A movement founded in [[Paris]] in 1924 by [[André Breton]], exploring the unconscious mind, dreams, and irrational imagery to unlock a deeper reality beyond logical thought. Key figures include [[Salvador Dalí]]—whose [[The Persistence of Memory - Salvador Dalí (1931)|The Persistence of Memory]] remains the movement's most recognizable image—[[René Magritte]], whose [[The Lovers - René Magritte (1928)|The Lovers]] subverts intimacy with unsettling mystery, [[Max Ernst]], and [[Frida Kahlo]]. It directly succeeded [[Dada]], channeling that movement's anarchic energy into a more structured pursuit of the marvelous, drawing on [[Sigmund Freud]]'s theories of the unconscious.