Untitled
Max Ernst first used collage in his work at the end of 1919, taking the process of collage further than anyone else had previously done. He created a unified image from the fragments, unlike the Cubists, and identified them as a single entity on the picture plane. The psychological ramifications of this procedure are enhanced by Ernst’s skillful technique of manipulating his material so subtly that it becomes difficult to discern whether the work is in fact a collage.
Artwork Details
- Title: Untitled
- Artist: Max Ernst (French (born Germany), Brühl 1891–1976 Paris)
- Date: 1921
- Medium: Collage of cut and printed papers on paper
- Dimensions: 2 3/4 × 3 5/8 in. (7 × 9.2 cm)
- Classification: Collages
- Credit Line: Gift of Jacqueline Loewe Fowler, 2020
- Object Number: 2021.54.14
- Rights and Reproduction: © 2025 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
- Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art
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