Max Ernst: Life and Work: life and work : an autobiographical collage - Hardcover

Max Ernst draws on an unprecedented collection of source material, much of it published here for the first time, to present a compelling portrait of the artistâs life and an intellectual portrait of an entire period. These letters and notes by friends and contemporaries provide insight into the reception of his oeuvre, illustrate Ernstâs own texts and shed light on his biography, and are interspersed with numerous reproductions of his work, all of which recall the variety and richness of the artistâs discoveries and innovations.

Werner Spies has organized numerous major exhibitions in Europe, and has published widely on 20th-century art, notably on the Surrealist movement. He is the general editor of the Max Ernst catalogue raisonne, and the author of Max Ernst Collages, also published by Thames & Hudson.