Odd Man Out
Max Ernst wasn't like the other surrealists.
Click here to read a slide-show essay about Max Ernst, the German surrealist.
All images courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, which features these works for the current exhibit "Max Ernst: A Retrospective."
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