Illustration to "A Week of Kindness"
- Artist
- Max Ernst
- Date
- 1934 ; Paris , France
- Style
- Surrealism
- Genre
- Illustration
- Location
- Staatsgalerie Stuttgart
"Illustration to 'A Week of Kindness'" is a captivating collage artwork by Max Ernst, created as part of his 1934 artist's book Une semaine de bonté. The piece exemplifies Surrealism by reassembling 182 illustrations cut from Victorian encyclopedias and novels. Crafted on paper, Ernst's innovative technique of cutting and reorganizing these images creates a layered, dreamlike narrative. The work exemplifies Dadaist qualities and showcases Ernst’s mastery of collage as a means to explore subconscious themes and the fluidity of perception.
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