Illustration to "A Week of Kindness"

Illustration to "A Week of Kindness" by Max Ernst
Artist
Max Ernst
Date
1934 ; Paris , France
Style
Surrealism
Genre
Illustration
Location
Staatsgalerie Stuttgart
"Illustration to 'A Week of Kindness'" is a captivating artwork by Max Ernst, created as part of his collage novel Une semaine de bonté (1934). This piece exemplifies Surrealism by reassembling 182 illustrations from Victorian encyclopedias and novels through intricate paper manipulation. Ernst's innovative technique of cutting and reorganizing images results in a surreal and thought-provoking collage that challenges conventional perception, blending reality and fantasy within the textured surface of the paper.

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