A haunting and enigmatic collage, Max Ernst fragments and reconstructs the maternal figure through layered paper elements, reflecting his deep engagement with Surrealist psychology and the subconscious. The work evokes memory as something unstable and dreamlike, piecing together an impression of maternal presence from disparate visual fragments rather than offering a straightforward likeness. Rooted in Ernst's personal history and his lifelong exploration of childhood trauma and desire, the collage transforms remembrance into a disquieting, poetic object.