Through the inspiration and work of a French poet and critic, Andre Breton, Surrealism was born.

René Magritte (Belgian, 1898-1967), Salvador Dali (Spanish, 1904-1988), Yves Tanguy (French, 1900-1955), and Alfred Pellan (Canadian, 1906-1988).  Max Ernst (German, 1891-1976), and André Masson (French, 1896-1987) are a few surrealist artists