In episode 1, Claire and Zach look at "Europe After The Rain II" by Max Ernst, painted between 1940 - 1942. One of Claire's favorite pieces, Ernst's surrealist masterpiece uses color and technique to express personal and collective tragedy as the people of Europe suffer through two major wars.
Check out the image on our Instagram and see it in person at the Wadsworth Athenaeum Museum of Art in Hartford, Connecticut.