William Gaunt

1 ORIGINS AND PARALLELS It was the Surrealist achievement in the early twentieth century to give a new impetus and direction to the imaginative faculty. A revolutionary mood, opposing the established order in its various forms, including the conception of 'art', found both literary and visual...

INTRODUCTION The word "modern" as applied to works of art has acquired shades of meaning not entirely covered by the dictionary definition, "of present or recent times". It is sometimes used, for instance, irrespective of date, to show appreciation of qualities in form and colour which still...