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Did André Breton create Surrealism?
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No, André Breton did not create Surrealism. However, he did help to define it. In 1924, the poet and critic authored the Surrealist Manifesto, in which he described the Surrealist approach as “a violent reaction against the impoverishment and sterility of thought processes that resulted from centuries of rationalism.” The movement itself grew out of the work of numerous artists, including Max Ernst, Salvador Dalí, Man Ray, Joan Miró, René Magritte, Yves Tanguy, Frida Kahlo and Meret Oppenheim. On 1stDibs, find a variety of Surrealist art.
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The Road Dreams of a Star Beneath Two Moons Tonight
Located in Oslo, NO
The Road Dreams of Star Beneath Two Moons Tonight
A dreamy moonlit landscape inspired by poetry and quiet night atmospheres.
The composition features a winding luminous path beneath...
Category
2010s Surrealist Interior Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Pencil
Salvador Dalí 1970s Surrealist Dated and Signed Work on Paper
Located in Roma, IT
Salvador Dalí 1970s Surrealist Dated and Signed Work on Paper
This significant work on paper is a silkscreen print by Salvador Dalí (1904–1989), part of the famous series dedicated ...
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1970s Surrealist Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Surreal Anthropomorphic Interior, Dalí Circle Cadaqués Spanish Oil Painting art
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Surreal Anthropomorphic Interior, Dalí Circle Cadaqués Spanish Oil Painting
Artist: Antoni Pitxot
Technique: Oil on cardboard
Date: 1996
Signature: Signed “Pitxot 96” lower left
Ins...
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1990s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Surrealist Mineral Landscape Spanish Catalan Oil Canvas Painting Dalí Circle art
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Dalí Circle Surrealist Mineral Landscape, Spanish Catalan Oil Painting
Artist: Antoni Pitxot Soler / Antoni Pichot Soler (Figueres, 1934 – 2015)
Title: Surrealist Mineral Landscape
Date: 1985
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 50 × 61 cm / 19.7 × 24 in
Framing: Unframed
Signature: Signed and dated lower right
Condition: Very good overall condition. Stable canvas and paint layer. Rich surface texture, visible impasto and original brushwork.
Description
Powerful surrealist oil painting by Antoni Pitxot Soler, one of the most important Catalan artists connected to Salvador Dalí’s inner circle and a key figure in the visual universe of Cadaqués and Figueres.
Painted in 1985, this work belongs to Pitxot’s mature period and presents one of his most recognizable subjects: a dreamlike mineral landscape built from stones, fragments, shells, fossil-like forms and metamorphic shapes. The composition seems suspended between landscape, archaeology and hallucination, where inert matter becomes almost alive.
The painting is especially strong visually. The lower section is constructed through a dense accumulation of sculptural forms, painted with thick, expressive brushwork and a refined chromatic range of blues, ochres, pinks, whites, greys and earthy tones. Above them, a floating organic form...
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1980s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
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Joan Miro, Blue II, from Miro 1959–1960, 1961 (after)
By Joan Miró
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph and pochoir after Joan Miro (1893–1983), titled Bleu II (Blue II), from the album Miro 1959–1960 (Miro 1959–1960), originates from the 1961 edition publishe...
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1960s Surrealist Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
1960s Salvador Dalí Signed and Dated Work on Paper
Located in Roma, IT
1960s Salvador Dalí Signed and Dated Work on Paper
The work shown here is a famous piece by Salvador Dalí, taken from the suite dedicated to Wil...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph
