9780847863136-0847863131-Monsters and Myths: Surrealism & War in the 1930s and 1940s

Monsters and Myths: Surrealism & War in the 1930s and 1940s

ISBN-13: 9780847863136
ISBN-10: 0847863131
Edition: Illustrated
Author: Oliver Tostmann, Oliver Shell
Publication date: 2018
Publisher: Rizzoli Electa
Format: Hardcover 256 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780847863136
ISBN-10: 0847863131
Edition: Illustrated
Author: Oliver Tostmann, Oliver Shell
Publication date: 2018
Publisher: Rizzoli Electa
Format: Hardcover 256 pages

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Monsters and Myths: Surrealism & War in the 1930s and 1940s (ISBN-13: 9780847863136 and ISBN-10: 0847863131), written by authors Oliver Tostmann, Oliver Shell, was published by Rizzoli Electa in 2018. With an overall rating of 3.7 stars, it's a notable title among other Arts Collections (History, Arts History & Criticism) books. You can easily purchase or rent Monsters and Myths: Surrealism & War in the 1930s and 1940s (Hardcover) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Arts Collections books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $2.99.

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This revelatory survey of Surrealist masterworks of the 1930s and 1940s by artists such as Salvador Dalí, Joan Miró, Max Ernst, and André Masson presents the movement through a new and timely lens--that of war, violence, and exile.

During the pivotal years between the world wars, Surrealist artists on both sides of the Atlantic responded through their works to the rise of Hitler and the spread of Fascism in Europe, resulting in a period of surprising brilliance and fertility. Monstrosities in the real world bred monsters in paintings and sculpture, on film, and in the pages of journals and artists' books.
Despite the political and personal turmoil brought on by the Spanish Civil War and World War II, avant-garde artists in Europe and those who sought refuge in the United States pushed themselves to create some of the most potent and striking images of the Surrealist movement. Trailblazing essays by four experts in the field trace the experimental and international extent of Surrealist art during these years--and, perhaps most unexpectedly of all, its irrepressible beauty.
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