The artwork titled “Illustration to ‘A Week of Kindness'” was created by Max Ernst in 1934 in Paris, France. It is a collage executed on paper and belongs to the Surrealism art movement. The dimensions of the artwork are 18 x 13 cm, and it is part of the illustration genre. This piece is one of several in the “A Week of Kindness” series and is currently housed in the Staatsgalerie Stuttgart, located in Stuttgart, Germany.
The artwork depicts a group of figures in an intricately furnished interior space, engaging in activities that evoke a surreal and unsettling atmosphere. The scene features a kneeling woman interacting with a small, fantastical creature, possibly a dragon, while other figures, including a man with his back turned, appear to be occupied with their own enigmatic concerns. Notably, a framed picture on the wall shows a man in a sorrowful pose, adding to the artwork’s surreal and somewhat macabre tone. The detailed rendering of the interior and the elements of the fantastical distinguish the piece as a quintessential example of Surrealist collage, imbued with layers of symbolic and dreamlike imagery.
