Being distanced from European Surrealism by time and space, Australian Surrealism found its own direction, terms and specific imagery, and is more difficult to locate as a specific 'movement'. It was adapted to the particular needs of its artists, depicting Australia's culture and landscape, and the psychic drama of the Second World War. This publication views work from the 1930s and 40s, when European Surrealism was most strongly felt here. Key artists represented are James Gleeson, Sidney Nolan, Albert Tucker, Robert Klippel, Jeffrey Smart. Douglas Roberts, Peter Purves Smith, Klaus Friedeberger, Eric Thake, Geoffrey Graham and Max Dupain.