Surrealist Animal Prints
SURREALIST STYLE
In the wake of World War I’s ravaging of Europe, artists delved into the unconscious mind to confront and grapple with this reality. Poet and critic André Breton, a leader of the Surrealist movement who authored the 1924 Surrealist Manifesto, called this approach “a violent reaction against the impoverishment and sterility of thought processes that resulted from centuries of rationalism.” Surrealist art emerged in the 1920s with dreamlike and uncanny imagery guided by a variety of techniques such as automatic drawing, which can be likened to a stream of consciousness, to channel psychological experiences.
Although Surrealism was a groundbreaking approach for European art, its practitioners were inspired by Indigenous art and ancient mysticism for reenvisioning how sculptures, paintings, prints, performance art and more could respond to the unsettled world around them.
Surrealist artists were also informed by the Dada movement, which originated in 1916 Zurich and embraced absurdity over the logic that had propelled modernity into violence. Some of the Surrealists had witnessed this firsthand, such as Max Ernst, who served in the trenches during World War I, and Salvador Dalí, whose otherworldly paintings and other work responded to the dawning civil war in Spain.
Other key artists associated with the revolutionary art and literary movement included Man Ray, Joan Miró, René Magritte, Yves Tanguy, Frida Kahlo and Meret Oppenheim, all of whom had a distinct perspective on reimagining reality and freeing the unconscious mind from the conventions and restrictions of rational thought. Pablo Picasso showed some of his works in “La Peinture Surréaliste” — the first collective exhibition of Surrealist painting — which opened at Paris’s Galerie Pierre in November of 1925. (Although Magritte is best known as one of the visual Surrealist movement’s most talented practitioners, his famous 1943 painting, The Fifth Season, can be interpreted as a formal break from Surrealism.)
The outbreak of World War II led many in the movement to flee Europe for the Americas, further spreading Surrealism abroad. Generations of modern and contemporary artists were subsequently influenced by the richly symbolic and unearthly imagery of Surrealism, from Joseph Cornell to Arshile Gorky.
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Style: Surrealist
A Tire d'Aile
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "A Tire d'Aile" 1986 is an original color etching with aquatint on Arches paper by French artist Jean Solombre, 1948-2005. It is hand...
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Late 20th Century Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Aquatint, Etching
Salvador Dali (after) - Auvergne - Lithograph
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Lithograph after an original gouache by Salvador Dali for the Societe Nationale des Chemins de Fer
Title: S.N.C.F. (Butterfly Suite)
Embossed signature
Dimensions: 46.5 x 24 cm
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1960s Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Le Téléphone (Lobster Telephone) /// Surrealism Salvador Dali Engraving Modern
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Salvador Dali (Spanish, 1904-1989)
Title: "Le Téléphone (Lobster Telephone)"
Portfolio: Hommage à Leonardo da Vinci (Great Inventions)
*Signe...
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Intaglio, Etching, Engraving
Rabbit in Hat, Serigraph by Igor Galanin
By Igor Galanin
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Igor Galanin
Title: Rabbit in Hat
Date: Circa 1985
Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 100, AP 30
Paper Size: 40.5 x 30 in...
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1980s Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Screen
The Flyer - Etching on Paper by Marcel Chirnoaga - 1969
Located in Roma, IT
The Flyer is an original artwork realized in 1969 by Marcel Chirnoaga.
Black and white etching.
Hand signed and dated on the lower right margin.
Numbered and titled on the lower l...
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1960s Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Etching, Paper
El Ultimo Viaje Del Buque Fantasma, Lithograph by Wifredo Lam
By Wifredo Lam
Located in Long Island City, NY
El Ultimo Viaje Del Buque Fantasma by Wifredo Lam, Cuban (1902–1982)
Year: 1976
Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition of EA XIII/XX
Size: 30 x 21.75 in. (76.2 x 55.25 cm)
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
The Elephant and Jupiter's Monkey - Attr. to S.Dalì - 1974
Located in Roma, IT
The Elephant and Jupiter's Monkey.
Mixed colored etching on Japan paper.
Signed on the lower right margin.
Numbered on the lower left margin. Edition of 249/250.
The artwork is from...
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Etching
Night Owl
By Timothy Cummings
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Etching of 26
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Etching
Millefleurs Unicorn, Kate Willows, LImited Edition Print, Fantasy Animal Artwork
Located in Deddington, GB
Millefleurs Unicorn by Kate Willows [2019]
limited edition
Ink and pencil on paper
Edition of 50
Image size: H:20 cm x W:30 cm
Sold Unframed
Please n...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Pencil, Paper, Ink
'Anabel & Millicent', Art Deco, Woman Artist, AIC, ASL, Paris, Salon d'Automne
By Nura Ulreich
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right 'Nura' for Nura Woodson Ulreich (American, 1899–1950) and created circa 1935; additionally inscribed lower left with title, 'An...
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1930s Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
Leaping Hare, Kate Willows, Limited Edition Print, Astrology, Animal, Stars, Sky
Located in Deddington, GB
Leaping Hare by Kate Willows [2021]
limited edition
Ink on Paper
Edition of 40
Image size: H:18 cm x W:32 cm
Sold Unframed
Please note that insitu im...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Paper, Ink
Salvador Dali, American Trotting Horses No. 2, Lithograph with collage
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Salvador Dali
Title: American Trotting Horses No. 2
Date: 1971
Portfolio: Currier & Ives as Interpreted by Salvador Dali
Medium: Litho...
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Mixed Media, Lithograph
La Grande Parade des Chats (The Great Parade of the Cats)
By Leonor Fini
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Leonor Fini
Title: La Grande Parade des Chats (The Great Parade of the Cats)
Year: 1973
Medium: Color lithograph
Edition: Numbered 1...
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Mirage. 1990, zinc etching, 37x56.5 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Mirage. 1990, a / p., zinc etching, 37x56.5 cm
Category
1990s Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Paper, Etching
Salvador Dali, Le Cerf Malade Signed Etching Engraving, Color Lithograph Pochoir
Located in Surfside, FL
An original signed drypoint etching with color pochoir by Spanish artist Salvador Dali titled "La Cerf Malade", depicting a stag deer, from the Portfolio: Le Bestiaire de la Fontaine. Hand signed in pencil and hand numbered. Limited edition in Roman numerals.
Image size: 22.5" x 15.5". Sheet size is about 31 X 23 inches
Le Bestiaire de la Fontaine Dalinisé, Robert Mouret, Editiones des Maîtres Contemporains, Paris, 1974 (M. & L. 653-664) (Reference: Albert Field, page 93 image 74-1F.)
signed and numbered intaglio drypoints with pochoir in colors, hors-texte, on Arches, there were also editions of 250 on Japon and 120 on Auvergne numbered in Roman numerals.
Salvador Dali (Spanish, 1904-1989 )is considered as the greatest original artist of the surrealist art movement and one of the greatest masters of art of the twentieth century.
Dali began to study art at the Royal Academy of Art in Madrid. He was expelled twice and never took the final examinations. His opinion was that he was more qualified than those who should have examined him.
Surreal Art
In 1928 Dali went to Paris where he met the Spanish painters Pablo Picasso and Joan Miro. He established himself as the principal figure of a group of surrealist artists grouped around Andre Breton, who was something like the theoretical "schoolmaster" of surrealism. Years later Breton turned away from Dali accusing him of support of fascism, excessive self-presentation and financial greediness.
By 1929 Dali had found his personal style that should make him famous - the world of the unconscious that is recalled during our dreams. The surrealist theory is based on the theories of the psychologist Dr. Sigmund Freud. Recurring images of burning giraffes and melting watches...
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Color, Drypoint, Etching
Three Organic Forms
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Three Organic Forms" from the suite "Bestiary and some Correspondences" 1968 is an original lithograph on Arches paper by renown Bri...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Max Ernst - Elektra - Lithograph
By Max Ernst
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Max Ernst - Elektra
Lithograph
1939
Dimensions: 32 x 24 cm
Signed in the plate
From XXe siècle
Unsigned and unumbered as issued
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1930s Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Submerged Form
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Submerged Form" from the suite "Bestiary and some Correspondences" 1968 is an original color lithograph on Arches paper by renown British surrealist artist Graha...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Hanging Form, Owl and Bats
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Hanging Form, Owl and Bats" 1957 is an original color lithograph on Arches paper by renown British surrealist artist Graham Vivian Sutherland, 1903-1980. It is h...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Beetles II (With Electric Lamp)
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Beetles II (with electric lamp)" from the suite "Bestiary and some Correspondences" 1968 is an original color lithograph on Arches paper by renown British surrea...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Salvador Dali - Le Cerf from Le Bestiaire de la Fontaine - Signed Engraving
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
SALVADOR DALI
Le Cerf Malade from Le Bestiaire de la Fontaine
1974
Hand signed by Dali
Edition: /250
The dimensions of the image are 22.8 x 15.7 inches on 31 x 23.2 inch paper
Refer...
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Drypoint, Aquatint
Cynocephalus
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Cynocephalus" from the suite "Bestiary and some Correspondences" 1968 is an original color lithograph on Arches paper by renown British surrealist artist Graham ...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Bird and Mouse
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Bird and Mouse" from the suite "Bestiary and some Correspondences" 1968 is an original color lithograph on Arches paper by renown British surrealist artist Graha...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Beetles #1
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Beetles #1" from the suite "Bestiary and some Correspondences" 1967 is an original color lithograph on Arches paper by renown British surrealist artist Graham Vi...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Bird About to Take Flight
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Bird About to Take a Flight" from the suite "Bestiary and some Correspondences" 1968 is an original color lithograph on Arches paper by renown British surrealist...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Emerging Insect
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Emerging Insect" from the suite "Bestiary and some Correspondences" 1968 is an original color lithograph on Arches paper by renown British surrealist artist Grah...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Owl (Rose Ground)
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Owl (Rose Ground)" from the suite "Bestiary and some Correspondences" 1968 is an original color lithograph on Arches paper by renown British surrealist artist Gr...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
"Insect, Simulating Seeds" Important color lithograph.
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Insect, Simulating Seeds" from the suite "Bestiary and some Correspondences" 1968 is an original lithograph on Arches paper by renown British artist Graham Vivia...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Hybrid
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Hybrid" from the suite "Bestiary and some Correspondences" 1968 is an original color lithograph on Arches paper by renown British surrealist artist Graham Vivian...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
"Ram's Head, Full Face" from the suite "Bestiary and some Correspondences"
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Ram's Head, Full Face" from the suite "Bestiary and some Correspondences" 1968 is an original color lithograph on Arches paper by renown British artist Graham Vi...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Animal Prints
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Lithograph
Le Cerf se Voyant dans l'Eau - Etching by Marc Chagall - 1952
By Marc Chagall
Located in Roma, IT
Hand Signed. Edition of 100 prints (plus 100 not signed).
From the series “Les Fables de La Fontaine”, realized by Chagall between 1952
Image Dimensions : 30 x 24 cm
Ref. Cramer 2...
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1920s Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Etching
"Chained Beast" from the suite "Bestiary and some Correspondences"
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Chained Beast" from the suite "Bestiary and some Correspondences" 1967 is an original color lithograph on Arches paper by renown British artist Graham Vivian Sut...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
"Ram's Head" from the suite "Bestiary and some Correspondences"
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Ram's Head" from the suite "Bestiary and some Correspondences" 1968 is an original color lithograph on Arches paper by renown British artist Graham Vivian Suther...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Animal Prints
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Lithograph
"Toad I" from the suite "Bestiary and some Correspondences"
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Toad I" from the suite "Bestiary and some Correspondences" 1967 is an original color lithograph on Arches paper by renown British artist Graham Vivian Sutherland...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Animal Prints
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Lithograph
"Sheet of Studies" from the suite "Bestiary and some Correspondences"
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Sheet of Studies, Heads" from the suite "Bestiary and some Correspondences" 1968 is an original color lithograph on Arches paper by renown British artist Graham ...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Animal Prints
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Lithograph
"Ram's Head" from the suite "Bestiary and some Correspondences"
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Ram's Head" from the suite "Bestiary and some Correspondences" 1968 is an original color lithograph on Arches paper by renown British artist Graham Vivian Suther...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Animal Prints
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Lithograph
"Frontpiece to a Bestiary" From the suite "Bestiary and some Correspondences"
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Frontpiece to a Bestiary" from the suite "Bestiary and some Correspondences" 1968 is an original color lithograph on Arches paper by renown British artist Graham...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Animal Prints
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Lithograph
"Chauve-Souris" from the suite "Bestiary and some Correspondence"
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Chauve-Souris" from the suite "Bestiary and some Correspondences" 1967 is an original color lithograph on Arches paper by renown British artist Graham Vivian Sut...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
"Bird Form" from the suite "Bestiary and some Correspondences"
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Bird Form" from the suite "Bestiary and some Correspondences" 1968 is an original color lithograph on Arches paper by renown British artist Graham Vivian Sutherl...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Animal Prints
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Lithograph
"Armadillo" from the suite "Bestiary and some Correspondences"
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Armadillo" from the suite "Bestiary and some Correspondences" 1965/1968 is an original color lithograph on Arches paper by renown British artist Graham Vivian Su...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Animal Prints
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Lithograph
"Chauve-Souris in a Looking-Glass against a Window"
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Chauve-Souris in a Looking-Glass against a Window" from the suite "Bestiary and some Correspondences" 1968 is an original color lithograph on Arches paper by ren...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Animal Prints
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Lithograph
"Sheet of Studies" from the suite "Bestiary and some Correspondences"
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Sheet of Studies, Organic Forms" from the suite "Bestiary and some Correspondences" 1968 is an original color lithograph on Arches paper by renown British artist...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Animal Prints
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Lithograph
"Ants" from the suite "Bestiary and some Correspondences"
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Ants" from the suite "Bestiary and some Correspondences" 1968 is an original color lithograph on Arches paper by renown British artist Graham Vivian Sutherland, ...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Animal Prints
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Lithograph
"Sheet of Studies" from the suite "Bestiary and some Correspondences"
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Sheet of Studies, Comparaisons: Machines and Organic Forms" from the suite "Bestiary and some Correspondences" 1968 is an original color lithograph on Arches pap...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Animal Prints
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Lithograph
Salvador Dali - The Oak and the Reed - Signed Engraving
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
SALVADOR DALI
The Oak and the Reed (La chêne et le roseau) from Le Bestiaire de la Fontaine
1974
Hand signed by Dali
Edition: /250
Conditions: A small tear defect has been restaured...
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Drypoint, Aquatint
La Grande Parade des Chats (The Great Parade of the Cats)
By Leonor Fini
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Leonor Fini
Title: La Grande Parade des Chats (The Great Parade of the Cats)
Year: 1973
Medium: Color lithograph
Edition: Numbered 1...
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints
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Lithograph
Caballero, Surrealist Lithograph by Salvador Dali
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Salvador Dali
Title: Caballero
Year: 1968
Medium: Lithograph on Arches, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 75/125
Image: 30.25 x 22 inches
Paper Size: 40 x 32 inches
Fram...
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1960s Surrealist Animal Prints
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Lithograph
La Grande Parade des Chats (The Great Parade of the Cats)
By Leonor Fini
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Leonor Fini
Title: La Grande Parade des Chats (The Great Parade of the Cats)
Year: 1973
Medium: Color lithograph
Edition: Numbered 1...
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints
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Lithograph
Henry Moore - Original Lithograph
By Henry Moore
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Henry Moore - Original Lithograph
1977
Dimensions: 32 x 24 cm
From the art review XXe siècle
Unsigned and unumbered as issued
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Marino Marini - Horse and Rider - Original Lithograph
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Marino Marini - Horse and Rider - Original Lithograph
1963
Dimensions: 32 x 24 cm
From the art review XXe siècle
Unsigned and unumbered as issued
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1960s Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Max Ernst - Abstract Birds - Original Lithograph
By Max Ernst
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Max Ernst - Birds - Original Lithograph
Birds, 1962
Dimensions: 32 x 24 cm
From the art review XXe siècle
Unsigned and unumbered as issued
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1960s Surrealist Animal Prints
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Lithograph
Harry Bunce, Fallen, Limited Edition Silkscreen Print, Conservation Art
By Harry Bunce
Located in Deddington, GB
Harry Bunce
Love Wars Series, Fallen
Limited Edition Hand Pulled Silkscreen
Image Size: H 49cm x W 69.5cm x D 0.1cm
Mounted Size: H 59cm x W 80cm x 0.5cm
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Animal Prints
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Paper, Screen
Bird
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Bird" c.1980 is an original etching by noted California artist Arnold A. Grossman, 1923-2016. It is signed with initials in pencil by the artist. The artwork siz...
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Late 20th Century Surrealist Animal Prints
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Etching
Marino Marini - Knight - Original Lithograph
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Marino Marini - Knight - Original Lithograph
1967
Dimensions: 32 x 24 cm
From the art review XXe siècle
Unsigned and unumbered as issued
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1960s Surrealist Animal Prints
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Lithograph
Fin d'Absalom - Hand Colored Etching by Marc Chagall - 1958
By Marc Chagall
Located in Roma, IT
Hand Signed (artist's signature "M.Ch." lower right).
Edition of 100 copies (62/100).
From the series of “The Bible“, printed by Raymond Haasen and published by Tériade..
Ref. Cra...
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1950s Surrealist Animal Prints
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Etching
La Grande Parade des Chats (The Great Parade of the Cats)
By Leonor Fini
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Leonor Fini
Title: La Grande Parade des Chats (The Great Parade of the Cats)
Year: 1973
Medium: Color lithograph
Edition: Numbered 1...
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Jean Arp - Original Lithograph
By Jean Arp
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Jean Arp - Original Lithograph
1962
Dimensions: 32 x 24 cm
From the art review XXe siècle
Unsigned and unumbered as issued
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1960s Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
"Warthog, " Drypoint Etching by Leonard Baskin, 1969
Located in Long Island City, NY
This drypoint etching was created by American artist Leonard Baskin. Baskin is well known for his somewhat grotesque, intricate, surreal drawings and natural subject matter. This etc...
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Drypoint, Etching
Surrealist animal prints for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Surrealist animal prints available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add animal prints created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, orange, purple, pink and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Salvador Dalí, Leonor Fini, Graham Sutherland, and Max Ernst. Frequently made by artists working with Lithograph, and Etching and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Surrealist animal prints, so small editions measuring 5.5 inches across are also available. Prices for animal prints made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $60 and tops out at $22,800, while the average work sells for $1,500.