Max Ernst

MAX ERNST (Brühl, Germany,1891 - Paris, France 1976).
"Festin", 1974.
Lithograph, copy 26/79.
Signed and numbered by hand.
Measurements: 34 x 25,5 cm; 47 x 35 cm (frame).

In this composition, Ernst presents two abstract and elongated figures that seem to participate in a festive or theatrical scene, suggesting movement and dynamism. The forms are constructed with fine, curved lines, outlining stylized and anthropomorphic bodies, endowed with expressive gestures. The graphic treatment is monochromatic, in black and gray tones on a beige background, highlighting Ernst's characteristic economy of means in his mature graphic works. The work plays with humor, irony and absurdity, distinctive features of the surrealist spirit.