The Lives of the Surrealists

Drawing on author Desmond Morris' personal knowledge of the Surrealists, this exhilarating read captures their life histories, idiosyncrasies and often complex love lives, vividly illustrated with images of the artists and their works, The arts of Surrealism were both spectacular and international, shaped by the darkest, most irrational workings of the unconscious. Shocking, witty and always entertaining, Morris' tales illuminate the striking variation in approaches to the Surrealist philosophy, both in the artists' work and in their lives.