Lovian Museum for Modern Art/Ernst Hall - Surrealism

The Ernst Hall is one of the halls of the Lovian Museum for Modern Art in Newhaven. The art collection is European Surrealism.

Surrealism

Surrealism is a cultural movement that began in the early-1920s, and is best known for the visual artworks and writings of the group members. The works feature the element of surprise and non sequitur, however many Surrealist artists and writers regard their work as an expression of the philosophical movement first and foremost with the works being an artifact, and leader André Breton was explicit in his assertion that Surrealism was above all a revolutionary movement. From the Dada activities of World War I Surrealism was formed with the most important center of the movement in Paris and from the 1920s spreading around the globe.

Collection

Artwork	Creator	Origin and date	More information
	Max Ernst	German, 1937	L'Ange du Foyer ou le Triomphe du Surréalisme oil on canvas, 114 x 146 cm.
	Max Ernst	German, 1921	The Elephant Celebes oil on canvas, 126 x 108 cm.
	Giorgio de Chirico	Italian, 1915	Doppio Sogno di Primavera (The Double Dream of Spring) oil on canvas, 57 x 54 cm.
	Giorgio de Chirico	Italian, 1911	The Enigma of the Hour oil on canvas, 68 x 74 cm.
	Salvador Dalí	Spanish, 1952-54	The Desintegration of the Persistence of Memory oil on canvas, 25 x 33 cm.
	Salvador Dalí	Spanish, 1954	Young Virgin Auto-Sodomized by the Horns of Her Own Chastity oil on canvas, 40 x 30 cm.
	Salvador Dalí	Spanish, 1934	The Ghost of Vermeer of Delft Which Can Be Used As a Table oil on panel, 24 x 18 cm.

Reactions of the visitors

“ de Chirico's "The Enigma of the Hour" creates a special atmosphere. ”

Regaliorum _{(Shō Kitana)}

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“ I think that Dalí would make a great candidate running for "master of surrealism" ”

Regaliorum _{(Shō Kitana)}

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External links

• Wikipedia

	Lovian Museum for Modern Art
	Collection: Turner Hall (Romanticism) - Courbet Hall (Realism) - Monet Hall (Impressionism) - Brake Hall (Cubism) - Macke Hall (Expressionism) - Wesselman Hall (Pop Art) - Ernst Hall (Surrealism) - Landfield Hall (Color Field)
	Exhibitions: Medvedev Hall (J.M.W. Turner) - Noble Hall (René Magritte) - Washington Hall (Henri Matisse)
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