Dangerous Liaisons

Series Title: Brunidor Portfolio, No. 1

1947

Brunidor Editions, New York

Culture

France

Medium

etching

Measurements

Plate: 29.7 x 22.3 cm (11 11/16 x 8 3/4 in.); Sheet: 42 x 32.6 cm (16 9/16 x 12 13/16 in.)

Credit Line

Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 2024.88

Edition

14/70

Impression

This artwork is known to be under copyright.

Location

Not on view

Did You Know?

This print belongs to a series that was published by Brunidor Editions, founded by Robert Altmann, a collector and publisher who fled Europe due to antisemitism during World War I.

Description

This print was created during a period that Max Ernst spent in New York at the start of the Second World War. Itexemplifies the biomorphic surrealism that the artist favored around this time in its presentation of several intertwined figures that vaguely resemble both humans and birds. Ermst produced prints at various points throughout his career, and this example was facilitated as part of a group project led by art critic Nicholas Calas. The writer identified seven prominent Surrealist artists to work with master printer Stanley William Hayter at his New York print shop, Atelier 17.