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Also Known As Roland Algernon Penrose
Born October 14, 1900 • London • England
Died April 23, 1984 (aged 83) • England
Movement / Style British Surrealism • Surrealism
Notable Family Members spouse Lee Miller
Eileen Agar
Eileen Agar
British artist
Julian Trevelyan
British artist
Pablo Picasso
Pablo Picasso
Spanish artist
Max Ernst
Max Ernst
German artist
Leonora Carrington
English-born Mexican painter and sculptor
Graham Sutherland.
Graham Sutherland
British artist
David Gascoyne
British poet
French artist Henri Matisse
Henri Matisse
French artist
Braque, photograph by Arnold Newman, 1956
Georges Braque
French artist
Henry Darger
American artist and writer
Davis, Stuart
Stuart Davis
American painter
Robert Rauschenberg: Monogram
Robert Rauschenberg
American artist
Marca-Relli with one of his paintings
Conrad Marca-Relli
American artist
Arthur G. Dove
American painter
Bearden, Romare
Romare Bearden
American painter
Duchamp, Marcel
Marcel Duchamp
French artist
Frida Kahlo
Frida Kahlo
Mexican painter
Joan Miró
Joan Miró
Spanish artist
Alberto Giacometti
Alberto Giacometti
Swiss sculptor and painter
Dorothea Tanning
Dorothea Tanning
American painter and writer

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