Max Ernst

Max Ernst was born on 2 April 1891 in Brühl, near Cologne, the first son of Philipp Ernst, teacher of the deaf and amateur painter, and his wife, Luise, née Kopp. Max Ernst never received any formal artistic training. In 1910-1914 he studied philosophy and psychiatry at Bonn University and took a deep interest in painting.

In 1914 Ernst got acquainted with Jean (Hans) Arp, and their lifelong friendship began. With the outburst of the First World War Ernst was conscripted to the army, where he served in the field artillery till the end of the war, never dropping his interest in art. It was during the war, in 1916, when he took part in the "Sturm" exhibition in Berlin. To the same period date his first contacts with Dada artists. Continued...

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	*Fruit of a Long Experience.* 1919. Painted wood relief. 45.7 x 38 cm. Private collection.
	*Family Excursions.* c. 1919. Oil on canvas. 36 x 26 cm. Narodni Gallery, Prague, Czechia.
	*Aquis submersus.* 1919. oil on canvas. 54 x 43.8 cm. Städelsches Kunstinstitut und Städtische Galerie, Frankfurt-on-Main, Germany.
	*Le Limaçon de chambre.* 1920. Tempera, goache, ink, pencil, collage on paper. 31.2 x 22.2 cm. Private collection.
	Untitled. 1920. Gouache, Chinese ink and pencil on cardboard. 30 x 25 cm. Private collection.
	*The Small Fistule That Says Tic Tac / La petite fistule lacrimale qui dit tic tac.* 1920. Gouache on paper. 36.2 x 24.5 cm. The Museum of Modern Arts, New York, NY, USA.
	*The Fall of an Angel / La Chute d'un ange.* Collage and oil on paper. 44 x 34 cm. Private collection.
	*Un peu malade le cheval patte pelu...* 1920. Collage and gouache on paper mounted on cardboard. 16 x 23 cm. GAM - Galleria Civica d'arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Turin, Italy.
	*The Gramineous Bicycle Garnished with Bells the Dappled Fire Damps and the Echinoderms Bending the Spine to Look for Caresses.* 1920/21. Gouache on print. 74.3 x 99.7 cm. The Museum of Modern Arts, New York, NY, USA.
	*Young Chimera / Jeune chimère.* 1921. Collage, gouache and Chinese ink on paper. 29 x 9 cm. Private collection.
	*Birds; also: Birds, Fish-Snake and Scarecrow.* c. 1921. Oil on canvas. 58 x 62.8 cm. Staatsgalerie Moderner Kunst, Munich, Germany.
	*Approacing Puberty or The Pleiads/La Puberté proche... ou Les Pléiades.* 1921. Mixed media on paper, mounted on Cardboard. 24.5 x 16.6 cm. Private collection.
	*Célèbes or Elephant Célèbes.* 1921. Oil on canvas. 125.4 x 107.9 cm. Tate Gallery, London, UK.
	*The Word or Woman-Bird / La Parole ou Femme-oiseau.* 1921. Collage and gouache on paper. 18.5 x 10.6 cm. Private collection.
	*Seascape.* 1921. Oil on canvas. 66 x 81 cm. Private collection.

Fruit of a Long Experience. 1919. Painted wood relief. 45.7 x 38 cm. Private collection.

Family Excursions. c. 1919. Oil on canvas. 36 x 26 cm. Narodni Gallery, Prague, Czechia.

Aquis submersus. 1919. oil on canvas. 54 x 43.8 cm. Städelsches Kunstinstitut und Städtische Galerie, Frankfurt-on-Main, Germany.

Le Limaçon de chambre. 1920. Tempera, goache, ink, pencil, collage on paper. 31.2 x 22.2 cm. Private collection.

Untitled. 1920. Gouache, Chinese ink and pencil on cardboard. 30 x 25 cm. Private collection.

The Small Fistule That Says Tic Tac / La petite fistule lacrimale qui dit tic tac. 1920. Gouache on paper. 36.2 x 24.5 cm. The Museum of Modern Arts, New York, NY, USA.

The Fall of an Angel / La Chute d'un ange. Collage and oil on paper. 44 x 34 cm. Private collection.

Un peu malade le cheval patte pelu... 1920. Collage and gouache on paper mounted on cardboard. 16 x 23 cm. GAM - Galleria Civica d'arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Turin, Italy.

The Gramineous Bicycle Garnished with Bells the Dappled Fire Damps and the Echinoderms Bending the Spine to Look for Caresses. 1920/21. Gouache on print. 74.3 x 99.7 cm. The Museum of Modern Arts, New York, NY, USA.

Young Chimera / Jeune chimère. 1921. Collage, gouache and Chinese ink on paper. 29 x 9 cm. Private collection.

Birds; also: Birds, Fish-Snake and Scarecrow. c. 1921. Oil on canvas. 58 x 62.8 cm. Staatsgalerie Moderner Kunst, Munich, Germany.

Approacing Puberty or The Pleiads/La Puberté proche... ou Les Pléiades. 1921. Mixed media on paper, mounted on Cardboard. 24.5 x 16.6 cm. Private collection.

Célèbes or Elephant Célèbes. 1921. Oil on canvas. 125.4 x 107.9 cm. Tate Gallery, London, UK.

The Word or Woman-Bird / La Parole ou Femme-oiseau. 1921. Collage and gouache on paper. 18.5 x 10.6 cm. Private collection.

Seascape. 1921. Oil on canvas. 66 x 81 cm. Private collection.

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