In Montparnasse: The Emergence of Surrealism in Paris, from Duchamp to Dalí

Noted art historian and biographer Sue Roe tells the story of the Surrealists in Montparnasse, In Montparnasse begins on the eve of the First World War and ends with the 1936 unveiling of Salvador Dali's Lobster Telephone. As those extraordinary years unfolded, the Surrealists found ever more innovative ways to explore our interior lives, and asked new questions about what defines art. In Montparnasse recounts how this artistic revolution came to be amid the salons and cafes of that vibrant...