Exhibition opening at the Max Ernst Museum in Brühl

Surrealistic Creatures – an unusual visit to the zoo from Breton to Varo

The Max Ernst Museum in Brühl opens the exhibition Surrealistic Creatures on October 3 2021, showing 140 works by a total of 70 artists from around the world.

October 01, 2021
Außenansicht der Max Ernst Museums in Brühl
Photo: Hans-Theo Gerhards / Max Ernst Museum Brühl of LVR
Outside view of the Max Ernst Museum in Brühl.

From October 3, real animals will share the exhibition space of the Max Ernst Museum in Brühl with mythical and hybrid creatures for a good five months. As part of Surreal Creatures, visitors can admire more than 140 works by a total of 70 artists and immerse themselves in the world of surrealism during an unusual visit to the zoo until February 6, 2022. According to the Max Ernst Museum, this variety of surrealist »bestiary« has never been seen before. The dream worlds of Max Ernst, Dorothea Tanning or Leonor Fini open up a whole spectrum from the beginnings of the style in the 1920s to the turn of the millennium. On display will be paintings, sculptures, illustrated books, magazines, literary texts and also films. Exhibits include works by the greatest of their time, such as André Breton, Luis Buñuel, Leonora Carrington, Salvador Dalí, and Marcel Duchamp, as well as 100 depictions of animals by Max Ernst from the museum's permanent collection.

The Max Ernst Museum opened on September 4, 2005 in Brühl, the birthplace of surrealist Max Ernst. It is located in a restored 19th-century neoclassical three-wing building, originally used as an excursion restaurant, which has been extended by a glass pavilion and an entrance plateau. Max Ernst had visited it himself at his time.Art.Salon

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Max Ernst - Vogel
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Impressionist & Modern Art Online
October 2024
Bonhams, Paris (Online Auction)
Est.: 8.000 - 12.000 EUR
Realised: 8.960 EUR
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Max Ernst - Nocturne.
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Modern Art | ONLINE ONLY
September 2024
VAN HAM
Est.: 500 - 700 EUR
Realised: 858 EUR
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Max Ernst - Mère et enfant
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Collection Paul et Jacqueline Duchein, Le Théâtre de l'imaginaire
September 2024
Christies, Paris
Est.: 25.000 - 30.000 EUR
Realised: 31.500 EUR
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Max Ernst - La Horde
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Collection Paul et Jacqueline Duchein, Le Théâtre de l'imaginaire
September 2024
Christies, Paris
Est.: 350.000 - 550.000 EUR
Realised: not available
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Max Ernst - Perturbations
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Collection Paul et Jacqueline Duchein, Le Théâtre de l'imaginaire
September 2024
Christies, Paris
Est.: 30.000 - 50.000 EUR
Realised: 52.920 EUR
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Max Ernst - Femme en forme de fleurs
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Collection Paul et Jacqueline Duchein, Le Théâtre de l'imaginaire
September 2024
Christies, Paris
Est.: 40.000 - 60.000 EUR
Realised: 81.900 EUR
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Max Ernst - Hors festin
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Prints & MultiplesSummer Splash
August 2024
Bonhams, New York (Online Auction)
Est.: 600 - 800 USD
Realised: 640 USD
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Max Ernst - La Ballade du Soldat
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Australian Art
August 2024
Bonhams, Sydney (Online Auction)
Est.: 800 - 1.200 AUD
Realised: not available
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Max Ernst - Marine
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Moderne Kunst | Evening Sale
June 2024
Karl & Faber
Est.: -1 - -1 EUR
Realised: 355.600 EUR
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Max Ernst - À Nouveau Loplop (Again Loplop \
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Editions & Works on Paper
June 2024
Phillips, New York Auction
Est.: 400 - 600 USD
Realised: 1.143 USD
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