Description

A series of photo booth photographs taken circa 1929, used by André Breton to frame Magritte’s painting, I Do Not See the Woman Hidden in the Forest.

Ten prints (some with several portraits on the same film strip). These photographs were part of the photo booth photography used by André Breton to frame Magritte’s painting, I Do Not See the Woman Hidden in the Forest, reproduced in The Surrealist Revolution, No. 12, December 15, 1929. Pictured among others: E.L.T. Mesens, André Breton, Suzanne Muzard, Yves Tanguy. [Auction catalogue, 2003]

 

Bibliography

- La Révolution surréaliste n°12, Paris, 15 décembre 1929, rep.s.p. (reproduction partielle avec un tableau de Magritte)

 

Creation date	vers 1929
Languages	French
Copyright	© ADAGP, Paris, 2012.
Reference	4232005
Breton Auction, 2003	Lot 5264
Keywords	Photography, photo booth, portraits, Reviews and Journals, Surrealist revolution
Categories	1924-1930
Set	[Journal] La Révolution surréaliste
Permanent link	https://andrebreton.demo.logilab.fr/en/work/56600100790900