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MAX ERNST -- ILLUSTRATED SCREENPLAY & SCREENCAP GALLERY |
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Eluard's enthusiasm gets him to purchase Ernst's first two large format surrealist canvases.
"The Elephant Celebes" ...
and "Oedipus Rex" ...
which he says thrilled him by an unexpected drumbeat.
The pictures caused great waves among their circle of friends.
MAX ERNST: From that point on, I began to receive letters at regular intervals of a month or two months at the latest which always closed with the phrase, "Nobody's going to take our goosestep away from us." This phrase had the effect of suddenly making me see the light. I realized that I better get out of here, and fast. So I decided to go to Paris. Where else was there to go?
I even had to use a false passport to get over there. Eluard had lent me his own passport, which I was able to cross the border with without any trouble.
And when I got to Paris, he was there to meet me. Paris, where a man was free to do anything he pleased.
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