The Wood (Max Ernst)
The Wood | |
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Artist | Max Ernst |
Year | 1927 |
Medium | Oil on canvas |
Dimensions | 60.5 cm × 81.5 cm (23.82 in × 32.09 in) |
Location | National 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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