Artworks · Max Ernst

Le Fascinant Cyprès (The Fascinating Cypress) from Histoire Naturelle

1925 · One from a portfolio of 34 collotypes after frottage

composition: 16 7/8 × 10 3/16" (42.8 × 25.8 cm); sheet: 19 9/16 × 12 11/16" (49.7 × 32.3 cm)

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Les Moeurs des feuilles (The Habit of Leaves) from Histoire Naturelle

1925 · One from a portfolio of 34 collotypes after frottage

composition: 16 15/16 × 10 3/16" (43 × 25.9 cm); sheet: 19 5/8 × 12 11/16" (49.8 × 32.3 cm)

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The Idol (L'Idole) from Natural History (Histoire naturelle)

1925 · One from a portfolio of 34 collotypes after frottage

composition: 16 7/8 x 10 1/4" (42.8 x 26 cm); sheet: 19 5/8 x 12 11/16" (49.8 x 32.3 cm)

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La Palette de César (Caesar's Pallete) from Histoire Naturelle

1925 · One from a portfolio of 34 collotypes after frottage

composition: 16 7/8 × 10 3/16" (42.8 × 25.8 cm); sheet: 19 5/8 × 12 11/16" (49.8 × 32.3 cm)

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Rasant les murs (Shaving the Walls) from Histoire Naturelle

1925 · One from a portfolio of 34 collotypes after frottage

composition: 16 15/16 × 10 1/4" (43 × 26 cm); sheet: 19 5/8 × 12 11/16" (49.8 × 32.3 cm)

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Come into the Continents (Entre dans les continents) from Natural History (Histoire Naturelle)

1925 · One from a portfolio of 34 collotypes after frottage

composition: 16 15/16 x 10 5/16" (43 x 26.2 cm); sheet: 19 5/8 x 12 3/4" (49.8 x 32.4 cm)

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L'origine de la pendule (The Origin of the Clock) from Histoire Naturelle

1925 · One from a portfolio of 34 collotypes after frottage

composition: 10 5/16 x 16 15/16" (26.2 x 43.1 cm); sheet: 19 11/16 x 12 13/16" (50 x 32.5 cm)

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La Roue de la lumière (The Wheel of Light) from Histoire Naturelle

1925 · One from a portfolio of 34 collotypes after frottage

composition: 10 1/4 × 16 15/16" (26 × 43 cm); sheet: 12 11/16 × 19 5/8" (32.3 × 49.8 cm)

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The Fugitive (L'Évadé) from Natural History (Histoire Naturelle)

1925 · One from a portfolio of 34 collotypes after frottage

composition: 10 1/8 × 16 5/8" (25.7 × 42.3 cm); sheet: 12 11/16 × 19 5/8" (32.3 × 49.8 cm)

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Système de monnaie solaire (Solar Currency-System) from Histoire Naturelle

1925 · One from a portfolio of 34 collotypes after frottage

composition: 15 13/16 × 10 3/16" (40.2 × 25.8 cm); sheet: 19 5/8 × 12 11/16" (49.8 × 32.3 cm)

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A Tout oublier (To Forget Everything) from Histoire Naturelle

1925 · One from a portfolio of 34 collotypes after frottage

composition: 10 1/4 × 16 7/8" (26 × 42.9 cm); sheet: 12 11/16 × 19 5/8" (32.3 × 49.8 cm)

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Éve la seule qui nous reste (Eve, the Only One Left to Us) from Histoire Naturelle

1925 · One from a portfolio of 34 collotypes after frottage

composition: 16 7/8 × 10 3/16" (42.9 × 25.9 cm); sheet: 19 5/8 × 12 11/16" (49.8 × 32.3 cm)

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Les Diamants conjugaux (The Conjugal Diamonds) from Histoire Naturelle

1925 · One from a portfolio of 34 collotypes after frottage

composition: 16 7/8 x 10 1/8" (42.9 x 25.7 cm); sheet: 19 5/8 x 12 11/16" (49.8 x 32.3 cm)

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Untitled

1925 · Graphite frottage on paper

7 1/2 × 8 1/2" (19.1 × 21.6 cm)

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Coups de fouet ou ficelles de lave (Whip Lashes or Lava Threads) from Histoire Naturelle

1925 · One from a portfolio of 34 collotypes after frottage

composition: 10 3/16 × 16 15/16" (25.8 × 43 cm); sheet: 12 11/16 × 19 5/8" (32.3 × 49.8 cm)

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Confidences (Les Confidences) from Natural History (Histoire naturelle)

1925 · One from a portfolio of 34 collotypes after frottage

composition: 16 15/16 x 10 1/4" (43 x 26 cm); sheet: 19 11/16 x 12 3/4" (50 x 32.4 cm)

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Teenage Lightning (Les Éclairs au-dessous de quatorze ans) from Natural History (Histoire Naturelle)

1925 · One from a portfolio of 34 collotypes after frottage

composition: 16 7/8 × 10 3/16" (42.8 × 25.8 cm); sheet: 19 5/8 × 12 11/16" (49.8 × 32.3 cm)

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Le Pain vacciné (The Vaccinated Bread) from Histoire Naturelle

1925 · One from a portfolio of 34 collotypes after frottage

composition: 16 13/16 × 10 1/8" (42.7 × 25.7 cm); sheet: 19 5/8 × 12 11/16" (49.8 × 32.3 cm)

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Le Tremblement de terre (Earthquake) from Histoire Naturelle

1925 · One from a portfolio of 34 collotypes after frottage

composition: 16 7/8 × 10 1/4" (42.8 × 26 cm); sheet: 19 5/8 × 12 11/16" (49.8 × 32.3 cm)

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Le châle à fleurs givre (Iceflower Shawl and Gulf Stream) from Histoire Naturelle

1925 · One from a portfolio of 34 collotypes after frottage

composition: 16 7/8 × 10 1/4" (42.8 × 26 cm); sheet: 19 5/8 × 12 11/16" (49.8 × 32.3 cm)

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L'étalon et la finacée du vent (Stallion and Bride of the Wind) from Histoire Naturelle

1925 · One from a portfolio of 34 collotypes after frottage

composition: 10 1/8 × 16 13/16" (25.7 × 42.7 cm); sheet: 12 11/16 × 19 5/8" (32.3 × 49.8 cm)

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Les Fausses positions (False Positions) from Histoire Naturelle

1925 · One from a portfolio of 34 collotypes after frottage

composition: 16 7/8 × 10 3/16" (42.8 × 25.9 cm); sheet: 19 5/8 × 12 11/16" (49.8 × 32.3 cm)

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Dans l'Ecurie du Sphinx (In the Stable of Sphinx) from Histoire Naturelle

1925 · One from a portfolio of 34 collotypes after frottage

composition: 10 3/16 × 16 3/4" (25.8 × 42.6 cm); sheet: 12 11/16 × 19 5/8" (32.3 × 49.8 cm)

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Le Repas du mort (Repose of Death) from Histoire Naturelle

1925 · One from a portfolio of 34 collotypes after frottage

composition: 10 1/16 × 16 7/8" (25.6 × 42.9 cm); sheet: 12 13/16 × 19 1/2" (32.5 × 49.6 cm)

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The Repast of Death (Le Repas du mort) from Natural History (Histoire naturelle)

1925 · One from a portfolio of 34 collotypes after frottage

composition: 10 1/16 × 16 7/8" (25.6 × 42.9 cm); sheet: 12 13/16 × 19 1/2" (32.5 × 49.6 cm)

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Scarecrows (Les Épouvantails) from Natural History (Histoire naturelle)

1925 · One from a portfolio of 34 collotypes after frottage

composition: 10 3/16 × 16 7/8" (25.8 × 42.9 cm); sheet: 12 11/16 × 19 5/8" (32.2 × 49.8 cm)

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Scars (Les Cicatrices) from Natural History (Histoire naturelle)

1925 · One from a portfolio of 34 collotypes after frottage

composition: 16 7/8 × 10 1/4" (42.8 × 26 cm); sheet: 19 5/8 × 12 11/16" (49.8 × 32.3 cm)

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The Lime Tree Is Docile (Le Tilleul est docile) from Natural History (Histoire naturelle)

1925 · One from a portfolio of 34 collotypes after frottage

composition: 10 1/16 × 16 7/8" (25.6 × 42.9 cm); sheet: 12 11/16 × 19 5/8" (32.3 × 49.8 cm)

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The Fascinating Cypress (Le Fascinant cyprès) from Natural History (Histoire naturelle)

1925 · One from a portfolio of 34 collotypes after frottage

composition: 16 7/8 × 10 3/16" (42.8 × 25.8 cm); sheet: 19 9/16 × 12 11/16" (49.7 × 32.3 cm)

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In the Stable of the Sphinx (Dans l'écurie du sphinx) from Natural History (Histoire naturelle)

1925 · One from a portfolio of 34 collotypes after frottage

composition: 10 3/16 × 16 3/4" (25.8 × 42.6 cm); sheet: 12 11/16 × 19 5/8" (32.3 × 49.8 cm)

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Caesar's Palette (La Palette de César) from Natural History (Histoire naturelle)

1925 · One from a portfolio of 34 collotypes after frottage

composition: 16 7/8 × 10 3/16" (42.8 × 25.8 cm); sheet: 19 5/8 × 12 11/16" (49.8 × 32.3 cm)

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The Sea and Rain (La Mer et la pluie) from Natural History (Histoire naturelle)

1925 · One from a portfolio of 34 collotypes after frottage

composition: 16 7/8 × 10 3/8" (42.8 × 26.3 cm); sheet: 19 9/16 × 12 11/16" (49.7 × 32.2 cm)

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The Vaccinated Bread (Le Pain vacciné) from Natural History (Histoire naturelle)

1925 · One from a portfolio of 34 collotypes after frottage

composition: 16 13/16 × 10 1/8" (42.7 × 25.7 cm); sheet: 19 5/8 × 12 11/16" (49.8 × 32.3 cm)

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Solar Currency-System (Système de monnaie solaire) from Natural History (Histoire naturelle)

1925 · One from a portfolio of 34 collotypes after frottage

composition: 15 13/16 × 10 3/16" (40.2 × 25.8 cm); sheet: 19 5/8 × 12 11/16" (49.8 × 32.3 cm)

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The Habit of Leaves (Les Moeurs des feuilles) from Natural History (Histoire naturelle)

1925 · One from a portfolio of 34 collotypes after frottage

composition: 16 15/16 × 10 3/16" (43 × 25.9 cm); sheet: 19 5/8 × 12 11/16" (49.8 × 32.3 cm)

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Teenage Lightning (Les Éclairs au-dessous de quatorze ans) from Natural History (Histoire Naturelle)

1925 · One from a portfolio of 34 collotypes after frottage

composition: 16 7/8 × 10 3/16" (42.8 × 25.8 cm); sheet: 19 5/8 × 12 11/16" (49.8 × 32.3 cm)

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The Conjugal Diamonds (Les Diamants conjugaux) from Natural History (Histoire naturelle)

1925 · One from a portfolio of 34 collotypes after frottage

composition: 16 7/8 x 10 1/8" (42.9 x 25.7 cm); sheet: 19 5/8 x 12 11/16" (49.8 x 32.3 cm)

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The Origin of the Clock (L'Origine de la pendule) from Natural History (Histoire naturelle)

1925 · One from a portfolio of 34 collotypes after frottage

composition: 10 5/16 x 16 15/16" (26.2 x 43.1 cm); sheet: 19 11/16 x 12 13/16" (50 x 32.5 cm)

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Stallion and Bride of the Wind (L'Étalon et la fiancée du vent) from Natural History (Histoire naturelle)

1925 · One from a portfolio of 34 collotypes after frottage

composition: 10 1/8 × 16 13/16" (25.7 × 42.7 cm); sheet: 12 11/16 × 19 5/8" (32.3 × 49.8 cm)

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The Fugitive (L'Évadé) from Natural History (Histoire Naturelle)

1925 · One from a portfolio of 34 collotypes after frottage

composition: 10 1/8 × 16 5/8" (25.7 × 42.3 cm); sheet: 12 11/16 × 19 5/8" (32.3 × 49.8 cm)

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Come into the Continents (Entre dans les continents) from Natural History (Histoire Naturelle)

1925 · One from a portfolio of 34 collotypes after frottage

composition: 16 15/16 x 10 5/16" (43 x 26.2 cm); sheet: 19 5/8 x 12 3/4" (49.8 x 32.4 cm)

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The Idol (L'Idole) from Natural History (Histoire naturelle)

1925 · One from a portfolio of 34 collotypes after frottage

composition: 16 7/8 x 10 1/4" (42.8 x 26 cm); sheet: 19 5/8 x 12 11/16" (49.8 x 32.3 cm)

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Shaving the Walls (Rasant les murs) from Natural History (Histoire naturelle)

1925 · One from a portfolio of 34 collotypes after frottage

composition: 16 15/16 × 10 1/4" (43 × 26 cm); sheet: 19 5/8 × 12 11/16" (49.8 × 32.3 cm)

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The Wheel of Light (La Roue de la lumière) from Natural History (Histoire naturelle)

1925 · One from a portfolio of 34 collotypes after frottage

composition: 10 1/4 × 16 15/16" (26 × 43 cm); sheet: 12 11/16 × 19 5/8" (32.3 × 49.8 cm)

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He Will Fall Far from Here (Il tombera loin d'ici) from Natural History (Histoire naturelle)

1925 · One from a portfolio of 34 collotypes after frottage

composition: 16 7/8 × 10 1/16" (42.9 × 25.6 cm); sheet: 19 5/8 × 12 11/16" (49.8 × 32.3 cm)

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Fields of Honor, Flood, Seismic Plants (Les Champs d'honneur, les inondations, les plantes sismiques) from Natural History (Histoire naturelle)

1925 · One from a portfolio of 34 collotypes after frottage

composition: 10 3/16 × 16 3/4" (25.8 × 42.6 cm); sheet: 12 11/16 × 19 5/8" (32.3 × 49.8 cm)

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The Pampas (Les Pampas) from Natural History (Histoire naturelle)

1925 · One from a portfolio of 34 collotypes after frottage

composition: 10 1/4 × 14 3/16" (26 × 36 cm); sheet: 12 11/16 × 19 5/8" (32.3 × 49.8 cm)

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Whip Lashes or Lava Threads (Coups de fouet ou ficelles de lave) from Natural History (Histoire naturelle)

1925 · One from a portfolio of 34 collotypes after frottage

composition: 10 3/16 × 16 15/16" (25.8 × 43 cm); sheet: 12 11/16 × 19 5/8" (32.3 × 49.8 cm)

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