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
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, "Coraline"
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
Ascent : contemporary collage
Located in New York, NY
Elisabeth Page Purcell have mastered various forms of art one of which is collage.
The artist’s collage works have evolved out of her interest in color and patterns. Elisabeth Page...
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2010s Surrealist Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
Surrealist Intaglio Mixed Media Monotype on handmade paper
Located in Surfside, FL
This intaglio mixed media unique monoprint is on heavy hand made paper with beautiful deckled edges on all sides. it is a Surrealist image with nude figures and planets. This monoty...
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1990s Surrealist Mixed Media
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Handmade Paper
"Cammino Nell'Universo (Path in the Universe)" mixed media on canvas artwork
By Oriano Galloni
Located in Boca Raton, FL
"Cammino Nell'Universo (Path in the Universe)" mixed media artwork by artist Oriano Galloni. A tiny sculpture in the upper left corner of the canvas is the first sculpture the artist...
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2010s Surrealist Mixed Media
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Mixed Media
ID Pass . I, Mixed Media on Paper
By Sia Aryai
Located in Yardley, PA
In this one of a kind original mixed media series I have composed my work from many elements with layers of texture. manipulate my photographs and drawings digitally or on papers. ...
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2010s Surrealist Mixed Media
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Mixed Media
Swing XXVII abstract one of a kind framed figure, Mixed Media on Canvas
By Sia Aryai
Located in Yardley, PA
Swing XXVII is about imagination, something that attracts you. One of a kind mixed media manipulated on canvas. Elegant, the heavyweight canvas is treated with multiple laye...
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2010s Surrealist Mixed Media
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Mixed Media
Swing XVIII one of a kind gold leaf framed art, Mixed Media on Paper
By Sia Aryai
Located in Yardley, PA
Swing XXVIII is about imagination, something that attracts you. One of a kind mixed media on paper. Elegant, the heavyweight parchment is treated with gold leaf. The photo ...
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2010s Surrealist Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
Stallion. X One of a Kind Framed Mixed Media horse, Mixed Media on Paper
By Sia Aryai
Located in Yardley, PA
The history of the horse in China dates back over many centuries. The sixth animal in the Chinese zodiac is the horse. Power, beauty, and freedom symbolize the horse in Chines...
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2010s Surrealist Mixed Media
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Mixed Media
Stallion. X One of a Kind Framed Abstract Horse, Mixed Media on Paper
By Sia Aryai
Located in Yardley, PA
The history of the horse in China dates back over many centuries. The sixth animal in the Chinese zodiac is the horse. Power, beauty, and freedom symbolize the horse in Chines...
Category
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
Sphere. V White framed hand-painted stallion, Mixed Media on Canvas
By Sia Aryai
Located in Yardley, PA
One-of-a-kind mixed media manipulated painted photographs on hand-painted canvas Painting is 5X7â€
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2010s Surrealist Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
Sphere. V Framed hand hand-painted butterfly, Mixed Media on Canvas
By Sia Aryai
Located in Yardley, PA
One-of-a-kind mixed media manipulated painted photographs on hand-painted canvas Painting is a 5X7â€
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2010s Surrealist Mixed Media
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Mixed Media
Blue Horse, painted, Mixed Media on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
I woke up one morning and I said to myself "I really want to paint a blue horse" . But I couldn't that. So I painted a big pink bird and I titled it blue horse. Done My Blue Horse c...
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2010s Surrealist Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
Friendship of the good, Mixed Media on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another, 'What???? :: Mixed Media :: Surrealism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by t...
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2010s Surrealist Mixed Media
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Mixed Media
Phot ID VII one of a kind of surreal framed painti, Mixed Media on Paper
By Sia Aryai
Located in Yardley, PA
Photo ID VI one of a kind of surreal framed painting In this one of a kind original mixed media series, I have composed my work from many elements with layers of texture. manipulat...
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2010s 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
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Mixed Media
Party Queen - Maximalist surrealist wall sculpture
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This surrealist figurative wall sculpture was made by artist Megan Dune is a maximalists' dream. It is assembled with multiple materials, including acrylic ...
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2010s Surrealist Mixed Media
Materials
Paper, Glitter, Acrylic
Gutsy
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This vivid and sticking surrealist wall sculpture by artist Megan Dune was created with acrylic, glitter, thread and fabric on canvas and paper mache.
Wha...
Category
2010s Surrealist Mixed Media
Materials
Fabric, Canvas, Thread, Glitter, Acrylic
$5,400
Loud Mouth - colorful surrealist portrait
Located in West Hollywood, CA
"Loud Mouth" is a surrealist multi-media sculptural painting made with acrylic, paper, fabric, beads on a canvas and wood. The figures' mouth, made from wood, extends past the painting bringing the painting to life. The lashes on the figure are extended with thread which has been sewn into the canvas.
INSPIRATION BEHIND THE WORK - "'Loud Mouth' was brought to life via a string of impulses similar to the ones that may lead to someone being pegged as a "loudmouth." A "loudmouth" is defined by the Oxford Dictionary as "a person who tends to talk too much in an offensive or tactless way." In my experience, however, "loudmouth" is usually used to describe someone who fits into only the first part of that definition (talks "too much"), and as a result — regardless of what they're saying — is perceived as too loud. Surely, of course, there are also those that fall into the offensive or tactless zone, but this painting isn't about them. This painting is about those who are so busy being their wonderful selves, they don't have the time or care to consider how others perceive them. It is a celebration of being genuine and sticking out past expected boundaries because you are confident in the worth of your spill-over."
- Artist Megan Dune...
Category
2010s Surrealist Mixed Media
Materials
Fabric, Canvas, Wood, Paper, Acrylic
Superbloom
Located in West Hollywood, CA
"Superbloom" is made with acrylic, oil pastel, paper, glitter, thread and clay on canvas and paper mache. This bright and vividly colored sculptural painting is a perfect example of the power of unrestrained creativity.
INSPIRATION BEHIND THE WORK - What began as an experiment in creating rose petals slowly evolved into this deconstructed "Superbloom". At the center of these petals is a seemingly chaotic arrangement of color and texture. Yet, from slow observation, patterns and repetition emerge. What can be easily grouped into a "whole" is actually a balancing act of orchestrated parts - the same as every living organism we observe. There is a mystery to be savored in every act of living - as well as in viewing the traces of life left behind. "Superbloom" was made in love of the former, and leaves behind the latter. We'll never fully understand all the bits of a rose, or all the brushstrokes of a painting, but we're always welcome to bask in the sunshine that is loving without knowing.
ABOUT THE ARTIST: Los Angeles based artist, Megan Dune...
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2010s Surrealist Mixed Media
Materials
Clay, Canvas, Thread, Paper, Oil Pastel, Glitter, Acrylic
"Entre Mitos (Within Myths), " Mixed Media on Canvas, Signed
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Entre Mitos (Within Myths)" is an original mixed media artwork on canvas by Teresa Olabuenaga. This piece depicts the head of a woman below abstract forms and other images.
54" x ...
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1990s Surrealist Mixed Media
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Canvas, Mixed Media
Children of War : mixed media collage
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary collage by Debra Friedkin.
Debra Friedkin’s work ranges from whimsical to darkly humorous, informed by sleek modernism, pulp science fiction and spiritual symbolism.
Debra Friedkin studied art at Lehman College, NYC and Long Island University post-graduate. She mentored privately with Lester Zakarin, an illustrator for Stan Lee Comics...
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2010s Surrealist Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
"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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Mixed Media
Materials
Muslin, Wood, Paper
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...
Category
2010s Surrealist Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
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: 'Damselfly'
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 hist...
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2010s Surrealist Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
"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
And it Came to Pass : collage work of art
Located in New York, NY
Collage work of art by contemporary artist Jessica Rechner.
This work of art is a collage made raw silk, acrylic, watercolor, and pencil on canvas. The artist uses these various mat...
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2010s Surrealist Mixed Media
Materials
Canvas, Silk, Acrylic, Watercolor, Pencil
Witness : contemporary collage
Located in New York, NY
Elisabeth Page Purcell have mastered various forms of art one of which is collage.
The artist’s collage works have evolved out of her interest in color and patterns. Elisabeth Page...
Category
2010s Surrealist Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
ELIXIER, Oil on Canvas
Located in Montreux, CH
ELIXIER, Oil on Canvas, 80 X 100cm
Category
Early 2000s Surrealist Mixed Media
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Spin : contemporary collage
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary collage by a New York based artist Paul Antonio Szabo.
Paul searches for interesting and eye-catching images to later use and arran...
Category
2010s Surrealist Mixed Media
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media, Board
Dance Girl : contemporary collage
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary collage by a New York based artist Paul Antonio Szabo.
Paul searches for interesting and eye-catching images to later use and arrange them in new compositions. He crea...
Category
2010s Surrealist Mixed Media
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
Mondo Cane : contemporary collage
Located in New York, NY
Rei Egusquiza uses collage and drawing to manipulate composition. Lines, patterns, orbs and masks obscure faces and bodies to unveil new themes, emotions and intent in subjects. Each newly synthesized work attempts to understand the reasons why we refrain from fully expressing our persona and drive.
“Mondo Cane...
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2010s Surrealist Mixed Media
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Mixed Media
Laid Bare : contemporary collage
Located in New York, NY
Rei Egusquiza uses collage and drawing to manipulate composition. Lines, patterns, orbs and masks obscure faces and bodies to unveil new themes, emotions and intent in subjects. Each...
Category
2010s Surrealist Mixed Media
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
Variable Picture (3 x 7 = 21 Shapes)
By Hans Arp
Located in London, GB
JEAN [HANS] ARP 1886-1966
Strasbourg, France 1886 - 1966 Basel, Switzerland (German/French)
Title: Variable Picture (3 x 7 = 21 Shapes) Variables Bild (3 x 7 = 21 Formen), 1964
Te...
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1960s Surrealist Mixed Media
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Mixed Media
Lincoln's Bullet as a Meteorite
Located in New York, NY
Dionisios Fragias is a New York -based artist born on the Greek island of Kefalonia and raised in New York City. He is the protege of the artist Jeff Koons whose years-long mentorshi...
Category
2010s Surrealist Mixed Media
Materials
Steel, Stainless Steel
Price Upon Request
Starry, Starry, Starry
Located in New York, NY
Dionisios Fragias is a New York -based artist born on the Greek island of Kefalonia and raised in New York City. He is the protege of the artist Jeff Koons whose years-long mentorshi...
Category
2010s Surrealist Mixed Media
Materials
Archival Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Price Upon Request
Danger
Located in New York, NY
Dionisios Fragias is a New York -based artist born on the Greek island of Kefalonia and raised in New York City. He is the protege of the artist Jeff Koons whose years-long mentorshi...
Category
2010s Surrealist Mixed Media
Materials
Steel, Stainless Steel
Price Upon Request
He's Got Good Hot Dogs
Located in Kansas City, MO
Artist : Jolynn Reigeluth
Title : He’s Got Good Hot Dogs
Materials : India ink, graphite, collage and acrylic
Date : 2017
Dimensions : 55" x 39" in.
Jolynn Reigeluth is an artist an...
Category
2010s Surrealist Mixed Media
Materials
India Ink, Acrylic, Graphite
Price Upon Request
These Are My Legs
Located in Kansas City, MO
Artist : Jolynn Reigeluth
Title : These Are My Legs
Materials : Etching, collage and watercolor
Date : 2015
Dimensions : 18" x 13" in.
Jolynn Reigeluth is an artist and freelance Gr...
Category
2010s Surrealist Mixed Media
Materials
Printer's Ink, Watercolor, Color, Etching, Monoprint
Price Upon Request
The Charmers
Located in Kansas City, MO
Artist : Jolynn Reigeluth
Title : The Charmers
Materials : Etching, collage and watercolor
Date : 2017
Dimensions : 20" x 15" in.
Jolynn Reigeluth is an artist and freelance Graphic...
Category
2010s Surrealist Mixed Media
Materials
Printer's Ink, Watercolor, Color, Etching, Monoprint
Price Upon Request
Forbidden Fruit: Eve
Located in Kansas City, MO
Artist : Jolynn Reigeluth
Title : Forbidden Fruit: Eve
Materials : Etching, collage and watercolor
Date : 2018
Dimensions : 19" x 13" in.
Jolynn Reige...
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2010s Surrealist Mixed Media
Materials
Printer's Ink, Watercolor, Color, Monoprint, Etching
Price Upon Request
It's For the Birds
Located in Kansas City, MO
Artist : Jolynn Reigeluth
Title : It's for the Birds
Materials : Collagraph, collage and watercolor
Date : 2019
Dimensions : 13" x 18" in.
Jolynn Reigeluth is an artist and freelanc...
Category
2010s Surrealist Mixed Media
Materials
Printer's Ink, Watercolor, Color, Monoprint
Price Upon Request
Carnival Carnivore
Located in Kansas City, MO
Artist : Jolynn Reigeluth
Title : Carnival Carnivore
Materials : India ink, graphite, collage and acrylic
Date : 2019
Dimensions : 40" x 39" in.
Jolynn Reigeluth is an artist and fr...
Category
2010s Surrealist Mixed Media
Materials
Ink, India Ink, Acrylic, Graphite
Price Upon Request
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.
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