Surrealism /

Surrealism was launched as a literary and artistic movement by French poet Andr�e Breton in 1924, and by the time of his death in 1966 had become one of the most popular art movements of the 20th century. Its very name has entered everyday usage as a synonym for bizarre. Taking the reader on a narra...

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Main Author: Dempsey, Amy, 1963-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Thames & Hudson, 2019.
Series:Art essentials.
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490 1 |a Art essentials 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references (page 169) and indexes. 
505 0 |a Introduction -- What is Surrealism? -- Who Were the Surrealists? -- Making Surrealist Art -- Surreal Forms -- The Surrealist Revolution. 
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