Dada and Surrealism at The Met

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Dress, Gilbert Adrian  American, (a–c) rayon, American
Multiple artists/makers
1947
Untitled Self-Portrait, Eileen Agar  British, born Argentina, Oil on board
Eileen Agar
ca. 1949
Harpo, Pierre Alechinsky  Belgian, Oil on canvas
Pierre Alechinsky
1964
Gong, Pierre Alechinsky  Belgian, Acrylic on paper mounted on paper
Pierre Alechinsky
1967
The Secret, Pierre Alechinsky  Belgian, Oil on canvas
Pierre Alechinsky
ca. 1961
Retrato póstumo, Manuel Alvarez Bravo  Mexican, Gelatin silver print
Manuel Alvarez Bravo
1935
El Soñador, Manuel Alvarez Bravo  Mexican, Gelatin silver print
Manuel Alvarez Bravo
1931
Obrero en huelga asesinado, Manuel Alvarez Bravo  Mexican, Gelatin silver print
Manuel Alvarez Bravo
1934, printed ca. 1976
Los Agachados, Manuel Alvarez Bravo  Mexican, Gelatin silver print
Manuel Alvarez Bravo
1934, printed ca. 1975
Los Obstaculos, Manuel Alvarez Bravo  Mexican, Gelatin silver print
Manuel Alvarez Bravo
1939, printed ca. 1976
Key of the Quarter Jack (Clef de Jacquemart), Jean Arp  French, born Germany, Bronze
Jean Arp
1962
L’Enlèvement de l’Europe, Jean Arp  French, born Germany, Bronze
Jean Arp
1950
Beyond a Vase (Outre Vase), Jean Arp  French, born Germany, Bronze
Jean Arp
1965
Shell Crystal (Coquille-cristal), Jean Arp  French, born Germany, Cristalino marble
Jean Arp
1961
Gesticulating (Gesticulant), Jean Arp  French, born Germany, Bronze
Jean Arp
1964
Constellation Three Graces (Constellation Trois Graces), Jean Arp  French, born Germany, Bronze
Jean Arp
1955
Caravel Bird (L'Oiseau Caravelle), Jean Arp  French, born Germany, Bronze
Jean Arp
1965
Man Seen by a Flower, Jean Arp  French, born Germany, Bronze
Jean Arp
1958
Torso, Navel, Mustache-Flower, Jean Arp  French, born Germany, Oil on wood relief
Jean Arp
1930
Fruit Agressif, Jean Arp  French, born Germany, Marble
Jean Arp
1965–66
Woodcut VIII from "Cinéma calendrier du coeur abstrait. Maisons", Jean Arp  French, born Germany, Woodcut
Jean Arp
Tristan Tzara
1920
Woodcut IX from 'Cinéma calendrier du coeur abstrait. Maisons', Jean Arp  French, born Germany, Woodcut
Jean Arp
Tristan Tzara
1920
Composition with Five Nudes, Jean Arp  French, born Germany, Oil on canvas
Jean Arp
1912
Configuration in Serpentine Movements I, Jean Arp  French, born Germany, Marble
Jean Arp
1950
Seuil-Configuration, Jean Arp  French, born Germany, Satin finished washed stainless steel
Jean Arp
1959
Untitled, Jean Arp  French, born Germany, Black crayon on paper
Jean Arp
ca. 1960
Jean Arp, Hans Bellmer  German, born Poland, Graphite with white chalk on gray paper
Hans Bellmer
1957
La Poupée, Hans Bellmer  German, born Poland, Gelatin silver print with applied color
Hans Bellmer
1938
La Poupée, Hans Bellmer  German, born Poland, Gelatin silver print with applied color
Hans Bellmer
1936
La Poupée, Hans Bellmer  German, born Poland, Gelatin silver print
Hans Bellmer
ca. 1934
La Poupeé, Hans Bellmer  German, born Poland, Gelatin silver print with applied color
Hans Bellmer
ca. 1936
La Poupée, Hans Bellmer  German, born Poland, Gelatin silver print
Hans Bellmer
1933–36
La Poupée, Hans Bellmer  German, born Poland, Gelatin silver print
Hans Bellmer
ca. 1934
The Doll, Hans Bellmer  German, born Poland, Gelatin silver print
Hans Bellmer
1934–35
Semina 1, Wallace Berman  American, Mixed media artist’s publication
Multiple artists/makers
1955
Cartoon for "Recollection of the Flood", Peter Blume  American, born former Russian Empire, now Belarus, Charcoal on paper
Peter Blume
1968
Study Number 5 for "Recollection of the Flood", Peter Blume  American, born former Russian Empire, now Belarus, Enamel on Masonite
Peter Blume
1968
Harps, Peter Blume  American, born former Russian Empire, now Belarus, Lithograph
Peter Blume
Leo Friedlander
1932
Twisted Wood, Peter Blume  American, born former Russian Empire, now Belarus, Charcoal and brown watercolor on board
Peter Blume
1939
Children in the Tree, Peter Blume  American, born former Russian Empire, now Belarus, Oil on canvas
Peter Blume
1961
Early Spring, Peter Blume  American, born former Russian Empire, now Belarus, Black ink on paper
Peter Blume
1957
Castle of Euryalus, Peter Blume  American, born former Russian Empire, now Belarus, Oil on linen, mounted on Masonite
Peter Blume
1952
Coal Breaker, Scranton, Peter Blume  American, born former Russian Empire, now Belarus, Graphite on paper
Peter Blume
1930
Kilns, Peter Blume  American, born former Russian Empire, now Belarus, Semi-gloss opaque paint on paper
Peter Blume
1946
South of Scranton, Peter Blume  American, born former Russian Empire, now Belarus, Oil on canvas
Peter Blume
1931
Sculpture involontaire: enroulement élémentaire, obtenu chez un 'débile mental’
[Involuntary Sculpture: Rudimentary [Paper] Roll Obtained from a Mentally Disabled Person], Brassaï  French, born Romania (Transylvania), Gelatin silver print
Brassaï
Salvador Dalí
1932
Untitled, from "Le Char triomphal de l'Antimoine", Victor Brauner  Romanian, Etching and aquatint
Victor Brauner
1949
Prelude to a Civilization, Victor Brauner  Romanian, Encaustic and ink on Masonite
Victor Brauner
1954
Primitive Man, Victor Brauner  Romanian, Encaustic and graphite on paper, mounted on canvas on a stretcher
Victor Brauner
1944
Cadavre exquis (Exquisite Corpse), André Breton  French, Colored pencil on black paper
André Breton
Valentine Hugo
1932
Cadavre Exquis, André Breton  French, Colored pencil on black paper
Multiple artists/makers
1932
Aveux non Avenus, Claude Cahun  French, Photogravures
Multiple artists/makers
1930
Le Cœur de Pic: Trente-deux Poèmes pour les Enfants, Claude Cahun  French
Multiple artists/makers
1937
Le Père, Claude Cahun  French, Gelatin silver print
Claude Cahun
1932
Brooch for Dorothy Canning Miller, Alexander Calder  American, Brass
Alexander Calder
ca. 1950
Red Curlicue with Six Davits, Alexander Calder  American, Painted sheet metal, metal rod and wire
Alexander Calder
1959
A Black and White in the Distance, Alexander Calder  American, Black ink and ink wash on paper
Alexander Calder
1931
Necklace, Alexander Calder  American, Silver
Alexander Calder
ca. 1940
Bracelet, Alexander Calder  American, Brass
Alexander Calder
ca. 1940
Necklace (The Jealous Husband), Alexander Calder  American, Brass wire
Alexander Calder
1940
Necklace, Alexander Calder  American, Brass
Alexander Calder
ca. 1940
Four Directions, Alexander Calder  American, Hanging mobile: painted aluminum and iron wire
Alexander Calder
1956
"Calder #1" Textile (Model No. 1-145), Alexander Calder  American, Rayon, fiberglass
Alexander Calder
Laverne Originals
1949
Alphabet Surtout O, Alexander Calder  American, Color lithograph
Alexander Calder
1966
La Grande Vitesse, Alexander Calder  American, Lithograph
Alexander Calder
1969
Woman, Alexander Calder  American, Stained wood
Alexander Calder
ca. 1926
African head, Alexander Calder  American, Wood
Alexander Calder
ca. 1928
Red Gongs (assembly directions), Alexander Calder  American, Colored pencil, black ink, and graphite on paper
Alexander Calder
1950
Red Gongs, Alexander Calder  American, Painted aluminum, brass, steel rod, and wire
Alexander Calder
1950
Mobile, Alexander Calder  American, Painted aluminum, steel, steel rod, and wire
Alexander Calder
1941
Untitled, from "VVV Portfolio", Leonora Carrington  Mexican, born England, Etching
Multiple artists/makers
1942 (published 1943)
Costume design for the play ¦Penelope¦: Fantastic Figure with Leaves, Leonora Carrington  Mexican, born England, Opaque watercolor on board with prepared ground
Leonora Carrington
1959
Horse, Leonora Carrington  Mexican, born England, Watercolor, opaque watercolor, and graphite on paper
Leonora Carrington
n.d.
Self-Portrait, Leonora Carrington  Mexican, born England, Oil on canvas
Leonora Carrington
ca. 1937–38
Mysterious Bath, Giorgio de Chirico  Italian, born Greece, Etching
Giorgio de Chirico
Editions Orobitz et Cie, Paris
1935
Mysterious Baths (Bagni misteriosi), from "23 Gravures", Giorgio de Chirico  Italian, born Greece, Etching
Giorgio de Chirico
Editions Orobitz et Cie, Paris
1935
The Jewish Angel, Giorgio de Chirico  Italian, born Greece, Oil on canvas
Giorgio de Chirico
1916
Ariadne, Giorgio de Chirico  Italian, born Greece, Oil and graphite on canvas
Giorgio de Chirico
1913
Orestes e Pilades, Giorgio de Chirico  Italian, born Greece, Lithograph
Multiple artists/makers
1921
Self-Portrait, Giorgio de Chirico  Italian, born Greece, Oil on canvas
Giorgio de Chirico
1912–13
School of Gladiators, Giorgio de Chirico  Italian, born Greece, Etching
Giorgio de Chirico
1928
Gladitorial Combat, Giorgio de Chirico  Italian, born Greece, Etching
Giorgio de Chirico
1928
Horse, Giorgio de Chirico  Italian, born Greece, Polychromed terracotta
Giorgio de Chirico
ca. 1937
GLI Archeologi II, Giorgio de Chirico  Italian, born Greece, Etching
Giorgio de Chirico
1927
Les Cartes, Jean Cocteau  French, Pen and black ink on board
Jean Cocteau
1922
Minerve, Ma Minerve (illustrated poem), Jean Cocteau  French, Black and brown ink, pastel, and charcoal on paper
Jean Cocteau
ca. 1925
Revenons à nos Moutons, Jean Cocteau  French, Pen and brown ink, pastel, and black chalk on paper
Jean Cocteau
1925
Couple at Le Boeuf sur le Toit, Jean Cocteau  French, Pen and black and brown inks on paper
Jean Cocteau
ca. 1925
Necktie, Jean Cocteau  French, silk, French
Jean Cocteau
1950–69
Untitled (Pharmacy), Joseph Cornell  American, Box construction: wood, glass, mirror, shells, sand, printed paper, coral, cork, feather, metal, and liquid
Joseph Cornell
1952–53
Penny Arcade Machine, Joseph Cornell  American, Box construction: wood, glass, mirror, and printed paper
Joseph Cornell
1950
Untitled (to Leo Lerman), Joseph Cornell  American, Cut and pasted hand-colored photograph, mounted to wood construction
Joseph Cornell
ca. 1951
La Guerre au Dentelles, Joseph Cornell  American, Matte opaque paint and gesso with selectively applied glaze on board
Joseph Cornell
ca. 1970
Penthesileia, Joseph Cornell  American, Collage of cut and printed papers and photographs with scratching, orange and yellow crayon, and matte paint on wood panel
Joseph Cornell
ca. 1970
Hotel Dominici, Joseph Cornell  American, Box construction: painted wood, printed paper, glass
Joseph Cornell
ca. 1953
Lidded Vase, René Crevel  French, Glazed porcelain
René Crevel
Sèvres Manufactory
1926
Jucambe, Agustín Cárdenas  Cuban, Wood, paint and metal
Agustín Cárdenas
1958
The Visible Woman, Salvador Dalí  Spanish, Heliogravure
Salvador Dalí
Lacourière
1930
Return of Ulysses, Salvador Dalí  Spanish, Black ink on paper
Salvador Dalí
1936
The Accommodations of Desire, Salvador Dalí  Spanish, Oil and cut-and-pasted printed paper on wood
Salvador Dalí
1929
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