Ne visitez pas l'Exposition Coloniale

1931

Not on view

"Signataires : Maxime Alexandre, Louis Aragon, André Breton, René Char, René Crevel, Paul Éluard, Georges Malkine, Benjamin Péret, Georges Sadoul, Yves Tanguy, André Thirion et Pierre Unik." -- Jean Yves Lacroix

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Title: Ne visitez pas l'Exposition Coloniale
Author: André Breton (French, Tinchebray 1896–1966 Paris)
Date: 1931
Geography: France
Dimensions: 1 sheet ; Height: 11 in. (28 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Friends of the Thomas J. Watson Library
Object Number: JV1818 .B74 1931
Rights and Reproduction: © 2026 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Curatorial Department: Thomas J. Watson Library

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