“Among the great encounters of my life, I count that with Max Walter Svanberg's work, which has allowed me to grasp the meaning of fascination from within, by allowing me to suffer it in all its strength” - André Breton
Max Walter Svanberg (1912-1994) was a Swedish Surrealist artist born in Malmö. He studied art in Malmö and Stockholm and co-founded the Minotaur and Imaginist groups in the 1940s. In 1953, he joined André Breton's Surrealist group in Paris, gaining recognition for his depictions of women intertwined with nature, often carrying erotic undertones. Svanberg worked in diverse media, including painting, drawing, collage, and lithography, characterized by vibrant colors and imaginative forms influenced by Byzantine and African art.