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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37 of 43 people found the following review helpful
Format: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
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
By Lac
Format: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.
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.
21 of 26 people found the following review helpful
By DJ Rix
Format: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
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Fantastic collages
It's great to know about the printing quality compared to the originals from other reviewer. It's an inevitable problem of art books in general. Read more
Published 4 months ago by ML
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Stunning and Satisfying
Any fan of Dada or Surrealism will enjoy this volume of troubled and luxurious story in collage. Nice example of visual literacy could be appealing to fans of Lynd Ward.
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Une Semaine De Bonte--the first graphic novel: M.C. Escher meets...
This is an amazing work. A scan of the originals which were created with collages of black and white etchings reminiscent of M.C. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Tanya S. Hunt
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Here's an "ahead of its time" classic that will provide inspiration if you're a graphic artist, hours of fun puzzling over its meaning if you're not an artist, and quite the... Read more
Published 17 months ago by Danno
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Surrealism like you've never seen it before.
I received this book as a birthday present many years ago. To this day I don't know what to make of it. Read more
Published 24 months ago by CAMILLVS
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Max Ernst Book Review
This is a good book. It's simple and unpretencious. It shows his work in a nice quality book and for the money it's a good way to see some of Ernst's more interesting works. Read more
Published on January 11, 2011 by Nat
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Elegant and inscrutable
These works convey a set of very disparate impressions. The first, visual level displays seamless craftsmanship. No untidy edges appear, the kind that mar so many collages. Read more
Published on December 12, 2010 by wiredweird
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Published on September 4, 2010 by Paulo Waisberg
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Une Semaine De Bonte: A Surrealistic Novel in Collage
This book is an imaginative world brought to us by the genius of Max Ernst. No matter if you like surreal art or not you will love the delightful darkness of this collage
Published on July 23, 2009 by Vivid Sin
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To the Max
Truly amazing work by the Surrealist master. This is a great asset in the illustration library that never gets old to review.
Published on May 7, 2009 by DEO
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