Jacques Lacan
1970s Surrealist Paintings
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20th Century Surrealist Still-life Paintings
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Prints and Multiples
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Paintings
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20th Century Surrealist Abstract Prints
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20th Century Surrealist Abstract Prints
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20th Century Surrealist Abstract Prints
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20th Century Surrealist Abstract Prints
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20th Century Surrealist Abstract Prints
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20th Century Surrealist Abstract Prints
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20th Century Surrealist Abstract Prints
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20th Century Surrealist Abstract Prints
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20th Century Surrealist Abstract Prints
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20th Century Surrealist Abstract Prints
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20th Century Surrealist Abstract Prints
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20th Century Surrealist Abstract Prints
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20th Century Surrealist Abstract Prints
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20th Century Surrealist Abstract Prints
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20th Century Surrealist Abstract Prints
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20th Century Surrealist Abstract Prints
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20th Century Surrealist Abstract Prints
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20th Century Surrealist Abstract Prints
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1950s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Mixed Media
People Also Browsed
Late 20th Century Portuguese Country Wall-mounted Sculptures
Porcelain
Vintage 1960s Posters
Paper
Vintage 1980s American Side Tables
Wicker, Rattan
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
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"In this painting, I wanted to present a copy of Rembrandt's self-portrait in the actual size as the original," states artist Jose H. Alvarenga. "I also paint...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil
Vintage 1980s Italian Organic Modern Serving Pieces
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Oil, Linen
Vintage 1960s French Rustic Serving Pieces
Porcelain
1960s Prints and Multiples
Paper, Lithograph
1960s American Realist Landscape Prints
Lithograph
Vintage 1960s French Posters
Paper
1930s American Modern Landscape Prints
Lithograph
2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Armchairs
Leather, Wood
Vintage 1980s American Posters
Paper
Vintage 1980s American Posters
Paper
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2010s Pop Art Mixed Media
Polyurethane, Wood Panel
1970s Surrealist Paintings
Lithograph
20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Surrealist Still-life Paintings
Acrylic
1980s French Coats and Outerwear
1960s Surrealist Nude Prints
Paper, Etching
2010s New Media Mixed Media
Polyurethane, Wood Panel
2010s Pop Art Figurative Sculptures
Epoxy Resin, Polyurethane, Wood Panel
Mid-20th Century Surrealist Prints and Multiples
Lithograph
20th Century Surrealist Abstract Prints
Lithograph, Offset
20th Century Surrealist Abstract Prints
Lithograph
20th Century Surrealist Abstract Prints
Lithograph
20th Century Surrealist Abstract Prints
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20th Century Surrealist Abstract Prints
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Prints and Multiples
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A Close Look at surrealist Art
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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