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Artists›André Breton

André Breton

1896–1966

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New Humans: Memories of the Future

New Museum

2026

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André Robert Breton was a French writer and poet, known as a principal theorist and co-founder of surrealism. His writings include the first Surrealist Manifesto of 1924, in which he defined surrealism as "pure psychic automatism".

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Artworks (17)

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La Brèche

1963

volume : illustrations ; Height: 9 1/16 in. (23 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Océanie : avant-propos et poèmes inédits

1948

[48] pages : illustrations ; Height: 8 1/4 in. (21 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Martinique charmeuse de serpents

1948

111 pages : illustrations ; Height: 7 1/2 in. (19 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Le Surréalisme en 1947

1947 · Book with mixed media relief sculpture on cover with five lithographs in color, twelve lithographs in black, four etchings in black, one etching in color, and two woodcuts in black on ivory wove paper

H.: 24 cm (9 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

I Saluted at Six Paces Commandant Lefebvre des Noëttes (Poem object)

1942 · Postcard, paper, silver paint, silk thread and silver sequins on paper

support: 340 x 267 mm frame: 400 x 295 x 34 mm

Tate

Poème-Objet from VVV Portfolio

1942 · Postcard, thread, sequins, and ink on gray paper

18 x 14" (45.8 x 35.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Poème-Objet from VVV Portfolio

1942 · Postcard, thread, sequins, and ink on paper from a portfolio of five etchings (one with aquatint), three duplicated drawings (two watercolor on paper and one crayon on paper), one collage, one engraving, and one gelatin silver print

composition (irreg.): 8 5/16 x 8 7/16" (21.1 x 21.5 cm); sheet: 18 x 13 15/16" (45.7 x 35.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Poem-Object

1941 · Carved wood bust of man, oil lantern, framed photograph, toy boxing gloves, and paper mounted on drawing board

18 x 21 x 4 3/8" (45.8 x 53.2 x 10.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Joined Letters of the Alphabet, from Encyclopédie (1760)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Exhibition New Humans: Memories of the Future

2026

Exhibition New Humans: Memories of the Future New Museum

2026