Une Semaine De Bonte: A Surrealistic Novel in Collage [Paperback]

Max Ernst (Author)

Book Description

Series: Dover Fine Art, History of Art | Publication Date: June 1, 1976

The great surrealist's collage masterpiece was printed in 1934 in a limited edition of five now-priceless pamphlets. This single-volume edition contains all of the original publication's 182 bizarre, darkly humorous scenes of violent dreams and erotic fantasies. "One of the clandestine classics of our century."— The New York Times.

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Language Notes

Text: English, French (translation)

Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Dover Publications; 2 edition (June 1, 1976)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0486232522
• ISBN-13: 978-0486232522
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #43,025 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #29 in Books > Arts & Photography > Other Media > Mixed Media

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27 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Great drawings not so good scanned, April 5, 2008

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Marlene Dietrich "diva" (Zagreb, Croatia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Une Semaine De Bonte: A Surrealistic Novel in Collage (Paperback)

great drawings of big author, worth the have it, but I saw originals in Vienna and must say that I was bit disappointed when I saw the drawings in the book. I think that they are not to good scanned. Originals have very thin lines and in the book that lines are not so thin, so much detail because of that is lost. Second, on original drawings some parts are sticked, and you see that in different shades of paper. And in the book all is on white paper so you cant know which part is collage. Hope that was helpful

18 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A wild one, Kids!, August 4, 1999

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DJ Rix (NJ USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Une Semaine De Bonte: A Surrealistic Novel in Collage (Paperback)

If you're looking for inspiration, you can jar something loose in your head with this beautiful, inexpensive book. This legendary collage masterpiece remains so obscure that most poets & artists aren't even aware of its existance. What does it all mean? I sure don't know but it makes me feel strange in the pit of my stomach. A wild one, kids!

Bob Rixon, WFMU-FM

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A book to inspire, January 14, 2007

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Lac - See all my reviews

This review is from: Une Semaine De Bonte: A Surrealistic Novel in Collage (Paperback)

My best friend interested me in this book in high school and before amazon.com it was hard to come buy in the small town that we lived where the only art that exists is 'impressionist' paintings of moored boats and whatever you can find at wal-mart in the home decor section.

This is the epitome of black and white, balance and the finest collection of surrealism I think that you can get into a book. Dover does it justice with clear prints and an excellent binding. I've had my copy for years and it's been everywhere with me through several moves and colleges. And the price is quite reasonble. Guaranteed to make you get some of Dovers clip art so you can experiment on your own.