Europe After the Rain.
Title
Europe After the Rain .
Creator
Ernst, Max (German painter, sculptor, and author, 1891-1976)
Date
1940 - 1942
Cultural Context
German European Western European
Style/Period
Modern (styles and periods) Surrealist Dada
Subject
Fantasy Landscapes (Representations) Destruction & pillage War destruction & pillage War Ruins Clouds
Description
From the Wadsworth Atheneum website (http://www.thewadsworth.org/) (11-2011) : Max Ernst , Europe after the Rain , oil on canvas , 21 5/8 x 58 1/3 in. , 1940-42 , The Ella Gallup Sumner and Mary Catlin Sumner Collection Fund
Material
Oil on canvas Oil paint (pigmented coating) Paint Canvas
Measurements
21 1/2 x 58 1/8"
Technique
Painting (image-making) Oil painting (technique) Grattage Frottage
Inscription
Lower right corner: artist’s signature and date
Work Type
Oil paintings Paintings
Repository
Wadsworth Atheneum (Hartford, Connecticut)
Source
Arnason, H. H. History of Modern Art: Painting, Sculpture, Architecture, Photography. 3rd ed. Rev. and updated by Daniel Wheeler. New York: Abrams, 1986. (p.262 bottom, col.pl.125)
Rights
Photo/illustration credit/reproduced in Arnason courtesy: Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, Connecticut. The Ella Gallup Sumner and Mary Catlin Sumner Collection.
Digital Publisher
University of Louisville Department of Fine Arts/Allen R. Hite Art Institute Visual Resources Center
Format
image/jpeg
Digital File Name
VRC 2424-05.jpg
Rating
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