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

Autor Sue Roe
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 6 iun 2019
'Describes with plenty of colour how surrealism, from Rene Magritte's bowler hats to Salvador Dali's watches, was born and developed'The Times
During the 1920s, in the Parisian neighbourhood of Montparnasse, a unique flowering of avant-garde artistic creativity became the cradle of Dada and Surrealism. In this crowd biography, Sue Roe tells the story - from Duchamp to Dali, via Man Ray and Max Ernst - of the salons and cafes, alliances and feuds, love affairs and scandals, successes and suicides of one of the most important and long-lasting artistic achievements of the twentieth century.
'Supercharged. Highly colourful . . . they're all here, the big names of the time - behaving badly, and, at times, quite madly too'Observer
'Roe is a talented writer, fascinated byla vie Boheme.She can find phrases that perfectly capture the feeling of a neighbourhood'Sunday Times
'Brings together some of the chief protagonists in one of the 20th century's most inventive art movements. A vivid read'Radio Times

'A skilled and graceful writer'Daily Telegraph
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780241976609
ISBN-10: 024197660X
Pagini: 320
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 20 mm
Greutate: 0.25 kg
Editura: Penguin Books
Colecția Penguin
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

Notă biografică

Sue Roe is the author of several books, including the bestselling crowd biographiesIn MontmartreandThe Private Lives of the Impressionists, and a widely praised work on the artist Gwen John. She is a Royal Literary Fund Fellow. She lives in Brighton.

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Highly colourful. . . they'reall here, thebig namesof the time -behaving badly, and, at times, quitemadlytoo
Roe is atalented writer, fascinated byla vie Boheme. . .She can find phrases thatperfectly capture the feeling of a neighbourhood
Brings togethersome of thechief protagonistsin one of the 20th century'smost inventive artmovements. Avivid read
Shevividly charts the birth of surrealism. . . a talerich in absurdityandoutlandish characters, from Cocteau and Max Ernst to Dali and Picasso
Sue Roedescribeswithplenty of colourhow surrealism was born and developedinMontparnasse. . . Roe marshals [the figures behind dada and surrealism] withgreat finesse
Enjoyable, engaging, rollicking - the storytelling is lively
Admirable. What an eye for art Roe has. Brilliant
Anelegant synthesis of complex material... it excels: Roe is askilled and graceful writer.
Lively and engaging... in herentertaining, ingeniously structuredaccount Roe brings Montmartre's heyday back to life.
[Roe]skilfully weaves her descriptions of artworksintoher rompthrough the artists' struggles and fractious relationships.
Acolourful narrativedescribing the travails and triumphs of an equally colourful cast.
WithevocativeimageryRoe sketches out theintensely visual spectacleon which Montmartre's artistic community was able to draw