Les Pampas

Max Ernst (in 1926)

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viola asked

cosa rappresenta?
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen answered

Dear Viola, the interesting thing about this work is not so much what it represents but rather how it was made. As a surrealist, Max Ernst was interested in images created by chance, unconsciously, and he invented all kinds of methods and techniques that excluded rational thought and logic. In this case he put his paper on the floor, rubbed with his pencil and let the structure of wooden floorboards 'decide' how the work would come out. Then it is interesting, of course, how our brain is searching for something recognizable and meaningful. In this case, I think, most people would agree that we see some kind of landscape. Kind regards, Els

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Title	Les Pampas
Material and technique	Photogravure
Object type	Print > Two-dimensional object > Art object
Location	This object is in storage

Dimensions	Height 262 mm Width 360 mm
Artists	Artist: Max Ernst Publisher: Éditions Jeanne Bucher
Accession number	MB 1995/3 7 (PK)
Credits	Purchased 1995
Department	Drawings & Prints
Acquisition date	1995
Creation date	in 1926
Material	Paper > Vegetable material > Organic material > Material > Material and technique
Object	Print > Two-dimensional object > Art object
Technique	Photoaquatint > Mechanical > Intaglio printing techniques > Printing technique > Technique > Material and technique
Geographical origin	Germany > Western Europe > Europe

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Max Ernst

Brühl 1891 - Parijs 1976

After the First World War, Max Ernst was one of the founders of the Dada movement in Cologne. In 1924, Ernst was also closely involved in the foundation of...

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