Tate Britain Exhibition

Paintings from the Urvater Collection

12 November – 14 December 1958

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This selection from the collection of Monsieur and Madame Urvater is predominantly of surrealist pictures that includes important canvases by Max Ernst, Dalí, de Chirico, Miró, Magritte, Delvaux and Tanguy.

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Millbank
London SW1P 4RG
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12 November – 14 December 1958

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Max Ernst

1891–1976

A painted plaster lobster in orange, yellow and red lies along the handset cradle of a black vintage rotary-dial telephone; a gold label on the base reads 'Bell Telephone MFG. COMPANY'

Salvador Dalí

1904–1989

A headless, armless classical female torso in white stone beside a heaped bunch of green bananas on a grey platform; behind, an arcaded brown building, a low wall and a distant steam train under a dark teal sky

Giorgio de Chirico

1888–1978

Joan Miró

1893–1983

René Magritte

1898–1967

Paul Delvaux

1897–1994

Yves Tanguy

1900–1955

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Max Ernst

Salvador Dalí

Giorgio de Chirico

Joan Miró

René Magritte

Paul Delvaux

Yves Tanguy

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Max Ernst

Salvador Dalí

Giorgio de Chirico

Joan Miró

René Magritte

Paul Delvaux

Yves Tanguy

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