This suite of twelve bronze sculptures by Max Ernst (Brühl, Germany,1891 — Paris, France, 1976) offers a rare glimpse into one of the mostimportant and creatively charged periods of this visionary artist’s life.Originally conceived in 1938 — 39 for the rural home in the south ofFrance he shared with his partner, the celebrated artist LeonoraCarrington, these sculptures blur the distinction between art andenvironment, function and fantasy, domestic space and dreamscape. Setamidst Transamerica Redwood Park, these bronze casts of thosesculptures — once perched above entryways and windows, nestled inunexpected corners, embedded into the very walls of their home —playfully reinterpret their original positioning and purpose. Today, theseworks stand as enduring relics of a brief yet consequential era of Ernst’spractice and life, exemplifying the provocative, witty and defiant spiritthat cemented him as a towering force of the surrealist movement, andone of the most significant figures in 20th-century art.Courtesy of Gallery Wendi Norris, San Francisco © 2025 Artists RightsSociety (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris.