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1 Surrealism (1924-1940s)

2 Landscapes: Real and Imagined MoMA Surrealism Theme

3 Joan Miró. The Hunter (Catalan Landscape). Montroig, July 1923-winter 1924. MoMA Surrealism Theme

4 Salvador Dalí. The Persistence of Memory. 1931. MoMA Surrealism Theme

5 What is your definition of a landscape? Does this painting qualify under that definition? Think of five words that describe the place in this painting. Which elements are natural, and which from the artist’s imagination? Are there some that straddle the line between natural and imaginary? Let’s look at The Persistence of Memory by Salvador Dalí. MoMA Surrealism Theme Salvador Dalí. The Persistence of Memory. 1931. [ALT VERSION]

6 Max Ernst. Two Children Are Threatened by a Nightingale. 1924. MoMA Surrealism Theme

7 Does knowing the title of this work change what your think of this painting? Which figures are the two children? Who might the other figures be? How might this relate to the artist’s interest in dreams? Let’s look at Two Children Art Threatened by a Nightingale by Max Ernst. MoMA Surrealism Theme Max Ernst. Two Children Are Threatened by a Nightingale. 1924. [ALT VERSION]

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