The International Surrealist Exhibition

11 Jun 1936 – 4 Jul 1936

Exhibition

New Burlington Galleries

London

11 Jun 1936 – 4 Jul 1936

Documented entries: 48
Documented artists: 12

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About the exhibition

The International Surrealist Exhibition is documented in London in 1936, with New Burlington Galleries recorded as its exhibition venue. BasArt identifies the catalogue as The International Surrealist Exhibition. The selected painting-related excerpt includes Quadriga; Leda; Winter. Source creator labels include Cecil Collins, Edward Burra, Eileen Agar, Giorgio De Chirico. This partial transcription is credited to Léa Saint-Raymond, Artl@s / BasArt, Université de Genève. It records historical exhibition participation; surviving object identities, the remainder of the checklist and any unspecified dates require further research.

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Max Ernst
Joie de Vivre
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Jacqueline B.
The Hours
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Edward Burra
Hostesses
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Giorgio De Chirico
The Jewish Angel
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Giorgio De Chirico
The Jewish Angel
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John Selby Bigge
Composition
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Edward Burra
The Three
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Max Ernst
Garden Aeroplane-trap
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Max Ernst
Loplop introduces a Young Girl
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Max Ernst
Garden of the Hesperides, I
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Giorgio De Chirico
The Square
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Giorgio De Chirico
The Torment of the Poet
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Edward Burra
Two Giantesses
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Giorgio De Chirico
The Faithful Servant
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Oscar Dominguez
The Look
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Giorgio De Chirico
The Prophet
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Marcel Duchamp
About a Young Sister
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Hans Arp
Man with Mosutache
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Salvador Dali
Paranoiac Head
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Max Ernst
Landscape of Tactile Effects
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John Banting
His Royal Highness
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Oscar Dominguez
Transparent Room
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Victor Brauner
Fall of Marble
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Edward Burra
Revolver Dream
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Edward Burra
Wheels
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Giorgio De Chirico
Melanchonia
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Max Ernst
Chimaera
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Oscar Dominguez
The Sportsman
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Max Ernst
The Engadine
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Victor Brauner
Kabiline in Movement
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Giorgio De Chirico
The Purity of a Dream
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Cecil Collins
Virgin Images in the Magical
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Max Ernst
Human Figure
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Hans Bellmer
The White Cross
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Giorgio De Chirico
The Child's Brain
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Eileen Agar
Leda
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Salvador Dali
The Dream
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Giorgio De Chirico
The Tower
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Eileen Agar
Quadriga
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John Banting
Aries
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Salvador Dali
Daybreak
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Oscar Dominguez
The Thwarted Encounter
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Giorgio De Chirico
The Joy of the Return
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John Selby Bigge
Composition
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Edward Burra
The Eyes
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Giorgio De Chirico
The Disquieting Munes
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Max Ernst
Landscape with Sprouts of Corn
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Eileen Agar
Winter
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12 artists

Creators identified in exhibition research. Individual work records show the available evidence.

Eileen Agar
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Edward Burra
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Cecil Collins
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Giorgio de Chirico
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“Recorded as exhibited” follows an object’s exhibition history. “Listed in exhibition” follows a public artwork listing. Exhibition participation, ownership and present display are separate facts.

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