Collection:
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ADJUNCT MODULE D: WORLD ART
LocalCollection
ADJUNCT MODULE D: WORLD ART
Collection
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Preferred Title:
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The Beautiful German Woman
Work_PrefTitle
The Beautiful German Woman
Preferred Title
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Alternate Title:
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La belle allemande
Work_AltTitle
La belle allemande
Alternate Title
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Image View:
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Overall view from left side
Image_Title
Overall view from left side
Image View
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Creator:
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Max Ernst (German sculptor, 1891-1976)
Agent_Display
Max Ernst (German sculptor, 1891-1976)
Creator
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Location:
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repository: Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía (Madrid, Madrid, Spain) DE00498
Work_Location_Type_D isplay
repository: Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía (Madrid, Madrid, Spain) DE00498
Location
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Location Note:
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52 Santa Isabel Street
Work_LocationNotes
52 Santa Isabel Street
Location Note
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GPS:
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40.408889-3.694444
GPS
40.408889-3.694444
GPS
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Date:
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1934-1935 (creation)
Work_DateDisplay
1934-1935 (creation)
Date
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Cultural Context:
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French
Work_Culture
French
Cultural Context
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Style Period:
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Twentieth century
Work_StylePeriodDisp lay
Twentieth century
Style Period
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Work Type 1:
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sculpture (visual work)
Work_Worktype1
sculpture (visual work)
Work Type 1
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Classification:
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Sculpture and Installations
Work_Classification
Sculpture and Installations
Classification
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Material:
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plaster; iron wire
Work_MaterialDisplay
plaster; iron wire
Material
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Technique:
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casting (process); construction (assembling)
Work_Technique
casting (process); construction (assembling)
Technique
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Measurements:
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63 cm (height, without base) x 27 cm (width) x 20 cm (depth)
Work_MeasurementDisp lay
63 cm (height, without base) x 27 cm (width) x 20 cm (depth)
Measurements
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Subjects:
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abstraction
Work_Image_SubjectDi splay
abstraction
Subjects
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Description:
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As a member of the dadaist ranks, Max Ernst began his assemblage-based sculpture using wood and wire, as a response to the crisis in painting that Dadá addressed. Years later, he became fully involved in the surrealist group and began a series of plaster casts, done between 1934 and 1935, which indicated a firmer commitment to sculpting. This work with its totemic and semi-anthropomorphic form indicates a dialogue with both Alberto Giacometti and African sculpture, from a perspective far removed from that which had inspired the cubist sculptors. (Source: Museo Reina Sofia [website]; https://www.museorei nasofia.es/en/)
Work_Description_Sou rce
As a member of the dadaist ranks, Max Ernst began his assemblage-based sculpture using wood and wire, as a response to the crisis in painting that Dadá addressed. Years later, he became fully involved in the surrealist group and began a series of plaster casts, done between 1934 and 1935, which indicated a firmer commitment to sculpting. This work with its totemic and semi-anthropomorphic form indicates a dialogue with both Alberto Giacometti and African sculpture, from a perspective far removed from that which had inspired the cubist sculptors. (Source: Museo Reina Sofia [website]; https://www.museorei nasofia.es/en/)
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Collection:
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Archivision Adjunct Module D: World Art
LocalCollection
Archivision Adjunct Module D: World Art
Collection
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Identifier:
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7A1-ERNST-SRS-TBGW-A 02
Image_OriginalVendor ID
7A1-ERNST-SRS-TBGW-A 02
Identifier
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Image_Rights
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Rights
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