Toyen (born Marie Čermínová; 21 September 1902 – 9 November 1980), was a Czech painter, drafter, and illustrator and a member of the surrealist movement.

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Toyen
Toyen in 1930
Born	Marie Čermínová (1902-09-21)21 September 1902 Prague, Austria-Hungary
Died	9 November 1980(1980-11-09) (aged 78) Paris, France
Resting place	Batignolles Cemetery, Paris, France
Nationality	Austro-Hungarian
Education	Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague
Occupation	Painting photographer illustrator draughtswoman
Partner	Jindřich Štyrský
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In 1923, the artist adopted the professional pseudonym Toyen. The name Toyen has been suggested to be derived from the French word 'citoyen,' meaning citizen, but it has also been proposed to be a play on the Czech expression ‘to je on’ (‘it is he’).[1][2][3] Toyen favored the gender-neutral name and would speak Czech in the masculine singular form.[4] Vítězslav Nezval wrote that Toyen "refused... to use the feminine endings" when speaking in the first person.[5]