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René Crevel

French writer active in Dada and Surrealism. The MNAC's 2018 Gala exhibition describes him as one of Gala's close friends.

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Nationality
French
Roles
Author

People René Crevel Knew

Relationships with other people, with sources for each connection.

Illustrated portrait of Gala Dalí

Gala Dalí

  • Artists' model
  • Muse
  • Agent

Met

The MNAC's 2018 exhibition identifies the Surrealist writer René Crevel as Gala's friend.

— Estrella de Diego, Gala Salvador Dalí: A Room of One's Own in Púbol (2018), pp. 2, 5

Illustrated portrait of Henri Cartier-Bresson

Henri Cartier-Bresson

  • Photographer
  • Filmmaker
  • Painter

Met · 1929

The Centre Pompidou's artist record credits the poet Rene Crevel with introducing the young Cartier-Bresson to the Surrealists - the connection that led to his meeting Andre Breton in 1929 and to a decade of photographs built on chance and odd juxtaposition.

— Henri Cartier-Bresson — artist record, Centre Pompidou collection

Connections and Sources

René Crevel’s connections to people, places, and works, with the sources behind each one.

Met

Gala Dalí

The MNAC's 2018 exhibition identifies the Surrealist writer René Crevel as Gala's friend.

— Estrella de Diego, Gala Salvador Dalí: A Room of One's Own in Púbol (2018), pp. 2, 5

Met · 1929

Henri Cartier-Bresson

The Centre Pompidou's artist record credits the poet Rene Crevel with introducing the young Cartier-Bresson to the Surrealists - the connection that led to his meeting Andre Breton in 1929 and to a decade of photographs built on chance and odd juxtaposition.

— Henri Cartier-Bresson — artist record, Centre Pompidou collection

References

References

The sources below include biographies, scholarly essays, interviews, and primary materials that informed this page. They reflect both the historical record and ongoing critical conversations about René Crevel and their work.

  1. 1Gala Salvador Dalí: A Room of One's Own in Púbol

    Exhibition catalogue
    Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya and Fundació Gala-Salvador Dalí, 2018
    Used for

    Catalogue scholarship used to verify attribution, provenance, chronology, and interpretive context for René Crevel.

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  2. 2Henri Cartier-Bresson — artist record, Centre Pompidou collection

    Website
    Centre Pompidou, Musée national d'art moderne, Paris
    Used for

    Web source consulted for documented facts and historical context presented on the René Crevel page.

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