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Which art movement, led by Andre Breton, drew heavily on Freudian dream analysis and the unconscious mind?
Answer
Surrealism
Surrealism emerged in the 1920s under Breton's leadership, emphasizing automatic writing, dream imagery, and the irrational.
💡 Did you know?
Salvador Dali would hold a key over a plate while dozing; when it dropped and clanged, he'd paint whatever he'd been dreaming.
Other options people guess
- Dadaism
- Expressionism
- Fauvism
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- breton
- 20th-century
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