Max Ernst
Devant mon aile droite couve le morne militaire, from “Oiseaux en péril”

, 1975

Color etching with aquatint and collage on Arches paper

Print: 30.6 x 25.2 cm (12 x 9.9 in)

Paper: 54.5 x 42.5 cm (21.4 x 16.7 in)

Edition of 100

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This work was taken from page 5 of “Oiseaux en péril” (Birds in Peril) by Dorothea Tanning, published by Éditions Georges Visat, Paris, in 1975. Signed and numbered. Service Details Shipping Origin: Germany Please allow up to 14 business days for shipping. Estimated Shipping Cost: Art Shipping Insurance: Certification: FAM Record of Inventory and Condition Report

About Max Ernst

Few artists could be said to have disrupted and influenced the art world quite like Max Ernst, whose explorations into automated painting and the unconscious made him a key figure in both Dadism and Surrealism. Born in Germany in 1891, from a young age Ernst showed signs of his non-conformity and refused to follow figures of authority. Without receiving any formal training in art, he was visiting mental asylums and became fascinated… Read more

About the artwork

Through his provocative and innovative artwork, that took aim at the absurdity of social conventions and the arrogance of western culture, the great surrealist disrupted the art world to a degree that remains unmatched to this day. This beautifully composed etching accompanied a series of poems written by his wife, the famous poet Dorothea Tanning.