VAN KAMPEN-PREIN, Saskia ; VANCREVE, Laurens (eds.)
Creative Chance. Surrealist Art and Literature from the Laurens Vancrevel and Frida de Jong Collection

This Boijmans Study tells the story of the idiosyncratic finds made by the Dutch collectors Laurens Vancrevel and his wife Frida de Jong. Long before museums started to take notice, the couple had collected art and poetry by then relatively unknown Surrealists. Over the years, they let themselves be guided by chance, friendships and random encounters, and this has resulted in a unique collection of Surrealist art from which the museum has been allowed to make a selection. The Study examines the fifty artworks that have been gifted and reflects on two approaches to collecting: the creation of a private collection and the way Surrealism was acquired by Dutch museums like Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen. [publisher's note]

Published by Museum Boijmans van Beuningen, 2021
Art History