Max Ernst was a German Dada artist who was born in 1891 and died in 1976. He was a pioneer of the Dada movement, which was an artistic and literary movement that began in Zurich, Switzerland in 1916. Ernst was a prolific artist who worked in a variety of media, including painting, sculpture, collage, and assemblage. He is best known for his surrealist works, which often featured dreamlike imagery and abstract forms. His work has been exhibited in major museums around the world, including the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Centre Pompidou in Paris.