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André Breton, n.d., Andre Breton (French, 1896-1966) - Self portrait (Photomaton / Photobooth), Gelatin silver print, on matte surface paper, unique, Edwynn Houk Gallery, LL/5065
André Breton


Born: 1896, 19 February - France, Normandy, Tinchebray (Orne)
Died: 1966, 28 September
Gender: Male
Active: France
 
One of the key exponents of French Surrealism and author of the Manifeste du Surréalisme, (Paris, Editions du Sagittaire) in 1924.

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Unidentified photographer, 1923, André Breton, Photograph, Creative Commons - Wikipedia, LL/52513
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Gisèle Freund, 1957, André Breton au marché aux puces, Gelatin silver print, Lempertz - Cologne, LL/83359
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André Robert Breton (; French: [ɑ̃dʁe ʁɔbɛʁ bʁətɔ̃]; 19 February 1896 - 28 September 1966) was a French writer and poet, the co-founder, leader, and principal theorist of surrealism. His writings include the first Surrealist Manifesto (Manifeste du surréalisme) of 1924, in which he defined surrealism as "pure psychic automatism". Along with his role as leader of the surrealist movement he is the author of celebrated books such as Nadja and L'Amour fou. Those activities, combined with his critical and theoretical work on writing and the plastic arts, made André Breton a major figure in twentieth-century French art and literature.
 

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