Max Ernst Animal Prints
American, German, French, 1891-1976
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.
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Artist: Max Ernst
Surrealist Dream : Couple of Roosters - Original lithograph (Spies #p. 438)
By Max Ernst
Located in Paris, FR
Max Ernst (1891-1976)
Surrealist Dream : Couple of Roosters, 1970
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Max Ernst was born in Bruhl, a place near Cologne, in Germany. He was raised in a strict Catholic family, and both of his parents were disciplinarians who were dedicated to training their children into God-fearing and talented individuals. Although his father was deaf, Ernst learned so much from him, particularly when it comes to painting. In fact, much of his early years were lived under the inspiration of his father who was also a teacher. He was the one who introduced painting to Ernst at an early age.
In 1914, Ernst attended the University of Bonn where he studied philosophy. However, he eventually dropped out of school because he was more interested in the arts. He claimed that his primary sources of interest included anything that had something to do with painting. Moreover, he became fascinated with psychology, among other subjects in school.
Primarily, Ernst's love for painting was the main reason why he became deeply interested with this craft and decided to pursue it later on in his life. During his early years, he became familiar with the works of some of the greatest artists of all time including Claude Monet, Paul Cezanne and Vincent van Gogh. He was also drawn to themes such as fantasy and dream imagery, which were among the common subjects of the works of Giorgio de Chirico.
During World War I, Ernst was forced to join the German Army, and he became a part of the artillery division that exposed him greatly to the drama of warfare. A soldier in the War, Ernst emerged deeply traumatized and highly critical of western culture. These charged sentiments directly fed into his vision of the modern world as irrational, an idea that became the basis of his artwork. Ernst's artistic vision, along with his humor and verve come through strongly in his Dada and Surrealists works; Ernst was a pioneer of both movements.
It was Ernst's memories of the war and his childhood that helps him create absurd, yet interesting scenes in his artworks. Soon, he took his passion for the arts seriously when he returned to Germany after the war. With Jean Arp, a poet and artist, Ernst formed a group for artists in Cologne. He also developed a close relationship with fellow artists in Paris who propagated Avant-Garde artworks.
In 1919, Ernst started creating some of his first collages, where he made use of various materials including illustrated catalogs and some manuals that produced a somewhat futuristic image. His unique masterpieces allowed Ernst to create his very own world of dreams and fantasy, which eventually helped heal his personal issues and trauma. In addition to painting and creating collages, Ernst also edited some journals. He also made a few sculptures that were rather queer in appearance.
In 1920s, influenced by the writings of psychologist Sigmund Freud, the literary, intellectual, and artistic movement called Surrealism sought a revolution against the constraints of the rational mind; and by extension, they saw the rules of a society as oppressive. Surrealism also embraces a Marxist ideology that demands an orthodox approach to history as a product of the material interaction of collective interests, and many renown Surrealism artists later on became 20th century Counterculture symbols such as Marxist Che Guevara. In 1922 Ernst moved to Paris, where the surrealists were gathering around Andre Breton. In 1923 Ernst finished Men Shall Know Nothing of This, known as the first Surrealist painting. Ernst was one of the first artists who apply The Interpretation of Dreams by Freud to investigate his deep psyche in order to explore the source of his own creativity. While turning inwards unto himself, Ernst was also tapping into the universal unconscious with its common dream imagery.
Despite his strange styles, Ernst gained quite a reputation that earned him some followers throughout his life. He even helped shape the trend of American art during the mid-century, thanks to his brilliant and extraordinary ideas that were unlike those of other artists during his time. Ernst also became friends with Peggy Guggenheim, which inspired him to develop close ties with the abstract expressionists.
When Ernst lived in Sedona, he became deeply fascinated with the Southwest Native American navajo art. In fact, the technique used in this artwork inspired him and paved the way for him to create paintings that depicted this style. Thus, Ernst became a main figure of this art technique, including the rituals and spiritual traditions included in this form of art. Pollock, aside from the other younger generations of abstract expressionists, was also inspired by sand painting of the Southwest...
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1960s Surrealist Max Ernst Animal Prints
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Max Ernst - Abstract Birds - Original Lithograph
By Max Ernst
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Max Ernst - Birds - Original Lithograph
Birds, 1962
Dimensions: 32 x 24 cm
From the art review XXe siècle
Unsigned and unumbered as issued
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Birds - Original lithograph (Leppien/Spies #88)
By Max Ernst
Located in Paris, FR
Max ERNST
Birds
Original lithograph, 1963
on vellum
33 x 25 cm
REFERENCES : Catalogue raisonné Leppien/Spies # 88
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Max Ernst - The Soldier - Original Lithograph
By Max Ernst
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Max Ernst (1891-1976)
Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes, La Ballade du Soldat, Pierre Chave, Vence, 1972
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Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes, La Ballade du Soldat, Pierre Chave, Vence, 1972
Colour lithographs on Arches paper
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Dimensions: 40 x 30 cm
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1970s Modern Max Ernst Animal Prints
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Max Ernst - The Soldier - Original Lithograph
By Max Ernst
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Max Ernst (1891-1976)
Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes, La Ballade du Soldat, Pierre Chave, Vence, 1972
Colour lithographs on Arches paper
1972
Edition : 199
Dimensions: 40 x 30 cm
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1970s Modern Max Ernst Animal Prints
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Max Ernst - Birds - Original Lithograph
By Max Ernst
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Max Ernst - Birds - Original Lithograph
Birds, 1964
Dimensions: 32 x 24 cm
From the art review XXe siècle
Unsigned and unumbered as issued
Category
1960s Surrealist Max Ernst Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Max Ernst - Birds - Original Lithograph
By Max Ernst
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Max Ernst - Birds - Original Lithograph
Birds, 1964 (BNF, 63)
Dimensions: 32 x 24 cm
Revue Art de France
ax Ernst was born in Bruhl, a place near Cologne, in Germany. He was raised in a strict Catholic family, and both of his parents were disciplinarians who were dedicated to training their children into God-fearing and talented individuals. Although his father was deaf, Ernst learned so much from him, particularly when it comes to painting. In fact, much of his early years were lived under the inspiration of his father who was also a teacher. He was the one who introduced painting to Ernst at an early age.
In 1914, Ernst attended the University of Bonn where he studied philosophy. However, he eventually dropped out of school because he was more interested in the arts. He claimed that his primary sources of interest included anything that had something to do with painting. Moreover, he became fascinated with psychology, among other subjects in school.
Primarily, Ernst's love for painting was the main reason why he became deeply interested with this craft and decided to pursue it later on in his life. During his early years, he became familiar with the works of some of the greatest artists of all time including Claude Monet, Paul Cezanne and Vincent van Gogh. He was also drawn to themes such as fantasy and dream imagery, which were among the common subjects of the works of Giorgio de Chirico.
During World War I, Ernst was forced to join the German Army, and he became a part of the artillery division that exposed him greatly to the drama of warfare. A soldier in the War, Ernst emerged deeply traumatized and highly critical of western culture. These charged sentiments directly fed into his vision of the modern world as irrational, an idea that became the basis of his artwork. Ernst's artistic vision, along with his humor and verve come through strongly in his Dada and Surrealists works; Ernst was a pioneer of both movements.
It was Ernst's memories of the war and his childhood that helps him create absurd, yet interesting scenes in his artworks. Soon, he took his passion for the arts seriously when he returned to Germany after the war. With Jean Arp, a poet and artist, Ernst formed a group for artists in Cologne. He also developed a close relationship with fellow artists in Paris who propagated Avant-Garde artworks.
In 1919, Ernst started creating some of his first collages, where he made use of various materials including illustrated catalogs and some manuals that produced a somewhat futuristic image. His unique masterpieces allowed Ernst to create his very own world of dreams and fantasy, which eventually helped heal his personal issues and trauma. In addition to painting and creating collages, Ernst also edited some journals. He also made a few sculptures that were rather queer in appearance.
In 1920s, influenced by the writings of psychologist Sigmund Freud, the literary, intellectual, and artistic movement called Surrealism sought a revolution against the constraints of the rational mind; and by extension, they saw the rules of a society as oppressive. Surrealism also embraces a Marxist ideology that demands an orthodox approach to history as a product of the material interaction of collective interests, and many renown Surrealism artists later on became 20th century Counterculture symbols such as Marxist Che Guevara. In 1922 Ernst moved to Paris, where the surrealists were gathering around Andre Breton. In 1923 Ernst finished Men Shall Know Nothing of This, known as the first Surrealist painting. Ernst was one of the first artists who apply The Interpretation of Dreams by Freud to investigate his deep psyche in order to explore the source of his own creativity. While turning inwards unto himself, Ernst was also tapping into the universal unconscious with its common dream imagery.
Despite his strange styles, Ernst gained quite a reputation that earned him some followers throughout his life. He even helped shape the trend of American art during the mid-century, thanks to his brilliant and extraordinary ideas that were unlike those of other artists during his time. Ernst also became friends with Peggy Guggenheim, which inspired him to develop close ties with the abstract expressionists.
When Ernst lived in Sedona, he became deeply fascinated with the Southwest Native American navajo art. In fact, the technique used in this artwork inspired him and paved the way for him to create paintings that depicted this style. Thus, Ernst became a main figure of this art technique, including the rituals and spiritual traditions included in this form of art. Pollock, aside from the other younger generations of abstract expressionists, was also inspired by sand painting of the Southwest...
Category
1960s Surrealist Max Ernst Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Max Ernst - The Soldier - Original Lithograph
By Max Ernst
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Max Ernst (1891-1976)
Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes, La Ballade du Soldat, Pierre Chave, Vence, 1972
Colour lithographs on Arches paper
1972
Edition : 199
Dimensions: 40 x 30 cm
Refe...
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1970s Modern Max Ernst Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Max Ernst - The Soldier - Original Lithograph
By Max Ernst
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Max Ernst (1891-1976)
Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes, La Ballade du Soldat, Pierre Chave, Vence, 1972
Colour lithographs on Arches paper
1972
Dimensions: 40 x 30 cm
Reference: Spies &...
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1970s Modern Max Ernst Animal Prints
Max Ernst - The Soldier - Original Lithograph
By Max Ernst
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Max Ernst (1891-1976)
Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes, La Ballade du Soldat, Pierre Chave, Vence, 1972
Colour lithographs on Arches paper
1972
Dimensions: 40 x 30 cm
Reference: Spies &...
Category
1970s Modern Max Ernst Animal Prints
Max Ernst - The Soldier - Original Lithograph
By Max Ernst
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Max Ernst (1891-1976)
Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes, La Ballade du Soldat, Pierre Chave, Vence, 1972
Colour lithographs on Arches paper
1972
Dimensions: 40 x 30 cm
Reference: Spies &...
Category
1970s Modern Max Ernst Animal Prints
Max Ernst - The Soldier - Original Lithograph
By Max Ernst
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Max Ernst (1891-1976)
Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes, La Ballade du Soldat, Pierre Chave, Vence, 1972
Colour lithographs on Arches paper
1972
Dimensions: 40 x 30 cm
Reference: Spies &...
Category
1970s Modern Max Ernst Animal Prints
Max Ernst - The Soldier - Original Lithograph
By Max Ernst
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Max Ernst (1891-1976)
Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes, La Ballade du Soldat, Pierre Chave, Vence, 1972
Colour lithographs on Arches paper
1972
Dimensions: 40 x 30 cm
Reference: Spies &...
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1970s Modern Max Ernst Animal Prints
Max Ernst - The Soldier - Original Lithograph
By Max Ernst
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Max Ernst (1891-1976)
Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes, La Ballade du Soldat, Pierre Chave, Vence, 1972
Colour lithographs on Arches paper
1972
Dimensions: 40 x 30 cm
Reference: Spies &...
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1970s Modern Max Ernst Animal Prints
Max Ernst - The Soldier - Original Lithograph
By Max Ernst
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Max Ernst (1891-1976)
Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes, La Ballade du Soldat, Pierre Chave, Vence, 1972
Colour lithographs on Arches paper
1972
Dimensions: 40 x 30 cm
Reference: Spies &...
Category
1970s Modern Max Ernst Animal Prints
Max Ernst - The Soldier - Original Lithograph
By Max Ernst
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Max Ernst (1891-1976)
Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes, La Ballade du Soldat, Pierre Chave, Vence, 1972
Colour lithographs on Arches paper
1972
Dimensions: 40 x 30 cm
Reference: Spies &...
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1970s Modern Max Ernst Animal Prints
Max Ernst - The Soldier - Original Lithograph
By Max Ernst
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Max Ernst (1891-1976)
Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes, La Ballade du Soldat, Pierre Chave, Vence, 1972
Colour lithographs on Arches paper
1972
Dimensions: 40 x 30 cm
Reference: Spies &...
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1970s Modern Max Ernst Animal Prints
Max Ernst - The Soldier - Original Lithograph
By Max Ernst
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Max Ernst (1891-1976)
Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes, La Ballade du Soldat, Pierre Chave, Vence, 1972
Colour lithographs on Arches paper
1972
Dimensions: 40 x 30 cm
Reference: Spies &...
Category
1970s Modern Max Ernst Animal Prints
Max Ernst - The Soldier - Original Lithograph
By Max Ernst
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Max Ernst (1891-1976)
Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes, La Ballade du Soldat, Pierre Chave, Vence, 1972
Colour lithographs on Arches paper
1972
Dimensions: 40 x 30 cm
Reference: Spies &...
Category
1970s Modern Max Ernst Animal Prints
Max Ernst - The Soldier - Original Lithograph
By Max Ernst
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Max Ernst (1891-1976)
Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes, La Ballade du Soldat, Pierre Chave, Vence, 1972
Colour lithographs on Arches paper
1972
Dimensions: 40 x 30 cm
Reference: Spies &...
Category
1970s Modern Max Ernst Animal Prints
Max Ernst - The Soldier - Original Lithograph
By Max Ernst
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Max Ernst (1891-1976)
Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes, La Ballade du Soldat, Pierre Chave, Vence, 1972
Colour lithographs on Arches paper
1972
Dimensions: 40 x 30 cm
Reference: Spies &...
Category
1970s Modern Max Ernst Animal Prints
Max Ernst - The Soldier - Original Lithograph
By Max Ernst
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Max Ernst (1891-1976)
Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes, La Ballade du Soldat, Pierre Chave, Vence, 1972
Colour lithographs on Arches paper
1972
Dimensions: 40 x 30 cm
Reference: Spies &...
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1970s Modern Max Ernst Animal Prints
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1960s Surrealist Max Ernst Animal Prints
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Lithograph
'Family Portrait', AIC, Paris Salon d'Automne, Art Deco American Woman Artist
By Nura Ulreich
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right 'Nura' for Nura Woodson Ulreich (American, 1899–1950) and created circa 1935.
This painter, illustrator, muralist, lithographe...
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1930s Surrealist Max Ernst Animal Prints
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Paper, Lithograph
Birds on a Branch original lithograph Dang Lebadang
By Dang Lebadong
Located in Paonia, CO
Birds on a Branch is a limited edition lithograph ( VI/XXI ) in excellent condition and is signed in pencil by the artist. Three blue and red birds sitting on a branch with a background in yellow and some black.
Dang Lebadang...
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20th Century Abstract Max Ernst Animal Prints
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Lithograph
Cat Friends
By Leonor Fini
Located in Columbia, MO
LEONOR FINI
Cat Friends
1973
Color lithograph
Ed. 157/230
12.5 x 9 inches
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1970s Surrealist Max Ernst Animal Prints
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Lithograph
HOPI EAGLE DANCE Signed Lithograph, Abstract Dance Portrait, Native American
By Dan Namingha
Located in Union City, NJ
HOPI EAGLE DANCE is an original hand drawn, limited edition lithograph by the prominent Native American artist Dan Namingha, a member of the Hopi tribe. H...
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1990s Contemporary Max Ernst Animal Prints
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Lithograph
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Blue Birds - Original lithograph (Leppien/Spies #89d), 1962
By Max Ernst
Located in Paris, FR
Max ERNST
Blue Birds, 1962
Original lithograph (Printed in Mourlot workshop)
Unsigned
On vellum 31 x 24 cm
REFERENCES : Catalogue raisonné Leppien/Spies # 89d
Excellent condition
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1960s Modern Max Ernst Animal Prints
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Lithograph
Surrealist Composition - Original Lithograph (Leppien/Spies #202B), 1971
By Max Ernst
Located in Paris, FR
Max ERNST
Surrealist Composition : Après-moi le XX° siècle, 1971
Original lithograph in colours
Unsigned
On wove paper 31 x 24 cm (c. 12,2 x 9,4 inches)
REFERENCES : Catalogue rais...
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1960s Modern Max Ernst Animal Prints
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Lithograph
Blue Birds - Original lithograph (Leppien/Spies #89d), 1962
By Max Ernst
Located in Paris, FR
Max ERNST
Blue Birds, 1962
Original lithograph (Printed in Mourlot workshop)
Unsigned
On vellum 31 x 24 cm
REFERENCES : Catalogue raisonné Leppien/Spies # 89d
Excellent condition
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1960s Modern Max Ernst Animal Prints
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Lithograph
Oiseaux Souterrains
By Max Ernst
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Max Ernst, German (1891 - 1976)
Title: Oiseaux Souterrains
Year: 1975
Medium: Lithograph on Japon paper, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 99
Image Size: 13.5 x 24.5 inc...
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1970s Surrealist Max Ernst Animal Prints
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Lithograph
Oiseaux Souterrains
By Max Ernst
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Max Ernst, German (1891 - 1976)
Title: Oiseaux Souterrains
Year: 1975
Medium: Lithograph on Japon paper, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 99
Image Size: 13.5 x 24.5 inc...
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1970s Surrealist Max Ernst Animal Prints
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Lithograph
untitled
By Max Ernst
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Unsigned as issued
Original Lithograph for XXe siecle, Panorama, 74. Année No. 42, June 1974.
For the dedicated surrealism edition, 1974. "Le surrealism"
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1970s Surrealist Max Ernst Animal Prints
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Lithograph
Oiseau - Original Etching by Max Ernst - 1971
By Max Ernst
Located in Roma, IT
Hand Signed. Edition of 100 prints.
Wonderful sheet in perfect conditions.
Passepartout included.
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1970s Surrealist Max Ernst Animal Prints
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Etching
Max Ernst - Birds - Original Lithograph
By Max Ernst
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Max Ernst - Birds - Original Lithograph
Birds, 1964 (BNF, 63)
Dimensions: 32 x 24 cm
Revue Art de France
ax Ernst was born in Bruhl, a place near Cologne, in Germany. He was raised in a strict Catholic family, and both of his parents were disciplinarians who were dedicated to training their children into God-fearing and talented individuals. Although his father was deaf, Ernst learned so much from him, particularly when it comes to painting. In fact, much of his early years were lived under the inspiration of his father who was also a teacher. He was the one who introduced painting to Ernst at an early age.
In 1914, Ernst attended the University of Bonn where he studied philosophy. However, he eventually dropped out of school because he was more interested in the arts. He claimed that his primary sources of interest included anything that had something to do with painting. Moreover, he became fascinated with psychology, among other subjects in school.
Primarily, Ernst's love for painting was the main reason why he became deeply interested with this craft and decided to pursue it later on in his life. During his early years, he became familiar with the works of some of the greatest artists of all time including Claude Monet, Paul Cezanne and Vincent van Gogh. He was also drawn to themes such as fantasy and dream imagery, which were among the common subjects of the works of Giorgio de Chirico.
During World War I, Ernst was forced to join the German Army, and he became a part of the artillery division that exposed him greatly to the drama of warfare. A soldier in the War, Ernst emerged deeply traumatized and highly critical of western culture. These charged sentiments directly fed into his vision of the modern world as irrational, an idea that became the basis of his artwork. Ernst's artistic vision, along with his humor and verve come through strongly in his Dada and Surrealists works; Ernst was a pioneer of both movements.
It was Ernst's memories of the war and his childhood that helps him create absurd, yet interesting scenes in his artworks. Soon, he took his passion for the arts seriously when he returned to Germany after the war. With Jean Arp, a poet and artist, Ernst formed a group for artists in Cologne. He also developed a close relationship with fellow artists in Paris who propagated Avant-Garde artworks.
In 1919, Ernst started creating some of his first collages, where he made use of various materials including illustrated catalogs and some manuals that produced a somewhat futuristic image. His unique masterpieces allowed Ernst to create his very own world of dreams and fantasy, which eventually helped heal his personal issues and trauma. In addition to painting and creating collages, Ernst also edited some journals. He also made a few sculptures that were rather queer in appearance.
In 1920s, influenced by the writings of psychologist Sigmund Freud, the literary, intellectual, and artistic movement called Surrealism sought a revolution against the constraints of the rational mind; and by extension, they saw the rules of a society as oppressive. Surrealism also embraces a Marxist ideology that demands an orthodox approach to history as a product of the material interaction of collective interests, and many renown Surrealism artists later on became 20th century Counterculture symbols such as Marxist Che Guevara. In 1922 Ernst moved to Paris, where the surrealists were gathering around Andre Breton. In 1923 Ernst finished Men Shall Know Nothing of This, known as the first Surrealist painting. Ernst was one of the first artists who apply The Interpretation of Dreams by Freud to investigate his deep psyche in order to explore the source of his own creativity. While turning inwards unto himself, Ernst was also tapping into the universal unconscious with its common dream imagery.
Despite his strange styles, Ernst gained quite a reputation that earned him some followers throughout his life. He even helped shape the trend of American art during the mid-century, thanks to his brilliant and extraordinary ideas that were unlike those of other artists during his time. Ernst also became friends with Peggy Guggenheim, which inspired him to develop close ties with the abstract expressionists.
When Ernst lived in Sedona, he became deeply fascinated with the Southwest Native American navajo art. In fact, the technique used in this artwork inspired him and paved the way for him to create paintings that depicted this style. Thus, Ernst became a main figure of this art technique, including the rituals and spiritual traditions included in this form of art. Pollock, aside from the other younger generations of abstract expressionists, was also inspired by sand painting of the Southwest...
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1960s Surrealist Max Ernst Animal Prints
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Lithograph
Oiseaux Souterrains
By Max Ernst
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Max Ernst, German (1891 - 1976)
Title: Oiseaux Souterrains
Year: 1975
Medium: Lithograph on Japon paper, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 99
Image Size: 13.5 x 24....
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1970s Surrealist Max Ernst Animal Prints
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Lithograph
Birds in Danger
By Max Ernst
Located in London, GB
MAX ERNST 1891-1976
Cologne 1891-1976 Paris (German)
Title: Birds in Danger, 1975
Technique: Hand Signed and Numbered Aquatint in Colours with Collage on Japan paper
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1970s Dada Max Ernst Animal Prints
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Find a wide variety of authentic Max Ernst animal prints available for sale on 1stDibs. If you’re browsing the collection of animal prints to introduce a pop of color in a neutral corner of your living room or bedroom, you can find work that includes elements of orange, purple, yellow and other colors. You can also browse by medium to find art by Max Ernst in lithograph and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 20th century and is mostly associated with the modern style. Not every interior allows for large Max Ernst animal prints, so small editions measuring 10 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Sergio Barletta, Marc Chagall, and Giselle Halff. Max Ernst animal prints prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $216 and tops out at $2,500, while the average work can sell for $1,297.
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- 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.