work and techniques proved instrumental in inspiring the early development of Abstract Expressionism — influencing Robert Motherwell and Jackson Pollock in particular. He later moved to Sedona, Arizona, where he lived with his fourth wife, Dorothea Tanning, a fellow Surrealist and prolific visual artist and poet.
While Ernst and Tanning are largely responsible for Sedona’s reputation as an artist colony, they relocated to France in the 1950s and remained until Ernst’s death in Paris in 1976.
Find original Max Ernst art on 1stDibs.
- ShippingRetrieving quote...Ships From: Paris, France
- Return PolicyA return for this item may be initiated within 3 days of delivery.
- UntitledBy Jean MiotteLocated in Paris, FRLithograph Handsigned by the artist in pencil and numbered 14/100 A lithograph representative of the "white period" of the French artist, a master of lyrical abstraction. Miotte conc...Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Prints
MaterialsLithograph
- Flowers in a potBy Bernard BuffetLocated in Paris, FRLithograph, 1978 Handsigned by the artist in pencil and annotated EA Artist proof Edition : E.A. 7/30 + 150 Publisher : Maurice Garnier (Paris) Printer : Mourlot (Paris) Catalog : So...Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Prints
MaterialsLithograph
- Iris and red flowers bouquetBy Bernard BuffetLocated in Paris, FRLithograph, 1990 Handsigned by the artist in pencil and annotated EA Artist proof Edition : EA VII/XXX Catalog : Sorlier 524 76.00 cm. x 58.00 cm. 29.92 in. x 22.83 in. (paper) 67.0...Category
1990s Abstract Abstract Prints
MaterialsLithograph
- Composition in blue, red and blackBy Serge PoliakoffLocated in Paris, FRLithograph, 1969 Handsigned by the artist in pencil and numbered 168/200 Publisher : Edition Olympia 1972 GmbH (Munich) Printer : Erker-Presse (St. Gallen) Catalog : [Schneider 77] 1...Category
1960s Abstract Abstract Prints
MaterialsLithograph
- Women, Birds, StarBy Joan MiróLocated in Paris, FRLithograph, 1960 Handsigned by the artist in pencil and annotated HC 75.00 cm. x 54.00 cm. 29.53 in. x 21.26 in. (paper) 60.00 cm. x 47.00 cm. 23.62 in. x 18.5 in. (image) After Mi...Category
1960s Abstract Abstract Prints
MaterialsLithograph
- Abstract composition with pink backgroundBy André LanskoyLocated in Paris, FRLithograph, 1964 Handsigned by the artist in pencil and annotated EA 76.00 cm. x 55.50 cm. 29.92 in. x 21.85 in. (paper) 58.50 cm. x 42.50 cm. 23.03 in. x 16.73 in. (image) Arche...Category
1960s Abstract Abstract Prints
MaterialsLithograph
- Awake - Original Lithograph by Leo Guida - 1985By Leo GuidaLocated in Roma, ITAwake is an original lithograph realized in 1985 by the italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Titled and Hand-signed in pencil on the lower margin: Esemplare unico "R...Category
1990s Abstract Abstract Prints
MaterialsLithograph, Monotype
- Red Abstract - Original lithograph by Le Oben - 1970 ca.By Le ObenLocated in Roma, ITLimited edition of 100 prints, numbered and hand signed.Category
20th Century Abstract Abstract Prints
MaterialsLithograph
- Letter L - Original Lithograph by Rafael Alberti - 1972By Rafael AlbertiLocated in Roma, ITLetter L is an original artwork realized by the Rafael Alberti in 1972. Hand Signed and dated on the lower right margin. Edition of 99 pieces plus 20 Artist's Proofs in Roman Numbers.Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Prints
MaterialsLithograph
- Cellula III - Original Lithograph by Vito Apuleo - 1970sLocated in Roma, ITCellula III is an original lithograph, realized by Vito Apuleo in the 1970s. Hand-signed on the bottom right. Artist's proof as hand written by the artist on the lower left.Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Prints
MaterialsLithograph
- The Signals - Original Lithograph by Leo Guida - 1970sBy Leo GuidaLocated in Roma, ITThe Signals is an original lithograph realized by Leo Guida in the 1970s. Hand-signed on the lower right in pencil. Numbered, from the edition of 15 prints. Good condition. Leo G...Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Prints
MaterialsLithograph
- Signal - Original Lithograph by Leo Guida - 1984By Leo GuidaLocated in Roma, ITSignal is an original lithograph print realized by Leo Guida in 1984. Hand-signed on the lower right and dated in pencil. Numbered on the lower left, from the rare edition of 15 pr...Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Prints
MaterialsLithograph