Harvard Art Museums > 2012.204.1-21: The Guaranteed Surrealist Postcard Series Prints Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"The Guaranteed Surrealist Postcard Series (Various Artists)(Published by Georges Hugnet) , 2012.204.1-21,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 10, 2025, https://hvrd.art/o/341564. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download The black and white print shows a round glass object with a tapered end on the left and a hooked end on the right lying on a light-colored surface. A shadow shown beneath the object extends beyond and below the hooked end on the right side. Identification and Creation Object Number 2012.204.1-21 People Various Artists Published by Georges Hugnet, French (1906 - 1974) Title The Guaranteed Surrealist Postcard Series Classification Prints Work Type postcard, print Date 1937 Culture French Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/341564 Physical Descriptions Technique Photo offset lithograph Dimensions each 9.2 x 14.1 cm (3 5/8 x 5 9/16 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History Jack Banning, New York, [Christie's East], sold: to Rick Wester, Dobbs Ferry, New York, gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 2012. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Rick Wester and Jennifer Garvin Accession Year 2012 Object Number 2012.204.1-21 Division Modern and Contemporary Art Contact am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Related Objects Object Number 2012.204.1 Artist Marcel Duchamp Title Ampoule Contenant 50 c.c. d'air de Paris/Ampoule containing 50 c.c. air of Paris Classification Prints Object Number 2012.204.2 Artist André Breton Title Poème-Objet/Poem-Object Classification Prints Object Number 2012.204.3 Artist Max Ernst Title Le Triomphe de l'Amour/Triumph of Love Classification Prints Object Number 2012.204.4 Artist Paul Éluard Title On tue comme on respire/They kill as easily as they breathe Classification Prints Object Number 2012.204.5 Artist Dora Maar Title 29, rue d'Astorg Classification Prints Object Number 2012.204.6 Artist Joan Miró Title Horaire/Time-table Classification Prints Object Number 2012.204.7 Artist Salvador Dali Title La mélancolie gâteuse des chiens comme une vertigineuse descente en ski/Senile mélancholy [sic] of dogs like a dizzy ski-glide Classification Prints Object Number 2012.204.8 Artist Hans Bellmer Title Deux demi-soeurs/Step-sisters Classification Prints Object Number 2012.204.9 Artist Man Ray Title Ce qui nous manque à tous/What we all lack Classification Prints Object Number 2012.204.10 Artist Yves Tanguy Title Le marchand de sable/The sandman Classification Prints Object Number 2012.204.11 Artist Oscar Dominguez Title Ouverture/Opening Classification Prints Object Number 2012.204.12 Artist Jean (Hans) Arp Title Côté à ouvrir/Open this side Classification Prints Object Number 2012.204.13 Artist Georges Hugnet Title Au pied de la Lettre/Word for word Classification Prints Object Number 2012.204.14 Artist Meret Oppenheim Title Ma Gouvernante/My Nurse/Meine kindermädchen Classification Prints Object Number 2012.204.15 Artist Rene Magritte Title La solution de rébus/The key to the riddle Classification Prints Object Number 2012.204.16 Artist Jacqueline Lamba Breton Title Pont du demi-sommeil/Bridge of drowsiness Classification Prints Object Number 2012.204.17 Artist Roland Algernon Penrose Title La Terre en bouteille/Bottled earth Classification Prints Object Number 2012.204.18 Artist Marcel Jean Title Paris à vol d'oiseau/Bird's eye view of Paris Classification Prints Object Number 2012.204.19 Artist Wolfgang Paalen Title A l'échelle du désir/The scale of desire Classification Prints Object Number 2012.204.20 Artist Nusch Éluard Title Bois des Iles/Precious woods Classification Prints Object Number 2012.204.21 Artist Pablo Ruiz Picasso Title Poisson d'Avril/April fool Classification Prints Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Modern and Contemporary Art at am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
