Le Surréalisme en 1947
Catalogue
- Year
- 1947
- Dimensions
- H.: 24 cm (9 1/2 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Artist
- André Breton
Artist
Drawing
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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Record
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- André Breton
- Year
- 1947
- Dimensions
- H.: 24 cm (9 1/2 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1947-126125
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified