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Surrealist Manifesto’ comes up for auction in Paris
Author : marcelduchamp_admin September 11, 2008
Extracts of original manuscripts by surrealist author Andre Breton and part of the
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"The only known complete copy of the "Surrealist Manifesto," the 21-page document that defined one of the great art movements of the 20th century, is to be auctioned in Paris…Penned by Andre Breton and published in 1924, it comes from the collection of the late Simone Collinet, his first wife, and is valued by Sotheby’s at 300,000 to 500,000 euros (468,500 to 780,800 dollars)…"
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