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Crystallization of the Forest

1946
(Romanian, 1910–1987)
Romania, 20th century
oil on panel
Unframed: 60 x 73 cm (23 5/8 x 28 3/4 in.)
John L. Severance Fund 2003.94
© Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Location: not on view
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During his lifetime, Jacques Hérold created cover artwork and illustrations for more than 80 books by the writers such as Tristan Tzara and the Marquis de Sade, among many others.

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Born Herold Blumer into a Jewish family in Romania, Jacques Hérold moved to Paris in 1930, changed his name, became friends with Yves Tanguy, and became part of the Surrealist circle of artists and writers active in the French capital at the time. The theme of an untamed, menacing forest was a recurring metaphor in Surrealist art and literature. The artist made this frightening forest scene—with a batlike creature flying through the air—when the spread of atomic weapons was inciting fears of nuclear annihilation.
Crystallization of the Forest

Crystallization of the Forest

1946

Jacques Hérold

(Romanian, 1910–1987)
Romania, 20th century

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