Max Ernst

Max Ernst is a painter, printmaker, collagist and sculptor, who was born in Brühl in 1891 and who died in Paris in 1976. He was first associated with the dadaist and surrealist movements, from 1919 to 1938, a period during which he befriended writers like Tristan Tzara, Paul Éluard and André Breton, as well as artists like Joan Miró and Alberto Giacometti. He moved to the United States during World War II, where he lived until 1953. There he continued his work as an artist, particularly devoting himself to dripping, which heralded the work of Jackson Pollock. He returned to finish his life in France, where he devoted himself more to engraving, notably with Georges Visat in Paris, as well as at the Pierre Chave workshop in Vence.

1975 | 55 x 42 cm | Aquatint, etching and lithography | Editor Georges Visat