
Which Surrealist artist developed the technique called 'frottage', making rubbings from textured surfaces to generate imagery?
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Get StartedWhich Surrealist artist developed the technique called 'frottage', making rubbings from textured surfaces to generate imagery?
Options:
- Max Ernst
- André Breton
- Salvador Dalí
- Yves Tanguy
Correct answer: Max Ernst
Explanation: Max Ernst pioneered frottage in the mid-1920s, describing the method around 1925; he used rubbings from textured surfaces to inspire automatic, Surrealist compositions.
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