Max Ernst: A Retrospective
by Max Ernst, Sabine Rewald
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"This volume accompanies a major retrospective of Ernst's work at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the first held in the United States in thirty years. Every work in the exhibition is reproduced in the lavish plates section of the book, and many comparative illustrations are included. The texts by experts in the field follow Ernst's peripatetic career and offer fresh insights into his oeuvre."--BOOK JACKET. As one of the most inventive artists of the 20th century, Max Ernst (French, b. show more Germany, 1891 ́1976) lead the Dada movement in his youth, and then went on to become one of the founding members of the Surrealist group in Paris. This catalogue examines over 180 of his works including paintings, drawings, sculptures and illustrated books, many of which were steeped in Freudian metaphors, private mythology, and childhood memories. -- Metropolitan Museum of Art website. show lessTags
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