Surrealism in Belgium: The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie

by Xavier Canonne

Frank Verpoorten (Foreword) and Xavier Canonne

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From the start, the Belgian Surrealists--among them Ren� Magritte, Paul Delvaux, Paul Noug�, E.L.T. Mesens and Marcel Mari�n--distinguished themselves from their Parisian counterparts with their dry wit, brilliant conceptualism and knack for combining the fantastical and the everyday (e.g., Magritte's bowler-hatted men, or Marcel Mari�n's iconic single-lensed spectacle), and their disinclination to issue Breton-style manifestos.
This revelatory volume celebrates the Surrealist movement in Belgium through a group of more than 250 paintings, drawings, photographs, prints and books by artists such as Rachel Baes, Paul Delvaux, Camille Goemans, Jane Graverol, Tom Gutt, Jacques Lacomblez, Ren� Magritte, Marcel Mari�n, Jacques Matton, Edouard (E.L.T.) Mesens, Paul Noug�, Gilbert Senecaut, Louis Scutenaire, Max Servais, Armand Simon, Andr� Stas Raoul Ubac, Louis Van de Spiegele, Rogier Van de Wouwer and Robert Willems.
  • ISBN10 2930117435
  • ISBN13 9782930117430
  • Publish Date 10 December 2015
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country BE
  • Imprint Marot
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 160
  • Language English