{"product_id":"realism-rationalism-surrealism-book-david-batchelor-9780300055191","title":"Realism, Rationalism, Surrealism","description":"This book begins by considering responses by French artists to the First World War, showing how Purism, Dada, and early Surrealism are related to the ethos of post-war reconstruction. The authors then discuss the language of construction in places as dissimilar as France, Germany, and the Soviet Union; the contrasting demands of the utility and decoration of objects and paintings; and the relationship of surrealism to questions of sexuality and gender and to Freudian theory. The book concludes by addressing the widespread debate over realism in art: whether it represents an alternative to the elitism of the avant-garde or whether avant-garde art should play a role in the development of a modern realism.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49542280904977,"sku":"GOR001705164","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49566338187537,"sku":"GOR003029814","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49779827867921,"sku":"CIN0300055196G","price":4.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50913592639761,"sku":"CIN0300055196VG","price":4.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ WELL_READ \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":51166430003473,"sku":"GOR003247720","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":52103291502865,"sku":"CIN0300055196A","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0300055196.jpg?v=1751101998","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/realism-rationalism-surrealism-book-david-batchelor-9780300055191","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}