Max Ernst: Dada to Surrealism (1920–1935)

1. Cologne Dada forms around Ernst, Arp, Baargeld

   Jan 1, 1919Labels: Cologne Dada, Max Ernst, Jean Arp

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   • Moderna Museet

2. Cologne “Dada-Vorfrühling” exhibition opens

   Apr 1, 1920Labels: Dada-Vorfr hling, Brauhaus Winter, Cologne Dada

   • Dada Archive

3. Ernst paints “The Elephant Celebes” in Cologne

   Jan 1, 1921Labels: The Elephant, Max Ernst, Cologne

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4. Ernst’s Paris Dada show opens at Au Sans Pareil

   May 2, 1921Labels: Au Sans, Paris Dada, Max Ernst

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   • Moderna Museet

5. Ernst relocates to Paris and joins Breton’s circle

   Jan 1, 1922Labels: Andr Breton, Paris Surrealists, Max Ernst

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6. Ernst and Éluard publish early collage “image novels”

   Jan 1, 1922Labels: Paul luard, collage novels, Max Ernst

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7. “Two Children Are Threatened by a Nightingale” created

   Jan 1, 1924Labels: Two Children, assemblage, Max Ernst

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8. Surrealist manifesto era; Ernst becomes a key painter

   Oct 1, 1924Labels: Surrealist Manifesto, Andr Breton, Max Ernst

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9. Ernst invents frottage on August 10, 1925

   Aug 10, 1925Labels: Frottage, Pornic discovery, Max Ernst

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10. “Histoire Naturelle” portfolio publishes frottage series

    Jan 1, 1926Labels: Histoire Naturelle, frottage series, Max Ernst

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11. “La Femme 100 têtes” collage novel is published

    Dec 20, 1929Labels: La Femme, collage novel, Max Ernst

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12. Second collage novel “Rêve d’une petite fille…” produced

    Jan 1, 1930Labels: R ve, collage novel, Max Ernst

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13. Loplop alter-ego appears in “Loplop Introduces Loplop”

    Jan 1, 1930Labels: Loplop, alter-ego, Max Ernst

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14. Ernst makes “Loplop Introduces Members of the Surrealist Group”

    Jan 1, 1931Labels: Loplop Introduces, collage, Max Ernst

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15. Ernst completes “Une semaine de bonté” and it is published

    Apr 1, 1934Labels: Une semaine, collage novel, Max Ernst

    • Art Institute
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16. Ernst’s 1920–1935 methods shape later Surrealist practice

    Jan 1, 1935Labels: Surrealist methods, Max Ernst, collage techniques

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    • Moderna Museet