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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. Veilleuse au seuil de nos terrassements (Night light at the threshold of our earthworks), from Dent Prompte VI by Max Ernst, Image 1.

    Max Ernst

    Veilleuse au seuil de nos terrassements (Night light at the threshold of our earthworks), from Dent Prompte VI, 1969

    Lithograph and photolithograph on paper

    20.25 x 17.75 in (51.44 x 45.09 cm)

  2. Max Ernst

    Les Chiens Ont Soif, 1964

    Colored etching on Velin d'Arches pur chiffon paper in clamshell box

    17.125 x 12 in (43.5 x 30.48 cm)

  3. Max Ernst

    Les Chiens Ont Soif, 1964

    Colored etching on Velin d'Arches pur chiffon paper

    17.125 x 12.1875 in (43.5 x 30.96 cm)

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About the artist

Max Ernst

German

1891-1976

German painter, sculptor, graphic artist, and poet. A primary pioneer of the Dada and Surrealist movements, known for his dream-like images. Born near Cologne, Germany. He was drafted and served in WWI. While on the Western Front, he was briefly assigned to map-drawing, which allowed him to continue painting. In 1919, he and several colleagues created the Cologne Dada group, and began to create "collages" which would influence his art for years. Married several times, most notably to Peggy Guggenheim (1942-1946) and Dorothea Tanning (1946-1976). Had one son with his first wife, Luise Straus, who was an artist as well, and his grandchildren are both writers and authors.