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Julien Levy (1906-1981)

Accomodations of Desire: Surrealist Works on Paper Collected by Julien Levy 128 pages book size 7" x 5" (18 x 13 cm.) 82 color illustrations published 2004, Curatorial Assistance, Pasadena hardbound with faux-fur spine text in English limited edition of 1000 copies superb surrealist fetish object in miniature size with fur spine published in conjunction with the exhibition held at five U.S. museums during Sep 14, 2004 - Mar 19, 2006 includes essays by Marie Difilippantonio and Ingrid Schaffner, exhibition checklist ISBN: 0970791321 Condition: new sealed in original publisher's plastic wrap Dream, metaphor, sensuality, fetishism and play are among the defining characteristics of the collection of Surrealist art Julien Levy assembled in the 1930s and 40s. As one of Modernism's preeminent art dealers, Levy's passion went beyond professional protocol, Levy didn't just sell Surrealism, he lived it. Artists he represented were intimate friends and he shared in their creative life. Works by Atget, Arp, Bing, Brassai, Cartier-Bresson, Bellmer, Berman, Bayer, de Chirico, Cocteau, Cornell, Dali, Duchamp, Ernst, Gorky, Hugnet, Kertesz, Man Ray, Matta, Moholy-Nagy, Parry, Roh, Tabard, Tanguy, Cornell, Noguchi, Sougez, Tanning, Tchelitchew, and more.

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