Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Styles and Periods Facet
3. Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)
4. [styles, periods, and cultures by region]
5. European
6. [modern European styles and movements]

Anotations

Scope note:

Refers to the British style affecting art, literature, theater, and film and dating between the 1930s and the 1950s. Influenced by Surrealism, the style is characterized by its emotion and theatricality and works depicting the vulnerability of the human body and personal, visionary landscapes.