Surrealist Art at the Dallas Museum of Art
Museum Overview
The
Dallas Museum of Art houses
some very impressive art collections. The collections include those that are permanent,
such as the "Ten Treasures" and the "Wendy and Emery Reves Collection", and those
that are temporary which are always travelling in and out of the various galleries
such as "Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharoahs" so it is always worth a
visit because there will always be something new to see.
Plan Your Visit
When planning your visit to the Dallas Museum of Art it is important to know that
on Tuesdays and Wednesdays the museum is open from 11am – 5pm, on Thursday the museum
stays open till 9pm and from Friday till Sunday the opening hours are 11pm – 5pm.
Take note that the museum is closed on Mondays. There is a restaurant and café at
the museum so you can have a break and recharge your batteries before continuing
to view the artwork. Leave time to browse the museum store at the end of your visit
– you may wish to purchase some of the nice souvenirs that they have on offer. Before
one visits it may be worthwhile to check the museum's website to see what special
events or exhibitions are going on when one is planning a visit.
If you need a hotel room near the museum, visit
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Surrealist Art at the Dallas Museum of Art
Among the wide collection of art at the Dallas Museum of Art there are many surrealist
works of art. There are many works by Spanish Salvador Dali (1904-1989) including
"The Glory that Was Spain's", "Preparation for the Final Prayer", "The Archangel
Gabriel" and many other works from many different types of media including woodcuttings,
etchings, lithographs, paper, ink, dry point, silkscreen and collage. As with the
majority of the surrealist artists, Dali was very imaginative and he liked drawing
attention to himself with his eccentric behaviour. Sometimes his behaviour received
more attention than his artwork!
Other surrealist artists whose work is displayed in the Dallas Museum of Art include
Belgian Rene Magritte (1898-1967) with paintings such as "Persian Letters" which
is oil on panel painting; Magritte is well-known for his very interesting and thought-challenging
images. With his work Magritte's intention was indeed to challenge peoples' preconditioned
perception of reality and he definitely achieved this aim in his numerous works.
The French-German surrealist Jean Arp (1886-1966) is also featured in the museum
with sculptures such as "Stars in a Dream" and "Classical Sculpture". Arp was originally
in the Dada movement which later influenced the surrealists and his work was included
in the first exhibition of the surrealist group in Galerie Pierre in Paris. Works
by Man Ray from America (1890-1976) can also be found at this impressive museum
such as his lithographic piece "Personage". Man Ray was born in America but spent
most of his life in France. Perhaps best known for his avant-garde photography he
also made a great contribution to the surrealist movement.