Surrealistic parade
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Salvador Dali, Swans Reflecting Elephants, 1937 © 2011, Fundació Gala-Salvador Dalí / ProLitteris, Zürich -
René Magritte, The Comic Spirit, 1928 © 2011, ProLitteris, Zürich -
Giorgio de Chirico, The Evil Genius of a King, 1914/15 © 2011, ProLitteris, Zürich -
Salvador Dalí, The Enigma of Desire, 1929 © 2011, Fundació Gala-Salvador Dalí / ProLitteris, Zürich -
René Magritte, The Key of Dreams, 1930 © 2011, ProLitteris, Zürich -
Max Ernst, The Entire City, 1935 © 2011, ProLitteris, Zürich -
Man Ray, Indestructible Object, 1923/1933/1965 © 2011, Man Ray Trust, Paris / ProLitteris, Zürich -
Joan Miró, Snail Woman Flower Star, 1934 © 2011, Successió Miró / ProLitteris, Zürich -
Man Ray, Tears, 1933/1959 © 2011 ProLitteris, Zürich -
Francis Picabia, The Animal Tamer, 1923 © 2011, ProLitteris, Zürich -
Yves Tanguy, The New Games, 1940 © 2011, ProLitteris, Zürich -
Hans Bellmer, La poupée (The Doll), 1935/36 © 2011, ProLittteris, Zürich -
Joan Miró, Circus Horse, 1927 © 2011, Successió Miró / ProLitteris, Zürich -
Paul Delvaux, Pygmalion, 1939 © 2011, Fond. P. Delvaux S. Idesbald, Belgien / ProLitteris, Zürich -
René Magritte, The Great War, 1964 © 2011, ProLitteris, Zürich -
Man Ray, Erotique voilée (Veiled Erotic), 1933/34 © 2011, Man Ray Trust, Paris / ProLitteris, Zürich -
Meret Oppenheim, Ma gouvernante – my nurse – mein Kindermädchen, 1936/1967 © 2011, ProLitteris, Zürich -
Memebers of the Bureau of Surrealist Research, 1924 From left to right, standing: Jacques Baron, Raymond Queneau, Pierre Naville, André Breton, Jacques-André Boiffard, Giorgio de Chirico, Roger Vitrac, Paul Eluard, Philippe Soupault, Robert Desnos and Louis Aragon; sitting: Simone Breton, Max Morise, Marie-Louise Soupault © 2011, Man Ray Trust, Paris / ProLitteris, Zürich
What was going through Dali, Magritte or Miro's minds?
This content was published on September 30, 2011 - 14:48
Basel's Beyeler Foundation is displaying works by the Surrealists as part of a major exhibition. Surrealism was one of the 20th century's important literary and artistic movements that included personalites such as Dali, Miro, Magritte and Oppenheim. Their work is often enigmatic, with the subconscious competing with the irrational for space. More than 100 works from around the world are on display from October 2, 2011 to January 29, 2012. (All pictures: © 2011, ProLitteris, Zurich)
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