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Painting is neither decorative amusement, nor the plastic invention of felt reality it must be every time: invention, discovery, revelation.
Max Ernst
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Max Ernst
Age: 84 †
Born: 1891
Born: April 2
Died: 1976
Died: April 1
Collagist
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Maximilian Ernst
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Maximilian Maria Ernst
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