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Surrealist Art

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
Queen Iseult and Her Daughter, from Tristan and Iseult
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Salvador Dali Title: Queen Iseult and Her Daughter Portfolio: Tristan and Iseult Medium: Color engraving Year: 1970 Edition: 60/125 Frame Size: 25 1/4" x 20 3/4" Sheet Size: ...
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Engraving

Enrico Baj ( 1924 – 2003 ) –Mixed media with passamentrie and collage on brocade
Located in Varese, IT
A rare edition work from “The Generals” series, dated back to the early Seventies. Mixed media with passamentrie and collage on brocade with originals medals and pins limited edition...
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Textile, Mixed Media

Salvador Dalí, Beatrice Comforts the Poet (M/L.1039-1138; F.189-200)
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Salvador Dali (1904-1989) Suite: Göttliche Komödie (The Divine Comedy) Year: 1974 Medium: Wood engraving in colors on BFK Rives wove paper tipped to Arches paper mounts Inscr...
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Engraving

SAFETY PIN CLOUD Signed Mini Lithograph, Surreal Waterscape, Blue Sky
Located in Union City, NJ
SAFETY PIN CLOUD is a hand drawn limited edition lithograph by the American surrealist artist Fanny Brennan, created using traditional hand lithography techniques printed on archival...
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1990s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

For Alberti, For Spain! - Etching by Joan Mirò - 1975
Located in Roma, IT
For Alberti, For Spain!  it's an artwork realized by Joan Mirò in 1975. Etching,  90 x 66 cm.  Hand signed. Edition 45/90. Reference: Dupin 926 Printed on Fabriano paper, Printed...
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Etching

Twin Towers
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Twin Towers (1988), 2024. Giclée print on Hahnemühle paper with archival ink, 24 x 15 in. (61 x 38 cm.). Edition: 3 with two APs, signed and numbered.
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Art

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Giclée

AQUEDUCT Signed Lithograph, Mini Landscape, Roman Architecture, Arcade
Located in Union City, NJ
AQUEDUCT is a hand drawn, limited edition lithograph by the American surrealist artist Fanny Brennan, created using traditional hand lithography techniques printed on archival Arches...
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1990s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

Paysage avec figures-soleil from sun, from Neuf Paysages
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Salvador Dali Title: Paysage avec figures-soleil from sun Portfolio: Neuf Paysages Medium: Etching Year: 1980 Edition: 62/80 Sheet Size: 19 7/8" x 19 1/2" Image Size: 15" x 1...
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1980s Surrealist Art

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Etching

Salvador Dali signed lithograph 'Capricorn from the Zodiac II', 1975, `68/250
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Salvador Dalí (Spanish, 1904-1989) Capricorn from The Zodiac II, 1975 Lithograph Signed and numbered `68/250 Dali’ (lower edge) 12.3/4 x 9.1/2 in. (32.4 x 24.2 cm.) Reference: Field ...
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20th Century Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

Désert fabuleux from dahlia, from Neuf Paysages
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Salvador Dali Title: Désert fabuleux from dahlia Portfolio: Neuf Paysages Medium: Etching Year: 1980 Edition: 63/80 Frame Size: 26 1/4" x 26 1/4" Sheet Size: 19 7/8" x 19 1/2...
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1980s Surrealist Art

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Etching

Blue Dream
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
Immerse yourself in a unique visual experience with this oil painting in shades of blue and violet. The artwork features enigmatic figures of men and animals coming to life in a noct...
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2010s Surrealist Art

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Pastel, Oil, Cotton Canvas

DREAM PASSAGE Signed Lithograph on Arches Paper, Surrealist Female Portrait
Located in Union City, NJ
DREAM PASSAGE is a limited edition color lithograph by the Modern master Salvador Dali, printed using hand lithography techniques on archival Arches printmaking paper, 100% acid free...
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20th Century Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

Voyage To India, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Travel is in your heart, and she beckons you to follow. Original oil painting by artist, painted live at i3 Arts Fest Art Car Ball in Pershing Square Los Angeles. :: Painting :: Surr...
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2010s Surrealist Art

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Oil

"I Love You Anna" Photography 31" x 47" inch Edition of 3 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"I Love You Anna" Photography 31" x 47" inch Edition of 3 by Olha Stepanian Printed on Epson Professional Paper Signed and numbered by the artist Not framed. Ships in a tube. Av...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Art

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Photographic Paper

Luna, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Wild, bright and bold, Luna's gaze of daydreaming wonder. Original oil painting of Heather Ireland's Surrealism series. :: Painting :: Surrealism :: This piece comes with an official...
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2010s Surrealist Art

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Oil

Untitled - Lithograph by Wifredo Lam - 1974
Located in Roma, IT
Untitled  is a lithograph realized by the Cuban Surrealist artist Wifredo Lam (1902-1982). This is a color lithograph on wove paper, properly edited...
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

"Antique Toys" Priscilla Roberts, Magic Realism, Surrealism, Still Life
Located in New York, NY
Priscilla Roberts Antique Toys Signed lower left; identified through gallery label affixed to backing Oil on board 20 x 24 inches Provenance: Grand ...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Art

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Oil, Board

Happiness - Contemporary Acrylic on Canvas Painting, Vibrant colors, Landscape
Located in Warsaw, PL
ABOUT THE ARTIST MARTA RYNKIEWICZ is a Polish contemporary artist (born in 1983). She studied painting with Professor Henryk Czenik and graphic arts with Professor Jerzy Krechowic...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

Djinn- Original contemporary surrealistic seascape landscape painting-modern art
Located in London, Chelsea
"Djinn" by Hallie Packard is an original seascape painting that transports viewers into a dreamlike realm where reality blends with fantasy. With bold colors and imaginative imagery,...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

COLUMBUS DISCOVERS AMERICA(Jack of Swords) Signed Lithograph on Japon Paper, Red
Located in Union City, NJ
COLUMBUS DISCOVERS AMERICA(Jack of Swords) Medium: Lithograph on Japon paper, signed in pencil Print size: 29.5 x 21 Year published: 1979 Edition: I-C (100 Roman Numeral) Japon Publi...
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

After Pablo Picasso - Peace Dove - Lithograph
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
After PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973) Peace Dove 1961 Dimensions: 65 x 50 cm Signed and dated in the plate Edition Succession Picasso, Paris (posthumous reproductive edition) Editions de l...
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1960s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

"The Sun" original lithograph
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. Published in Paris in 1938 by Teriade for the second issue of the art revue Verve (Volume 1, Number 2). Andre Masson was invited to contribute an origina...
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1930s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

Salvador Dalí, The Sixth Heaven of Jupiter, Paradise: Canto 20) (Field 189-20)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Original Limited Edition Wood Engraving in Colors on Rives BFK paper. Edition: 4765, French; 3188, Italian. Paper Size: 13 x 10.25 inches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as...
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1960s Surrealist Art

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Woodcut

Dalí­, Picador, Les Chevaux de Dali (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph in Colors on vélin d'Arches paper. Inscription: Signed in the plate and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition; unframed. Notes: From the folio, Les Chevaux de Dali. Publ...
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1980s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

Dali Divina Comedia engraving painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Work of the Spanish artist SALVADOR DALI. Engraving of the series LA DIVIDA COMEDIA 4/100 SIGNED IN PENCIL DALÍ, Salvador (Figueras, Gerona, 1904-1989). During its early years, Dal...
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Late 20th Century Surrealist Art

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Engraving

Lithographie Originale (Cover)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Joan Miró Lithographie Originale (Cover) Color Lithograph Year: 1975 Size: 15.6 × 12.75 inches Catalogue Raisonné: Teixidor, Miro Lithographe II, 1953-1963 Publisher: Maeght Editeur, Paris, France With coverfold, recto - as issued Recto, right: Typographically annotated: 'Lithographie Originale' Unsigned, Unknown Edition Size COA provided --------------------------------------- Joan Miró i Ferrà was a Spanish painter, sculptor, and ceramicist born in Barcelona. A museum dedicated to his work, the Fundació Joan Miró, was established in his native city of Barcelona in 1975, and another, the Fundació Pilar i Joan Miró, was established in his adoptive city of Palma de Mallorca in 1981 Surrealism, Fauvism, Cubism, Abstract expressionism, Naive art, Expressionism, Suprematism Pablo Picasso, André Breton, Hans Arp, André Masson, Hieronymus Bosch, Tristan Tzara, Modest Urgell
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

Some Night in Spring- Original surrealistic floral wildlife painting-modern art
Located in London, Chelsea
"Some Night in Spring" by Hallie Packard is an original painting that transports viewers into a whimsical world where elements of nature intertwine with dreamlike imagery. With a sur...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

Joan Miró, The Singing Fish (Framed)
Located in Manchester, GB
Joan Miró, The Singing Fish Lithograph print 52 x 64 cm This lithograph is framed in a sustainably sourced black box frame with a gallery acrylic glazing. 'The Singing Fish' b...
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1950s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

Dalí­, Le Chevalier Chrétien, Les Chevaux de Dali (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph in Colors on vélin d'Arches paper. Inscription: Signed in the plate and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition; unframed. Notes: From the folio, Les Chevaux de Dali. Publ...
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1980s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

Cascade. Contemporary Surrealist Oil Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
Once again Berlin gifts us a different aspect of his art. Within Cascade he is able to echo and reference simultaneously several of the Great Masters and also include his own unique ...
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2010s Surrealist Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

Dalí­, Bucéphale, Les Chevaux de Dali (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph in Colors on vélin d'Arches paper. Inscription: Signed in the plate and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition; unframed. Notes: From the folio, Les Chevaux de Dali. Publ...
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1980s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

"No Time" Photography 31" x 31" in Edition of 7 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"No Time" Photography 31" x 31" in Edition of 7 by Olha Stepanian Printed on Epson Professional Paper Signed and numbered by the artist Not framed. Ships in a tube. Available si...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Art

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Photographic Paper

Dalí­, Caligula, Les Chevaux de Dali (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph in Colors on vélin d'Arches paper. Inscription: Signed in the plate and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition; unframed. Notes: From the folio, Les Chevaux de Dali. Publ...
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1980s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

Ark
Located in Bayonne, NJ
A small but very intricate painting by a Ukrainian artist, Vachagan Narazyan. This oil on linen painting was acquired from Tamara Tumasian gallery in Kharkiv in 2008. It is in excell...
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Early 2000s Surrealist Art

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Oil

Dalí­, Le Cheval de Triomphe, Les Chevaux de Dali (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph in Colors on vélin d'Arches paper. Inscription: Signed in the plate and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition; unframed. Notes: From the folio, Les Chevaux de Dali. Publ...
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1980s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

Appareil et Main - Lithograph after Salvador Dalì - 1974
Located in Roma, IT
Appareil et Main  is an artwork by the Surrealist Catalan artist Salvador Dalí  (Figueres, 1904-1989). This is a color lithograph on wove paper, properly edited by the French magazi...
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

Tout se Tient - Lithograph by R.S. Matta - 1975
Located in Roma, IT
T'ou't  se tient is an Artwork realized in 1975, by Roberto Sebastián Antonio Matta Echaurren (Santiago, Chile, 1911 - Civitavecchia, Italy, 2002). Colored Lithograph on paper. The ...
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

Hourglass butterfly, Painting, Oil on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
An original piece from the series “Please do not kill butterfliesâ€
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2010s Surrealist Art

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Oil

Dalí­, Saint-Georges, Les Chevaux de Dali (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph in Colors on vélin d'Arches paper. Inscription: Signed in the plate and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition; unframed. Notes: From the folio, Les Chevaux de Dali. Publ...
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1980s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

Pegasus
Located in New York, NY
A very good impression of this etching and engraving with color aquatint. Signed, dated and numbered 132/150 in pencil by Dali. Published by Argillet, Paris. From "Mythologie." Cat...
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1960s Surrealist Art

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Color, Engraving, Etching, Aquatint

Breathing Pneumatic Armchair (Michler/Löpsinger 82; Field 75-11E), Salvador Dali
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Salvador Dali (1904-1989) Title: Breathing Pneumatic Armchair (Michler/Löpsinger 82; Field 75-11E), Imagination & Objects of the Future Portfolio Year: 1975 Medium: Drypoint,...
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Mixed Media, Lithograph, Drypoint

Dalí­, Don Quichotte, Les Chevaux de Dali (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph in Colors on vélin d'Arches paper. Inscription: Signed in the plate and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition; unframed. Notes: From the folio, Les Chevaux de Dali. Publ...
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1980s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

Dalí­, Pégase, Les Chevaux de Dali (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph in Colors on vélin d'Arches paper. Inscription: Signed in the plate and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition; unframed. Notes: From the folio, Les Chevaux de Dali. Publ...
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1980s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

Dalí­, Lady Godiva, Les Chevaux de Dali (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph in Colors on vélin d'Arches paper. Inscription: Signed in the plate and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition; unframed. Notes: From the folio, Les Chevaux de Dali. Publ...
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1980s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

Like No One is Watching, limited edition color print, signed and numbered
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Like No One is Watching, limited edition color print, signed and numbered Maggie Taylor's digital creations are emblematic, afterimages that invite, transport, and are unforgettabl...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Art

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Archival Pigment

Two men's heads, ca. 1930, ink on paper
Located in PARIS, FR
Mathieu (Matei) ROSIANU (1897-1969) Two men's heads, circa 1930 Ink on paper 7 x 9 cm Born in Bucharest in 1897 to an officer in the Romanian National Guard and a mother of French ...
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1930s Surrealist Art

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India Ink, Ink

Dalí­, Le Centurion, Les Chevaux de Dali (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph in Colors on vélin d'Arches paper. Inscription: Signed in the plate and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition; unframed. Notes: From the folio, Les Chevaux de Dali. Publ...
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1980s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

Dalí­, Cheval de Troie, Les Chevaux de Dali (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph in Colors on vélin d'Arches paper. Inscription: Signed in the plate and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition; unframed. Notes: From the folio, Les Chevaux de Dali. Publ...
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1980s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

In a Landscape #1, from Long Point Gallery Portfolio (signed/n 22/30)
By Edward Giobbi
Located in New York, NY
Edward Giobbi In a Landscape #1, from Long Point Gallery Portfolio, 1988 Lithograph on paper with deckled edges Hand signed, numbered 22/3...
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1980s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

Dalí­, Le Cheval de la Mort, Les Chevaux de Dali (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph in Colors on vélin d'Arches paper. Inscription: Signed in the plate and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition; unframed. Notes: From the folio, Les Chevaux de Dali. Publ...
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1980s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

Dalí­, Le Cheval du Printemps, Les Chevaux de Dali (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph in Colors on vélin d'Arches paper. Inscription: Signed in the plate and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition; unframed. Notes: From the folio, Les Chevaux de Dali. Publ...
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1980s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

Heaven Canto 24 (The Divine Comedy)
Located in Greenwich, CT
Heaven Canto 24 is a wood engraving on BFK Rives with an image size of 10 x 7" from the popular French edition of the portfolio. Framed in a classic, gold-tone frame. Cataloging: M...
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20th Century Surrealist Art

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Paper, Woodcut

Dalí­, Chevalier Romain, Les Chevaux de Dali (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph in Colors on vélin d'Arches paper. Inscription: Signed in the plate and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition; unframed. Notes: From the folio, Les Chevaux de Dali. Publ...
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1980s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

Dalí­, La Licorne, Les Chevaux de Dali (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph in Colors on vélin d'Arches paper. Inscription: Signed in the plate and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition; unframed. Notes: From the folio, Les Chevaux de Dali. Publ...
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1980s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

Dalí­, Le Cheval de Course, Les Chevaux de Dali (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph in Colors on vélin d'Arches paper. Inscription: Signed in the plate and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition; unframed. Notes: From the folio, Les Chevaux de Dali. Publ...
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1980s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

Civic Center with Matrioska, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
From the series “Red Starâ€
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2010s Surrealist Art

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Oil

Untitled - Lithograph by Wifredo Lam - 1974
Located in Roma, IT
Untitled  is an artwork realized by the Cuban Surrealist artist Wifredo Lam (1902-1982). This is a color lithograph on wove paper, properly edited b...
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

Our House, limited edition color print, signed and numbered
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Our House, limited edition color print, signed and numbered Maggie Taylor's digital creations are emblematic, afterimages that invite, transport, and are unforgettable. Taylor's im...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Art

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Archival Pigment

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Find a wide variety of authentic Surrealist art 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 art 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, red and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Salvador Dalí, Marc Chagall, Joan Miró, and Leonor Fini. Frequently made by artists working with Paint, and Lithograph 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 art, so small editions measuring 1 inches across are also available. Prices for art 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 $1 and tops out at $1,450,000, while the average work sells for $1,426.

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