Aquis Submersus
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Aquis Submersus is a painting by the German
dadaist
/surrealist
Max Ernst
. It is one of Ernst’s earliest known surrealist works.
It depicts a swimming pool surrounded by buildings. The sense of dimension is unclear. The features of the buildings appear to be hand-drawn. The buildings leave shadows against the sky like a wall. Hanging in the sky is a clock that reflects on the water as a moon.
In the foreground is a figure that appears to have been made out of clay. It bears the handlebar mustache that was worn by Ernst’s father.
The painting carries the same name as a famous novella by Theodor Storm
, published in 1876.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
dadaist
Dada
Dada or Dadaism is a cultural movement that began in Zurich, Switzerland, during World War I and peaked from 1916 to 1922. The movement primarily involved visual arts, literature—poetry, art manifestoes, art theory—theatre, and graphic design, and concentrated its anti-war politics through a...
/surrealist
Surrealism
Surrealism is a cultural movement that began in the early 1920s, and is best known for the visual artworks and writings of the group members....
Max Ernst
Max Ernst
Max Ernst was a German painter, sculptor, graphic artist, and poet. A prolific artist, Ernst was one of the primary pioneers of the Dada movement and Surrealism.-Early life:...
. It is one of Ernst’s earliest known surrealist works.
It depicts a swimming pool surrounded by buildings. The sense of dimension is unclear. The features of the buildings appear to be hand-drawn. The buildings leave shadows against the sky like a wall. Hanging in the sky is a clock that reflects on the water as a moon.
In the foreground is a figure that appears to have been made out of clay. It bears the handlebar mustache that was worn by Ernst’s father.
The painting carries the same name as a famous novella by Theodor Storm
Theodor Storm
Hans Theodor Woldsen Storm , commonly known as Theodor Storm, was a German writer.-Life:Storm was born in Husum, at the west coast of Schleswig than an independent duchy and ruled by the king of Denmark...
, published in 1876.
Sources
- The Guardian - Analysis of Pietà or Revolution by NightPietà or Revolution by NightPietà or Revolution by Night is a painting by German surrealist and Dadaist Max Ernst.The painting is interpreted as symbolic of the turbulent relationship between the artist and his father, an amateur painter and staunch Catholic...
that describes Ernst’s father.