The History of Surrealist Painting
New York: Grove Press, 1967. 2nd Printing. Quarto, publisher's black cloth, spine stamped in white, original illustrated dust jacket, original acetate.
Illustrated definitive history of surrealist painting, tracing the movement from its forerunners (such as Seurat, Cézanne, and the Cubists), through André Breton’s 1924 manifesto, and through the great period of production between the World Wars. With text by surrealist painter Marcel Jean and Arpad Mezei. Illustrated with 386 reproductions, with 36 in color, of works by Carrington, Picabia, Duchamp, Ernst, Dali, Man Ray, and many others. Small tear to spine head; unclipped dust jacket with wear to spine head and along top edge. Very good. Item #13069
$60.00