Max Ernst

Works by Max Ernst — German Surrealist painter, sculptor, and poet. Pioneer of Dada and Surrealism, known for his dreamlike imagery and experimental techniques including frottage and collage.

  • Recto (front): A. François Petit, Paris, December 1965. Recto: printed script invitation on pale green card stock. Text reads: "A. François Petit a l'honneur de vous inviter à l'Exposition d'œuvres choisies de" followed by the names Hans Bellmer, Victor Brauner, Salvador Dalí, Max Ernst, Wifredo Lam, René Magritte, Pierre Roy, Alberto Savinio, Max Walter Svanberg, Yves Tanguy, and Toyen. At foot: Décembre 1965, 122 bd Haussmann, Paris 8e. Verso (back): A. François Petit, Paris, December 1965. Verso: plain pale green card stock, unprinted, with light age toning and minor surface wear consistent with handling.

    A. François Petit, Paris — Surrealist Group Exhibition Invitation, December 1965

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    A. François Petit, Paris — Surrealist Group Exhibition Invitation, December 1965

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  • Original 1990 Collages Surréalistes exhibition invitation, Galerie Zabriskie, Paris — cover reproducing Georges Hugnet, Le Sphinx du Moulin Vert, 1934: aerial black-and-white photograph of Paris with radiating boulevards, a single realistic eye with lashes montaged at centre. Original 1990 Collages Surréalistes vernissage insert, Galerie Zabriskie, Paris — recto printed in brown on cream stock with ZABRISKIE in vertical type at left margin; invitation text from Virginia Zabriskie for cocktail reception Tuesday 27 March 1990, 18h30, 37 rue Quincampoix, entry code 2457, 1er étage gauche.

    Collages Surréalistes — Exhibition Invitation, Galerie Zabriskie, Paris, 1990

    Collages Surréalistes — Exhibition Invitation, Galerie Zabriskie, Paris, 1990