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Max Ernst was a German artist born in 1891 who became a pioneering figure in surrealism, a 20th-century art movement that explored dreams and the unconscious mind. His innovative techniques and imaginative works made him one of the most influential artists of the modern era.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 2 April 1891
- Died
- 1 April 1976
- Works
- 153
Top works
- Max Ernst, Druckgrafik
- Histoire naturelle
- Sept microbes
- Max Ernst, lithographies 1966-1976
- 24 Frottagen
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Film & TV
Acting · Brühl, Germany
Max Ernst was born on April 2, 1891 in Brühl, Germany. He was an actor and writer, known for The Golden Age (1930), Maximiliana oder die widerrechtliche Ausübung der Astronomie (1966) and Dreams That Money Can Buy (1947). He was married to Dorothea Tanning, Peggy Guggenheim, Marie-Berthe Aurenche and Luise Straus. He died on April 1, 1976 in Paris, France.
Known for
- tvSSFBM EHKL — Himself (archive footage)2001
- Max Ernst: My Vagabonds - My Restlessness1991
- Coup de Torchon — Le soldat mexicain (dans le film publicitaire "Galeries Barbès")1981
- Europe After the Rain — Self1978
- Laocoon & Sons: The Story of the Transformation of Esmeralda del Rio1975
Works in European collections
11 objects attributed to Max Ernst, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
Article
Max Ernst (/ɜːrnst/; German: [ɛʁnst] 2 April 1891 – 1 April 1976) was a German-born 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, which 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 born in Brühl. He began painting in 1909 while studying at the University of Bonn, and later joined the Die Rheinischen Expressionisten group of artists. Ernst's work often featured ironic juxtapositions of grotesque elements with cubist and expressionist motifs. He had a fascination with birds, often including his alter ego, Loplop, a bird, in his work. He eventually settled in France and achieved financial success in the 1950s. He died in Paris on 1 April 1976.
