Max Ernst

Arizona Nightingale

ca. 1946
Oil on canvas
10 x 8
UAMA Collection: Bequest of Kay Sage Tanguy
Theme: Shifting Realities
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Often categorized as a Surrealist artist, Max Ernst combined reality with the fantastic, creating dream-like worlds full of dualities. The nonsensical nature of his work is relatable to today, where the new realities as a result of the pandemic are almost unbelievable.