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Max Ernst, A Maiden, a Widow and a Wife, 1966. Championing dreams and intuition in the making of his works, Ernst invented the “Frottage” technique, placing paper over textured material to achieve different patterns on the canvas. He also made landscape a major theme in the Surrealists endeavors.⁣⠀ “A Maiden, a Widow and a Wife,” offers a compelling example of these three elements, with the coarse surfaces of its red transfigured, organic shapes delineated from a soothing blue and green background.⁣⠀ Ernst’s arcane and powerful imagery resonates in its ability to transmute an ordinary landscape into a mysterious sight.⁣⠀

Max Ernst, A Maiden, a Widow and a Wife, 1966
Oil on canvas
92 x 76 cm. (36 1/4 x 30 in.)
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