Creative Chance - Surrealist Art and Literature from the Laurens Vancrevel and Frida de Jong Collection
Creative Chance - Surrealist Art and Literature from the Laurens Vancrevel and Frida de Jong Collection
| Author | S. van Kampen-Prein ; L. Vancrevel |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Boijmans Van Beuningen |
| ISBN | 9789069183190 |
| Idea Code | 23034 |
The collection of surrealist art at Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen is world famous, but this book is not devoted to the oeuvres of great names like Dalí and Magritte. Instead, it tells the story of the pieces found by Dutch collectors Laurens Vancrevel and his wife, Frida de Jong. Long before museums began to take notice, the couple had gathered art and poetry by surrealists who were relatively unknown at the time. Guided by chance, friendships, and random encounters, they built a collection of surrealist art from which Boijmans could make a selection. This book examines these 50 artworks while reflecting on two approaches to collecting surrealist art: privately or by a museum.
| 184 p, ills colour & bw, 17 x 24 cm, pb, English |
Boijmans Van Beuningen
