Europe After the Rain II
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Europe After the Rain II is a surrealist painting by Max Ernst that depicts a haunting, post-apocalyptic landscape rendered with his experimental decalcomania technique.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Europe After the Rain II canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | painting ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Europa nach dem Regen II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artForm | easel painting ⓘ |
| artHistoricalContext | exile period of Max Ernst in the United States ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
European avant-garde
NERFINISHED
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Surrealist exile in America ⓘ |
| colorPalette |
earth tones
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greens ⓘ muted reds ⓘ yellows ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| creator |
Max Ernst
NERFINISHED
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Max Ernst, German-born artist ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | German ⓘ |
| depicts |
fantastical forms
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hybrid organic-architectural shapes ⓘ post-apocalyptic landscape ⓘ ruined landscape ⓘ |
| endTime | 1942 ⓘ |
| genre | Surrealism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArtisticFeature |
ambiguous figures and forms
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dreamlike atmosphere ⓘ highly textured surface ⓘ illusion of eroded terrain ⓘ |
| hasPart |
biomorphic shapes
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bird-like figures ⓘ eroded rock formations ⓘ ruined architectural fragments ⓘ |
| inception | 1940–1942 ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Max Ernst’s experiments with chance-based processes
ⓘ
automatic techniques in Surrealism ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | devastation of Europe during World War II ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
destruction of Europe
ⓘ
psychological aftermath of war ⓘ |
| movement | Surrealism ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Europe After the Rain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | 20th-century art ⓘ |
| startTime | 1940 ⓘ |
| theme |
apocalypse
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decay and transformation ⓘ unconscious imagery ⓘ war and destruction ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
decalcomania
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oil on canvas ⓘ |
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