{"product_id":"ernst-taschen-basic-art-9783822813881","title":"Ernst (Taschen Basic Art)","description":"\u003cp\u003eOutstanding for his varied style and technique Max Ernst (1891-1996) is one of the most important figures of Dadaism and Surrealism. As a student in Bonn  he found himself drawn to the Dada movement that had arisen in counter-reaction to the mass slaughter of World War I.  The closing of the famed Dada exhibit in Cologne for obscenity led Ernst to decide to spend the rest of his life in Paris  where he came in contact with the Surrealists. Above all  Ernst stands out for his varied style and technique  having produced an oeuvre that reaches from paintings  drawings and sculpture  across texts and stage settings to collage-novels and the development of his own frottage technique.  During the World War II  Ernst  like many of his colleagues  became an undesirable foreigner and was forced to emigrate; after the war  however  he returned to his adopted homeland. In 1954 he received the Grand Prize for Painting at the Biennial in Venice and during the 1960s his work was honoured with major retrospectives. About the Series: Each book in TASCHENs Basic Art series features: a detailed chronological summary of the life and oeuvre of the artist  covering his or her cultural and historical importance a concise biography approximately 100 illustrations with explanatory captions\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45275798601781,"sku":"ByrdShop_3822813885","price":95.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9783822813881.jpg?v=1780515055","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/ernst-taschen-basic-art-9783822813881","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}