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surrealism surrealism
surrealism , literary and art movement influenced by Freudianism and dedicated to the expression of imagination as revealed in dreams, free of the conscious control of reason and free of convention. The movement was founded (1924) in Paris by André Breton , with his Manifeste du... Read more
Andre Masson Andre Masson
André Masson , 1896-1987, French painter and graphic artist. An exponent of surrealism until 1928, Masson developed "automatic writing" —spontaneous linear expressions of his personal mythology. After World War II he painted superb landscapes in Aix-en-Provence. His Meditation on... Read more
Paul eluard Paul eluard
Paul Éluard , 1895-1952, French poet. He was a leading exponent of surrealism . Among his volumes of verse are Mourir de ne pas mourir [to die of not dying] (1924) and L'Immaculée Conception (with André Breton, 1930). A member of the French resistance in World War II,... Read more
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loot is a traditional perk of victorious armies and those fighting the Second World War were no exception. Art treasures have always been particularly vulnerable to any invader. For example, part of the Schliemann collection, the so-called King Priam's Treasure, as well as a number of paintings by ... Read more
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Stedelijk Museum (Municipal Museum), Amsterdam. One of the world's outstanding collections of international modern art. It had its origins in the bequest of Sophia de Bruyn-Suasso to the city in 1890. A handsome building was erected to house the bequest and also modern pictures for which there was... Read more
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French PRONUNCIATION:frEHNch LOCATION:France POPULATION:About 57 million LANGUAGE:French; also Breton, Flemish, Spanish, Catalan, Basque, Provençal, and English RELIGION:Roman Catholicism; Protestantism; Islam; Judaism 1 • INTRODUCTION France, which has existed in... Read more
Dada Dada
Dada or Dadaism , international nihilistic movement among European artists and writers that lasted from 1916 to 1922. Born of the widespread disillusionment engendered by World War I, it originated in Zürich with the poetry of the Romanian Tristan Tzara . Dada attacked conventional... Read more
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