March 2 – September 6, 2008 West Building, Ground Floor, G21
Max Ernst, Les malheurs des immortels, Paris, 1922, National Gallery of Art Library, David K.E. Bruce Fund
Max ErnstIllustrated Books
Max Ernst, "Les malheurs des immortels," 1922, National Gallery of Art Library, Washington, David K. E. Bruce Fund
The mysterious, species-bending creatures invented by German surrealist Max Ernst (1891-1976) during the 1920s and 1930s will be highlighted in the focus exhibition Max Ernst: Illustrated Books. Drawn from the Gallery's rare book collection, the nineteen works include pages from Ernst's collage novels La femme 100 têtes (1929), Rêve d'une petite fille qui voulut entrer au Carmel (1930), and Une semaine de bonté (1934).
Max ErnstIllustrated Books
Max Ernst, "La femme 100 têtes," 1929, National Gallery of Art Library, Washington, Gift of Thomas G. Klarner
Max ErnstIllustrated Books
Max Ernst, "Rêve d'une petite fille qui voulut entrer au Carmel," 1930, National Gallery of Art Library, Washington, David K. E. Bruce Fund
Max ErnstIllustrated Books
Max Ernst, "Weisst du schwatz du: Gedichte," 1930, National Gallery of Art Library, Washington, David K. E. Bruce Fund
Max ErnstIllustrated Books
Max Ernst, "Spectacle metallique," 1930, National Gallery of Art Library, Washington, David K. E. Bruce Fund
Max ErnstIllustrated Books
Max Ernst, "Un divertissement," 1939, National Gallery of Art Library, Washington, David K. E. Bruce Fund
Max ErnstIllustrated Books
Max Ernst, "La dame ovale," 1939, National Gallery of Art Library, Washington, David K. E. Bruce Fund
Max ErnstIllustrated Books
Max Ernst, "Une semaine de bonté, ou Les sept éléments capitaux: roman," 1934, National Gallery of Art Library, Washington, David K. E. Bruce Fund
Max ErnstIllustrated Books
Max Ernst, "Une semaine de bonté, ou Les sept éléments capitaux: roman," 1934, National Gallery of Art Library, Washington, David K. E. Bruce Fund
Max ErnstIllustrated Books
Max Ernst, "Une semaine de bonté, ou Les sept éléments capitaux: roman," 1934, National Gallery of Art Library, Washington, David K. E. Bruce Fund
Max ErnstIllustrated Books
Max Ernst, "Une semaine de bonté, ou Les sept éléments capitaux: roman," 1934, National Gallery of Art Library, Washington, David K. E. Bruce Fund
Max ErnstIllustrated Books
Max Ernst, "Une semaine de bonté, ou Les sept éléments capitaux: roman," 1934, National Gallery of Art Library, Washington, David K. E. Bruce Fund
Max ErnstIllustrated Books
Max Ernst, "Une semaine de bonté, ou Les sept éléments capitaux: roman," 1934, National Gallery of Art Library, Washington, David K. E. Bruce Fund
This exhibition is no longer on view at the National Gallery.
Overview: 19 works by surrealist artist Max Ernst were selected from the National Gallery of Art Library rare book collection for this display. Included were pages from Ernst’s collage novels La Femme 100 têtes (1929), Rêve d’une petite fille qui voulut entrer au Carmel (1930), and Une Semaine de bonté (1934).
Organization: The exhibition was organized by the National Gallery of Art, Washington. Neal Turtell, executive librarian, National Gallery of Art, and Jennie King, doctoral candidate in the department of art and archaeology, Princeton University, were curators.
