Crystallization of the Forest
Can I see it?
Not on view at present
Where is “Crystallization of the Forest” now? Collection: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland. Not on view at present. Checked September 29, 2026.
Cleveland, United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
- Checked
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
About the painting
Born Herold Blumer into a Jewish family in Romania, Jacques Hérold moved to Paris in 1930, changed his name, became friends with Yves Tanguy, and became part of the Surrealist circle of artists and writers active in the French capital at the time. The theme of an untamed, menacing forest was a recurring metaphor in Surrealist art and literature. The artist made this forest scene—with a batlike creature flying through the air—when the spread of atomic weapons was inciting fears of nuclear annihilation.
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Details
- Accession number
- 2003.94
In the catalog
Sources
- The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Image: The Cleveland Museum of Art — © Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
