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SURREALISM: n. Pure psychic automatism, by which it is intended to express, verbally, in writing, or by other means, the real process of thought. Thought's dictation, in the absence of all control exercised by the reason and outside all aesthetic or moral preoccupations.

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Salvador Dali The Persistence of Time, 1931

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Surrealism is a cultural movement and artistic style that was founded in 1924 by Andr Breton. Surrealism style uses visual imagery from the subconscious mind to create art without the intention of logical comprehensibility. Some of the greatest artists of the 20th century became involved in the Surrealist movement, and the group included Giorgio de Chirico, Man Ray, Ren Magritte, Max Ernst, Pierre Roy and Salvador Dali, among others.

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Salvador Dali, Soft Construction With Boiled Beans (Premonition of Civil War), 1936

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Salvador Dali The Dream, 1931

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Salvador Dali The Dream, 1932

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Salvador Dali Metamorphosis of Narcisuss, 1937

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De Chirico The Soothsayer's Recompense

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De Chirico Piazza D Italia

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De Chirico The Mystery and Melancholy of a Street

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De Chirico Song of Love

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Max Ernst Oedipus Rex, 1922

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Max Ernst. The Equivocal Woman (also known as The Teetering Woman). 1923

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Max Ernst. Two Children are Threatened by a Nightingale. 1924.

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Max Ernst Elephant of Celebes, 1921

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Rene Magritte Galconde, 1953

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Rene Magritte This is not a Pipe, 1928-29

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Rene Magritte The Human Condition, 1935

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Rene Magritte Intermission, 1928

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Joan Miro Nocturne

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Joan Miro, Carnival of Harlequin, 1924

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Meret Oppenheim Object, 1936

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Salvador Dali Lobster Telephone, 1936