Max Ernst

Max Ernst
Max Ernst in 1968
Background information
Field:	Painting, sculpture, poetry
Movement:	Dada, Surrealism
Birthdate:	Apr 2, 1891
Born as:	Maximilian Maria Ernst
Location:	Brühl, North Rhine-Westphalia, German Empire
Date of death:	Apr 1, 1976 - age  84
Death place:	Paris, France
Spouse(s):	Luise Straus-Ernst (1918 - 1927) Marie-Berthe Aurenche (1927 - 1942) Peggy Guggenheim (1942 - 1946) Dorothea Tanning (1946 - 1976)
Nationality:	German-American-French

Max Ernst (1891 – 1976) was a German painter, sculptor, graphic artist, and poet. A prolific artist, Ernst is considered to be one of the primary pioneers of the Dada movement and Surrealism.

When World War I broke out, Ernst was conscripted into the German army and served in an artillery division in which he directly experienced the drama and bloodshed of trench warfare - he served on both the Eastern and Western Fronts. Ernst was one of multiple artists who emerged from military service emotionally wounded and alienated from European traditions and conventional values.

The Virgin Spanking the Christ Child before Three Witnesses:
Andre Breton, Paul Eluard, and the Painter (1926)

See also [ The Virgin Spanking the Christ Child ]

Links

• Works in the National Galleries of Scotland
• Max-Ernst Museum Brühl
• Max Ernst collection The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
• Max Ernst works and biography Olga's Gallery
• Max Ernst works and biography Galerie Ludorff
• Max Ernst gallery Ten Dreams
• "Max Ernst, will-o'-the-wisp" Max Ernst explained to younger generation, Gilbert-Rts
• Max Ernst facts Artfacts.Net
• Max Ernst MasterPiece: "Immortel" Maxernstmasterpiece.com
• Max Ernst Exposition Max Ernst Exposition on the web

More information is available at [ Wikipedia:Max_Ernst ]

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