About this Book

Julien Levy (1906-1981) was one of the most influential art dealers of the 20th century. The Julien Levy Gallery, which opened in New York in 1931 and closed in 1949, played a role in the shift of the cultural avante-garde from Paris to New York. It was the first American gallery to sponsor a show on Surrealism and to champion Neoromanticism, Magic Realism, and Machine Abstraction. Luis Bunel's film Un Chien Andalou and Joseph Cornell's Rose Hobart were first screened in the gallery. Levy exhibited many artists, and initiated the cocktail opening.