Surrealist Mixed Media
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
Surreal Collage: 'The Descendant'
Located in New York, NY
Combining found elements with those fashioned by my own hand, my work encompasses two- and three-dimensional collage as well as sculptural objects. Infused with a rich sense of histo...
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2010s Surrealist Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
Surreal Collage: 'Mechanical Garden'
Located in New York, NY
Combining found elements with those fashioned by my own hand, my work encompasses two- and three-dimensional collage as well as sculptural objects. Infused with a rich sense of histo...
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2010s Surrealist Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
Surrealist Collage IV-47
Located in CANNES, FR
Max Bucaille ( 1906-1996 )
" collage IV- 47 " :
collage on paper , signed Max Bucaille and dated IV 1947 .
framed Original vintage velvet : 40,5 x 35,5 cm x 3 cm .
paper : 24 x ...
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1940s Surrealist Mixed Media
Materials
Magazine Paper
What is the universe? - Mixed Media by Anna Maria Caboni - 2023
Located in Roma, IT
What is the universe? A Thousand Million of Overwhelming Moons. Come In. is a fascinating painting by the Italian artist Anna Maria Caboni.
It represent a metallic version of a gala...
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2010s Surrealist Mixed Media
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Mixed Media
On A Break
Located in Nottingham, GB
Original, Acrylic Paints on Cotton Patchwork
Joe Gilgun is an English actor and producer based in Manchester, best known for his character Vinnie O'Neill in the series Brassic, which he also co-created, and for his character Woody in the film This Is England (2006) and its subsequent spin-off series, he has also played roles in Hollyoaks, Coronation street and E4s Misfits.
Joe is a self-taught artist. Working from his home studio in Manchester, he explores themes of identity, emotion, society, and the human experience. Drawing from his own personal history and mental health, as well as the shared experiences of the voiceless and invisible living on the streets, Joe continues to discover a haunting beauty in the darkest aspects of the human psyche. With a mixture of street, abstract and fine art influences, most of his work is created using a blend of acrylic, spray paint and charcoal. However, he doesn’t limit himself, sometimes it’s a case of using whatever’s at hand; a splash of tea, a mouthful of spit, on occasion he doesn’t even use a canvas. Art works have been painted on bed sheets due to the times he’s been too anxious to leave the house. Broken gates salvaged from wastelands next to filming locations have also found their way into the collection.
Joe has made a conscious effort to find his own method and style through the trial and error of painting. Trying to find his voice before he starts looking, almost out of spite. Though he enjoys the history of art, classic and contemporary, he has far more interest in understanding his own voice before muddying the waters with everything that’s gone before.
There are, however, influences that can’t be avoided. George Condo’s work fascinates him, he paints ‘ordinary people’, though Joe doesn’t believe anyone’s ordinary. He appreciates how Condo captures the chaos of it all. Francesco Goya: Joe is intrigued by ‘The Black Paintings’. Goya resented society, he kept this series in his house and thought no one would ever see. Similar to Joe’s work, he felt almost embarrassed about the art. It was only ever supposed to stay in the safety of his home. Sir Francis Bacon: with a fear of appearing arrogant, Joe doesn’t consider himself to be a fan of Bacon’s work. Though there are similarities in the themes of despair and the lack of romance about the world. Plus, he was terrified of his dad, much like Joe. Despite being the least favourite of his influences, he’s the artist Joe’s talks about most often, which bothers him. George Rowlett: Joe’s a big admirer of the impasto style and the amount of work that goes into completing each piece. Though not a huge fan of landscapes, watching George paint...
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2010s Surrealist Mixed Media
Materials
Acrylic
A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall - Mixed Media by Anna Maria Caboni - 2023
Located in Roma, IT
A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall is a fascinating painting by the Italian artist Anna Maria Caboni.
It is a metaphor for the contemporary First-World city, where everything is metallic, and...
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2010s Surrealist Mixed Media
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Mixed Media
Surreal Collage: 'Prototypes #3'
Located in New York, NY
Barnett, a surrealist artist incorporates discarded mechanical objects and gadgets into his artwork. His work is characterized by its unique and ecl...
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2010s Surrealist Mixed Media
Materials
Pastel, Found Objects, Acrylic, Pencil
Oneiric landscape 1, Mixed Media on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Things related to dreams :: Mixed Media :: Surrealism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: No :: Signed: Yes :: Sig...
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2010s Surrealist Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
Sphere. XI Framed hand-painted gold stallion, Mixed Media on Paper
By Sia Aryai
Located in Yardley, PA
One-of-a-kind mixed media manipulated painted photographs on gold hand-painted paper The painting is 8X10â€
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2010s Surrealist Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
Sphere. IV One-of-a-kind framed hand-painted fish, Mixed Media on Canvas
By Sia Aryai
Located in Yardley, PA
One-of-a-kind mixed media manipulated painted photographs on hand-painted canvas The painting is 8X10â€
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2010s Surrealist Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
DejaVu X mixed media edition # 1 of 1, Mixed Media on Canvas
By Sia Aryai
Located in Yardley, PA
Elegant, heavyweight canvas is treated with multiple layers of varnish, hand painted with acrylic ink before and after printing. Aged by sanding to create visual metaphors. ...
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2010s Surrealist Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
Oneiric Landscape 3, Mixed Media on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Thinks related to dreams :: Mixed Media :: Surrealism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: No :: Signed: Yes :: Sig...
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2010s Surrealist Mixed Media
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Mixed Media
"El Gozo en el Recuerdo (The Pleasure in Memory), ", Signed
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"El Gozo en el Recuerdo (The Pleasure in Memory)" is an original mixed media piece on handmade paper by Teresa Olabuenaga. The artist signed the piece in the lower right. It depicts ...
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1990s Surrealist Mixed Media
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Mixed Media
Nude - Collage and Mixed Media - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Nude is an original collage artwork, realized by Sergio Barletta in 1975 ca.
Hand-signed on the lower right. From the series of "La Mappa del Tattuaggio", written on the lower left....
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1970s Surrealist Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
Myth, Muse and Metaphor #5, Mixed Media on Wood Panel
Located in Yardley, PA
“Myth, Muse and Metaphor #6†is a mixed media work of acrylic and collage on wood panel featuring creatures in a surreal situation. I take my inspiration from 18th century and me...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
Women - Original China Ink and Pastel by Mariano Villalta - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Hand signed lower left. Graffiti, pastel and china ink.
Passepartout included : 49 x 34
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1970s Surrealist Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
Hibiki XXXI, Mixed Media on Canvas
By Sia Aryai
Located in Yardley, PA
Hibiki XXXI Stunning shades of yellow are contrasted with a twist in this one-of-a-kind abstract 36.5X34.5†mixed media on canvas. Incorporates sanding of the surface to so...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
Cirque du Soleil n.7 - Original Mixed Media by S. Barletta -1995 ca.
Located in Roma, IT
Hand Signed. Mixed technique and collage on cardboard. Passepartout included.
This artwork is from the series "Cirque du Soleil" that the Italian artist Sergio Barletta dedicated to ...
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1990s Surrealist Mixed Media
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Mixed Media, Cardboard
Cirque du Soleil n.17
Located in Roma, IT
Hand Signed. Mixed technique and collage on cardboard. Passepartout included.
A Clockwork Orange.
This artwork is from the series "Cirque du Soleil" t...
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1990s Surrealist Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media, Cardboard
Surreal Collage: 'Watching'
Located in New York, NY
Combining found elements with those fashioned by my own hand, my work encompasses two- and three-dimensional collage as well as sculptural objects. Infused with a rich sense of histo...
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2010s Surrealist Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
Lili Ocean Part II
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Lili Ocean Part 2 Pink Abstract.
Mixed media: acrylic, ink marker, pastel on paper, white frame under Plexiglas.
Malgosia Kiernozycka was born i...
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2010s Surrealist Mixed Media
Materials
Pastel, Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Archival Paper
"Field Study - Winter Patterns, " Collage
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Field Study - Winter Patterns" is a mixed media piece by Terri Warpinski using photographs, drawings, and fragments of notebook and sketchbook paper. The artist signed the piece in ...
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1990s Surrealist Mixed Media
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media, Photographic Paper, Graphite
Swing XVV Cardinal holding love, Mixed Media on Canvas
By Sia Aryai
Located in Yardley, PA
when a cardinal appears, a loved one is near One of a kind mixed media manipulated digitally on canvas. Elegant, the heavyweight canvas is treated with multiple layers of acrylic a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
"Parts of Another, " Mixed Media Collage
Located in Chicago, IL
Based in Chicago, IL, contemporary artist Michael Thompson creates unique kites, collages and mixed media works assembled from material fragments of past and present collected in his...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Mixed Media
Materials
Paper, Monoprint
" Surrealist Collage " . New York .
Located in CANNES, FR
Max Bucaille ( 1906 -1996 ) . French Surrealist Artist .
born in Normandy in 1906 .
Image : 12 x 18 cm
Page : 21 x 30 cm
Framed : 38 x 52 cm
Max Bucaille prend une paire de ciseaux et de colle , il se munit de vieux ouvrages illustrés et , pour notre plaisir , rêve éveillé !
auteur de poèmes et de collages surréalistes...
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1930s Surrealist Mixed Media
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
When time won't tell, Mixed Media on Wood Panel
Located in Yardley, PA
Why do we always say "Only time will tell" ? I think sometimes, he Just don't wanna say it. :: Mixed Media :: Surrealism :: This piece comes with an off...
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2010s Surrealist Mixed Media
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Mixed Media
" Surrealist collage "
Located in CANNES, FR
Max Bucaille ( 1906 -1996 ) . French artist .
Surrealist collage realized in 1938-1939 .
10 x 16 cm image
16 x 23 cm feuille
39 x 45 cm vintage liege ...
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1930s Surrealist Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
Surreal Collage: 'Happy Valley'
Located in New York, NY
Barnett, a surrealist artist incorporates discarded mechanical objects and gadgets into his artwork. His work is characterized by its unique and ecl...
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2010s Surrealist Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
Surreal Collage: 'Dem Bones'
Located in New York, NY
Barnett, a surrealist artist incorporates discarded mechanical objects and gadgets into his artwork. His work is characterized by its unique and ecl...
Category
2010s Surrealist Mixed Media
Materials
Paper, Color Pencil
Surreal Contemporary Figurative Mixed-Media Oil Painting American
Located in Buffalo, NY
One of a kind mixed-media collage on canvas by Philip Kuznicki from the Spirit exhibition. Comes in its original frame.
Born in Dunkirk NY, Kuznicki started his career working for ar...
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2010s Surrealist Mixed Media
Materials
Found Objects, Oil
Surreal Collage: 'Willful Blindness'
Located in New York, NY
Mixed media collage: found objects, watercolor, pastel, and printed matter on masonite. Framed in plexiglass box frame.
Barnett, a surrealist artist incorporates discarded mechanica...
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2010s Surrealist Mixed Media
Materials
Pastel, Found Objects, Watercolor
Magic Realism Figurative Artwork, "Ritual (Devil)" by Evgeniya Golik
Located in San Diego, CA
A 16” x 16” x 1" Magic Realism Figurative Artwork by artist Evgeniya Golik. A certificate of authenticity will accompany the piece upon its purchase or delivery.
Evgeniya Golik (al...
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2010s Surrealist Mixed Media
Materials
Wood, Acrylic, Color Pencil, Graphite
Magic Realism Figurative Artwork, "Grace (The Tower)" by Evgeniya Golik
Located in San Diego, CA
A 21” x 31” x 2" Magic Realism Figurative Artwork by artist Evgeniya Golik. A certificate of authenticity will accompany the piece upon its purchase or delivery.
Evgeniya Golik (al...
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2010s Surrealist Mixed Media
Materials
Gold Leaf
Surreal Collage: 'Arduous Journey'
Located in New York, NY
Combining found elements with those fashioned by my own hand, my work encompasses two- and three-dimensional collage as well as sculptural objects. Infused with a rich sense of histo...
Category
2010s Surrealist Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
Surreal Collage: 'Cyclopaedia'
Located in New York, NY
Combining found elements with those fashioned by my own hand, my work encompasses two- and three-dimensional collage as well as sculptural objects. Infused with a rich sense of histo...
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2010s Surrealist Mixed Media
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Mixed Media
"Ladies at Tea, " Mixed Media Tile, 2007
Located in Chicago, IL
Liverpool-based artist Pauline Hughes takes a fluid approach to her ceramic practice, combining aspects of painting, collage, and printmaking into her w...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Mixed Media
Materials
Ceramic, Paper, Acrylic
"Joie de Vivre, " Mixed-Media Kite, 2023
Located in Chicago, IL
Chicago-based artist Michael Thompson creates unique kites crafted from split bamboo frames covered with stretched muslin and a collage of vintage Asian ephemera - including fragments of fabric, scrolls, drawings, and books collected during his travels.
In this kite entitled "Joie de Vivre," Thompson creates a delicate composition from antique wallpaper...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Mixed Media
Materials
Muslin, Wood, Paper
"Victorian Soiree, " Mixed Media Tile, 2007
Located in Chicago, IL
Liverpool-based artist Pauline Hughes takes a fluid approach to her ceramic practice, combining aspects of painting, collage, and printmaking into her w...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Mixed Media
Materials
Ceramic, Paper, Acrylic
Bon Voyage
Located in Greenwich, CT
Bon Voyage is a mixed media painting (acrylic, gold enamel, charcoal, pencil and ink on archival cotton paper), with an image size of 14 x 10.5 inches, signed 'afn' lower right and framed in a contemporary black moulding.
Anne Faith...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Mixed Media
Materials
Enamel
"Urbane Profile, " Mixed-Media Tile, 2007
Located in Chicago, IL
Liverpool-based artist Pauline Hughes takes a fluid approach to her ceramic practice, integrating techniques of painting, collage, and printmaking into ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Mixed Media
Materials
Ceramic, Paper, Acrylic
Untitled 1, Mixed Media Painting on Paper by Edward Henderson, 1991
Located in Long Island City, NY
This mixed media painting on paper was created by American artist Edward Henderson (b. 1951). Henderson describes his process as an attempt to relinquish our comfortable recollectio...
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1990s Surrealist Mixed Media
Materials
Paint, Paper, Mixed Media
Figurative Painting on Tile, "Miranda"
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 Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
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 Mixed Media
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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 Mixed Media
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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 Mixed Media
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Mixed Media
Surrealist Painting on Tile, "Alter Ago I"
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 Mixed Media
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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 Mixed Media
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Mixed Media
Surrealist Painting on Tile, "Flora"
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 Mixed Media
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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 Mixed Media
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Mixed Media
Surrealist Mixed Media Artwork, "Isabelle"
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 Mixed Media
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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 Mixed Media
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Mixed Media
Surrealist Mixed Media Artwork, "Pomegranates"
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 Mixed Media
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Mixed Media
Surrealist Mixed Media Artwork, "Skarazula"
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 Mixed Media
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Mixed Media
Surrealist Mixed Media Artwork, "Ladders"
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 Mixed Media
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Mixed Media
Surrealist Mixed Media Artwork, "Circle Dance"
By Cheryl Tall
Located in San Diego, CA
This is an original mixed media artwork by Southern California artist, Cheryl Tall. Its dimensions are 12" x 12" x .75". It is unframed. A certificate of authenticity will follow del...
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2010s Surrealist Mixed Media
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Mixed Media
Untitled 2, Surrealist Mixed Media Painting on Paper by Edward Henderson
Located in Long Island City, NY
This mixed media painting on paper was created by American artist Edward Henderson (b. 1951). Henderson describes his process as an attempt to relinquish our comfortable recollection...
Category
1990s Surrealist Mixed Media
Materials
Paint, Paper, Mixed Media
Untitled 1, Mixed Media Painting on Paper by Edward Henderson, 1991
Located in Long Island City, NY
This mixed media painting on paper was created by American artist Edward Henderson (b. 1951). Henderson describes his process as an attempt to relinquish our comfortable recollectio...
Category
1990s Surrealist Mixed Media
Materials
Paint, Paper, Mixed Media
Down the Hatch
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Michele Luger addresses the unknown, the hidden away, and deep feelings of nostalgia, for a place or time you've never lived.
In her collage work, she explores the ways in which we mask...
Category
2010s Surrealist Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
Surrealist mixed media for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Surrealist mixed media available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add mixed media created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, purple, orange, red and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Heejin Sutton, Libby Ramage, Michele Luger, and Max Ernst. Frequently made by artists working with Mixed Media, and Paper and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Surrealist mixed media, so small editions measuring 4 inches across are also available. Prices for mixed media made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $112 and tops out at $179,950, while the average work sells for $1,711.