Max Ernst: A Retrospective

by Max Ernst, Metropolitan Museum of Art (Contributor)

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.

Genres: Art, Nonfiction, Art History, Germany, Reference, History, Art and Photography

Paperback

First published March 1, 1991

About the author

Max Ernst was a German painter, sculptor, graphic artist, and poet, considered one of the chief representatives of Dadaism and Surrealism.

Reviews

[Joe · Rating 4 out of 5]

looked at the pictures but didn't read it yet.

[Wetdryvac Wetdryvac · Rating 3 out of 5]

Came for the art, enjoyed the art. Kinda meh on the rest of it.

[danielle; ▵ · Rating 3 out of 5]

I ended up hating Ernst; I did not mean to

[Cail Judy · Rating 5 out of 5]

A fun deep-dive during Sunday's naptime.

[Greg · Rating 5 out of 5]

amazing

[Brian]

someone i need to know about.