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Pieta or Revolution by Night (1923) Oil on canvas, 116 x 89 cm Tate Gallery, London

Happy Father’s Day – Max Ernst, “Pieta” or “Revolution by Night”

June 17, 2012 · by Ian Rogers · in Art History, Painters

Happy Father’s Day! There is some irony in posting about Max Ernst’s portrait of his father in “Pieta” or “Revolution by Night” (1923). For one thing, Ernst thought his father was an idiot. Take it as you will, this definitive…

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