Max Ernst

Larkin, David (Editor), and Ernst, Max

ISBN 10: 0345244753 / ISBN 13: 9780345244758

Published by Ballantine Books Inc., 1978

About this Item

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.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Max Ernst
• Publisher: Ballantine Books Inc.
• Publication Date: 1978
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0345244753
• ISBN 13: 9780345244758
• Binding: Softcover
• Condition: Good
• Weight: 16 ounces
• Seller catalogs:
  • Art

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Synopsis

Max Ernst is the last of the German romantics. Romanticism is native to Germany, it is in essense a trans-Rhenan inspiration. Max has been generally recognized as a major innovator in the interpretation of the subconscious and has a major role in the flowering of surrealism.

About the Author

About the Authors:
Robert Rainwater is Assistant Director for Art, Prints, and Photographs, and Curator of the Spencer Collection at The New York Public Library. Anne Hyde Greet is Professor French at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Evan Maurer is Director of the University of Michigan Museum of Art, Ann Arbor.