The Wood (Max Ernst)

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The Wood
ArtistMax Ernst
Year1927
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions60.5 cm × 81.5 cm (23.82 in × 32.09 in)
LocationNational Museum Cardiff, Cardiff

The Wood (1927) is a painting by the German surrealist Max Ernst.

Ernst was haunted by the atmosphere of forests and by the birds which inhabit them. Here, the herring-bone effect of the trees and the grainy sky reveal his technique of

National Museum of Wales
in 1991, where it is currently on display.

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