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How did Max Ernst use Surrealism?

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How did Max Ernst use Surrealism?
Max Ernst used Surrealism to process the traumas he experienced during World War I. His early works consisted largely of collages, which allowed him to represent the shards, rubble and explosions from his 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 others, Ernst was among the first visual artists to experiment with the imagery and techniques that became associated with Surrealist art. Ernst’s greatest contribution to the Surrealist movement is often considered his invention of frottage, wherein an artist rubs a pencil or crayon over a paper atop a textured surface, and later grattage, 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. Explore a range of Max Ernst art on 1stDibs.
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original lithograph
By Max Ernst
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. Catalogue reference Spies/Leppien 202. Published in 1971 by XXe Siecle. Sheet size: 12 1/4 x 9 3/8 inches (310 x 238 mm). Not signed.
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1970s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Max Ernst Dada Surrealist Hand Signed Lithograph Poster for a Jewish Museum
By Max Ernst
Located in Surfside, FL
Max Ernst (German, American, 1891-1976) Color lithograph Titled, "Poster For The Jewish Museum" 1966 Hand signed lower right Hand numbered HC I/XVII Dimensions: 34.75 x 28.5 sight 2...
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1960s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Ficus Elastica - Original lithograph - Limited / 25 copies
By Max Ernst
Located in Paris, IDF
Max ERNST (1891-1976) Ficus Elastica, c. 1965 Original lithograph Unsigned Numbered / XXV copies On Japanese paper 57 x 42 cm INFORMATION: Edition produced by Lucien Treillard, pub...
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Untitled (Two Birds) - Etching by Max Ernst - 1972
By Max Ernst
Located in Roma, IT
Etching and aquatint on Japan paper, realized in 1972. Printed and published by Georges Visat, Paris. Edition of 100, numbered 99/100 and hand signed in pencil.
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1970s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Etching

Electra (Spies/Leppien 21A), Société internationale d'art XXe siècle
By Max Ernst
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on vélin paper. Paper Size: 12.4 x 9.65 inches. Inscription: Signed in the plate and unnumbered, as issued. Catalogue raisonné references: Ernst, Max, et al. Max Ernst : G...
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1930s Surrealist Landscape Prints

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Lithograph

1958 original exhibition poster by Max Ernst for the Salon de Mai
By Max Ernst
Located in PARIS, FR
This 1958 original exhibition poster, designed by Max Ernst for the Salon de Mai, features "La Forêt à l’Aube" (The Forest at Dawn)—a striking example of his surrealist and abstract ...
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1950s Prints and Multiples

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Paper, Lithograph

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