#MaxErnst's "City with Animals" (ca. 1919) blends Cubist structure with vibrant animal forms, influenced by Heinrich Campendonk and Franz Marc. Created amid WWI and cultural upheaval, this surreal landscape foreshadows Ernst’s later Surrealist work. The bird hints at his alter ego "Loplop," while the bowler-hat man may represent his father.
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