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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
Sovereigns of the Sea: Pulpo Reina Urraca I, Emperatriz de Toda Españ
Located in East Hampton, NY
"a"
(English translation: "Octopus Queen Urraca I, Empress of All Spain")
24"×18" acrylic on canvas
©2021 Georgia Griffin
Queen Urraca I was the first woman ever to reign in a weste...
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2010s Surrealist More Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Annemarie Petri - "Interior of an Ornithologist" - toucan bird - edition size 25
Located in Winterswijk, NL
Annemarie Petri - "Interior of an Ornithologist".
Surrealism, imaginary cities, fantasy, mirage, etching.
Technique: Etching/monoprint, highest technical level with 8-15 plates.
E...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist More Art
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Etching, Monoprint
Annemarie Petri - "Interior of an Ecologist" - goshawk bird - edition size 25
Located in Winterswijk, NL
Annemarie Petri - "Interior of an Ecologist".
Surrealism, imaginary cities, fantasy, mirage, etching.
Technique: Etching/monoprint, highest technical level with 8-15 plates.
Editi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist More Art
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Etching, Monoprint
Annemarie Petri - "Interior of a Logopedist" - parrot bird - edition size 25
Located in Winterswijk, NL
Annemarie Petri - "Interior of a Logopedist".
Surrealism, imaginary cities, fantasy, mirage, etching.
Technique: Etching/monoprint, highest technical level with 8-15 plates.
Editi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist More Art
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Etching, Monoprint
La cercle visceral du cosmos
Located in Chatsworth, CA
This piece is an authentic Limoges porcelain plate done in collaboration with Salvador Dali in 1974. It is a part of a series of plates called "La Conquete du Cosmos" that depict im...
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1970s Surrealist More Art
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Porcelain
Air Mail City #1
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Analog Collage
6.5 x 7 inches
Collage on Paper
Exhibition History: THE COLLAGE SHOW
Morgan Jesse Lappin is a collage artist and curator based in Brooklyn. He seeks to explore the boundaries of collage, identify artists pushing the medium forward, and inspire others along the way.
In 2013, he founded the Brooklyn Collage Collective, which consists of four core members: Morgan Jesse Lappin, Jessie Laura, Joseph Karwacki, and Michele Luger. The Brooklyn Collage Collective has worked and exhibited with other collage artists all over the world, including New York, London, Australia, and Italy.
Lappin's art is a combination of comedy and chaos, with elements of music, vintage horror and sci-fi. His work ranges from seven-foot-long cartoon metropolises, to fictional album covers, to take-out Greek diner coffee cups embedded with video animations. He also uses nostalgic material from his childhood in the ‘90s, such as VHS Tape...
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2010s Surrealist More Art
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Mixed Media
De Mauvais Sujets - Planche II
By Marc Chagall
Located in OPOLE, PL
Marc Chagall (1887-1985) - De Mauvais Sujets - Planche II
Etching and aquatint from 1958.
An unnumbered and unsigned copy from a limited edition of 153.
Dimensions of sheet: 43.5 x 32.5 cm
Dimensions in frame: 63.2 x 53.2 cm
Publisher: Les Bibliophiles de l’Union Française, Paris.
Printer: Atelier Lacourière et Frélaut, Paris.
Reference: Cramer 35
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This original color etching comes from De Mauvais Sujets ("The Bad Subjects"), a 1958 illustrated portfolio that paired Marc Chagall’s artwork...
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1950s Surrealist More Art
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Etching, Aquatint
Diggity Dog, Original Painting
By Dwight Smith
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Painted in a realist tradition, a hotdog in a bun takes center stage in this modern still life. Artist Dwight Smith enjoys exaggerating the scale of objects t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist More Art
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Watercolor
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
$457 Sale Price
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Eight of Pentacles, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Inspired by the Eight of Pentacles tarot card, the vibrant green hues of the artwork symbolize growth, fertility, and abundance, including aspects related to ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist More Art
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Oil
The Inferno, Canto 20 - Devins et sorciers
Located in OPOLE, PL
Salvador Dali (1904-1989) - The Inferno, Canto 20 - Devins et sorciers
Woodcut print from 1960.
Dimensions of work: 33 x 26.2 cm
Publisher: Les Heures Claires, Paris.
The work is...
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1960s Surrealist More Art
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Lithograph
Le Coq
Located in OPOLE, PL
Georges Braque (1882-1963) - Le Coq
Lithograph from 1952.
Dimensions of work: 35 x 26 cm
Publisher: Tériade, Paris.
The work is in Excellent condition.
Fast and secure shipment.
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1950s Surrealist More Art
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Lithograph
Bunny Seahorse Couple, Oil Painting
By Kat Silver
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Drawing inspiration from her move from the Midwest to Florida, artist Kat Ailver paints a whimsical blend of seahorses and bunnies. The different shades of pe...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist More Art
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Oil
Beach Proposal, Oil Painting
By Kat Silver
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
The scene depicts a beach where anthropomorphic rabbits are enjoying a sunny day. In the foreground, a bunny sits gracefully on the sandy shore while another ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist More Art
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Oil
The Earth Spirit
By Joseph Karwacki
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Born in Queens, New York, Joseph Karwacki makes drawings that come directly from his experience of living in Queens. His graphic design studies at New York City College of Technology...
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2010s Surrealist More Art
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Mixed Media
Kazimir
By Jessie Laura
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Jessie Laura was born in Lima, Peru. She creates analog collages, using art to examine her everyday reality.
"My work explores the workings of the mind. Nature, structure, paradoxe...
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2010s Surrealist More Art
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Mixed Media
Hair #1
By Jessie Laura
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Jessie Laura was born in Lima, Peru. She creates analog collages, using art to examine her everyday reality.
"My work explores the workings of the mind. Nature, structure, paradoxe...
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2010s Surrealist More Art
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Mixed Media
Every1's a Winner
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...
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2010s Surrealist More Art
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Mixed Media
Jeepers Creepers
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Analog Collage
VoIce of Treason
12 x 12inches
Collage on Paper
Exhibition History: THE COLLAGE SHOW
Morgan Jesse Lappin is a collage artist and curator based in Brooklyn. He seeks to explore the boundaries of collage, identify artists pushing the medium forward, and inspire others along the way.
In 2013, he founded the Brooklyn Collage Collective, which consists of four core members: Morgan Jesse Lappin, Jessie Laura, Joseph Karwacki, and Michele Luger. The Brooklyn Collage Collective has worked and exhibited with other collage artists all over the world, including New York, London, Australia, and Italy.
Lappin's art is a combination of comedy and chaos, with elements of music, vintage horror and sci-fi. His work ranges from seven-foot-long cartoon metropolises, to fictional album covers, to take-out Greek diner coffee cups embedded with video animations. He also uses nostalgic material from his childhood in the ‘90s, such as VHS Tape...
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2010s Surrealist More Art
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Mixed Media
Aleksandria
By Jessie Laura
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Jessie Laura was born in Lima, Peru. She creates analog collages, using art to examine her everyday reality.
"My work explores the workings of the mind. Nature, structure, paradoxe...
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2010s Surrealist More Art
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Mixed Media
Cascade. Contemporary Surrealist Oil Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
Once again Berlin gifts us a different aspect of his art. Within Cascade he is able to echo and reference simultaneously several of the Great Masters and also include his own unique ...
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2010s Surrealist More Art
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Canvas, Acrylic
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
Madame de la Rombiere - Rare Book Illustrated by Simeon - 1926
Located in Roma, IT
Edition of 450 copies including original etchings by Simeon. Copy on velin de Rivés. Very good conditions and partially uncut.
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1930s Surrealist More Art
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Paper
Scoperte e Massacri, Scritti...- Rare Book Illustrated by Ardengo Soffici - 1919
Located in Roma, IT
Volume on the art by Ardengo Soffici (Rignano sull'Arno,1879 – Vittoria Apuana,1964). The texts are mainly a collection of art critics first published by Soffici on the italian magaz...
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1910s Surrealist More Art
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Paper
Selva Arte - Rare Book Illustrated by Ardengo Soffici - 1943
Located in Roma, IT
First edition. Original soft cover including the rare coloured illustrated book jacket. Excellent conditions.
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1940s Surrealist More Art
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Paper
L'Uva e la Croce - Rare Book Illustrated by Ardengo Soffici - 1951
Located in Roma, IT
L'Uva e la Croce, autoritratto d'artista italiano nel quadro del suo tempo. Autobiographical work by Ardengo Soffici (Rignano sull'Arno,1879 – Vittoria Apuana,1964), in which the aut...
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1950s Surrealist More Art
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Paper
Notes d'Art - Rare Book Illustrated by André Toulet - 1924
Located in Roma, IT
Edition of 1000 copies. One of 100 copies numbered by Roman numerals on Japon paper. Language: french. Little foxing on cover, perfect conditions inside. Uncut.
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1920s Surrealist More Art
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Paper
Malice - Rare Book Illustrated by Chasles Laborde - 1924
Located in Roma, IT
Edition of 746 copies including original colored etchings by Chas Laborde. Copy on papier de rives. Perfect conditions.
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1920s Surrealist More Art
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Paper
Le Paysan de Paris - Rare Book Illustrated by Louis Aragon - 1926
Located in Roma, IT
Edition of 1.053 copies. One of the 100 copies "de tete", in-quarto tellière numbered in roman numbers, printed for the Bibliophiles de la Nouvelle Revue Française on papier vergé La...
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1920s Surrealist More Art
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Paper
Fermina Marquez - Rare Book Illustrated by Chasles Laborde - 1925
Located in Roma, IT
Edition of 364 copies including 14 original engravings by Chas Laborde. One of the rare copies on paper from Holland. Original editorial softcover.Copy in perfect conditions.The firs...
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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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Paper
Supplément au voyage de... - Rare Book Illustrated by J.E. Laboureur - 1921
Located in Roma, IT
Supplément au voyage de Bougainville, ou dialogue entre A et B sur l'inconvénient d'attacher des idées morales à certaines actions physiques qui n'en comportent pas. Edition of 315 c...
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1920s Surrealist More Art
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Paper
Comment les Blancs Sont d'Ancien Noirs - Rare Book by A. Latour - 1930
Located in Roma, IT
Edition of 500 copies. Copy on papier velin. Very good conditions.
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1930s Surrealist More Art
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Paper
Silbermann - Rare Book Illustrated by J.E. Laboureur - 1925
Located in Roma, IT
Edition of 442 copies including 16 original engravings by J.E. Laboureur. Copy on Vélin d'Arches. Includes editorial soft cover. Copy in perfect conditions, lightly damaged on cover.
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1920s Surrealist More Art
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Paper
Chansons Madécasses - Rare Book Illustrated by J.E. Laboureur - 1920
Located in Roma, IT
Edition of 412 copies including 30 original colored vignettes by J. E. Laboureur. Copy on Jute naturel. Light flowering in the last pages. Very good conditions, uncut.
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1920s Surrealist More Art
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Paper
Hélene & Touglas - Rare Book Illustrated by J.E. Laboureur - 1925
Located in Roma, IT
Edition of 1220 copies. Copy on velin d'Annonay, including original etching by J. Laboureur. Very good, little brown on cover.
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1920s Surrealist More Art
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Paper
Tableau de la Mode - Rare Book by Marcel Vertès - 1926
Located in Roma, IT
Edition of 342 copies including 21 etchings and 11 lithographs by Marcel Vertés. Perfect conditions.
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Paper
Il Poema Africano della Divisione “28 Ottobre” - Rare Book - 1937
Located in Roma, IT
Hand signed dedication by the author on frontispiece to Paola Masino (Pisa 1908 - Roma 1989), famous italian writer. Original editorial soft cover. Excellent conditions and partially...
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1930s Surrealist More Art
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Paper
Sentiments - Rare Book by Raoul Dufy - 1928
By Raoul Dufy
Located in Roma, IT
Edition of 100 copies including a portrait of the author engraved with etching by Raoul Dufy. Copy on Hollande van Gelder. Perfect conditions and uncut.
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1920s Surrealist More Art
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Paper
La Rose Publique - Rare Book by Paul Eluard - 1934
Located in Roma, IT
Edition of 1500 copies. Copy on Lafuma de Navarre paper. Very rare copy. Perfect conditions. Uncut.Paul Eluard was born in 1895 and died in 1952. He was a French poet and one of the ...
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1930s 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
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
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
Un Coup d'Œil sur l'Ame... - Rare Book Illustrated by L.T. Foujita - 1923
Located in Roma, IT
Edition of 1035 copies including a portrait of the author (engraving on copper) by Léonarde Tsuguharu Foujita. Near perfect conditions, uncut.
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Paper
Vanikoro - Rare Book Illustrated by L.T. Foujita - 1923
Located in Roma, IT
Edition of 530 copies including a portrait of the author by Leonard Foujita. Copy on Madagascar. Near perfect condition, uncut.
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1920s Surrealist More Art
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Paper
Le Jeune Homme - Rare Book - 1926
Located in Roma, IT
Edition of 785 copies. Copy on papier du Madagascar. Near perfect conditions.
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1920s Surrealist More Art
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Paper
Les Jeux du demi-jour - Rare Book by Vertès - 1926
Located in Roma, IT
Edition of 600 copies including 12 original lithographs by Vertès.
Original editorial soft cover with original jacket printed on pink cardboard.
Copy on Vélin Pur Fil Lafuma with e...
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1920s Surrealist More Art
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Paper
Le Roi de la Vie - Rare Book by Philippe Soupault - 1928
Located in Roma, IT
Edition of 620 copies including a portrait of the author by Alexeieff on frontispiece. Copy on Velin Lafuma paper. Language: french. Perfect conditions. Uncut. Philippe Soupault was ...
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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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Paper
Dernières Lettres Inédites à sa Mère - Rare Book - 1926
Located in Roma, IT
Edition of 562 copies. Copy on pur fil Lafuma paper. Includes preface and notes by Jacques Crepet and an unpublished portrait of Charles Baudelaire.
Cover very lightly worn on top, ...
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Paper
La Laurier d’Apollon - Rare Book - 1936
Located in Roma, IT
Edition of 145 copies. One of the only 40 copies on Velin pur fil Lafuma Navarre paper. Language: french. First edition. Perfect conditions. Uncut.
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Paper
Le Cirque - Rare Book by Gus Bofa - 1923
Located in Roma, IT
Gus Bofa, Le Cirque, Paris, la Renaissance du Livre, 1923.
Vol. in 8º, cm 22 x 1.3 x 16, pp. 24, in French
Edition of 448 copies including 24 original b/n and colour woodcuts by Gu...
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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
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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Paper
Le Ranocchie Turchine - Rare Book - 1909
Located in Roma, IT
Le Ranocchie Turchine , Edition of 1909, edited by edizioni di "Poesia", Milano : via Senato n°2. with Manifesto del Futurismo. Very good conditions.
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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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Le Diable Amoureux - Rare Book Illustrated by Jean Emile Laboreur - 1921
Located in Roma, IT
Copy on velin paper including original etchings in the definitive state by Jean Emile Laboreur. Copy in perfect conditions and partially uncut.
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Paper
Falourdin - Rare Book Illustrated by G. Aubert - 1927
Located in Roma, IT
Edition of 793 copies. Copy on Velin Navarre paper. Includes a portrait of the author by Raoul Dufy, engraved by G. Aubert. Language: french. Binding and cover lightly worn. Partiall...
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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
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
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