Max Ernst Soldier
1970s Modern Figurative Prints
Lithograph
1970s Modern Figurative Prints
Lithograph
1970s Modern Figurative Prints
Lithograph
1970s Modern Figurative Prints
Lithograph
1970s Modern Figurative Prints
1970s Modern Figurative Prints
1970s Modern Figurative Prints
1970s Modern Figurative Prints
1970s Modern Figurative Prints
1970s Modern Figurative Prints
1970s Modern Figurative Prints
1970s Modern Figurative Prints
1970s Modern Figurative Prints
1970s Modern Figurative Prints
1970s Modern Figurative Prints
1970s Modern Figurative Prints
1970s Modern Figurative Prints
1970s Modern Figurative Prints
1950s Surrealist Animal Prints
Stencil
1930s Surrealist Figurative Prints
Photogram
1930s Surrealist Figurative Prints
Lithograph
1940s Surrealist Figurative Prints
Lithograph
1950s Surrealist Figurative Prints
Lithograph
1970s Surrealist Figurative Prints
Lithograph
1970s Surrealist Figurative Prints
Lithograph
1970s Surrealist Figurative Prints
Lithograph
1950s Surrealist Figurative Prints
Lithograph
1950s Surrealist Figurative Prints
Lithograph
1960s Surrealist Landscape Prints
Lithograph
1960s Surrealist Landscape Prints
Lithograph
1960s Surrealist Landscape Prints
Lithograph
1960s Surrealist Landscape Prints
Lithograph
1960s Surrealist Landscape Prints
Lithograph
1960s Surrealist Landscape Prints
Lithograph
1960s Surrealist Landscape Prints
Lithograph
1960s Surrealist Landscape Prints
Lithograph
1960s Surrealist Landscape Prints
Lithograph
1960s Surrealist Landscape Prints
Lithograph
1960s Surrealist Landscape Prints
Lithograph
1950s Surrealist Figurative Prints
Lithograph
1950s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
20th Century Landscape Prints
Screen
20th Century Landscape Prints
Screen
1960s Surrealist Animal Prints
Lithograph
1960s Surrealist Animal Prints
Lithograph
1910s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Watercolor, Graphite
1950s Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Oil
20th Century Landscape Prints
Screen
20th Century Landscape Prints
Screen
1970s Surrealist Abstract Prints
Lithograph
1960s Surrealist Animal Prints
Lithograph
1950s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Gouache
1980s Modern More Art
Ceramic, Wood, Mosaic
1970s Modern Figurative Prints
Screen
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Linen, Oil
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Bring energy and an array of welcome colors and textures into your space by decorating with figurative fine-art prints and works on paper.
Figurative art stands in contrast to abstract art, which is more expressive than representational. The oldest-known work of figurative art is a figurative painting — specifically, a rock painting of an animal made over 40,000 years ago in Borneo. This remnant of a remote past has long faded, but its depiction of a cattle-like creature in elegant ocher markings endures.
Since then, figurative art has evolved significantly as it continues to represent the world, including a breadth of works on paper, including printmaking. This includes woodcuts, which are a type of relief print with perennial popularity among collectors. The artist carves into a block and applies ink to the raised surface, which is then pressed onto paper. There are also planographic prints, which use metal plates, stones or other flat surfaces as their base. The artist will often draw on the surface with grease crayon and then apply ink to those markings. Lithographs are a common version of planographic prints.
Figurative art printmaking was especially popular during the height of the Pop art movement, and this kind of work can be seen in artist Andy Warhol’s extensive use of photographic silkscreen printing. Everyday objects, logos and scenes were given a unique twist, whether in the style of a comic strip or in the use of neon colors.
Explore an impressive collection of figurative art prints for sale on 1stDibs and read about how to arrange your wall art.
- Where did Max Ernst live?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 26, 2024Max Ernst lived in several places during his life. He was born in Brühl, Germany, in 1881 and later moved to Bonn to attend the university located there. Then he settled in Cologne, not far from his birthplace. 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 others, Ernst was among the first visual artists to experiment with imagery and techniques associated with Surrealism. 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. 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 there until Ernst's death in Paris in 1976. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of Max Ernst art.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 13, 2024You can see Max Ernst paintings in many places around the world. The Max Ernst Museum Brühl des LVR in Brühl, Germany, is home to one of the largest exhibitions of his work. Other museums that have Max Ernst paintings in their permanent collections include the Museum of Modern Art in New York, New York; the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art in San Francisco, California; the Art Institute of Chicago in Chicago, Illinois and the Detroit Institute of Arts in Detroit, Michigan. Explore a range of Max Ernst art on 1stDibs.
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