Roland Penrose : the friendly surrealist : a memoir

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Roland Penrose : the friendly surrealist : a memoir

by Antony Penrose

Prestel, c2001

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"Published on the occasion of the exhibition, 'Roland Penrose and Lee Miller', at the Dean Gallery, and the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh (19 May-9 September 2001)"--T.p. verso

Bibliography: p. 186

Includes index

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内容説明

"Penrose", wrote Andre Breton, "est Surrealiste dans l'amitie" - and "The Friendly Surrealist" is an apt description for the man who more than any other nurtured the friendships and contacts which introduced European Surrealism to the British art world. This memoir, written by his son Antony, is published to accompany an important retrospective exhibition in Edinburgh and is illustrated with contemporary photographs, including those of his second wife (the author's mother), Lee Miller. Born in 1900 into a strict Quaker family, Penrose discovered the Bloomsbury set in Cambridge before embarking upon a life driven by passion and fascination for modern art. He embraced the Surrealist movement and the intensively creative spirit of the times through his friendships with Picasso (of whom he wrote an important biography), Man Ray, Miro, Ernst, and his first wife, the Gascan poet Valentine Bouet. His own paintings, sculptures and collages form an important and often overlooked contribution to the canon of international Surrealism. After World War II Penrose undertook a central role in the development of the British art scene, particularly in the foundation of the Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) in London. A prolific exhibition organizer, Penrose initiated the First International Surrealist Exhibition in London in 1936, and the first real "blockbuster" shows of Picasso, Ernst and Miro at the Tate Gallery in the 1960s.

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詳細情報

  • NII書誌ID(NCID)
    BA55394204
  • ISBN
    • 3791324926
  • 出版国コード
    gw
  • タイトル言語コード
    eng
  • 本文言語コード
    eng
  • 出版地
    Munich ; London ; New York
  • ページ数/冊数
    192 p.
  • 大きさ
    24 cm
  • 件名
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