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Was William Blake a Surrealist?
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No, William Blake is not usually considered a Surrealist by art historians. Although his paintings, prints and poetry exploring the realm of the unconscious mind influenced the Surrealist movement that started in 1924, his work predates it and was part of 19th-century Romanticism. Some of his most famous artworks include The Ancient of Days, The Ghost of Fleas, Pity, Newton and The Great Red Dragon and the Woman Clothed with the Sun. On 1stDibs, explore a collection of Surrealist art.
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The Tub, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
This painting is a modern reinterpretation of the English nursery rhyme "Rub-a-dub-dub, Three Men in a Tub," first published in Mother Goose's Melody in 1798. I...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
New York, The Harbour - Abstract Colorful Urban Still Life Collage Art on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Maria C. Bernhardsson is a colorful artist who lives and paints in Sweden. Most of her works are influenced by the architecture and geometry of houses. Bernhardsson travels the world...
Category
2010s Surrealist Mixed Media
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
Don Juan: The Banquet (Le Banquet)
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Salvador Dali
Don Juan: The Banquet (Le Banquet), Published 1970
Medium: Hand-Colored Drypoint Etching on Arches Paper
Edition: 38/250
Artwork Size: 25 x 20 in
Framed Size: 33 ...
Category
1970s Surrealist Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
$7,500 Sale Price
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Faust: Portrait of Marguerite (Le Portrait de Marguerite)
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Salvador Dali
Faust: Portrait of Marguerite (Le Portrait de Marguerite), Published 1968-1969
Medium: Drypoint Etching with Roulette on Japon
Edition: 88/145
Artwork Size: 15 x 1...
Category
1960s Surrealist Portrait Prints
Materials
Etching
$32,000 Sale Price
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Mythology: Argus in Black
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Salvador Dali
Mythology: Argus in Black, Published 1963-1965
Medium: Copper and Drypoint Etching on Arches Paper
Edition: 106/150
Artwork Size: 22 x 30 in
Framed Size: 28.50 x ...
Category
1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
Alexander Calder, Untitled, from Prints from the Mourlot Press, 1964
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Alexander Calder (1898–1976), titled Sans titre (Untitled), from the album Prints from the Mourlot Press, exhibition sponsored by the French Embassy, cir...
Category
1960s Surrealist Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$1,196 Sale Price
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