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What is Representational Surrealism?
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Representational Surrealism is the term for art that uses realistic imagery to depict the workings of the unconscious mind. Salvador Dalí's paintings The Persistence of Memory and Dream Caused by the Flight of a Bee Around a Pomegranate a Second Before Awakening are examples of this type of Surrealist art. The opposite of Representational Surrealism is Abstract Surrealism. Instead of incorporating real objects, artists who worked in this style featured non-representational shapes, colors and imagined forms in their works. Some examples of Abstract Surrealism include Jean Arp's Danger of Death and Torn-Up Woodcut. On 1stDibs, shop a large collection of Surrealist art.
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A Dream Within a Dream Surrealism Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Tigran Hovumyan
Figurative Surrealist Oil Painter
Artwork Title: A Dream Within a Dream
Medium: Original Oil on Linen
Dimensions: 48" x 36" x 1" inch, ( 122 x 91 x 3 cm)
Year: 2026
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Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Courtside Blooms, Knicks - Floral Sports Inspired Still Life Mixed Media Collage
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
Lunar Eclipse Signed Limited Edition Giclée on Hahnemühle Paper
By Scott Kahn
Located in Rochester Hills, MI
Artist: Scott Kahn (American, b. 1946)
Title: Lunar Eclipse
Medium: Archival pigment print (giclée) Hahnemühle fine art paper
Edition: Signed in pencil and marked 31/200
Year: 2021
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Category
2010s Surrealist Landscape Prints
Materials
Giclée
La Baie des Anges - Lithograph by Marc Chagall - 1962
By Marc Chagall
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage poster incorporated in 1962 french tourism poster "Nice, Soleil, Fleurs".
Printed by Atelier Mourlot.
Signed in the plate, not numbered as issued.
Very good condition.
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Category
1960s Surrealist Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Early Dawn Mosaic on MDF Panel, Signed, 2023, 39.5 x 58.5 in
By Scott Kahn
Located in Rochester Hills, MI
Artist: Scott Kahn
Title: Early Dawn
Year 2023
Size: 39 3/8 x 53 1/8 inches (100 x 134.9 cm)
Mosaic on MDF panel
Signed in the front and Signed on the back.
About the Artist
Scott ...
Category
2010s Surrealist Mixed Media
Materials
Mosaic
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Salvador Dalí Signed Lithograph, Don José’s Final Appearance, 1968
Located in Roma, IT
Color lithograph by Salvador Dalí (1904–1989), Don José’s Final Appearance: the Bats Symbolizing Death, from the celebrated Carmen suite inspired by Georges Bizet’s opera.
The work i...
Category
1980s Surrealist Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
