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Reverie sur le Tarot de Nerval      2012 Walter Unfer      France                                                   Art Medium: Collage. Description: Gérard de Nerval was an early 19th century French poet and translator, an important member of the Romantic movement. In the early 20th century his writings, especially stressing the importance of dream imagery, captured the interest of Andre Breton and thus came to influence the Surrealists. This tarot celebrating de Nerval, was created by Walter Unfer and were formed from collaged 19th century steelplate engravings. Being an art deck the cards are large enough to show the considerable detail. The collaging is so well done that the different graphic elements fuse together and become entirely integrated and seamless. Walter Unfer must have spent a considerable time working out how to bring these graphic elements together to make such a coherent whole.