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Eileen Forrester Agar (1899 – 1991) was a British painter and photographer who became a leading figure of Surrealism in Britain during the 1930’s. She was the only British female artist to display her work in the 1936 International Surrealist Exhibition in London alongside works by Salvador Dalí, Marcel Duchamp and Pablo Picasso.

This collection of photographs, presented by the artist along with their copyright to Tate in 1989, were taken by Eileen Agar, her husband Joseph Bard and their friends, and covers an array of subject matter. They include photographs from Eileen's trips to France, Tenerife, Rome and Venice as well as photographs of other artists and surrealists such as Pablo Picasso, Roland Penrose, Man Ray and Paul Éluard.

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MB9489 © Tate Images | Photograph of Eileen Agar and Joseph Bard. Possibly taken in Bridport, Dorset.

Photograph of Eileen Agar and Joseph Bard. Possibly taken in Bridport, Dorset.

Photographer Unknown

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MB9491 © Tate Images | Photograph of Sir William Crawford, Ashley Havinden and the Sangster sisters on board the yacht Titania. Taken off the South coast [of the UK].

Photograph of Sir William Crawford, Ashley Havinden and the Sangster sisters on board the yacht Titania. Taken off the South coast [of the UK].

Eileen Agar
1899-1991

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MB9498 © Tate Images | Photograph of Pablo Picasso and his chauffeur at Hotel Vaste Horizon, Mougins, France

Photograph of Pablo Picasso and his chauffeur at Hotel Vaste Horizon, Mougins, France

Eileen Agar
1899-1991

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MB9501 © Tate Images | Photograph of Eileen Agar and Simone Dear stepping off a boat. Possibly taken near Bridport.

Photograph of Eileen Agar and Simone Dear stepping off a boat. Possibly taken near Bridport.

Joseph Bard
1882-1975

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MB9502 © Tate Images | Photograph of Eileen Agar and Simone Dear stepping off a boat. Possibly taken near Bridport.

Photograph of Eileen Agar and Simone Dear stepping off a boat. Possibly taken near Bridport.

Joseph Bard
1882-1975

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MB9503 © Tate Images | Photograph of Eileen Agar and David Dear sitting on a boat. Possibly taken near Bridport.

Photograph of Eileen Agar and David Dear sitting on a boat. Possibly taken near Bridport.

Joseph Bard
1882-1975

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MB9504 © Tate Images | Photograph of Simone and David Dear sitting on a boat. Possibly taken near Bridport.

Photograph of Simone and David Dear sitting on a boat. Possibly taken near Bridport.

Eileen Agar
1899-1991

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MB9505 © Tate Images | Photograph of Simone and David Dear sitting on a boat. Possibly taken near Bridport.

Photograph of Simone and David Dear sitting on a boat. Possibly taken near Bridport.

Eileen Agar
1899-1991

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MB9506 © Tate Images | Photograph of Simone and David Dear laughing. Possibly taken near Bridport.

Photograph of Simone and David Dear laughing. Possibly taken near Bridport.

Eileen Agar
1899-1991

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MB9508 © Tate Images | Photograph of David and Simone Dear holding a glass bottle. Possibly taken near Bridport.

Photograph of David and Simone Dear holding a glass bottle. Possibly taken near Bridport.

Eileen Agar
1899-1991

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MB9509 © Tate Images | Photograph of David and Simone Dear lying on a pebble beach. Possibly taken near Bridport.

Photograph of David and Simone Dear lying on a pebble beach. Possibly taken near Bridport.

Eileen Agar
1899-1991

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MB9511 © Tate Images | Photograph of [David Dear and Joseph Bard] in rowing boats. Possibly taken near Bridport.

Photograph of [David Dear and Joseph Bard] in rowing boats. Possibly taken near Bridport.

Eileen Agar
1899-1991

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MB9514 © Tate Images | Photograph of David and Simone Dear working a sail onboard a boat. Possibly taken near Bridport.

Photograph of David and Simone Dear working a sail onboard a boat. Possibly taken near Bridport.

Eileen Agar
1899-1991

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MB9515 © Tate Images | Photograph of sailors in Toulon-sur-mer, France

Photograph of sailors in Toulon-sur-mer, France

Eileen Agar
1899-1991

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MB9516 © Tate Images | Photograph of sailors in Toulon-sur-mer, France

Photograph of sailors in Toulon-sur-mer, France

Eileen Agar
1899-1991

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MB9517 © Tate Images | Photograph of sailors in Touln-sur-mer, France

Photograph of sailors in Touln-sur-mer, France

Eileen Agar
1899-1991

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MB9518 © Tate Images | Photograph of Joseph Bard, Ethel Le Rossignol and others outside Miss Le Rossignol's house

Photograph of Joseph Bard, Ethel Le Rossignol and others outside Miss Le Rossignol's house

Eileen Agar
1899-1991

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MB9519 © Tate Images | Photograph of Joseph Bard, Ethel Le Rossignol and others outside Miss Le Rossignol's house

Photograph of Joseph Bard, Ethel Le Rossignol and others outside Miss Le Rossignol's house

Eileen Agar
1899-1991

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MB9520 © Tate Images | Photograph of Joseph Bard, Ethel Le Rossignol and others outside Miss Le Rossignol's house

Photograph of Joseph Bard, Ethel Le Rossignol and others outside Miss Le Rossignol's house

Eileen Agar
1899-1991

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MB9521 © Tate Images | Photograph of Joseph Bard in the garden of Pembroke Lodge, Richmond Park, being showered in his underwear

Photograph of Joseph Bard in the garden of Pembroke Lodge, Richmond Park, being showered in his underwear

Eileen Agar
1899-1991

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MB9522 © Tate Images | Photograph of Joseph Bard in the garden of Pembroke Lodge, Richmond Park, being showered in his underwear by Mary Oliver

Photograph of Joseph Bard in the garden of Pembroke Lodge, Richmond Park, being showered in his underwear by Mary Oliver

Eileen Agar
1899-1991

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MB9523 © Tate Images | Photograph of Eileen Agar and Mary Oliver in front of a zebra skin. Taken at Richmond Lodge in Surrey

Photograph of Eileen Agar and Mary Oliver in front of a zebra skin. Taken at Richmond Lodge in Surrey

Joseph Bard
1882-1975

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MB9525 © Tate Images | Photograph of Eileen Agar and Dorice Fordred in swimming costumes. Taken at the Hurlingham Club in London.

Photograph of Eileen Agar and Dorice Fordred in swimming costumes. Taken at the Hurlingham Club in London.

Joseph Bard
1882-1975

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MB9526 © Tate Images | Photograph of Eileen Agar and Dorice Fordred in swimming costumes. Taken at the Hurlingham Club in London.

Photograph of Eileen Agar and Dorice Fordred in swimming costumes. Taken at the Hurlingham Club in London.

Joseph Bard
1882-1975

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MB9527 © Tate Images | Photograph of David Dear and his wife in swimwear. Taken at the Hurlingham Club in London.

Photograph of David Dear and his wife in swimwear. Taken at the Hurlingham Club in London.

Eileen Agar
1899-1991

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MB9528 © Tate Images | Photograph of Eileen Agar, David Dear and his wife in swimwear. Taken at the Hurlingham Club in London.

Photograph of Eileen Agar, David Dear and his wife in swimwear. Taken at the Hurlingham Club in London.

Joseph Bard
1882-1975

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MB9529 © Tate Images | Photograph of Joseph Bard, David and Simone Dear

Photograph of Joseph Bard, David and Simone Dear

Eileen Agar
1899-1991

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MB9530 © Tate Images | Photograph of Eileen Agar and Neil Mackintosh on board 'Discovery'

Photograph of Eileen Agar and Neil Mackintosh on board 'Discovery'

Joseph Bard
1882-1975

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MB9531 © Tate Images | Photograph of Winifred and Neil Mackintosh on board 'Discovery'

Photograph of Winifred and Neil Mackintosh on board 'Discovery'

Eileen Agar
1899-1991

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MB9532 © Tate Images | Photograph of Joseph Bard and Neil Mackintosh on board 'Discovery'

Photograph of Joseph Bard and Neil Mackintosh on board 'Discovery'

Eileen Agar
1899-1991

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MB9533 © Tate Images | Photograph of Ernð and Ursula Goldfinger at their Hampstead home

Photograph of Ernð and Ursula Goldfinger at their Hampstead home

Eileen Agar
1899-1991

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MB9534 © Tate Images | Photograph of Ernð and Ursula Goldfinger at their Hampstead home

Photograph of Ernð and Ursula Goldfinger at their Hampstead home

Eileen Agar
1899-1991

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MB9535 © Tate Images | Photograph of a naval parade in France. Possibly taken in Brest.

Photograph of a naval parade in France. Possibly taken in Brest.

Eileen Agar
1899-1991

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MB9536 © Tate Images | Photograph of a naval parade in France. Possibly taken in Brest.

Photograph of a naval parade in France. Possibly taken in Brest.

Eileen Agar
1899-1991

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MB9538 © Tate Images | Photograph of Catherine de Villiers and Princess Dilkusha de Rohan at their Sussex home

Photograph of Catherine de Villiers and Princess Dilkusha de Rohan at their Sussex home

Eileen Agar
1899-1991

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MB9541 © Tate Images | Photograph of Trelawny-Irving and his wife, Isabelle on the Blue Star liner to Tenerife

Photograph of Trelawny-Irving and his wife, Isabelle on the Blue Star liner to Tenerife

Eileen Agar
1899-1991

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MB9542 © Tate Images | Photograph of Eileen Agar and Joseph Bard by the sea in Tenerife

Photograph of Eileen Agar and Joseph Bard by the sea in Tenerife

Mollie Gordon

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MB9543 © Tate Images | Photograph of Eileen Agar and Joseph Bard at a café in Sitio Litre, Tenerife

Photograph of Eileen Agar and Joseph Bard at a café in Sitio Litre, Tenerife

Photographer Unknown

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MB9544 © Tate Images | Photograph of Eileen Agar and Joseph Bard out in the countryside in Tenerife

Photograph of Eileen Agar and Joseph Bard out in the countryside in Tenerife

Photographer Unknown

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MB9545 © Tate Images | Photograph of Eileen Agar and Joseph Bard lying on the grass out in the countryside in Tenerife. Photograph taken en route for the Canadas Mountain Range.

Photograph of Eileen Agar and Joseph Bard lying on the grass out in the countryside in Tenerife. Photograph taken en route for the Canadas Mountain Range.

Photographer Unknown

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MB9546 © Tate Images | Photograph of Joseph Bard with Antonio Ruiz at Sitio Litre, Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife

Photograph of Joseph Bard with Antonio Ruiz at Sitio Litre, Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife

Eileen Agar
1899-1991

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MB9547 © Tate Images | Photograph of a bottle party with Joseph Bard, Mollie Gordon, Antonio Ruiz and Juan Menendez. Taken in Sitio Litre, Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife.

Photograph of a bottle party with Joseph Bard, Mollie Gordon, Antonio Ruiz and Juan Menendez. Taken in Sitio Litre, Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife.

Eileen Agar
1899-1991

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MB9548 © Tate Images | Photograph of Joseph Bard with Antonio Ruiz and Juan Menendez. Taken in Sitio Litre, Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife.

Photograph of Joseph Bard with Antonio Ruiz and Juan Menendez. Taken in Sitio Litre, Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife.

Eileen Agar
1899-1991

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MB9549 © Tate Images | Photograph of Joseph Bard with Antonio Ruiz and Juan Menendez. Taken in Sitio Litre, Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife.

Photograph of Joseph Bard with Antonio Ruiz and Juan Menendez. Taken in Sitio Litre, Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife.

Eileen Agar
1899-1991

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MB9550 © Tate Images | Photograph of Joseph Bard with Antonio Ruiz and a woman. Taken in Sitio Litre, Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife. Mollie Gordon and baby and Eduardo Westerdahl in the background.

Photograph of Joseph Bard with Antonio Ruiz and a woman. Taken in Sitio Litre, Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife. Mollie Gordon and baby and Eduardo Westerdahl in the background.

Eileen Agar
1899-1991

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M00042 © Tate Images | Photograph of Pablo Picasso, seated, on the beach, Juan-les-Pins, France

Photograph of Pablo Picasso, seated, on the beach, Juan-les-Pins, France

Eileen Agar
1899-1991

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M00045 © Tate Images | Photograph of 'Angel of Anarchy' (first version). Taken in Bramham Gardens Studio, London

Photograph of 'Angel of Anarchy' (first version). Taken in Bramham Gardens Studio, London

Eileen Agar
1899-1991

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MB9241 © Tate Images | Photograph of Bella the cat lying down. Taken at Bramham Gardens Studio, London.

Photograph of Bella the cat lying down. Taken at Bramham Gardens Studio, London.

Eileen Agar
1899-1991

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MB9246 © Tate Images | Photograph of swans and ducks with Dandy the bulldog, at the Serpentine in London

Photograph of swans and ducks with Dandy the bulldog, at the Serpentine in London

Eileen Agar
1899-1991

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MB9251 © Tate Images | Photograph of a horse with the title, 'Good morning!'. Possibly Julian Mackintosh's horse taken in Sussex.

Photograph of a horse with the title, 'Good morning!'. Possibly Julian Mackintosh's horse taken in Sussex.

Eileen Agar
1899-1991

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