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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
The Ecstasy of Colonel Picklebottom, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Diane Flick presents a glimpse into someone else's image of utopia. "Colonel Picklebottom's otherworldly dream persists only to exist," says Diane. In th...

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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist More Art

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Oil

Rien que la terre - Rare Book Illustrated by Demetrios Galanis - 1926
Located in Roma, IT
Edition of 206 copies including 11 original engravings by Demetrios Galanis and one original frontispiece. Copy on reservede to Librairie Champion. Includes a printsuite and an origi...
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1920s Surrealist More Art

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Paper

Paris la Nuit. Les Plaisirs de la Capitale - Rare Book by Louis Aragon - 1923
Located in Roma, IT
Paris la Nuit. Les Plaisirs de la Capitale, ses bas fonds et ses jardins secrets. Considerations by Louis Aragon on different aspects of Paris, seen from...
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1920s Surrealist More Art

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Paper

Cruautes de la Nuit - Rare Book Illustrated by Giorgio De Chirico - 1927
Located in Roma, IT
Edition of 532 copies. Copy on Holland de Rives. Good conditions, lightly wore on binding. Edition including an illustration by Giorgio De Chirico representing the portrait of the au...
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1920s Surrealist More Art

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Paper

Zoo - Rare Book by Gus Bofa - 1935
Located in Roma, IT
Copy n. 30/1150, on Hollande paper, with b/w lithographies and suite on BFK Rives paper. Superb copy in perfect conditions. Including the complete suite by Gus Bofa.
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1920s Surrealist More Art

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Paper

Des Riens... - Rare Book by Carlègle - 1926
Located in Roma, IT
Edition of 507 copies including 66 illustrations by Carlègle, colored "au pochoir". Extremely rare and precious copy on Japon Imperial (one of 37 of the commercial edition), includin...
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1920s Surrealist More Art

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Paper

Juliette au Pays des Hommes - Rare Book Illustrated by Chas Laborde - 1926
Located in Roma, IT
Edition of 317 copies including engravings by Chas Laborde. Copy on Vergé de Rives. Perfect Conditions. Partially Uncut.
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1920s Surrealist More Art

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Paper

Dessins - Rare Book by Jean Cocteau - 1923
Located in Roma, IT
Edition of 625 copies, including reproductions of drawings by J. Cocteau, in which are portrayed for example I. Strawinsky, J. Hugo, P. Picasso, F. Poulenc and many others. Book dedi...
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1920s Surrealist More Art

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Paper

Frontières Humaines - Rare Book - 1929
Located in Roma, IT
Edition of 2108 copies. Copy on Velin Alfa Lafuma paper. Original paperback cover. Binding partially unglued. Very good conditions. Uncut.
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1920s Surrealist More Art

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Paper

Beauté, Mon Beau Souci - Rare Book Illustrated by J.E. Laboureur - 1920
Located in Roma, IT
Copies including 37 engravings by J.E. Laboureur. The edition includes 12 numbered copies and 400 copies on velin Lafuma-Navarre. Lightly wore on cover and binding.
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1920s Surrealist More Art

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Paper

L'Équipe - Rare Book Illustrated by André Dignimont - 1925
Located in Roma, IT
Edition of 336 copies illustrated by A. Dignimont. Copy on velin pur film Lafuma. Frontispecie separeted from binding. Very good condition. 
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1920s Surrealist More Art

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Paper

Chez les Toubibs - Rare Book by Gus Bofa - 1917
Located in Roma, IT
Text and illustrations by Gus Bofa. Plates and spine partially missing and restored. Inside excellent conditions and partially uncut.
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1920s Surrealist More Art

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Paper

Rien qu'une Femme - Rare Book Illustrated by Maurice Asselin - 1923
Located in Roma, IT
One of 75 copies on Hollande Van Gelder. Including 8 original etchings by Maurice Asselin. Copy in perfect conditions and partially uncut.
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1920s Surrealist More Art

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Paper

Sa Maitresse et Moi - Rare Book - 1925
Located in Roma, IT
Editorial soft cover, spine restored. Inside excellent conditions.  Couverture souple originale et dos restauré. A l'intérieur le livre est dans d'excellentes conditions. 
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1920s Surrealist More Art

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Paper

Point du Jour - Rare Book - 1934
Located in Roma, IT
Petite rousseur sur la couverture souple éditoriale originale. Langue: français. Excellentes conditions.André Breton, né en 1896 et mort en 1966, était un écrivain et poète français....
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1920s Surrealist More Art

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Paper

Huit Jours à Seville - Rare Book by Maurice Barraud - 1929
Located in Roma, IT
Edition of 1650 copies. Copy number on Hollande Van Gelder paper. Includes an original litograph by Maurice Barraud on the frontispiece. Seventh volume of the "Ceinture du Monde" col...
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1920s Surrealist More Art

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Paper

Le Verger des Amours - Rare Book Illustrated by L.T. Foujita - 1927
Located in Roma, IT
Author of the book is Guillaume Apollinaire. Edition of 100 copies including 6 drypoints (a full page engraving on frontispiece and 5 engravings in text). Copy on Vergé de Rives à la...
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1920s Surrealist More Art

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Paper

Charles Pequin - Rare Book Illustrated by G. Aubert - 1927
Located in Roma, IT
Edition of 215 copies including b/w reproductions of artworks by Charles Pequin and a portrait of the artist by G. Aubert. Copy on papier pur fil. Copy in good conditions. Partially...
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1920s Surrealist More Art

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Paper

Les Français en Voyage - Rare Book - 1929
Located in Roma, IT
Edition of 563 copies including 19 original engravings by Dubreuil. Exceptionally fine and rare copy. One of the only 18 copies on Japon Ancien including one original drawing by Dubr...
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1920s Surrealist More Art

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Paper

Jeux Olympiques - Rare Book Illustrated by L.T. Foujita - 1925
Located in Roma, IT
Edition of 816 copies on vélin simili curve des papeteries Navarre, including a portrait of the author by Foujita. Very good conditions, uncut. 
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1920s Surrealist More Art

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Paper

Jeux de l'Ame - Rare Book - 1920s
Located in Roma, IT
Edition of 2300 copies. One of only 70 copies on Pur Fil Lafuma paper. Language: french. Little foxing on cover, copy with beards. Perfect conditions inside.
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1920s Surrealist More Art

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Paper

Les Dernières Nuits de Paris - Rare Book Illustrated by Philippe Soupault - 1928
Located in Roma, IT
Edition of 500 copies. Copy on papier Velin du Marais paper. Language: french. Soft editorial cover, almost perfect conditions. Uncut. Philippe Soupault was born in 1897 and died in ...
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1920s Surrealist More Art

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Paper

Terre d'Amour - Rare Book by Feder - 1927
Located in Roma, IT
Edition of 479 copies including original illustrations by Feder. One of only 19 copies on Japon Impérial. Perfect conditions. Original editorial soft cover.
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1920s Surrealist More Art

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Paper

Apollinaire Vivant - Rare Book - 1923
Located in Roma, IT
Very rare edition of 25 copies. Copy number 7 of the only 25 copies on Lafuma Navarre paper. Includes an unpublished photograph and a caricature by Pablo Picasso. Particularly releva...
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1920s Surrealist More Art

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Paper

Connaissance de la Déesse - Rare Book - 1924
Located in Roma, IT
Edition of 1060 copies on Navarre verge including a lithograph representing the author on the frontispiece of Edouard Vuillard. Very good conditions and partially uncut.
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1920s Surrealist More Art

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Paper

La Scienza delle Medaglie Antiche e Moderne - Rare Book - 1728
Located in Roma, IT
9 Plates which represent different kind of coins. Cover on rigid parchment. Decorations and title of book drawn with ink. A full page b/w etching on first endpaper, and a second smal...
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1920s Surrealist More Art

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Paper

Fragment en Prose - Rare Book - 1920s
Located in Roma, IT
Translated in french by Maurice Betz, from the original "Prosafragmente" by Rainer Maria Rilke. Edition of 675 copies. Copy on Outhenin-Chalandre paper. Spine lightly worn, perfect c...
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1910s Surrealist More Art

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Paper

La Guerre sur Mer - Rare Book Illustrated by Rudyard Kipling - 1919
Located in Roma, IT
Original work by Rudyard Kipling, translated in french by Etienne Lamy. Little foxing on the original paperback cover. Language: french. Good conditions. Partially uncut.
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1920s Surrealist More Art

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Paper

Ecumes de la Mer - Rare Book Illustrated by G. Aubert - 1925
Located in Roma, IT
Edition of 800. Copy on velin simili cuve Navarre paper. On frontispiece it includes a portrait of the author by Pablo Picasso, engraved by G. Aubert. Perfect conditions and uncut.
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1920s Surrealist More Art

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Paper

Fermé la Nuit - Rare Book illustrated by Jules Pascin - 1925
Located in Roma, IT
Edition of 400 copies. One of the 350 copies on Pur Fil Lafuma-Navarre paper. Includes 5 original etchings and many illustrations by Jules Pascin. Original paperback cover. Perfect c...
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1920s Surrealist More Art

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Paper

Rues et Visages de Paris - Rare Book - 1926
Located in Roma, IT
Rues et Visages de Paris (Streets and Faces of Paris) is a rare book whose purpose is to introduce the city of Paris in the first page of 20th Century, written by Valery Larbaud and ...
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1920s Surrealist More Art

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Paper

La Patience de Griseledis - Rare Book Illustrated by P.A. Moras - 1920s
Located in Roma, IT
Edition of 1000 copies. One of the only 50 copies on Japon Imperial paper, including a suite of 15 woodcut prints on China paper. Includes also original black and white and colored w...
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1920s Surrealist More Art

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Paper

Her Majesty the Muse figurative interior painting mint green female success love
Located in Sempach, LU
Her Majesty The Muse I remember the words our teacher said “Do not wait for a sudden inspiration, for a visit from the Muse. You should begin working, otherwise the Muse will pass b...
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2010s Surrealist More Art

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Canvas, Oil

Le Bar de l'Amour - Rare Book by Philippe Soupault - 1925
Located in Roma, IT
Edition of 230 copies. Copy on Pur Fil Lafuma paper. Includes the "Cahier de la Rédaction" titled "Feuilleuts" and "Jacques Rivière". Language: french. Original soft cover. Very good...
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1920s Surrealist More Art

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Paper

Calliope, ou du Sublime - Rare Book Illustrated by Chas Laborde - 1928
Located in Roma, IT
Edition of 2330 copies. Copy on vergé bouffant paper. Original paperback cover representing the Muses, illustrated by Chas Laborde. Excellent conditions and uncut.
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1920s Surrealist More Art

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Paper

La Mort de Philae - Rare Book Illustrated by Pierre Loti - 1920
Located in Roma, IT
Edition of 990 copies. Copy on vergé d'Arches, soft editorial cover with some very minor stains. Inside near perfect conditions. Edition tirée à 990 exemplaires. Imprimé sur papier ...
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1920s Surrealist More Art

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Paper

Je Ne Vous Aime Pas - La Femme Silen - Rare Book - 1920s
Located in Roma, IT
Edition of 1003 copies. One of the 109 copies realised for the "Bibliophiles de la Nouvelle Revue Française" in Roman Numerals. Copy printed for the Countess Pecci Blunt.Spine partia...
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1920s Surrealist More Art

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Paper

Joseph Bernard - Rare Book Illustrated by G. Aubert - 1924
Located in Roma, IT
Edition of 215 copies on pur fil Lafuma paper. Includes a portrait of the artist on china paper, engraved and signed by G. Aubert. Includes also reproduction of the artist's works on...
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1920s Surrealist More Art

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Paper

Four of Pentacles, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
As part of her Rodeo Tarot series, artist Rachel Srinivasan reinterprets the pentacles suit, adorned with galloping horses on the edges. Four bison heads surr...

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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist More Art

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Oil

Original signed & inscribed drawing of a woman (bound in hardback monograph)
Located in New York, NY
Fernando Botero Original drawing of a woman, 1997 Ink on paper drawing on paper held on first front end page of "Botero" - hardback monograph with dust jacket The unique, original dr...
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1990s Surrealist More Art

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Permanent Marker, Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Lithograph, Offset

Three of Pentacles, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
As part of her Rodeo Tarot series, artist Rachel Srinivasan reinterprets the pentacles suit, adorned with galloping horses on the edges. Three white bison for...

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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist More Art

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Oil

Desert Landscape, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
In this piece, artist Julia Hacker creates a whimsical and vivid dreamscape of a desert. "It invites you to lose yourself in its charming portrayal of nature," ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist More Art

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Oil

Two of Pentacles, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Rachel Srinivasan reinterprets the pentacles suit adorned with galloping horses on the edges. Two white bison heads appear in the middle, their gentle ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist More Art

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Oil

Ace of Pentacles, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Rachel Srinivasan reinterprets the pentacles suit adorned with galloping horses on the edges. Rachel uses various tones of green, symbolizing earthly w...

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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist More Art

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Oil

Night 2009. Painted porcelain vase, h. 20 cm, dia. 11 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Night 2009. Painted porcelain vase, h. 20 cm, dia. 11 cm Night, the painted porcelain vase from 2009, is a captivating piece of art that transports you to a surreal and mysterious r...
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Early 2000s Surrealist More Art

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Porcelain

Water 2009, painted porcelain plate, 39х19х2.5 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Water 2009, painted porcelain plate, 39х19х2.5 cm Water is a captivating and evocative painted porcelain plate. It combines artistic craftsmanship, a romantic theme, and the allure ...
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Early 2000s Surrealist More Art

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Porcelain

Chants de Maldoror - Rare Book Illustrated by René Magritte - 1948
Located in Roma, IT
Les Chants de Maldoror is an original modern rare book written by Comte de Lautréamont, pseudonym of Isidore Lucien Ducasse (Montevideo, 1846 — Paris, 1870) and illustrated by René ...
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1940s Surrealist More Art

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Paper, Photogravure

The Gem Tree, Original Contemporary Mixed Media Wood and Wire Sculpture
Located in Boston, MA
The Gem Tree, Original Contemporary Mixed Media Sculpture 26" x 31" x 19" (HxWxD) Wood, Wire, Crystal Beads Artist Todd McCollister has created a 3D surreali...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist More Art

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Wire

Relic 1999, painted porcelain plate, dia. 31 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Relic 1999, painted porcelain plate, dia. 31 cm Relic, the painted porcelain plate from 1999, is a captivating piece of art that showcases a black and white surreal composition. Wit...
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1990s Surrealist More Art

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Porcelain

Fashion Trends II
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The figurative surrealistic paintings of Carlos Gamez de Francisco are heavily influenced by his Cuban upbringing in a Russian governed academia setting. This presence exposed Franci...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist More Art

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Paper, Watercolor, Graphite

Birds 2009, painted porcelain plate, diam. 20.5 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Birds 2009, painted porcelain plate, diam. 20.5 cm The central focus of the plate is the depiction of two birds surrounded by blooming flowers. The artist has skillfully painted the birds, capturing their graceful forms and vibrant colors. The flowers add a touch of beauty and provide a visually appealing backdrop for the avian subjects. The combination of birds, blooming flowers, and the mysterious...
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Early 2000s Surrealist More Art

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Porcelain

Fashion Trends III
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The figurative surrealistic paintings of Carlos Gamez de Francisco are heavily influenced by his Cuban upbringing in a Russian governed academia setting. This presence exposed Franci...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist More Art

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Watercolor, Graphite, Paper

Ten of Swords, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Rachel Srinivasan presents a surreal image of a white bison standing in the middle of 10 swords—nominative to its corresponding card from the tarot d...

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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist More Art

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Oil

Italian Surrealist Colorful Metal Enamel Plaque Painting Wall Hanging Art Luigi
Located in Surfside, FL
Biomorphic Surrealism. Signed Luigi, Enamel on metal (probably copper). Mounted to a plexi or acrylic purple mounting. I am assuming it is Italian as it is signed Luigi but it might ...
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20th Century Surrealist More Art

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Enamel

Eight of Swords II, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Rachel Srinivasan's surrealistic piece combines the traditional symbolism of the tarot card with the image of a white bison and eight crossed swords. T...

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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist More Art

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Oil

Nine of Swords, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Rachel Srinivasan presents a surreal portrayal of the nine of swords tarot card. A majestic and mysterious white bison remains strong as a falling blad...

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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist More Art

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Oil

Nebula, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Miranda Gamel depicts an ethereal being with a glowing crown and wings. Star nebulas and light beams surround her in lustrous prismatic hues. The nude fi...

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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist More Art

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Oil

Weather forecast 2004, canvas, oil, 50x70 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Weather forecast 2004, canvas, oil, 50x70 cm Ivars Poikans 1952. Riga Ivars Poikāns works in painting, graphics, book illustration, cinema art. Bor...
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Early 2000s Surrealist More Art

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Canvas, Oil

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