Cherchez la Femme: Women and Surrealism; A Selling Exhibition, 2015, New

Cherchez la Femme: Women and Surrealism; A Selling Exhibition
Author:
Whitney Chadwick et al.
Publisher:
Sotheby's
Release Date:
2015
Seller Category:
--
Qty Available:
1
Condition:
New
Sku: 02168
Notes: New, 8vo, 9 1/2" x 6 1/2." Dark green and black pictorial paper wrappers with white lettering on front and spine. Covers have slight wear to edges and tips, else pristine and intact. Pages pristine and intact. Replete with color illustrations. 203 pp., including illustrations. Published on the occasion of an exhibition of works by women Surrealists. The show was held from September 15-October 17, 2015 and the artworks on view could be purchased by the general public. The artists whose work was featured in this show were Meret Oppenheim, Leonor Fini, Elsa Schiaparelli, Claude Cahun, Remedios Varo, Eileen Agar, Sylvia Fein, Dora Maar, Bridget Bate Tichenor, Maria Martins, Stella Snead, Suzanne van Damme, Valentine Hugo, Muriel Streeter, Leonora Carrington, Kay Sage, Lee Miller, Frida Kahlo, Dorothea Tanning, Toyen, Jacqueline Lamba, and Janet Sobel. The catalog includes illustrations of artworks by these artists with brief artist biographies. Introductory essay by Whitney Chadwick. Heavy and oversized items may require additional shipping.