Murdering Airplane
Collage by Max Ernst
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Murdering Airplane (1920) is a collage by the German dadaist Max Ernst. Early publications identify this piece as simply Untitled collage.[1]: 33 & 145 p. [2]: 40–41 & 208 pp. One book, in which Max Ernst made some contributions, identifies the piece as "Untitled or The Deadly Female Aeroplane (L'avionne meurtrière)".[3]: 76 p.
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| Artist | Max Ernst |
| Year | 1920 |
| Type | Photo-collage |
| Dimensions | 5.8 cm × 14.3 cm (2.3 in × 5.6 in) |
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It depicts a monstrous aircraft with human arms flying over an open field. In the lower right-hand corner two soldiers are carrying a third wounded soldier. The Dada movement was created partly as a critical response to World War I. This had a special significance to Ernst who served in the war. This work was a statement on the advent of aerial warfare that occurred in that war.
