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Max Ernst

German · 1891–1976 · Painter, Printmaker

Max Ernst was a German-born painter, sculptor, printmaker, graphic artist, and poet. A prolific artist, Ernst was a pioneer of the Dada movement and surrealism in Europe. He… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Max Ernst, Dans les rues d'Athènes, 1960, bronzeDans les rues d'AthènesPhillips · $1,534,000≈ £1,169,029≈ €1,324,355Sign up to see
  2. Max Ernst, Pyramid Lake, 1946, oil on canvasPyramid LakePhillips · £627,500≈ $862,938≈ €743,784Sign up to see
  3. Max Ernst, Mer agitée, soleil, nuage et maître Corbeau avec son fils, 1953, Collage and oil on canvasMer agitée, soleil, nuage et maître Corbeau avec son filsLempertz · €620,000≈ $740,094≈ £530,267Sign up to see

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  1. Max Ernst, Composizione, print (other)
    Composizione
    Print (other)
    53.5 x 38.0 cm
    Capitolium Art · · Lot 71
    €328≈ $384≈ £297Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €400–600View at Capitolium Art ↗
  2. Max Ernst, L'Oiseau Caramel, 1969, lithograph
    L'Oiseau Caramel, 1969
    Lithograph
    34cm x 24cm (13.37in x 9.5in), unframed
    Lyon & Turnbull · · Lot 288
    £1,500≈ $1,961≈ €1,654Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £600–800View at Lyon & Turnbull ↗
  3. Max Ernst, Gestes sauvages pour le charme II - Deux jeunes femmes et homme double, 1927, Oil on canvas
    Gestes sauvages pour le charme II - Deux jeunes femmes et homme double, 1927
    Oil · Canvas
    41 x 34 cm
    Kornfeld · · Lot 47
    CHF 600,000≈ $658,860≈ £508,458≈ €556,799HammerSign up free to seeEst. CHF 600,000–View at Kornfeld ↗
  4. Max Ernst, 850
    850
    Kornfeld · · Lot 849
    CHF 1,000≈ $1,097≈ £828≈ €927HammerSign up free to seeEst. CHF 1,250–View at Kornfeld ↗
  5. Max Ernst, Ohne Titel (Relief V), 1970, Bronzerelief mit schwarzer Patina bzw. teilweise poliert
    Ohne Titel (Relief V), 1970
    Sculpture
    34,2 × 39,1 × 0,8 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 1144
    €3,875≈ $4,578≈ £3,500Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €2,000–3,000View at Grisebach ↗
  6. Max Ernst, Ohne Titel, Um 1959, Oil on paper, laminated on panel
    Ohne Titel, Um 1959
    Oil · Panel
    21 x 15.3 cm (8.2 x 6 in)
    Ketterer Kunst · · Lot 270
    €50,000≈ $57,140≈ £45,541Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €40,000–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
  7. Max Ernst, L'homme à la Lisiére de la forêt, 1954, Farblithografie auf Rives-Velin
    L'homme à la Lisiére de la forêt, 1954
    Lithograph · Paper
    55,2 × 39,7 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 1027
    €9,500≈ $10,663≈ £8,521Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,200–1,500View at Grisebach ↗
  8. Max Ernst, Aus: Patrick Waldberg, Aux petits agneaux, 1971, Lithografie auf Japan
    Aus: Patrick Waldberg, Aux petits agneaux, 1971
    Lithograph · Paper · ed. 67/101
    23 x 18cm
    Van Ham · · Lot 34
    €516≈ $579≈ £467Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €300–View at Van Ham ↗
  9. Max Ernst, Bronzerelief VI, 1970, Bronzerelief
    Bronzerelief VI, 1970
    Sculpture · ed. 2/12
    32 x 37 x 1,5cm
    Van Ham · · Lot 35
    €2,838≈ $3,182≈ £2,570Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €2,000–View at Van Ham ↗
  10. Max Ernst, Bronzerelief XI, 1970, Bronzerelief
    Bronzerelief XI, 1970
    Sculpture · ed. 2/12
    30 x 28 x 2cm
    Van Ham · · Lot 36
    €3,354≈ $3,761≈ £3,038Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €2,000–View at Van Ham ↗
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About Max Ernst

Max Ernst was a German-born painter, sculptor, printmaker, graphic artist, and poet. A prolific artist, Ernst was a pioneer of the Dada movement and surrealism in Europe. He had no formal artistic training, but his experimental attitude toward the making of art resulted in his invention of frottage—a technique that uses pencil rubbings of textured objects and relief surfaces to create images—and grattage, an analogous technique in which paint is scraped across canvas to reveal the imprints of the objects placed beneath. Ernst is noted for his unconventional drawing methods as well as for creating novels and pamphlets using the method of collages. He served as a soldier for four years during World War I, which left him shocked and critical of the modern world. During World War II he was designated an "undesirable foreigner" while living in France.

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