Bronze Age Gold from Wales
The wood
ERNST, Max (1891 - 1976)
Ernst was haunted by the atmosphere of forests and by the birds which inhabit them. Here, the herring-bone effect of the trees and the grainy sky reveal his technique of 'grattage'. Layers of paint were applied to the canvas, which was pressed against a sheet of stamped metal and a rough plank and scraped. Born near Cologne, Ernst studied philosophy before becoming a leading Surrealist in Paris. This work was given to the Contemporary Art Society by Miss A.F. Brown in 1940.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 503
Creation/Production
ERNST, Max
Date: 1927
Acquisition
Gift, 13/2/1991
Given by The Contemporary Art Society
Measurements
Height
(cm): 60.5
Width
(cm): 81.5
Height
(in): 23
Width
(in): 32
Techniques
oil on canvas
Techniques (fine art)
art dept - fine
Fine Art - painting
Material
oil
canvas
Location
Gallery 13
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