The Magician (Max Ernst)

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The Magician is a surrealist painting by Max Ernst that exemplifies his dreamlike, enigmatic imagery and innovative collage-inspired techniques.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf painting
work of art
artisticStyle dreamlike imagery
enigmatic imagery
associatedWith 20th-century art
European avant-garde art
copyrightStatus copyrighted
countryOfOrigin France
creator Max Ernst
creatorBirthPlace Brühl, Germany
creatorMovement Dada
Surrealism
depicts magician
genre surrealist painting
hasArtForm painting
hasArtisticInnovation integration of collage aesthetics into painting
hasArtisticMovementContext interwar Surrealism
hasColorPalette surrealist palette
hasCreatorNationality German
hasInfluenceOn surrealist imagery
hasLanguage none (visual artwork)
hasMedium paint
hasTheme dreams
mystery
the unconscious
influencedBy collage
mainSubject surreal figure
movement Surrealism
partOf Max Ernst oeuvre
relatedWorkCreator The Elephant Celebes
Two Children Are Threatened by a Nightingale
techniqueUsed collage-inspired techniques
usesVisualMotif fantastical figure
symbolic objects

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Menil Collection notableWorkHeld The Magician (Max Ernst)