The Lives of the Surrealists

London and New York: Thames & Hudson, 2018. Cloth, 272 pages, illustrations (some colour), portraits; 25 cm. Tight, clean copy. Stated First Edition. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. A fine copy of the first printing. "Surrealism did not begin as an art movement but as a philosophical strategy, a way of life, and a rebellion against the establishment that gave rise to the First World War. In Lives of the Surrealists, Desmond Morris concentrates on the artists as people--as remarkable individuals. What were their personalities, their predilections, their character strengths and flaws? Focusing on the thirty-five artists most closely associated with the surrealist movement, Morris lends context to their life histories with narratives of their idiosyncrasies and their often complex love lives, alongside photos of the artists and their work" - Publisher. CONTENTS: Foreword; Introduction; Eileen Agar; Jean (Hans) Arp; Francis Bacon; Hans Bellmer; Victor Brauner; Andre Breton; Alexander Calder; Leonora Carrington; Giorgio de Chirico; Salvador Dali; Paul Delvaux; Marcel Duchamp; Max Ernst; Leonor Fini; Wilhelm Freddie; Alberto Giacometti; Arshile Gorky; Wifredo Lam; Conroy Maddox; Rene Magritte; Andre Masson; Roberto Matta; Edouard Mesens; Joan Miro; Meret Oppenheim; Wolfgang Paalen; Roland Penrose; Pablo Picasso; Man Ray; Yves Tanguy; Dorothea Tanning; Major Surrealist Group Exhibitions.. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo. Collectible.