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Max Ernst: A Retrospective

MET: April 7, 2005–July 10, 2005

Max Ernst (French, born Germany, 1891–1976) Ambiguous Figures (1 Copper Plate, 1 Zinc Plate, 1 Rubber Cloth...), ca. 1919/20 Collage, gouache, India ink, pencil and painting over a print; 10 x 7 3/8 in. (25.4 x 18.5 cm) Collection of Judy and Michael Steinhardt, New York © 2004 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris

Philippe de Montebello, director of the Metropolitan Museum, stated: "While the importance of Max Ernst in the history of Dada and Surrealism has been recognized worldwide, the spectrum of Ernst's work—along with its inventiveness—has been less well known in the United States in recent years. The Metropolitan's upcoming exhibition should redress this. As the first major survey of the artist's career in this country in three decades, 'Max Ernst: A Retrospective' mirrors the extraordinary variety of Ernst's oeuvre and will include some of his most celebrated works from the different periods of his life."

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