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Marie Čermínová (21 September 1902, Prague – 9 November 1980, Paris), known as Toyen, was a Czech painter, drafter and illustrator and a member of the surrealist movement. From 1919 to 1920, Toyen attended UMPRUM (Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design) in Prague. She worked closely with fellow Surrealist poet and artist Jindřich ...
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Toyen, eigentlich Marie Čermínová (* 21. September 1902 in...
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‘Collage’ was created by Toyen in Dada style. Find more...
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‘Eclipse’ was created in 1968 by Toyen in Surrealism style....
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Toyen often dressed in masculine-style clothing and preferred masculine signifiers, choosing a non-conformist position when it came to gender and sexuality, themes heavily mined in Surrealist art. The act of cross-dressing was a tool used by Toyen and woman artists at the time to overcome institutionalized and cultural sexism.
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Fright (1937/1937) by Toyen National Gallery Prague. The surrealist painter Marie Čermínová, known by her nickname Toyen, is one of the most outstanding artists of the 20th century. Her work is distinguished by originality and precision of rendering, and it can still evoke an uncertain but even stronger feeling of unrest in spectators.
Oct 5, 2013 · Toyen (born Marie Čermínová; 21 September 1902 – 9 November 1980), was a Czech painter, drafter, and illustrator and a member of the surrealist movement. In 1923, the artist adopted the professional pseudonym Toyen.
Born 1902. Died 1980. Nationality Bohemian. Toyen was a founder and the most celebrated member of Czech Surrealist Group. Born Marie Čermínová, the name Toyen was adopted in early adulthood. There was no explanation given for this new name, although it may be derived from the French word ‘Citoyen’ (citizen) which gave a non-gendered ...
Oct 2, 2019 · Cover of The Shooting Gallery (Střelnice).The Museum of Modern Art Library. In the aftermath of the war, in February 1946, Toyen (Marie Čermínová, 1902–1980) published a cycle of twelve drawings from the years 1939–40 as a series of prints titled The Shooting Gallery, with an introduction and typographic design by leading avant-garde artist and theorist Karel Teige, and an introductory ...
Toyen was a unique woman among this community of male artists. Toyen's work was initially influenced by Cubism and Purism, but in 1925, Toyen and Štyrský traveled to Paris where they developed a unique artistic style they named called Artificialism.
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