Surrealists

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Surrealists

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Creative movement founded in Paris in 1920s.

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Jean Arp Sculptor 16-Sep-1887 7-Jun-1966 Avant-garde sculptor, Dadaist

André Breton Author 18-Feb-1896 28-Sep-1966 Manifeste du Surréalisme

Leonora Carrington Painter 6-Apr-1917 25-May-2011 Last surviving Surrealist

Salvador Dali Painter 11-May-1904 23-Jan-1989 Surrealist painter

Max Ernst Painter 2-Apr-1891 1-Apr-1976 The Virgin Spanking the Christ Child

Leonor Fini Painter 30-Aug-1907 18-Jan-1996 Surrealist painter, sex kitten

Joan Miró Painter 20-Apr-1893 25-Dec-1983 The most surrealist of them all

Meret Oppenheim Artist 6-Oct-1911 15-Nov-1985 Fur-covered teacup

Pablo Picasso Painter 25-Oct-1881 8-Apr-1973 Abstract painter and sculptor

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