The first retrospective in Italy dedicated to Max Ernst (1891-1976), German painter, sculptor, poet and art theorist, then naturalized American and French, opens in Milan on October 4. The exhibition, promoted and produced by the Municipality of Milano-Cultura and by Palazzo Reale with Electa, in collaboration with Madeinart, is curated by Martina Mazzotta and Jürgen Pech. Over 400 works including paintings, sculptures, drawings, collages, photographs, jewels and illustrated books from museums, foundations and private collections, in Italy and abroad. Among these: the GAM in Turin, the Peggy Guggenheim Collection and the Ca ‘Pesaro Museum in Venice, the Tate Gallery in London, the Center Pompidou in Paris, the Cantini Museum in Marseille, the State Museums and the Arp Foundation in Berlin, the Beyeler Foundation in Basel, the Thyssen-Bornemisza National Museum in Madrid.