Table of contents : Cover Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents Acknowledgements Titles of Collections René Char: 1907-1988 Introduction Chapter I Surrealism and Beyond: Kandinsky, Dali, Corot, Courbet Chapter II Picasso Reviewed: From Fact to Myth Chapter III New Horizons: "Presenting Georges Braque" Chapter IV The Fantastic Realism of Joan Miró Chapter V Georges de La Tour: Artist of Light and Shade Chapter VI The Magic of Lascaux Chapter VII Nicolas de Staël: Seeker of Summits, Child of the Pole Star Chapter VIII Vieira da Silva: A Web of Connections. Chapter IX The Last Collections: Vincent Van Gogh and Alexandre GalperineEpilogue The Illumination of the Poet Dramatis Personæ Selective Bibliography Index.