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Maison dite de Max Ernst

Saint-Martin-d'Ardèche, Ardèche, France

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Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
Protection
inscrit MH
Extent of protection
La maison (cad. A 98) : inscription par arrêté du 19 novembre 1991
Protection dates
1991/11/19 : inscrit MH
Type
maison
Main period of construction
18e siècle, 2e quart 20e siècle
Dates
1938
Architect or builder
ERNST Max (peintre), CARRINGTON Léonore (peintre)
Ownership
propriété privée
Lieu-dit
les Alliberts
Commune
Saint-Martin-d'Ardèche
Département
Ardèche
Region
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Country
France
Coordinates
44.30594, 4.57113
Mérimée reference
PA00116795

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1690 map "Il Corso del Fiume Rodano" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Mas datant du 18e siècle acheté par le peintre Max Ernst (1891-1976) en 1938. Le décor peint et sculpté est réalisé par l'artiste et sa compagne, Léonore Carrington. Maison manifeste du surréalisme, témoignage de la vie et de l'œuvre de l'artiste, des sculptures ont été vendues dans les années 1980, mettant à mal la cohérence d’ensemble.

English translation

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Mas dating from the 18th century bought by the painter Max Ernst (1891-1976) in 1938. The painted and sculptured decoration was carried out by the artist and his companion, Leonore Carrington. House manifesting surrealism, testimony to the life and work of the artist; sculptures were sold in the 1980s, damaging the overall coherence.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

Base Mérimée, Ministère de la Culture, data last updated 2026-09-17, reused under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab). Record text is reproduced unchanged. Ministère de la Culture · Licence Ouverte 2.0
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