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Author
People cited Louis Aragon, Frédéric Mégret, Paul Nougé, Simone Prévert, née Dienne, Pierre Unik, Pierre Prévert, Suzanne Muzard, ép. Cordonnier, André Breton, Édouard-Léon-Théodore Mesens, Yves Tanguy
Description
A series of photo booth photographs taken circa 1929, used by André Breton to frame Magritte’s painting, I Do Not See the Woman Hidden in the Forest.Ten prints (some with several portraits on the same film strip). These photographs were part of the photo booth photography used by André Breton to frame Magritte’s painting, I Do Not See the Woman Hidden in the Forest, reproduced in The Surrealist Revolution, No. 12, December 15, 1929. Pictured among others: E.L.T. Mesens, André Breton, Suzanne Muzard, Yves Tanguy. [Auction catalogue, 2003]
Bibliography
- La Révolution surréaliste n°12, Paris, 15 décembre 1929, rep.s.p. (reproduction partielle avec un tableau de Magritte)
| Creation date | c. 1929 |
| Place of origin | |
| Copyright | © ADAGP, Paris, 2012. |
| Reference | 4232005 |
| Breton Auction, 2003 | Lot 5264 |
| Keywords | Photography, photo booth, portraits, Reviews and Journals, Surrealist revolution |
| Categories | 1924-1930 |
| Set | [Journal] La Révolution surréaliste |
| Permanent link | https://www.andrebreton.fr/en/work/56600100790900 |
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