Nymph Echo by Max Ernst
Fishbone Forest by Max Ernst
Forest by Max Ernst
Landscape with Wheatgerm by Max Ernst
Flower-Shell by Max Ernst
Woman Old Man and Flower by Max Ernst
Sea by Max Ernst
The Kiss by Max Ernst
Barbarians by Max Ernst
The whole city by Max Ernst
Garden Airplane-Trap by Max Ernst
The Forest by Max Ernst

Where to See Max Ernst

34 museums worldwide

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About Max Ernst

Cuba · 1891–1976 · Dada, Surrealism

Invented frottage by rubbing a pencil over floorboards, made collage novels from Victorian engravings, and married Peggy Guggenheim briefly.

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Max Ernst's works are held in 34 museums worldwide, including Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Sprengel Museum, and Neue Nationalgalerie.

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🇦🇹 Austria

1 museum

🇧🇪 Belgium

1 museum

🇫🇷 France

3 museums

🇩🇪 Germany

12 museums

🇮🇱 Israel

1 museum

🇮🇹 Italy

1 museum

🇯🇵 Japan

1 museum

🇳🇱 Netherlands

1 museum

🇪🇸 Spain

1 museum

🇨🇭 Switzerland

2 museums

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

2 museums

🇺🇸 United States

8 museums

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Where can I see Max Ernst paintings?
    Max Ernst's works can be seen at Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Sprengel Museum[4], and 2 other museums worldwide.
  • Where is Max Ernst from?
    Max Ernst was Cuba[7], born in 1891[7] and died in 1976[7].
  • Is Max Ernst an artist?
    Yes, Max Ernst was an artist. He abandoned his philosophy studies to concentrate on art.
  • Was Max Ernst a dadaist?
    Max Ernst was a Dadaist. At the end of the war, he channelled his creative energy into Dada[7].
  • Why is Max Ernst famous?
    Max Ernst is known for his inventive approach to art. He represents the will to invent in the twentieth century.
  • Is Max Ernst a surrealist?
    Max Ernst was a Surrealist. Surrealism[7] provided the framework for his art.
  • Max Ernst history?
    Max Ernst was born on April 2, 1891[7], in Brühl, Germany. In 1909[7], he enrolled in the University at Bonn to study philosophy but soon abandoned this pursuit to concentrate on art.
  • Max Ernst best paintings?
    Two of Max Ernst's paintings are Elephant of the Celebes (1921[7]) and Apres nous la maternite (1927).

Sources

Where to See guide aggregates verified holdings of Max Ernst's works across the following collections.

  1. [1] museum Buffalo AKG Art Museum Used for: museum holdings.
  2. [2] museum Städel Museum Used for: museum holdings.
  3. [3] museum National Galleries Scotland Used for: museum holdings.
  4. [4] museum Sprengel Museum Used for: museum holdings.
  5. [5] museum Unterlinden Museum Used for: museum holdings.
  6. [6] museum Musée Cantini Used for: museum holdings.
  7. [7] wikipedia Wikipedia: Max Ernst Used for: biography.
  8. [8] book guggenheim-guhe00solo Used for: biography.
  9. [9] book guggenheim-handboo00pegg Used for: biography.
  10. [10] book guggenheim-maxer00erns Used for: biography.

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