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Desnos, Robert (1900-45)

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Name
Desnos, Robert (1900-45)
Nationality
French
Biography
The poet Robert Desnos was one of the original members of the Surrealist movement. In the 1930s he also wrote scripts for films and radio. A member of the French Resistance, and was arrested and sent to an internment camp, and died shortly after its liberation.
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Assets (15 in total)

The Accounts of the Poet (crayon on paper)
The Death of Andre Breton, 1922 (oil on canvas)
Death of Max Ernst, c.1924-25 (oil on canvas)
The Spider with a Moustache, illustration for the handwritten collection of poems 'La Menagerie de Tristan' by Robert Desnos, 1932 (w/c)
The Fish Without Worry, illustration for the handwritten collection of poems 'La Menagerie de Tristan' by Robert Desnos, 1932 (w/c on paper)
The Cat Which is Like Nothing on Earth, illustration for the handwritten collection of poems 'La Menagerie de Tristan' by Robert Desnos, 1932 (w/c on paper)
Self portrait (pen & ink on paper)
'Le Soleil et La Lune' (gouache on paper)
The Elephant with Only One Leg, illustration for the handwritten collection of poems 'La Menagerie de Tristan' by Robert Desnos, 1932 (gouache on paper)
Light of my Nights, illustrated handwritten poem, 27th November 1932 (gouache on paper)
The Fish Jumping out of the Inkpot, written and illustrated for Daniel Milhaud by Robert Desnos, 1939 (w/c)
Poem, 1936-7 (pen and ink on paper)
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