Max Ernst

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MAX ERNST
by Gaston Diehl

Despite the fact that Max Ernst has long been regarded by his peers as a major trailblazer in rcscarch Into the subconscious, a pioneer of onciric art, and a prince of tlie kingdom of the bizarre, neither in France nor in the United States has he received the general public acclaim he deserves. Only in the past decade has this unfortunate lack of understanding finally evaporated, and his work, which has always been appreciated by a few friends and faithful collectors, is now enjoying a universal vogue, as is evidenced by numerous international exhibitions. The author of this book has already had occasion to consider similar situations, and to write studies of Picasso, Modigliani, and Pascin. Now he enthusiastically and lucidly examines the work of Max Ernst, surveying the phases in the career of this great creative artist, his major role in the flowering of a pictorial Surrealism which he initiated with the sure hand of the master, and the numerous... Tovább

Fülszöveg

MAX ERNST
by Gaston Diehl

Despite the fact that Max Ernst has long been regarded by his peers as a major trailblazer in rcscarch Into the subconscious, a pioneer of onciric art, and a prince of tlie kingdom of the bizarre, neither in France nor in the United States has he received the general public acclaim he deserves. Only in the past decade has this unfortunate lack of understanding finally evaporated, and his work, which has always been appreciated by a few friends and faithful collectors, is now enjoying a universal vogue, as is evidenced by numerous international exhibitions. The author of this book has already had occasion to consider similar situations, and to write studies of Picasso, Modigliani, and Pascin. Now he enthusiastically and lucidly examines the work of Max Ernst, surveying the phases in the career of this great creative artist, his major role in the flowering of a pictorial Surrealism which he initiated with the sure hand of the master, and the numerous difficulties he encountered. He carefully recalls and emphasizes the importance of the artist's German origins and the remarkable state of development he had already attained before his arrival in Paris. In the French capital he was able to benefit from his surroundings and to integrate and develop his numerous experiments witli various art forms. In particular, the author shows that with his genius and his gift for prophecy the artist has always been ahead of his time, even in the United States, despite the frequently difficult vicissitudes he has known. This constantly apparent mastery is evidence of his exceptional gifts and his profound sense of irony, which have rendered him such excellent service in every phase of the plastic arts and poetry. Thanks to the selection and the quality of the reproductions complementing the text, this book is the best possible vehicle for mailing Ernst's work, with its difficult and sometimes unexpected aspccts, truly acccssiblc to the general public.
54 paintings in color 11 drawings and sculptures in black and white Vissza