Artist Monograph

Max Ernst, French

French and American, born Germany. 1891–1976

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Medium Breakdown

Medium Works at MoMA Share
Lithography 97 34%
Other Media 81 28.4%
Etching 48 16.8%
Watercolor 17 6%
Oil Painting 12 4.2%
Drawing 9 3.2%
Collage 7 2.5%
Gouache 7 2.5%

Department Distribution

Department Works Share
Drawings & Prints 265 93%
Painting & Sculpture 17 6%
Architecture & Design 3 1.1%

Production by Decade

1
1910s
96
1920s
32
1930s
62
1940s
47
1950s
10
1960s
37
1970s

Classification Types

  • Illustrated Book — 147
  • Print — 97
  • Drawing — 19
  • Painting — 9
  • Sculpture — 8
  • Design — 3
  • Portfolio — 1
  • Notebook — 1

Physical Scale

Scale bracketWorksShare
Small (< 30 cm)15762.8%
Medium (30–100 cm)8835.2%
Large (1–3 m)52%

Range: 3.1 cm → 165.7 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquiredWorks
193515
19362
19378
19421
19451
19473
19491
195112
19522
19531
19551
195839
19591
19611
196480
19651
19674
19682
19691
19701
197137
19721
19734
19762
19781

Currently On View

  • "MoMA, Floor 5, 517" — 2
  • "MoMA, Floor 2, 215" — 1
  • "MoMA, Floor 5, 520" — 1
  • "MoMA, Floor 5, 522" — 1

French Contemporaries

  1. 5032 Eugène Atget
  2. 1437 Jean Dubuffet
  3. 1168 Marc Chagall
  4. 1068 Henri Matisse
  5. 907 Pierre Bonnard