Maximilian Maria Ernst, better known as Max Ernst, was born in Bruhl, Germany. He was the third of nine children in a catholic family. He was drafted into the German Army and experienced the trauma and bloodshed of war. This sparked his obsession with making surreal art, and helped in cope with the trauma and stress which came from war. In 1919, he worked in Cologne, Germany. He created many collages and few absurd sculptures. In 1922, he moved to Paris France and worked with other surrealist artists, where he would paint illusionistic paintings. After 1937, Max Ernst moved to New York, New York. He lived there, married, divorced, and in 1953, he moved to France with his other wife. The two settled in France, and he worked there for the remainder
