THE SOURCES OF ART IN CONTEXT Edited and with Introductions by Neil Matheson Lund Humphries Contents Introduction: Crossing the Bridge: In Pursuit of the Marvellous 1 A Note on the Texts 77 Chronology 80 Selected Bibliographies 85 Acknowledgments 108 l.Precursors 1. HORACE WALPOLE, from The Castle of Otranto, 1764 119 2. ANN RADCLIFFE, from The Mysteries of Udolpho, 1794 122 3. MATTHEW LEWIS, from The Monk, 1796 126 4. CHARLES MATURIN, from Melmoth the Wanderer, 1820 129 5. COMTE DE LAUTREAMONT, from Les chants de Maldoror, 1869 132 6. ISIDORE DUCASSE, from Poesies, 1870 135 7. ARTHUR RIMBAUD, 'Deliriums', A Season in Hell, 1873 137 8. J.-K. HUYSMANS, from A Reborns, 1884 139 9. ALFRED JARRY, from Ubu Roi, 1896 142 10. ALFRED JARRY, from Ubu Cocu, 1896 146 11. ALFRED JARRY, from The Supermale, 1902 148 2. Contemporary Influences: The Culture of Modernity 12. RAYMOND ROUSSEL, from Impressions of Africa, 1910 155 13. MARCEL ALLAIN and PIERRE SOUVESTRE, from Fantdmas, 1911 158 14. GIORGIO DE CHIRICO, from Manuscript from the Collection of kanPaulhan, 1911-15 161 15. GUILLAUME APOLLINAIRE, from'Zone', 1913 165 16. GUILLAUME APOLLINAIRE, from 'Aesthetic Meditations', The Cubist Painters, 1913 168 17. RAYMOND ROUSSEL, from Locus Solus, 1914 170 18. SIGMUND FREUD, from 'Symbolism in Dreams', Introductory October 1922 247 Lectures on Psychoanalysis, 1916 174 45. ANDRE BRETON, from 'The Mediums Enter', Litterature, 19. GUILLAUME APOLLINAIRE, 'Ocean of Earth' and 'It's November 1922 249 Raining', Calligrammes, 1918 179 46. FRANCIS PICABIA, 'Just to See', Litterature, November 1922 253 20. PIERRE REVERDY, 'L'Image', Nord-Sud, March 1918 ' 181 47. PAUL ELUARD, 'Max Ernst' and 'Unique', Repetitions, 1922 255 21. GIORGIO DE CHIRICO, 'Zeuxis the Explorer', Valori Plastici, 48. PAUL ELUARD and MAX ERNST, 'The Scissors and their November, 1918 183 Father', Les Malheurs des immortels reviles par Paul Eluard et Max 22. GIORGIO DE CHIRICO, from 'On Metaphysical Art', Valori Ernst, 1922 258 Plastici, April-May 1919 185 49. PAUL ELUARD and MAX ERNST, 'And Following Your Example: 23. GIORGIO DE CHIRICO, 'Statues, Furniture and Generals', n.d. 188 The Young Women's Series', Litterature, December 1922 259 24. HANS PRINZHORN, from Artistry of the Mentally 111, 1922 191 50. ROGER VITRAC, from 'Giorgio de Chirico', Litterature, March 1922 261 3. Enter the Mediums: 51. GIORGIO DE CHIRICO, from a letter in response to Vitrac, Dadaand Le Mouvement flou, 1914-23 Litterature, March 1922 263 52. TRISTAN TZARA, 'Inside-Out Photography: Man Ray', 1922 265 25. ARTHUR CRAVAN, 'Exhibition of Independents', Maintenant, 53. LOUIS ARAGON, from The Adventures of Telemachus, 1922 267 1914 197 54. ANDRE BRETON, Preface in Catalogue for Picabia Watercolours 26. MAN RAY, 'Statement', The Forum Exhibition of Modern American Exhibition, Barcelona, November-December 1922 269 Painters, 1916 200 55. BENJAMIN PERET, from Death to the Pigs and the Field of Battle, 27. GABRIELLE BUFFET-PICABIA, 'Some Memories of Pre-Dada: 1922-23 272 Picabia and Duchamp', 1949 201 56. ANDRE BRETON, from 'The Disdainful Confession', La Vie 28. ANDRE BRETON, 'Subject', Nord-Sud, April 1918, 204 moderne, February-March 1923 277 29. TRISTAN TZARA, 'Dada Manifesto', Dada 3, 1918 206 57. ROGER VITRAC, 'Poison: Drama without Words', Litterature, 30. TRISTAN TZARA, 'Flake House', Litterature, April 1919 210 January 1923 281 31. JACQUES VACHE, from War Letters, 1919 212 58. FRANCIS PICABIA, 'Thank You Francis!', Litterature, January 32. ANDRE BRETON, 'Le Corset mystere', Litterature, June 1919 215 1923 284 33. ANDRE BRETON,'Giorgio de Chirico', Litterature, January 1920 217 59. BENJAMIN PERET, 'The Flower of Napoleon', Litte'rature, January 34. ANDRE BRETON and PHILIPPE SOUPAULT, from Les Champs 1923 287 magnetiques, 1920 219 60. MAX ERNST, 'Etna', Litterature, October 1923 290 35. FRANCIS PICABIA, 'May Day', Litterature, June 1920 222 61. ANONYMOUS, 'Erutarettil', Litterature, October 1923 292 36. ALBERT GLEIZES, 'The Dada Case', Action, April 1920 . 225 37. JACQUES RIGAUT, 'I Shall Be Serious . ..', Litterature, December 4. The Revolution in Everyday Life: Early Surrealism, 1920 230 1924-29 38. TRISTAN TZARA, from 'Dada Manifesto on Feeble Love and Bitter Love', La Vie des Lettres, 1921 234 62. ANDRE BRETON, from Manifesto of Surrealism, 1924 297 39. ANDRE BRETON, from Max Ernst (Exhibition Catalogue), 3 63. ANDRE BRETON, from Soluble Fish, 1924 304 May-3 June, 1921 236 64. LOUIS ARAGON, from A Wave of Dreams, 1924 306 40. ANDRE BRETON, 'Interview with Dr Freud', Litterature, March 65. LOUIS ARAGON, Asphyxia', Le Libertinage, 1924 308 1922 • - 238 66. JOAN MIRO, Letter to Michel Leiris, 10 August 1924 311 41. ANDRE BRETON, 'The New Spirit', Litterature, March 1922 240 67. PHILIPPE SOUPAULT, PAUL ELUARD and ANDRE BRETON 42. ANDRE BRETON, from 'Leave Everything', Litterature, April 1922 242 from A Corpse, 1924 313 43. ANDRE BRETON, from 'Marcel Duchamp', Litterature, October 68. SIMONE KAHN, 'Surrealist Text: This Took Place in Springtime 1922 244 . .', La Revolution surrealiste, December 1924 317 44. MARCEL DUCHAMP, Sayings of Rrose Selavy, Litterature, 69. J.-A. BOIFFARD, PAUL ELUARD and ROGER VITRAC, Preface, La Revolution surrealiste, December 1924 3J9 94- MAX ERNST, 'Visions of Half-Sleep', La Revolution surrealiste, 70. GIORGIO DE CHIRICO, 'Dreams', La Revolution surrealiste, October 1927 378 December, 1924 322 95. LOUIS ARAGON, from Treatise on Style, 1928 380 71. MAX MORISE, 'Enchanted Eyes', La Revolution surrealiste, 96. ANDRE BRETON, from Nadja, 1928 383 December 1924 324 97. SALVADOR DALI, 'Poetry of Standardized Utility', LAmic de les 72. PIERRE NAVILLE, 'Beaux-Arts', La Revolution surrealiste, April Arts, March 1928 387 1925 328 98. SALVADOR DALI, 'Joan Miro', 1928 390 73. COLLECTIVE STATEMENT, 'Open the Prisons. Disband the 99. LOUIS ARAGON and ANDRE BRETON, 'The Quinquagenary Army', La Revolution surrealiste, January 1925 330 of Hysteria (1878-1928)', La Revolution surrealiste, March 1928 392 74. ROBERT DESNOS, 'Death: The Oaken Rampart', 1925 332 100. SURREALIST GROUP, 'Research into Sexuality: Second Session', 75. PAUL ELUARD,'Dreams', La Revolution surrealiste, April 1925 334 La Resolution surrealiste, March 1928, 394 76. ANTONIN ARTAUD, 'Letter to the Chancellors of the European 101. AtJDRE BRETON, from Surrealism and Painting, 1928 398 Universities', La Revolution surrealiste, April 1925 336 102. GIORGIO DE CHIRICO, from Hebdomeros, 1929 403 77. ANTONIN ARTAUD, Address to the Dalai Lama', La Revolution 103. SUZANNE MUZARD, 'On Love: Reply to an Inquiry', La surrealiste, 18 April 1925 338 Revolution surrealiste, December 1929 407 78. COLLECTIVE STATEMENT, 'Letter to the Chief Doctors of 104- RENE MAGRITTE, 'Les mots et les images', La Revolution sur- Lunatic Asylums', La Revolution surrealiste, April 1925 339 realiste, December 1929 409 79. MICHEL LEIRIS, from 'Glossaire: J'y serre mes gloses', La 105. JACQUES RIGAUT, 'Lord Patchogue', La Nouvelle Revue Frangaise Resolution surrealiste, April and July 1925 341 1929 412 80. JACQUES RIGAUT, 'General Suicide Agency', 1925 342 106. ANDRE BRETON, Second Manifesto of Surrealism, La Revolution 81. PAUL ELUARD, Andre Masson', La Revolution surrealiste, July surrealiste, December 1929, revised and amended 1930 415 1925 344 82. ANDRE BRETON, from A Letter to Seers', La Revolution 5. The Surrealist International: surrealiste, October 1925 345 In the Service of the Revolution, 1930-39 83. COLLECTIVE STATEMENT, 'Open Letter to M. Paul Claudel', 1st July 1925 348 107. SURREALIST GROUP, 'Question and Answer', Le Surrealisme au 84. SIMONE KAHN, 'The Exquisite Corpse', 1975 350 service de la revolution, July 1930 423 85. ROBERT DESNOS and BENJAMIN PERET, 'The Child Planet', 108. SALVADOR DALI, 'The Moral Position of Surrealism', Helix, 1926 352 April 1930 424 86. LOUIS ARAGON, 'The Passage de l'Opera', Revue Europeenne, 109. SALVADOR DALI, 'The Rotting Donkey', Le Surrealisme au service June-Sept. 1924 354 de la revolution, July 1930 428 87. LOUIS ARAGON, 'Enter the Succubi', La Revolution surrealiste, 110. SALVADOR DALI, Arrest of an Exhibitionist on the Metro', Le March 1926 358 Surrealisme au service de la revolution, October 1930 , 432 88. ANTONIN ARTAUD, 'Letter to the Clairvoyant', La Revolution 111. BENJAMIN PERET, 'Life of Foch the Murderer', Le Surrealisme au surrealiste, December 1926 360 service de la revolution, October 1930, 433 89. CLAUDE CAHUN, 'Captive Balloon', La Ligne de coeur, March 112. ANDRE BRETON and PAUL ELUARD, from The Immaculate 1926 363 Conception, 1930 435 90. RENE CREVEL, 'Mr Knife, Miss Fork', Babylone, 1927 365 113. LOUIS ARAGON, from Challenge to Painting, 1930 440 91. SALVADOR DALI, from 'Saint Sebastian', L'Amic de les Arts, July 114. MAX ERNST, 'Academy of Science', A Little Girl Dreams of Taking 1927 367 the Veil, 1930 445 92. SALVADOR DALI, 'Photography: Pure Creation of the Mind', 115. JOAN MIRO and FRANCISCO MELGAR, 'Spanish Artists in L'Amic de les Arts, September 1927 371 Paris' [Interview with Joan Miro by Francisco Melgar], Ahora, 93. ROBERT DESNOS, 'Diary of an Apparition', La Revolution Madrid, January 1931 449 surrealiste, October 1927 375 116. ANDRE BRETON, 'Free Union', June 1931 451 117. LOUIS ARAGON, from 'Red Front', Literature of the World 142. ANDRE BRETON, from Mad Love, 1937 534 Revolution, April 1931 453 143. MAX ERNST, 'Beyond Painting', Cahiers d'Art (special Ernst issue), 118. YVES TANGUY, 'Weights and Colours', Le Surrealisme au service 1937 538 de la revolution, December 1931 t 456 144. BENJAMIN PERET, 'Nature Devours Progress and Goes Beyond', 119. ALBERTO GIACOMETTI, 'Moving and Mute Objects','Le Minotaure, Winter 1937 542 Surrealisme au service de la revolution, December 1931 459 145. PIERRE MABILLE, 'Mirrors', Minotaure, Spring 1938 544 120. SALVADOR DALI, 'Surrealist Objects', Le Surrealisme au service 146. ALBERT BEGUIN, 'The Androgyne', Minotaure, Spring 1938 546 de la revolution, December 1931 462 147. ANDRE BRETON and PAUL ELUARD, from A Short Dictionary 121. SALVADOR DALI, 'Communication: Visage paranoiaque', Le of Surrealism, 1938 548 Surrealisme au service de la revolution, December 1931 466 148,. ANDRE BRETON, DIEGO RIVERA and LEON TROTSKY 122.