The Hundred Headless Woman
by Max Ernst /
2017 / English / EPUB
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Originally published in Paris in 1929, this collage novel by
avant-gardist Max Ernst constitutes a seminal 20th-century work
of art. The artist's striking combinations of engravings from
Victorian-era books and magazines, accompanied by enigmatic
captions, offer a universe of mystery replete with all the
possibilities of the bizarre dream world of the surreal. Images
speak, language illustrates, and the reader's imagination
provides the glue.
Originally published in Paris in 1929, this collage novel by
avant-gardist Max Ernst constitutes a seminal 20th-century work
of art. The artist's striking combinations of engravings from
Victorian-era books and magazines, accompanied by enigmatic
captions, offer a universe of mystery replete with all the
possibilities of the bizarre dream world of the surreal. Images
speak, language illustrates, and the reader's imagination
provides the glue.
"Irrational, violent, tender, ironic, Max Ernst has invoked the
whole kaleidoscope of human phenomena in these collages ...
[turning them] into stunning proposals for adventure," noted
this volume's translator, Dorothea Tanning.
"Irrational, violent, tender, ironic, Max Ernst has invoked the
whole kaleidoscope of human phenomena in these collages ...
[turning them] into stunning proposals for adventure," noted
this volume's translator, Dorothea Tanning.The Hundred
Headless Woman
The Hundred
Headless Woman was the first of Ernst's collage novels, and
its classic status ensures a place in modern art history
classes. Every visit and re-visit to its pages tells a
different story, an endlessly fascinating tale that runs an
emotional gamut from keen humor to outright horror.
was the first of Ernst's collage novels, and
its classic status ensures a place in modern art history
classes. Every visit and re-visit to its pages tells a
different story, an endlessly fascinating tale that runs an
emotional gamut from keen humor to outright horror.