Surrealism (Art Essentials)

An incisive overview of surrealism, introducing the movement's key artists and enduring concepts as well as tracing its precursors and continuing influence.

Surrealism was launched as a literary and artistic movement by French poet André Breton in 1924, and by the time of his death in 1966 it had become one of the most popular and recognizable art movements of the twentieth century.

Contrary to common belief, surrealism was created in contrast to the chaos and spontaneity of Dada. Surrealism ...