The artwork titled “Illustration to ‘A Week of Kindness'”, created by Max Ernst in 1934 in Paris, France, is a collage on paper belonging to the Surrealism art movement. Measuring 18 x 13 cm, this piece is part of the illustration genre and is included in the series “A Week of Kindness”. The artwork is housed at the Staatsgalerie Stuttgart in Stuttgart, Germany.
The artwork features a surreal and somewhat unsettling scene within an interior setting. In the foreground, a woman dressed in Victorian attire kneels on the floor, flanked by two small, fantastical creatures resembling winged dragons. To her left, a man with his back turned appears to be bending over a mantle or piece of furniture. The right side of the composition is occupied by a group of three men engaged in a conversation, one of whom has turned his face half away from the viewer. A framed portrait on the wall depicts a man in a pensive pose, adding to the overall atmosphere of introspection and melancholy. The room is furnished in a style suggestive of the 19th century, with ornate chairs and a detailed rug underfoot. The juxtaposition of realistic and fantastical elements creates a dreamlike and mysterious ambiance characteristic of Ernst’s work.
