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Art For Sale
Style: Surrealist
Style: Academic
Dante purifié - Engraving - 150 copies
Located in Paris, FR
Salvador Dali Dante purifié (1960) Heliogravure reworked with drypoint Signature printed in the plate On BFK Rives Vellum paper Size 32.8 x 26.4 cm (c. 13 x 10") References: - Fie...
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1960s Surrealist Art

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Etching

The Eggs
Located in Roma, IT
Hand Signed. Etching and aquatint. Artist's Proof. Edition of 90 prints. Image Dimensions : 48 x 62 cm
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Etching, Aquatint

L'Ange du 7e ciel - Etching - 150 copies
Located in Paris, FR
Salvador Dali L'Ange du 7e ciel (1960) Heliogravure reworked with drypoint Printed signature in the plate On BFK Rives Vellum paper Size 32.8 x 26.4 cm (c. 13 x 10") References: - ...
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1960s Surrealist Art

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Etching

Untitled (Surrealist rendering of Pyramids at Giza with alligator)
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Untitled (Surrealist rendering of Pyramids at Giza with alligator) watecolor and gouache on paper, 1960 Unsigned Beni Kosh estate stamp No. 717 verso, unsigned. (see photo) Co...
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1960s Surrealist Art

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Watercolor, Gouache

Como Seria - figurative painting, landscape painting
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful surrealist painting by Mauricio comes rolled in a tube and needs to be stretched when received. In his pieces, Mauricio combines his figurative expertise along with su...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Echoes 3 - painting Paula Craioveanu oil on canvas
Located in Forest Hills, NY
Echoes 3 Composition with Two Male Nudes, oil on canvas, 35.5x19.5in / 90x50cm Part of Wings of Gods solo show, April 2024. Shipped as it is, stretched, directly from the artist...
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2010s Academic Art

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Canvas, Oil

"Hope : Between Earth and Heaven" Surrealist Acrylic on Canvas by Eugene Hawkins
Located in Pasadena, CA
In the "Fantasy/Metaphysical" series by American artist Eugene Hawkins, the convergence of surrealism and metaphysics unfolds as an exploration of existential themes common to all. C...
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1960s Surrealist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Surrealist acrylic on board painting surrealism picasso style
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Gustavo Úbeda (1930-1994) - Surrealism - Acrylic panel Acrylic measurements 80x100 cm. Frameless. The painting by Gustavo Úbeda Romero (Herencia, 1930 – Sao Paulo, 1994) comes from ...
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Acrylic, Board

El Engano - figurative painting, landscape painting
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful surrealist painting by Mauricio comes rolled in a tube and needs to be stretched when received. In his pieces, Mauricio combines his figurative expertise along with su...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Art

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Canvas, Oil

"Place for People" Photography 27.5" x 24" inch Edition 5/15 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Place for People" Photography 27.5" x 24" inch Edition 4/15 by Olha Stepanian Printed on Epson Professional Paper Signed and numbered by the artist...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Art

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Photographic Paper

"I Love You Anna" Photography 24" x 16" inch Edition of 15 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"I Love You Anna" Photography 24" x 16" inch Edition of 15 by Olha Stepanian Printed on Epson Professional Paper Signed and numbered by the artist Not framed. Ships in a tube. A...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Art

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Photographic Paper

"Aerial 2" Photography 24" x 24" inch Edition of 15 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Aerial 2" Photography 24" x 24" inch Edition of 15 by Olha Stepanian Printed on Epson Professional Paper Signed and numbered by the artist Not framed. Ships in a tube. Availabl...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Art

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Photographic Paper

"Aerial 3" Photography 31" x 31" inch Edition of 7 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Aerial 3" Photography 31" x 31" inch Edition of 7 by Olha Stepanian Printed on Epson Professional Paper Signed and numbered by the artist Not framed. Ships in a tube. Available...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Art

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Photographic Paper

YiJian Wang Surrealist Original Oil Painting "Caprice 3"
Located in New York, NY
Title: Caprice 3 Medium: Oil on canvas Size: 12 x 15 inches Frame: Framing options available! Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition. Note: This painting is unstretched Year: 2015 Artist: YiJian Wang...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Untitled - Original Lithograph by Henry Maurice - 1973
Located in Roma, IT
Untitled is a colored lithograph on paper, realized in 1973 by the French artist, Henry Maurice, and published by La Nuova Foglio, a publishing house of Macerata. Hand-signed and numbered in pencil on lower margin. Edition of 100 prints. This contemporary artwork representing a surreal composition with flying monsters surrounded by a wall and fire like in a hell, a scene to decipher as a rebus game, is in excellent conditions. Maurice Henry...
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

DRAG QUEEN Original Lithograph, Surreal Pencil Portrait, Cabaret-Berlin style
Located in Union City, NJ
DRAG QUEEN is a superbly executed hand drawn, original lithograph printed from a lithographic stone using traditional hand printmaking techniques on archival paper 100% acid free. DRAG QUEEN portrays a pencil drawing of a seated man wearing a scallop edge black slip dress, dark stockings, pom pom mules/slides, holding a small black purse. He looks straight out toward the viewer with one eye open, one closed as he pokes the eye of a mysterious man looking up from the bottom of the composition. Very intriguing, Cabaret-Berlin style, surreal portrait that was hand printed in Paris France during the early 1970's. Artist is unknown.... Paper size: 12.75 x 9.5 inches, unframed, unsigned Printers Proof, hand torn edges, fine impression, excellent condition. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia- A drag queen is a person, usually male, who uses drag clothing and makeup to imitate and often exaggerate female gender signifiers and gender roles for entertainment purposes. In modern times, drag queens are associated with gay men and gay culture, but people of other genders and sexual identities...
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

"Ladybugs" Photography 39" x 39" inch Edition of 3 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Ladybugs" Photography 39" x 39" inch Edition of 3 by Olha Stepanian Printed on Epson Professional Paper Signed and numbered by the artist Not framed. Ships in a tube. Available...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Art

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Photographic Paper

“Has Found Out Thy Bed” (FRAMED) Photography 20x30 inch Ed. of 5 by Brian Ziff
Located in Culver City, CA
“Has Found Out Thy Bed” (FRAMED) Photography 20x30 inch Ed. of 5 by Brian Ziff “Has Found Out Thy Bed” (2016) Giclee (Archival Ink) Print on Canson Platine Fibre Rag 20” X 30” inch ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Art

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Archival Ink, Rag Paper, Giclée

Surreal Composition, Madrid 1939
Located in Buffalo, NY
Oil on board by Spanish artist Mariano Andreu Estany (1888-1976). Amazing quality and fine detail. Excellent original condition. Signed lower left, "Mariano Andreu '39". Image si...
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1930s Surrealist Art

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Oil

"I am" Photography 24" x 24" in Edition of 15 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"I am" Photography 24" x 24" in Edition of 15 by Olha Stepanian Printed on Epson Professional Paper Signed and numbered by the artist Not framed. Ships in a tube. Available size...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Art

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Photographic Paper

“What a Drag” Photography 24" x 36" inch Edition 1/7 by Brian Ziff
Located in Culver City, CA
“What a Drag” Photography 24" x 36" inch Edition 1/7 by Brian Ziff Giclee (Archival Ink) Print on Canson Platine Fibre Rag American Dreams - From "Park Drive" series The notion ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Art

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Archival Ink, Rag Paper, Giclée

"Ballet" Photography 31" x 31" in Edition of 7 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Ballet" 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 siz...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Art

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Photographic Paper

"Geometry 2" Photography 31" x 31" inch Edition of 7 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Geometry 2" Photography 31" x 31" inch Edition of 7 by Olha Stepanian Printed on Epson Professional Paper Signed and numbered by the artist Not framed. Ships in a tube. Availa...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Art

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Photographic Paper

"Ladybugs" Photography 31" x 31" inch Edition of 7 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Ladybugs" Photography 31" x 31" inch Edition of 7 by Olha Stepanian Printed on Epson Professional Paper Signed and numbered by the artist Not framed. Ships in a tube. Available...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Art

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Photographic Paper

"Adam" Photography 31" x 31" in Edition of 7 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Adam" 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 sizes...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Art

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Photographic Paper

“Al Andalus 2” Photography 30" x 24" inch Edition of 12 by Brian Ziff
Located in Culver City, CA
Al Andalus 2” Photography 30" x 24" inch Edition of 12 by Brian Ziff Giclee (Archival Ink) Print on Canson Platine Fibre Rag American Dreams - From "Pla...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Art

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Archival Ink, Rag Paper, Giclée

"Mirrors" Photography 24" x 24" inch Edition 1/15 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Mirrors" Photography 24" x 24" inch Edition 1/15 by Olha Stepanian Printed on Epson Professional Paper Signed and numbered by the artist Not framed. Ships in a tube. Available ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Art

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Photographic Paper

“La Piscine” Photography 24" x 36" inch Edition of 7 by Brian Ziff
Located in Culver City, CA
“La Piscine” Photography 24" x 36" inch Edition of 7 by Brian Ziff Giclee (Archival Ink) Print on Canson Platine Fibre Rag From "Park Drive" series
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Art

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Archival Ink, Rag Paper, Giclée

Untitled
Located in Palm Desert, CA
"Untitled" is a painting by Rodolfo Morales. The painting is signed lower right, "Rodolfo Morales". The framed piece measures 37 3/4 x 39 7/8 x 2 1/4 in. Rodolfo Morales was a Mexican painter...
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1980s Surrealist Art

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Oil, Canvas

Salvador Dali - Nude at the Window - Original Handsigned Lithograph
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Salvador Dali - Nude at the Window - Original Handsigned Lithograph Dimensions: 76.5 x 57 cm 1970 Signed in pencil and numbered Edition : /CXX References : Field 70-8 Salvador Dali Salvador Dali was born as the son of a prestigious notary in the small town of Figueras in Northern Spain. His talent as an artist showed at an early age and Salvador Felipe Jacinto Dali received his first drawing lessons when he was ten years old. His art teachers were a then well known Spanish impressionist painter, Ramon Pichot and later an art professor at the Municipal Drawing School. In 1923 his father bought his son his first printing press. Dali began to study art at the Royal Academy of Art in Madrid. He was expelled twice and never took the final examinations. His opinion was that he was more qualified than those who should have examined him. In 1928 Dali went to Paris where he met the Spanish painters Pablo Picasso and Joan Miro. He established himself as the principal figure of a group of surrealist artists grouped around Andre Breton, who was something like the theoretical "schoolmaster" of surrealism. Years later Breton turned away from Dali accusing him of support of fascism, excessive self-presentation and financial greediness. By 1929 Dali had found his personal style that should make him famous the world of the unconscious that is recalled during our dreams. The surrealist theory is based on the theories of the psychologist Dr. Sigmund Freud. Recurring images of burning giraffes and melting watches...
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

Dali Vertical La Sirene lithograph certificate painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Work of the Spanish artist SALVADOR DALI. edition of 195 copies + several E.A. ej 149/195 certificate DALÍ, Salvador (Figueras, Gerona,...
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Late 20th Century Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

Latin American Modern Surreal Painting, 1950
Located in Washington, DC
Wonderful Surreal Latin American painting. Painting is oil on masonite board with original frame. Appears to be unsigned. Condition is excelle...
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1950s Surrealist Art

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Masonite, Oil

Le Viol d'Europe (The Rape of Europa) /// Surrealism Salvador Dali Mythology Art
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Salvador Dali (Spanish, 1904-1989) Title: "Le Viol d'Europe (The Rape of Europa)" Portfolio: Hommage à Albrecht Durer (Suite Mythologique Nouvel...
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1970s Surrealist Art

Materials

Engraving, Intaglio

Early Jean Cocteau, Self Portrait, ink drawing, 1922
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Jean Cocteau (French, 1889 – 1963) Self portrait, Le Voyageur dans les glaces (the traveller in the ice) Executed in 1922 Inscribed and dated ‘Juillet 1922, Lavandon’ (lower right) Indian Ink on paper 9.1/2 x 7.1/2 in. (24 x 19 cm.) Bibiography: Jean Cocteau ‘Dessins...
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20th Century Surrealist Art

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India Ink, Paper

"Anima Rêveuse" Original Fine Art Photography Edition 2/3 by Alina Karo
Located in Culver City, CA
"Anima Rêveuse" Aluminum 51” x 40” Edition 2/3 Comes with COA VOLLIPSIS series by Alina Karo The title of the show, Vollipsis, bears a hint of mystery. By merging the meanings ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Art

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Metal

“The Invisible Worm” (FRAMED) Photography 20 x 30 in Edition of 5 by Brian Ziff
Located in Culver City, CA
“The Invisible Worm” (FRAMED) Photography 20 x 30 in Edition of 5 by Brian Ziff Giclee (Archival Ink) Print on Canson Platine Fibre Rag 20” X 30” inch Limited Edition of 5 Brian Zi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Art

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Archival Ink, Rag Paper, Giclée

Alina Karo "DNA Revolution" from 7 Deadly Sins series
Located in Culver City, CA
"DNA Revolution" From 7 Deadly Sins series by Alina Karo Aluminum 36” x 24” Edition 1/5 Comes with COA "7 Deadly Sins" series Now inspired by the ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Art

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Metal

Alina Karo "Rigid" from 7 Deadly Sins series
Located in Culver City, CA
"Rigid" From 7 Deadly Sins series by Alina Karo Aluminum 36” x 24” Edition 1/5 Comes with COA "7 Deadly Sins" series Now inspired by the Vatican’s...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Art

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Metal

Alina Karo "The Obscenely Wealthy" Original photography Edition of 5
Located in Culver City, CA
"The Obscenely Wealthy" From 7 Deadly Sins series by Alina Karo Aluminum 36” x 24” Edition 1/5 Comes with COA "7 Deadly Sins" series Now inspired ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Art

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Metal

Cathedral of Christ the Savior. 1989., paper, screen print, 60x32.5 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Cathedral of Christ the Savior. 1989, paper, screen print, 60x32.5 cm
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1980s Surrealist Art

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Paper, Screen

Joan Miró, Animal Composition (Framed)
Located in Manchester, GB
Joan Miró, Animal Composition (Framed) Lithograph 47 x 61 cm Framed in a sustainably sourced black box frame with gallery acrylic glazing. 'Ladders cross the blue sky in a wh...
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1950s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

Joan Miró - "Original Lithography VII" - color lithography - mourlot 863
Located in Winterswijk, NL
Joan Miró - "Original Lithography VII". Lithograph in colors from Litografo (Volume I) Spanish edition from 1972. Catalogue of works: Mourlot 863. Slight book fold in the centre of the paper. Miró's development of a new pictorial language led to a consistent restriction to the primary colours black, green, yellow, blue and red, which he implemented in the series of paintings "Constellations" (1940/41) with lines, spots and areas of colour. Like Pablo Picasso and Franz Marc, Miró also worked with graphics and primarily produced etchings and lithographs. Produced in large editions, the artist believed that everyone should be able to afford a print by Miró...
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20th Century Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

Heaven Canto 4 (The Divine Comedy)
Located in Greenwich, CT
Heaven Canto 4 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: Mi...
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20th Century Surrealist Art

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Paper, Woodcut

Joan Miró, Design for a Tapestry
Located in Manchester, GB
Joan Miró, Design for a Tapestry Lithograph 62 x 82 cm Artwork is framed in a sustainably sourced gallery black box frame with acrylic glazing. Design for a Tapestry' by Joan M...
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Late 20th Century Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

'Story Time', Paris, Salon d'Automne, New York, ASL, Corcoran, PAFA, Art Deco
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left 'Nura' for Nura Woodson Ulreich (American, 1899–1950). Additionally signed, verso, dated March 1928 with artist's New York City ...
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1920s Surrealist Art

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Oil, Illustration Board

Rubus in Combustus - Lithograph - 1964
Located in Roma, IT
Rubus in combustus is an artwork realized in 1964. It is part of Biblia Sacra vulgatæ editionis published by Rizzoli-Mediolani between 1967 and 196...
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1960s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

Original Dora Maar, (Picasso's muse) fine ink drawing of flowers, 1998
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
This is a beautiful and fine avant-garde finished drawing of flowers by the French female artist, Dora Maar. Dora Maar was a distinctive artist in her own right marked by striking p...
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20th Century Surrealist Art

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Paper, Ink

Untitled
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Matta, Roberto Title: Untitled Series: The Obscure Arc of the Hours Date: 1975 Medium: Engraving Framed Dimensions: 33" x 40" Signature: Signed Edition: 33/33 ...
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20th Century Surrealist Art

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Color

The Creation of Earth and Sea Animals - Lithograph - 1964
Located in Roma, IT
The Creation of Earthly and Sea Animals is an artwork realized by Salvador Dalí in 1964. It is part of Biblia Sacra vulgatæ editionis published by Rizzoli-Mediolani between 1967 an...
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1960s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

Nudo maschile nella posa di un satiro dormiente. XIX secolo
Located in Firenze, IT
Disegno del nudo maschile. Dal 19 ° secolo Disegno su carta leggermente colorata. In buone condizioni. Il disegno rappresenta un uomo sdraiato, che si abbandona al sonno. In una posa...
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19th Century Academic Art

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Paper, Carbon Pencil

Surreal scene Brazil oil on board painting surrealist
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Gustavo Úbeda (1930-1994) - Surrealist scene, Brazil - Oil on panel Oil measures 61x91 cm. Frameless. The painting by Gustavo Úbeda Romero (Herencia, 1930 – Sao Paulo, 1994) comes from a family of painters by aesthetics and by kinship. Brother of the painter Agustín Úbeda and the photographer Ángel...
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1970s Surrealist Art

Materials

Oil, Board

Butterfly suite : Les Alpes - heliogravure - 1969 (Field #69-2 C)
Located in Paris, FR
Salvador DALI (1904-1969) Butterfly suite : Les Alpes, 1969 Heliogravure / Photogravure after original design by Dali Blind stamp signature bottom right Numbered / 1700 copies Print...
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1960s Surrealist Art

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Photogravure

Study of a male nude
Located in PARIS, FR
Constance CHARPENTIER (1767-1849) Study of a male nude Charcoal and highlights with white chalk Dimensions: 56.5 x 43.87 cm Provenance Private...
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Early 19th Century Academic Art

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Charcoal

FOR SABINE : Hell 5 / 27 / 33 - 3 woodcuts Divine Comedy [Field #page 189]
Located in Paris, FR
Salvador Dali (1904-1989) Hell 5 & 27 & 33 Set of 3 Wood engraving from "Divine Comedy" with the printed signature 1960/63 Printed on paper Vélin BFK Rives Size 32,8 x 26,4 cm (c. 1...
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1960s Surrealist Art

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Woodcut

“Clipper under Full Sail”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original oil on canvas painting of a three mast clipper under full sail. Signed by the artist lower right. Condition is very good to excellent. Mild stretcher bar wear top. Circa 198...
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1980s Academic Art

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Oil, Canvas

Salvador Dalí­, Composition (Michler/Löpsinger 1600; Field 69-3), Biblia Sacra
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph in colors on Fabriano hand-made, rag, cream laid paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Catalogue Raisonne Reference: Michler/Löpsinger 1600; Field 69-3....
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1960s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

Salvador Dalí­, Composition (Michler/Löpsinger 1600; Field 69-3), Biblia Sacra
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph in colors on Fabriano hand-made, rag, cream laid paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Catalogue Raisonne Reference: Michler/Löpsinger 1600; Field 69-3....
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1960s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

Salvador Dalí­, Composition (Michler/Löpsinger 1600; Field 69-3), Biblia Sacra
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph in colors on Fabriano hand-made, rag, cream laid paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Catalogue Raisonne Reference: Michler/Löpsinger 1600; Field 69-3....
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1960s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

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