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In Montparnasse : the emergence of surrealism in Paris, from Duchamp to Dali

Title
  1. In Montparnasse : the emergence of surrealism in Paris, from Duchamp to Dali / Sue Roe.
Published by
  1. New York : Penguin Press, 2019.
Author
  1. Roe, Sue

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Description
  1. ix, 310 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color); 24 cm
Summary
  1. During the 1920s, in the Parisian neighbourhood of Montparnasse, a unique flowering of avant-garde artistic creativity became the cradle of Dada and Surrealism. In this crowd biography, Sue Roe tells the story - from Duchamp to Dali, via Man Ray and Max Ernst - of the salons and cafes, alliances and feuds, love affairs and scandals, successes and suicides of one of the most important and long-lasting artistic achievements of the twentieth century.
Subject
  1. Artists
  2. Surrealism
  3. France > Paris
  4. France > Paris > Montparnasse
  5. Montparnasse (Paris, France) > Intellectual life > 20th century
  6. Artists > France > Paris > History > 20th century
  7. Surrealism > France > Paris > History
  8. Intellectual life
  9. Art, Modern > 20th century
  10. History
  11. 1900-1999
Genre/Form
  1. History.
Contents
  1. Introduction: nude descending a staircase -- Café life, performances and fancy-dress balls -- What is art? -- Anticipation in Paris, readymades in New York -- Parade: Une sorte de sur-réalisme -- The dada manifesto -- Rrose Sélavy -- Max Ernst's surrealist collages -- The first rayographs -- The female anatomy explored -- The surrealist manifesto -- New surrealist perspectives -- Surrealists divide -- Surrealists explore l'amour fou -- The impact of Salvador Dalí -- The long lens of surrealism.
Call number
  1. JFE 19-11128
Note
  1. Originally published: UK: Fig Tree, 2018.
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-291) and index.
Author
  1. Roe, Sue, author.
Title
  1. In Montparnasse : the emergence of surrealism in Paris, from Duchamp to Dali / Sue Roe.
Publisher
  1. New York : Penguin Press, 2019.
Type of content
  1. text
Type of medium
  1. unmediated
Type of carrier
  1. volume
Bibliography
  1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-291) and index.
Chronological term
  1. 1900-1999
LCCN
  1. 2019286423
ISBN
  1. 9780241976609 (pbk.)
  2. 024197660X
  3. 1101981172
  4. 9781101981177
Research call number
  1. JFE 19-11128
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