Dorothea Tanning and Max Ernst: he a famous Surrealist and quite the ladies man, arrived in New York in exile from war-torn Europe. She an artist, freshly in New York and becoming quite successful, totally entranced by the European avant-garde. Legend has it he heard about her paintings and paid a visit to her studio. He stayed for a game of chess and they were inseparable until his death.
They built a house in Sedona Arizona, entertaining the art-world luminaries of their time. Eventually they moved to France, shuttling between Paris and a place in the country.
I'd say they cut quite a dash. Portrait above by the great Irving Penn. 
I was researching Dorothea for work today and couldn't tear myself away from these amazing photos - they really evoke a nostalgia for an artistic period of this past century that I'd love to visit.
Dorothea herself now lives here in New York. She is 101 years old. I highly recommend her autobiography.
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