5 treasures from Lee Miller and Surrealism in Britain

Surrealism burgeoned in Britain in the late 1930s. The much-praised Lee Miller and Surrealism in Britain at The Hepworth, Wakefield, is the first exhibition to explore the photographer’s engagement with the movement. We pick 5 of the best works.

Lee Miller, Bathing Feature, Vogue Studio, London, England, 1941

Image: © Lee Miller Archives, England 2018; all rights reserved

Andrew Lanyon, after Man Ray, Reconstruction of Man Ray’s Object of Destruction, 1932

Image: Falmouth Art Gallery Collection © Man Ray Trust/ADAGP, Paris and DACS, London 2018

Self portrait in black and white patterned dress

New York Studio © Lee Miller Archives, England 2018; all rights reserved

Man Ray, A l’Heure de l’Observatoire - Les Amoureux Collection Clo and Marcel Fleiss, Paris

Image © Man Ray Trust/ADAGP, Paris & DACS, London 2018

Lee Miller, Nude Bent Forward, Paris, 1931

Image © Lee Miller Archives, England 2018; all rights reserved