Jusqu’au 30 mai 1953…Vernissage le 5 mai à 17 heures.
Paper cutout in the shape of two hands. [Paris: A L’Etoile Scellée, 1953].
The scarce and delightful invitation — in the shape of two hands — for a Toyen exhibition held at A L’Etoile Scellée in May 1953. Managed by André Breton, the gallery was financially supported by the gallerist Sophie Babet. Located on rue du Pré aux Clercs in the 7th arrondissement, the gallery served as an influential center of Surrealism from 1952 to 1956. Breton was responsible for a bold program, inviting unheralded abstract and Surrealist artists.
Toyen (1902-80), born Marie Cermínová, was one of the earliest Surrealists... More