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Two Children Are Threatened by a Nightingale (Deux Enfants sont menacés par un rossignol)

1924

Max Ernst

Material / technique
Oil with painted wood elements and cut-and-pasted printed paper on wood with wood frame
Attribution / role
Collection / source
The Museum of Modern Art

Artwork notes

Artist-wide context

Collage and textures helped him discover unfamiliar creatures and scenes instead of planning every detail first.

Materials, marks and colour

Artist-wide context; individual works may differ.

Media and surface

Printed fragments, rubbing and scraped paint can supply the starting image.

Marks and structure

Unexpected joins make impossible scenes appear oddly coherent.

Palette and light

Textures can generate forests or creatures before colour gives them atmosphere.

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