Enchanted Ground

Gavin Parkinson is Senior Lecturer in European Modernism at The Courtauld Institute of Art, London, UK. He is the author of Futures of Surrealism: Myth, Science Fiction and Fantastic Art in France 1936-1969 (2015), Surrealism, Art and Modern Science: Relativity, Quantum Mechanics, Epistemology (2008), and The Duchamp Book (2008), as well as the editor of Surrealism, Science Fiction and Comics (2015).

• Introduction: Art After Impressionism After SurrealismCh. 1 Greengrocer, Bricklayer or Seer? Psychoanalyzing Paul CézanneCh. 2 Painting as Propaganda and Prophecy: René Magritte and Pierre-Auguste RenoirCh. 3 Method and Poetry: Georges Seurat’s Surrealist DialecticCh. 4 Between Dog and Wolf: Georges Seurat, Brassaï and the City of LightCh. 5 Civilization, Realism, Abstraction: Paul Gauguin and Surrealism, 1948-53Ch. 6 Dialectic of Brittany: From Myth to Folklore in Paul Gauguin and SurrealismEpilogue: Disenchanted Ground, or Vincent van Gogh, Antonin Artaud and Magic in 1947 Conclusion: On André BretonBibliographyList of IllustrationsIndex

Parkinson’s extensive knowledge of the field allows him to navigate with ease between continents, following the various developments and reception of modern art in the twentieth century. His ability to modify the length of his focus from detailed textual analysis to wider comparative geographical and art historical contexts makes this book one of the most astute on the movement to date.