Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
SURREALIST STYLE
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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Style: Surrealist
Above and Below
By Teri Brudnak
Located in Boston, MA
Artist commentary:
A reflection of what we see in the heavens is being repeated in the forms we see on earth. Levitation or floating is one of the principles of Surrealism. It gives...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Archival Paper
Risque – 31-01-22, Drawing, Pencil/Colored Pencil on Paper
By Corne Akkers
Located in Yardley, PA
Different Styles Another variation in the Risque Series. After my last graphite pencil drawing ‘Risque – 22-01-22’ I was searching for something new. I just don’t like to ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Pencil
Windows of Perception, Drawing, Pencil/Colored Pencil on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
This pencil drawing was created on acid free paper. It received the Honorable Mention Award at the Third Annual Juried Exhibition, Archway Gallery, July 9, 2011, Houston TX It obta...
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Early 2000s Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil
Wag the Dog – 26-09-21, Drawing, Pencil/Colored Pencil on Paper
By Corne Akkers
Located in Yardley, PA
Art Deco Feel Wag the dog was the first title that came to mind when I saw this beautiful photo. It stems from the 1930s I think. It has this incredible art deco feel about it. Ho...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Pencil
UNTITLED
Located in Portland, ME
Drawing, Ink and colored pencil or Watercolor and color pencil, 2013-2020. 6 x 7 5/8 or 7 5/8 x 6 inches. Signed and inscribed, verso. One of a series of untitled drawings on various...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Watercolor, Color Pencil
UNTITLED
Located in Portland, ME
Drawing, Ink and colored pencil or Watercolor and color pencil, 2013-2020. 6 x 7 5/8 or 7 5/8 x 6 inches. Signed and inscribed, verso. One of a series of untitled drawings on various...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Watercolor, Color Pencil
The Evelation of Julia Filament ΓÇô 15-11-21, Drawing, Pencil/Colored Pencil
By Corne Akkers
Located in Yardley, PA
Meeting Julia It is time for the elevation of Julia Filament. Sunday 7th November I finally met her again and we went to the Singer Laren Museum. She is a fine artist, graphic des...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Pencil
Land-Fell, Drawing, Pencil/Colored Pencil on Paper
By Art Venti
Located in Yardley, PA
Our landscape is changing as global warming, Gmo's and endless eternal plastic garbage ruin our earth. My image shows a tragic but still beautiful natural world.
:: Drawing :: Su...
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2010s Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Pencil
UNTITLED
Located in Portland, ME
Drawing, Ink and colored pencil or Watercolor and color pencil, 2013-2020. 6 x 7 5/8 or 7 5/8 x 6 inches. Signed and inscribed, verso. One of a series of untitled drawings on various...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Color Pencil
Portrait of Bachoo, Countess Woronzow, 1946
Located in Miami, FL
Powerful pencil study of Bachoo, Countess Woronzow. Tchelitchew exaggerates the sitters features with abnormally large eyes for dramatic effect, Bachoo (Countess Bachoobai Woronzow-D...
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1940s Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Graphite
UNTITLED
Located in Portland, ME
Drawing, Ink and colored pencil or Watercolor and color pencil, 2013-2020. 6 x 7 5/8 or 7 5/8 x 6 inches. Signed and inscribed, verso. One of a series of untitled drawings on various...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Color Pencil
UNTITLED
Located in Portland, ME
Drawing, Ink and colored pencil or Watercolor and color pencil, 2013-2020. 6 x 7 5/8 or 7 5/8 x 6 inches. Signed and inscribed, verso. One of a series of untitled drawings on various...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Color Pencil
French Contemporary Art By Helen Uter - Lola sleeping
By Helen Uter
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic on paper, Framed 42 x 42 x 3 cm
Helen Uter is an established Franco-American painter born in 1955 who lives and works in Donnery, near Orléans, France. Heavily influenced b...
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1990s Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Paper
Primordial Pie, Color Pencil and Ink on Paper by Kevin Varner
Located in Long Island City, NY
Kevin Varner, American (1954 - 2019) - Primordial Pie. Year: 1994, Medium: Color Pencil and Ink on Paper, signed and dated lower left, Size: 27 x 21 in. (68.58 x 53.34 cm)
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1990s Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Color Pencil
Harmonic Convergence, Surrealist Color Pencil and Ink Drawing by Kevin Varner
Located in Long Island City, NY
Kevin Varner, American (1954 - 2019) - Harmonic Convergence. Year: 1994, Medium: Color Pencil and Ink on Paper, signed and dated lower left, Size: 28 x 28 in. (71.12 x 71.12 cm)
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1990s Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Ink, Color Pencil
The Discovery of Superconductive Trapdoor Economics, Drawing by Kevin Varner
Located in Long Island City, NY
Kevin Varner, American (1954 - 2019) - The Discovery of Superconductive Trapdoor Economics. Year: 1988, Medium: Color Pencil and Ink on Paper, signed and dated, titled on verso, Ima...
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1980s Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Color Pencil
Intermission, Surrealist Color Pencil and Ink Drawing by Kevin Varner
Located in Long Island City, NY
Kevin Varner, American (1954 - 2019) - Intermission. Year: 1991, Medium: Color Pencil and Ink on Paper, signed and dated, titled on verso, Image Size: 12 x 18 inches, Size: 18 x 23....
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1990s Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Color Pencil
The Interplanetary Stadium, Color Pencil and Ink on Paper by Kevin Varner
Located in Long Island City, NY
Kevin Varner, American (1954 - 2019) - The Interplanetary Stadium. Year: 1991, Medium: Color Pencil and Ink on Paper, signed and dated, titled on verso, Image Size: 10.5 x 21 inches...
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1990s Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Ink, Color Pencil
Influence of Pyramid Energy on Giant Bacteria, Surreal Drawing by Kevin Varner
Located in Long Island City, NY
Kevin Varner, American (1954 - 2019) - Influence of Pyramid Energy on Giant Bacteria. Year: 1991, Medium: Color Pencil and Ink on Paper, signed and dated lower left, Size: 24 x 18 i...
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1990s Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Color Pencil, Ink
Spiraling Brooms with Musical Lizard (Horse Derivative), Drawing by Kevin Varner
Located in Long Island City, NY
Kevin Varner, American (1954 - 2019) - Spiraling Brooms with Musical Lizard (Horse Derivative). Year: 1993, Medium: Color Pencil and Ink on Paper, signed and dated lower left, Size:...
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1990s Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Color Pencil, Ink
Mr. Space Head Lands in The Woods, Color Pencil and Ink on Paper by Kevin Varner
Located in Long Island City, NY
Kevin Varner, American (1954 - 2019) - Mr. Space Head Lands in The Woods. Year: 1987, Medium: Color Pencil and Ink on Paper, signed and dated, titled on verso, Size: 22.25 x 18 in. ...
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1980s Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Ink, Color Pencil
The Inverse-Parallel Cornucopia-Arachibutyrophobia Syndrome, by Kevin Varner
Located in Long Island City, NY
Kevin Varner, American (1954 - 2019) - The Inverse-Parallel Cornucopia-Arachibutyrophobia Syndrome. Year: 1990, Medium: Color Pencil and Ink on Paper, signed and dated, titled on ve...
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1990s Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Ink, Color Pencil
Petrified Sludge Supercollider, Surreal Drawing on Paper by Kevin Varner
Located in Long Island City, NY
Kevin Varner, American (1954 - 2019) - Petrified Sludge Supercollider. Year: 1989, Medium: Color Pencil and Ink on Paper, signed and dated, titled on verso, Image Size: 12 x 18 inch...
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1980s Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Color Pencil
The Inner Child at the Edge of Extinction, Surreal Drawing by Kevin Varner
Located in Long Island City, NY
Kevin Varner, American (1954 - 2019) - The Inner Child at the Edge of Extinction. Year: 1992, Medium: Color Pencil and Ink on Paper, signed and dated lower left, Size: 18 x 40.25 in...
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1990s Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Ink, Color Pencil
Chain Letters with Elvis Stamps, Surreal Pencil and Ink Drawing by Kevin Varner
Located in Long Island City, NY
Kevin Varner, American (1954 - 2019) - Chain Letters with Elvis Stamps. Year: 1993, Medium: Color Pencil and Ink on Paper, signed and dated lower left, Size: 28 x 28 in. (71.12 x 71...
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1990s Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Color Pencil, Ink
The Royo-Rooter Cake, Surrealist Color Pencil and Ink Drawing by Kevin Varner
Located in Long Island City, NY
Kevin Varner, American (1954 - 2019) - The Royo-Rooter Cake. Year: 1994, Medium: Color Pencil and Ink on Paper, signed and dated lower left, Size: 28.5 x 21.75 in. (72.39 x 55.25 cm)
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1990s Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Color Pencil
Brand X Toxic Waste on Easter Island, Surrealist Drawing by Kevin Varner
Located in Long Island City, NY
Kevin Varner, American (1954 - 2019) - Brand X Toxic Waste on Easter Island. Year: 1988, Medium: Color Pencil and Ink on Paper, signed and dated, titled on verso, Image Size: 12 x 1...
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1980s Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Color Pencil
$2,400 Sale Price
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The Center of the Gravity, Surrealist Ink and Pencil Drawing by Kevin Varner
Located in Long Island City, NY
Kevin Varner, American (1954 - 2019) - The Center of the Gravity. Year: 1993, Medium: Color Pencil and Ink on Paper, signed and dated lower left, Size: 29 x 29 in. (73.66 x 73.66 cm)
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1990s Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Color Pencil
Class Struggle in The Garden City of Nazca, Surrealist Drawing by Kevin Varner
Located in Long Island City, NY
Kevin Varner, American (1954 - 2019) - Class Struggle in The Garden City of Nazca. Year: 1989, Medium: Color Pencil and Ink on Paper, signed and dated, titled on verso, Image Size: ...
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1980s Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Color Pencil
$2,400 Sale Price
20% Off
"Mountain Mystery, " Charcoal on Paper signed by David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Mountain Mystery" is an original signed charcoal drawing by David Barnett. The surrealistic landscape depicts mountainous natural forms with swirling lines and an element of uncerta...
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1960s Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal
A Ma Cherie Pilette
By Paul Delvaux
Located in Miami, FL
India ink/Wash on paper
Signed and dated on lower left
The work is housed in super elegant Four Thousand Five Hundred Dollar Frame with Master Museum matting
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1940s Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
India Ink, Watercolor
Untitled
By Wifredo Lam
Located in Miami, FL
Wifredo Lam
“Untitled” 1970
Ink on paper
19 x 26 in
Signed by the artist at the right bottom corner.
Certificate of Authenticity by Eskil Lam, Lam Foundation, Paris.
Wifredo Lam wa...
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20th Century Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink
$10,000
"Your New Home, " Abstract Surrealist Landscape Oil Pastel by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Your New Home" is an original oil pastel drawing on illustration board by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece lower right. It features abstract, surreal, and biomorphic obj...
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1990s Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Illustration Board
French Form - Pencil Drawing - Abstract French German
By Hans Arp
Located in London, GB
JEAN [HANS] ARP 1886 –1966
Strasbourg, France 1886–1966 Basel, Switzerland (German/French)
Title: French Form Forme Francaise, 1959
Technique: Hand Signed Pencil Drawing on Wove P...
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1950s Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil
Wind in the Garden
By Teri Brudnak
Located in Boston, MA
Artist commentary:
My plants inspire me every day. The garden is a place to recharge your spirit. In this work, the wind has pressed the plants into rhythmic patterns. The patterns ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Archival Paper
Australian Aboriginal Fairy Tale in Jungle Scene Fantasy like Paul Gauguin
Located in Miami, FL
Brilliant Italian Illustrator Gianni Benvenuti paints a moody fantasy that illustrates an Australian Fairy Tale. A young and fit Aboriginal man is scene chasing a beautiful Aborigin...
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1960s Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Tempera, Watercolor, Illustration Board, Pencil
A Magisterial Acrylic on Wood Panel Portrait Painting, "Captain C.R.U.N.C.H."
Located in San Diego, CA
A one of a kind 25" x 40" x 3" Magisterial Acrylic on Wood Panel Portrait Painting executed by artist Christopher Polentz. A certificate of authent...
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2010s Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
A Surreal Watercolor on Arches Aquarelle Paper, "Lynn's Coil"
Located in San Diego, CA
A one of a kind 27" x 21" framed Surreal Watercolor on Arches Aquarelle Paper executed by artist Annalise Neil. A certificate of authenticity will ...
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2010s Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Surrealist Mixed Media Artwork, "Sanada"
By Cheryl Tall
Located in San Diego, CA
This is an original mixed media artwork by Southern California artist, Cheryl Tall. Its dimensions are 6" x 12" x .75". It is unframed. A certificate of authenticity will follow deli...
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2010s Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Mixed Media
Surrealist Mixed Media Artwork, "Sophia"
By Cheryl Tall
Located in San Diego, CA
This is an original mixed media artwork by Southern California artist, Cheryl Tall. Its dimensions are 8" x 10" x .75". It is unframed. A certificate of authenticity will follow deli...
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2010s Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Mixed Media
Surrealist Painting on Tile, "Blue Ocean"
By Cheryl Tall
Located in San Diego, CA
This is an original painting on glazed tile by Southern California artist, Cheryl Tall. Its dimensions are 8.8" x 10.8" x 1.5". It is framed as pictured. A certificate of authenticit...
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2010s Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Mixed Media
Surrealist Painting on Tile, "Dotted Ocean"
By Cheryl Tall
Located in San Diego, CA
This is an original painting on glazed tile by Southern California artist, Cheryl Tall. Its dimensions are 8.8" x 10.8" x 1.5". It is framed as pictured. A certificate of authenticit...
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2010s Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Mixed Media
Surrealist Painting on Tile, "Tangerine Zinger"
By Cheryl Tall
Located in San Diego, CA
This is an original painting on glazed tile by Southern California artist, Cheryl Tall. Its dimensions are 8.8" x 10.8" x 1.5". It is framed as pictured. A certificate of authenticit...
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2010s Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Mixed Media
Surrealist Mixed Media Artwork, "Fíamma"
By Cheryl Tall
Located in San Diego, CA
This is an original mixed media artwork by Southern California artist, Cheryl Tall. Its dimensions are 8" x 10" x .75". It is unframed. A certifica...
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2010s Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Mixed Media
Untitled
Located in Dallas, TX
Pencil drawing of a furry structure with an eye. Surrealist artwork.420
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil
$336 Sale Price
20% Off
Watercolor on paper: "Play Room" (green dragon)
Located in New York, NY
Shiri Mordechay's paintings are a whirlwind of emotion and complexity, drawing the viewer into a vibrant and dynamic world. Each piece is packed with countless details, your eyes are...
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2010s Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Watercolor, Archival Paper
Watercolor on paper: "Blue Lizard"
Located in New York, NY
Shiri Mordechay's paintings are a whirlwind of emotion and complexity, drawing the viewer into a vibrant and dynamic world. Each piece is packed with countless details, your eyes are...
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2010s Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Watercolor, Archival Paper
Suitor with Voyeur
Located in Miami, FL
Roy Carruthers is a brilliant mix of George Tooker and Fernando Botero but with unexpected charm.
"The Suitor with Voyeur", A variation of this concept was done in oil twenty years later. "The Venus of Ponte Vedra...
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1970s Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Graphite
Portrait of Bachoo Dinshaw, Countess Woronzow
Located in Miami, FL
Powerful pencil study of Bachoo, Countess Woronzow. Tchelitchew exaggerates the sitter's features with abnormally large eyes for dramatic effect, Bachoo (Countess Bachoobai Woronzow-...
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1940s Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Archival Paper, Graphite
Dorothea Tanning 1968 Surrealist Watercolor & Pencil, Surrealism, Three Figures
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Dorothea Tanning
Untitled
11 x 10 inches
Signed & dated lower right
Framed
A 1968 watercolor & pencil depicting three surrealist figures.
PROVENANCE: Merz Kunsthandlung (Sprengler...
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1960s Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Pencil
Taurus II
By Jacob Gildor
Located in London, GB
JACOB GILDOR b. 1948
(German / Israeli)
Title: Taurus II, 2003
Technique: Original Hand Signed Tempera and Collage and Ink on cardboard
Size: 25.3 x 35.2 cm / 9.9 x 13.8 in
Additional Information: It is hand signed in black pen "Gildor" at the lower left of the paper.
It was realised in 2003.
This work is recorded in the artist archive with reference no. 2003-12
Exhibited:
1. Forward and Backward, paintings 1966-2003, Sara Kishon Gallery, Tel Aviv, January 2003. No. 6, illustrated pages 10-11.
2. Art Budapst, Antik Enterior, 2006
3. Belvedere Gallery, Budapest , Winter Collection, 2007
Literaute: Jacob Gildor, Segments of Creation, Vol. I, 2009, Israeli Art Museum...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Tempera
Mythical Creature with Foliage Painted on Handmade Paper
Located in Houston, TX
Deer and owl hybrid creature that is similar to a mythological creature painted with foliage on handmade paper. The piece is not signed. It is not framed.
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20th Century Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink
Dance Partners nude female subject with rose bouquet surreal expressive format
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Soft pastel on red toned heavyweight archival paper signed and dated bottom. Part of an ongoing series by the artist of women with floral bouquets. Framing under glass is necessary f...
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2010s Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Archival Paper
Man with coin, ca. 1930, pencil on paper
Located in PARIS, FR
Mathieu (Matei) ROSIANU (1897-1969)
Man with coin
Pencil on paper
Workshop stamp on reverse
8 x 5,5 inch
Born in Bucharest in 1897 to an officer in the Romanian National Guard and ...
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1930s Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil
Two Women, Erotic Nude Woman - Lesbian Dream - Existential Magic Realism
Located in Miami, FL
Two Women by George Tooker is a psychologically engaging portrait of contrasts. An untidy, older, overweight woman is seen slumped in a chair, asleep and lost in a dream. Her head ti...
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1950s Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pencil
"Ziggurat" Large Scale Contemporary Surrealist Still Life (books and ladders)
Located in New York, NY
52"x 106" large scale watercolor on paper by award-winning New York artist Thomas Broadbent, signed on reverse. A Contemporary Surrealist Still-life painting of books and papers, wi...
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2010s Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
$14,400 Sale Price
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Nachtgespenst / Night ghost
Located in Wien, 9
Franz Rogler (1921 -1994) studied wood and stone sculpture with Wilhelm Gösser at the Graz School of Applied Arts and attended the master class for painting with Rudolf Szyszkowitz. During his studies he was drafted for military service and, together with fellow artist Hans Fronius, was deployed as a war painter in Austria, Germany, Italy, the former Yugoslavia, Greece and Russia. During this time he completed studies at the Academy in Zagreb and organised exhibitions in Austria. In 1944 he deserted and managed to escape to Switzerland, where he settled in Basel after his internment and came into contact with the Swiss Surrealists of "Group 33" and with the artists Hans Arp, Max Ernst and Meret Oppenheim through his friend Regula Weilenmann. After the end of the war, he studied at the Basel Art School with Walter Bodmer and Heinrich Müller, which introduced him to Constructivist art. In 1947 Rogler returned to Graz and became a member of the Graz Secession. From 1948 to 1950 he studied at the Vienna Academy with Albert Paris Gütersloh, before returning to Graz as a freelance artist in 1950. In 1953 he received the Art Prize of the City of Graz and his works were published in the first issue of the "Surrealist Publications" edited by Edgar Jené and Paul Celan...
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1940s Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Age of Unreason, mysterious, monochromatic, dark tones
By Tom Bennett
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Monotype by painter, master printmaker Tom Bennett
Category
2010s Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Monotype, Archival Ink, Archival Paper
Oudaen – 26-11-18, Drawing, Pencil/Colored Pencil on Paper
By Corne Akkers
Located in Yardley, PA
Oudaen – 26-11-18 Last year I was at Oudaen, a city castle at Utrecht, Netherlands which now is a crowdy hotspot for party people. I was dining near the window in the corner wit...
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2010s Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil
Nights over Egypt – 13-11-18, Drawing, Pencil/Colored Pencil on Paper
By Corne Akkers
Located in Yardley, PA
Nights over Egypt – 13-11-18 I found this picture of Jenna J. Ross on Instagram and I liked it a lot. It was dark and blue. I found it fit for my Egypt project and decided to tu...
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2010s Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil
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