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Monsters and Myths

Hardcover • 2018 • 1. edition

Monsters and Myths

By Oliver Tostmann

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About the book

During the pivotal years between the world wars, Surrealist artists on both sides of the Atlantic responded through their works to the rise of Hitler and the spread of Fascism in Europe, resulting in a period of surprising brilliance and fertility. Monstrosities in the real world bred monsters in paintings and sculpture, on film, and in the pages of journals and artists' books. Despite the political and personal turmoil brought on by the Spanish Civil War and World War II, avant-garde artists in...Show more

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ISBN

9780847863136

Publisher

Rizzoli International Publications

Published year

2018

Language

Edition

1

Original title

Monsters and Myths

Format

Hardcover

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