Surreal on Paper

The volume highlights more than one hundred Surrealist works on paper, a medium that was central to the movement’s spirit of experimentation.

The book brings together drawings, collages, prints, and preparatory sketches by leading Surrealist artists including Salvador Dalí, Max Ernst, André Masson, Joan Miró, Méret Oppenheim, Yves Tanguy, and Remedios Varo. By focusing on works created on paper, the catalog reveals how Surrealism embraced immediacy, spontaneity, and the subconscious, while giving space to themes such as dreams, desire, nature, the occult, and chance.

Accompanying essays by international scholars offer new perspectives on the enduring significance of Surrealism, connecting its imagery and techniques to contemporary discussions about gender, biology, popular culture, and ecology. Richly illustrated with high-quality reproductions, Surreal on Paper functions both as an art book for a wide audience and as an essential reference for anyone interested in modern art and the legacy of one of the 20th century’s most imaginative movements.