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Ernst, Composition, Judith, Tragödie in drei Akten (after)

1972

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Lithograph on vélin d'Arches paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the album, Judith, Tragödie in Drei Akten, Lithographien von Max Ernst und Dorothea Tanning, 1972. Published by manus presse, Stuttgart; printed by Pierre Chave, Vence, 1972. Excerpted from the album (translated from French), This work has been published in an edition of D examples on Arches paper. All colophons are signed and numbered by Max Ernst and Dorothea Tanning. Examples I to XCIX also contain a suite of lithographs, individually numbered and signed. The VI lithographs of Max Ernst were printed according to designs for stage sets for Jean Giraudoux, Judithe by Pierre Chave, Vence. Die Matthicu AG in Dielsdorf printed the six lithographs according to costume designs by Dorothea Tanning. Translated by Hans Fiest and Outo F. Best is the one at S. Fischer, Frankfurt/Main published edition. The text was set in the XIV point Bembo and printed by Chr. Belser, Stuttgart. The binding work was provided by H. Wennberg, Leonberg. Manus presse GmbH Stuttgart, 1972. MAX ERNST (1891-1976) was a German (naturalised American in 1948 and French in 1958) painter, sculptor, printmaker, graphic artist, and poet. A prolific artist, Ernst was a primary pioneer of the Dada movement and Surrealism in Europe. He had no formal artistic training, but his experimental attitude toward the making of art resulted in his invention of frottage—a technique that uses pencil rubbings of textured objects and relief surfaces to create images—and grattage, an analogous technique in which paint is scraped across canvas to reveal the imprints of the objects placed beneath. Ernst is noted for his unconventional drawing methods as well as for creating novels and pamphlets using the method of collages. He served as a soldier for four years during World War I, and this experience left him shocked, traumatised and critical of the modern world. During World War II he was designated an "undesirable foreigner" while living in France. Ernst was in the milieu of Picasso, Dali, and Miro.
  • Creation Year:
    1972
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 16.1 in (40.9 cm)Width: 11 in (27.94 cm)
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  • Movement & Style:
  • After:
    Max Ernst (1891-1976, American, German, French)
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  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    Auburn Hills, MI
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU1465215284542

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