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Quote by Max Ernst

“Collage is the noble conquest of the irrational, the coupling of two realities, irreconcilable in appearance, upon a plane which apparently does not suit them.”

Quote by Max Ernst

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Max Ernst, a German painter, was born on April 2, 1891, and died on April 1, 1976. He is renowned for his unique expressionist style and surrealistic art, being one of the most important artists of the 20th century. more

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