▁work ▁from ▁the ▁exhibition , ▁Broadway ▁Bo og ie ▁Wo og ie , ▁for ▁only ▁$ 8 0 0 , ▁though ▁she ▁eventually ▁don ated ▁it ▁to ▁the ▁Museum ▁of ▁Modern ▁Art . ▁Also ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁she ▁met ▁André ▁Bre ton ▁and ▁other ▁sur real ists ▁in ▁ex ile ▁and ▁collabor ated ▁with ▁them ▁in ▁the ▁sur real ist ▁journal ▁V V V . ▁Bre ton ▁celebrated ▁her ▁sculpt ure ▁and ▁wrote ▁the ▁pre face ▁to ▁the ▁catalog ue ▁for ▁her ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁solo ▁show ▁at ▁the ▁Jul ien ▁Le vy ▁Gallery ▁in ▁New ▁York , ▁it ▁states ▁that ▁“ M aria ▁ow es ▁nothing ▁to ▁the ▁sculpt ure ▁of ▁the ▁past ▁or ▁the ▁present ▁– ▁she ▁is ▁far ▁too ▁sure , ▁for ▁that , ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁rh ythm ▁which ▁is ▁increasing ly ▁lack ing ▁in ▁modern ▁sculpt ure ; ▁she ▁is ▁pro dig al ▁with ▁what ▁the ▁Amazon ▁has ▁given ▁her ”. ▁She ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁International ▁Sur real ist ▁Ex hib ition ▁in ▁Paris ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 . ▁ ▁Sur real ism ▁ ▁Mart ins ▁was ▁completely ▁marg inal ized ▁in ▁accounts ▁of ▁Sur real ism ▁for ▁dec ades , ▁despite ▁her ▁sculpt ure ▁being ▁included ▁in ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁sur real ist ▁exhib itions ▁and ▁publications ▁and ▁the ▁prominent ▁role ▁she ▁played ▁in ▁the ▁movement ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 s . ▁Mart ins ▁came ▁to ▁the ▁sur real ist ▁movement ▁late . ▁She ▁borrow ed