Max ErnstWallpaper1967
1967
About the Item
- Creator:Max Ernst (1891-1976, American, German, French)
- Creation Year:1967
- Dimensions:Height: 25.2 in (64 cm)Width: 21.26 in (54 cm)
- Medium:
- Movement & Style:
- Period:
- Condition:Good condition.
- 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.
- "Catastrophe programmée"By Arthur Luiz PizaLocated in Paris, FREngraving, 2002 Edition : 20/50 76.00 cm. x 56.00 cm. 29.92 in. x 22.05 in. (paper) 76.00 cm. x 56.00 cm. 29.92 in. x 22.05 in. (image) Handsigned by the artist in pencil Ref : LCD...Category
Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Prints
MaterialsEngraving
- Composition in blue, green and brown XXXIIIBy Serge PoliakoffLocated in Paris, FREngraving, 1968 Handsigned by the artist in pencil and numbered 100/100 Catalog : Schneider XXXIII 45.00 cm. x 53.00 cm. 17.72 in. x 20.87 in. (paper) 15.00 cm. x 23.00 cm. 5.91 in...Category
1960s Abstract Abstract Prints
MaterialsEngraving
- No titleBy Bernhard HeiligerLocated in Paris, FREngraving Handsigned by the artist in pencil and numbered 15/15 98.50 cm. x 76.50 cm. 38.78 in. x 30.12 in. (paper) 84.50 cm. x 59.00 cm. 33.27 in. x 23.23 in. (image) LCD2113Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Prints
MaterialsEngraving
- Soleil recercléBy Hans ArpLocated in Paris, FRWood engraving, 1966 Handsigned by the artist in pencil and numbered III/X Publisher : Louis Broder (Paris) 46.50 cm. x 37.00 cm. 18.31 in. x 14.57 in. (paper) 35.00 cm. x 33.00 cm....Category
1960s Abstract Abstract Prints
MaterialsEngraving
- Warrior with red backgroundBy Antoni ClavéLocated in Paris, FREngraving, 1970 Handsigned by the artist in pencil and numbered 71/80 Publisher : L'Oeuvre gravée, Berne Printer : Atelier Juan José Torralba, Barcelone Catalog : [Llorens 257] Carbo...Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Prints
MaterialsEngraving
- The man with the red eyeBy Antoni ClavéLocated in Paris, FREngraving, 1974 Handsigned by the artist in pencil and numbered 9/75 Publisher : Editions du Damier, Paris Catalog : [Llorens 370] 76.00 cm. x 56.50 cm. 29.92 in. x 22.24 in. (paper...Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Prints
MaterialsEngraving
- Large Italian Aquatint Etching Francesco Clemente Neo Expressionist Avant GardeBy Francesco ClementeLocated in Surfside, FLFrancesco Clemente (Italian b. 1952), 'This side up / Telemone #2, 1981 Medium: Intaglio hard ground etching, color aquatint, drypoint, and soft-ground etching with chine collé (ha...Category
1980s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints
MaterialsDrypoint, Etching, Aquatint, Intaglio
- UntitledBy Henri GoetzLocated in Fairlawn, OHUntitled Engraving, drypoint & carborundum, c. 1960's Signed and numbered in pencil (see photos) Edition: 25 (9/25) Printed by the artist Condition: Adhesive residue on the verso to...Category
1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints
MaterialsEngraving
- Abstract Composition - Etching and Drypoint - 1970sLocated in Roma, ITImage dimensions: 7 x 10 cm. Abstract Composition is an original color etching and drypoint o paper realized around the 1970's. Signed "Bénic" in pencil on the lower right margin. ...Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Prints
MaterialsDrypoint, Etching
- Tapies 50 Engraved With Plastic Collage and Polychrome stamping abstractBy Antoni TàpiesLocated in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FLengraved with plastic collage and polychrome stamping abstract pàinting. Aguatinta. Arches 63x90 Ed galeria Maeght, Barceloa. Imp. J. Barbara, Barcelona Catalogue razonne 1973/1978,...Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Prints
MaterialsEngraving
- Nuit d'été III (Summer Night III)By Renaud AllirandLocated in Palm Springs, CAThe deeply etched lines and vibrant color of this print are common to Alliand's new "haubans" prints. Haubans is french for a guy line - a tensioned cable designed to add stability t...Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Prints
MaterialsEngraving, Etching
- Joan Miro, "Le Penseur Puissant", etching, hand signedBy Joan MiróLocated in Chatsworth, CAAn original etching, aquatint, dry-point and carborundum by Joan Miro, 1969. It is hand signed and numbered H.C. aside the edition of 75 copies on Arches, plus some H.C. copies. The...Category
1960s Abstract Abstract Prints
MaterialsDrypoint, Etching, Aquatint