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Max Ernst

1891–1976 · 20th century · Germany · Surrealism

How to recognize Max Ernst

Ernst conjures eerie Surrealist dreamscapes using frottage and collage — petrified forests, strange birds, and hallucinatory textures. Look for uncanny imagery, scraped patterns, and unsettling invented worlds.

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