Max Ernst
French, born Germany, 1891–1976 · 1927
Forest and Sun
Max Ernst French, born Germany, 1891–1976
Forest and Sun
1927
Max Ernst's 'The Forest and the Sun' (1927) belongs to his Surrealist 'Forest' cycle of the late 1920s. Using 'grattage' — scraping paint across textures laid behind the canvas — Ernst conjures dense, fossilised forests lit by a cold, ringed sun. Oil on canvas, Art Institute of Chicago.
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Image source: Art Institute of Chicago