Surrealist Abstract Paintings
SURREALIST STYLE
In the wake of World War I’s ravaging of Europe, artists delved into the unconscious mind to confront and grapple with this reality. Poet and critic André Breton, a leader of the Surrealist movement who authored the 1924 Surrealist Manifesto, called this approach “a violent reaction against the impoverishment and sterility of thought processes that resulted from centuries of rationalism.” Surrealist art emerged in the 1920s with dreamlike and uncanny imagery guided by a variety of techniques such as automatic drawing, which can be likened to a stream of consciousness, to channel psychological experiences.
Although Surrealism was a groundbreaking approach for European art, its practitioners were inspired by Indigenous art and ancient mysticism for reenvisioning how sculptures, paintings, prints, performance art and more could respond to the unsettled world around them.
Surrealist artists were also informed by the Dada movement, which originated in 1916 Zurich and embraced absurdity over the logic that had propelled modernity into violence. Some of the Surrealists had witnessed this firsthand, such as Max Ernst, who served in the trenches during World War I, and Salvador Dalí, whose otherworldly paintings and other work responded to the dawning civil war in Spain.
Other key artists associated with the revolutionary art and literary movement included Man Ray, Joan Miró, René Magritte, Yves Tanguy, Frida Kahlo and Meret Oppenheim, all of whom had a distinct perspective on reimagining reality and freeing the unconscious mind from the conventions and restrictions of rational thought. Pablo Picasso showed some of his works in “La Peinture Surréaliste” — the first collective exhibition of Surrealist painting — which opened at Paris’s Galerie Pierre in November of 1925. (Although Magritte is best known as one of the visual Surrealist movement’s most talented practitioners, his famous 1943 painting, The Fifth Season, can be interpreted as a formal break from Surrealism.)
The outbreak of World War II led many in the movement to flee Europe for the Americas, further spreading Surrealism abroad. Generations of modern and contemporary artists were subsequently influenced by the richly symbolic and unearthly imagery of Surrealism, from Joseph Cornell to Arshile Gorky.
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Style: Surrealist
Birds in Flight (Comanche Native American surrealist painting)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Birds in Flight, ca. 1975-80. Gouache on Arches rag paper, Sheet measures 23 x 30 inches. Image measures 22 x 29 inches. Signed lower left. Excellent condition. Unframed.
Category
1970s Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Rag Paper
Jules Perahim Surrealism Oil Painting on Paper Romanian French Surrealist Figure
Located in Surfside, FL
Jules Perahim (Born: 1914; Bucharest, Romania - Died: 2008; Paris, France)
Oil painting on paper depicting a figure with abstract multicolor design. (thi...
Category
1960s Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
Spirit with Horns - Abstracted Figurative Composition in Acrylic on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful abstracted surreal figure of a spirit by Michael Eggleston (American, 20th Century). This piece is bold and lively, with bright colors and rich blacks. This horned spirit i...
Category
1970s Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, India Ink
The Petrified Origin oil on canvas painting Antoni Pitxot
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Title: The Petrified Origin
Artist: Antoni Pitxot i Soler (1934–2015)
Technique: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 25.6 x 31.9 in (65 x 81 cm)
Date: 1967
Condition: Unframed
Signature:...
Category
1960s Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Dream Of The Inca. Contemporary Abstract Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
Something of a departure for Berlin, this highly figurative painting use motifs from ancient central American cultures to create a piece that writhes and turns on the canvas. Beautif...
Category
2010s Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paper, Acrylic
Brazilian Flower- Acrylic painting by Frida & Raul - 2019
Located in Roma, IT
Brazilian flowers is a beauty painting with frame by the Italian artists Frida & Raul in 2019. It is realized by mixed three-dimensional technique with acrylic, metal mesh, wood, plastic, concrete...
Category
2010s Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
1970’s French Surrealist Signed Oil Painting Abstract Robotic Figure
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Tristan Fabris 1970's, French Surrealist artist
Abstract Surrealist Figurative study
oil on canvas, unframed
inscribed verso
canvas: 32 x 24 inches
private collection, France
The pai...
Category
1970s Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Neon Ovoids, Mid-Century Abstract neon orange, green, pink acrylic painting
Located in Beachwood, OH
Clarence Holbrook Carter (American, 1904-2000)
Neon Ovoids, c. 1960s
Acrylic on paper
9 x 12 inches
Mid-Century Abstract neon orange, green, pink acrylic painting.
Clarence Holbroo...
Category
1960s Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Walking Creature, Contemporary Surreal Figurative Abstract
Located in Soquel, CA
Walking Creature, Contemporary Surreal Figurative Abstract by Michael William Eggleston
Bold and imaginative contemporary figurative abstract by San Francisco artist Michael William...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Reverberations, mid-century abstract surrealist black acrylic painting
Located in Beachwood, OH
Clarence Holbrook Carter (American, 1904-2000)
Reverberations, 1970
Acrylic on illustration board
Signed lower left
20 x 30 inches
Mid-century abstract surrealist black acrylic painting...
Category
1970s Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Kyle Andrew Szpyrka - Where Have You Been, Where Are You Going?, Drawing 2014
Located in Greenwich, CT
The Paths series was born out of a trip I took one summer to LA. The trip itself was more of an escape from my life in New York. At the time I was at a crossroads. Having just gone t...
Category
2010s Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Graphite
Antique American School Surreal Cloudscape Rare Vintage Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Amazing surreal cloudscape modernist oil painting. Framed. Oil on canvas.
Category
1960s Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Enhanced" Contemporary Pastel Surrealist Biomechanical Portrait Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Surrealist influenced biomechanical painting by contemporary artist Henry David Potwin. The work features a figure of a woman hooked up to a machine with tubes coming out of her head in pink, purple, and yellow pastel tones. Signed at bottom right corner. Titled and dated on reverse. Currently unframed, but options are available.
Artist Biography: Born in Dallas, Texas David Potwin is the oldest of three children. He first started to paint at the age of 8 years old. As a young boy, Potwin's family would summer vacation in Taos, New Mexico. During the family vacations in 1965, he met artist Eric Gibberd...
Category
2010s Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - 'Wind Born' Colourful Abstract
By Elvic Steele
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Stunning original oil painting by Elvic Steele depicting this surrealist fantasy abstract painting.
Elvic Steele is a fascinating English painter. Her works entrance the observer, d...
Category
Mid-20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
French Surrealist Oil Painting Cubist Figurative Scene 20th century
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Figurative Abstract
French School, signed oil painting on board
framed: 21.25 x 30.75 inches
canvas: 20.5 x 30 inches
The painting is in overall good condition, bar an age related pa...
Category
20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Gerard Tunney, Onstage Ballet Rehearsal, Original Bright Figurative Painting
Located in Deddington, GB
Gerard Tunney
Onstage Ballet Rehearsal
Original Figurative Painting
Acrylic Paint on Canvas
Canvas Size: H 40cm x W 60cm x D 2cm
Sold Unframed
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Category
2010s Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Ritual. 2022. oil on cardboard, 40x30 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Ritual. 2022. oil on cardboard,, 40x30 cm
Juris Dimiters (1947)
Education:
1958-1965 Janis Rozentals Art High School of Riga
1965-1973 Art Academy of Latvia, Painting Department, specialism in scenography.
Solo shows:
1981- Baiba & Leo Benias Gallery, West Berlin (as part of the Skulme family exhibition)
1984- Museum of Foreign Art , Riga; Cēsis Exhibition Hall;
1986- Firebird Gallery, Alexandra; International Images, Pittsburgh, USA.
1987- Exhibition Hall, Jurmala.
1987- Exhibition Hall, Stockholm, Sweden (as part of the Skulme family exhibition)
1989- Delta Art Gallery, Nijmegen (The Netherlands).
1992- Maya Polsky Gallery, Chicago, USA.
2000- State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow and State Museum of Art , Riga.
2004- Riga Museum of History and Navigation.
2007- Imagine Gallery, Riga.
2007- Art gallery Laipa, Valmiera.
2007- Moscow house, Riga.
2009- Zurab Tsereteli...
Category
2010s Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
Untitled, Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting on Canvas by Victor Chab
By Victor Chab
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Victor Chab, Argentine (1930 - )
Title: Untitled - Abstract Bird
Year: 1964
Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed and dated verso
Size: 32 x 25.5 inches (81 x 65 cm)
Category
1960s Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Mannequin Meditating" Large Surrealist Abstract Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Large still life painting of a mannequin placed in front of a window. The canvas is signed, titled, and dated by the artist on the back and the bottom corner. The work is framed in a...
Category
2010s Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"In Transit", Surreal Seashells and Maple Seeds
By Luis Eades
Located in Houston, TX
Surrealist painting of white maple seeds and seashells on a blue background by artist Luis Eades in 1977 titled "In Transit." Signed, dated, and titled on t...
Category
1970s Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Konigsberg shout. 2006, oil on canvas, 74x85 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Konigsberg shout. 2006, oil on canvas, 74x85 cm
Category
Early 2000s Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Flower Reflection by Gerard Tunney, Portraiture, Contemporary art, original
Located in Deddington, GB
Flower reflection [2022]
original and hand signed by the artist
acrylic on canvas
Image size: H:30 cm x W:40 cm
Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:30 cm x W:40 cm x D:3cm
Sold Un...
Category
2010s Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
“Playground” Colorful Contemporary Abstract Surrealist Landscape Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Colorful abstract surrealist landscape by contemporary Houston artist Scott Woodard. The work features a red and orange rounded polka dot character standing next to a yellow lighteni...
Category
2010s Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Armageddon finale. 2005, canvas, oil, 73x100 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Armageddon finale. 2005, canvas, oil, 73x100 cm
Category
Early 2000s Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Two Seas and a Moon" Surrealism American Scene WWII Modern WWI Denver WPA Era
Located in New York, NY
"Two Seas and a Moon" Surrealism American Scene WWII Modern WWI Denver WPA Era
Arnold Ronnebeck (1885 - 1947)
Two Seas and a Moon
30 x 22 1/2 inches
Oil on Canvas, c. 1943
Signed u...
Category
1940s Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Surrealist Large Painting Royal College of Art LGBTQ+ Female Crocodile
By Isabel Rock
Located in Norfolk, GB
Isabel Rock is a creator of contemporary fairy tales. A graduate of the Royal College of Art in London, her work is an explosion of strange occurrences while a surreal narrative take...
Category
2010s Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paint, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Archival Paper, Pen
Red, Blue, and Brown Abstract Surrealistic Landscape Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Red, pink, blue, and brown abstract surrealist painting by Soviet-American artist Vladimir Ryklin. The painting depicts what appears to be a rehabilitating village after a chaotic ti...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Muddle. Composition with violins and seagull. 2014. Oil on canvas, 100x80 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Muddle. 2014. Oil on canvas, 100x80 cm
The artist Vadim Kovalev was born in 1968 in the capital of Latvia, Riga, where he is also presently living and creating his works.
When Vad...
Category
2010s Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Cosmic Joke" Contemporary Surrealist Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Contemporary surrealist painting of a hand forming a circle with its fingers. Within the circle is a round object with a face. The canvas is signed,...
Category
2010s Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Gerard Tunney, Night Dreamer, Original figurative painting
Located in Deddington, GB
Gerard Tunney
Night Dreamer
Original Painting
Sold Unframed
A ballet figure suggested by a ballet suite of “A midsummer night’s dream” The figure rests d...
Category
2010s Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Folklore Dance Abstract Composition
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Folklore Dance, acrylic on canvas.
Malgosia Kiernozycka was born in Wroclaw, Poland. She graduated high school at the School of Fine Arts and received a scholarship from the Mini...
Category
2010s Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Hand of Ishmael, Large Original 1997 Etching, Yellow, Blue, Black, Red
Located in Denver, CO
Hand of Ishmael by Tony Fitzpatrick (born 1958). An original aquatint etching with Chine-collé. Design elements include a hand with red nails and numerous tattoos, birds, celestial elements, eyes and thorns. Dominant colors include yellow, blue, black, red and white. Signed, titled and dated, lower margin in pencil by the artist. Presented in a custom frame with all archival materials, outer dimensions measure 29 ½ x 23 ½ x ¾ inches. Image size is 13 ¾ x 17 ¾ inches.
About the Artist:
Born in 1958, Tony Fitzpatrick lives in Chicago and is well known for his fine art prints, paintings and drawings. He has found inspiration from the street culture of Chicago, tattoo designs, folk art and places...
Category
Late 20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Aquatint
“Mme. Violette” Pink, Purple, and Grey Abstract Aristocratic Figure Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Pink, purple, and grey surrealist figurative portrait painting by contemporary Houston artist Scott Woodard. The work features an abstract male figure wearing an aristocratic suit wi...
Category
2010s Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"Mystical Metamorphosis I" (2024) By Stacy D'Aguiar, Original Acrylic Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Stacy D'Aguiar's (US based) "Mystical Metamorphosis I" is an acrylic painting that depicts a colorful and surreal scene of a woman with butterfly wings on a flower.
Artist Statement...
Category
2010s Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood
Treasures In The Flames (colorful abstract surrealist painting) Armenian Artist
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Treasures In The Flames is a colorful, abstract, surrealist painting by Armenian artist, Vatche Geuvdjelian.
Artist’s Statement
“𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 �...
Category
Early 2000s Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
French Neo-Romantic Surrealist Painting "Circus" by Kristians Tonny
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Kristians Tonny
(French, born Holland; 1907-1977)
Circus
Oil on prepared board, 16 1/2 x 13 inches
Framed: 22 x 19 inches (approx.)
Inscribed on reverse: (in pencil) "cadre noir/ave...
Category
1920s Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Untitled - Original Surrealist Ocean Landscape Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rob Katkowski’s original oil painting on wood panel, titled Untitled, is a masterful blend of abstraction and ethereal landscapes. Measuring 16 inches tall by 12 inches wide, this pi...
Category
2010s Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Kyle Andrew Szpyrka - Don't You Recognize Me?, Drawing 2014
Located in Greenwich, CT
The Paths series was born out of a trip I took one summer to LA. The trip itself was more of an escape from my life in New York. At the time I was at a crossroads. Having just gone t...
Category
2010s Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Graphite
Bossa Nova, Surreal painting oil on canvas, sepia, brown and white shades
Located in Miami, FL
Professionally known as Vignoli, was a Brazilian painter and sculptor. He began his career in 1982 creating canvases in oil on canvas, where he applies his own technique, which, acco...
Category
2010s Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antoni Pitxot Battle of Constantine oil on board painting surrealist art
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Title: Battle of Constantine
Artist: Antoni Pitxot i Soler (1934–2015)
Technique: Oil on board
Dimensions (unframed): 9 x 12.6 in
Dimensions (framed): 17.3 x 20.9 in
Signature: Signed in the lower right corner
Period: Second half of the 20th century
Provenance: Galeria d’Art Àmbit, Barcelona
Description
Battle of Constantine is a symbolic and fragmented composition that showcases the dreamlike world so characteristic of Antoni Pitxot. Through an array of rock-like, anthropomorphic forms, the artist constructs a mythical and dramatic landscape that suggests an epic confrontation. The vivid pink sky and tactile textures reinforce the visual tension, evoking ruins, bodies, and reliefs that seem to emerge directly from the earth.
In this piece, Pitxot applies his meticulous technique and unmistakable visual language, where ambiguity is a tool for the viewer's imagination. The boundary between figure and landscape blurs, creating a poetic vision that feels both ancient and surreal.
About the Artist
Antoni Pitxot i Soler (1934–2015) was a prominent Catalan painter born in Figueres, Girona, into a family with a long artistic tradition. He spent much of his life in Cadaqués, where he developed a highly personal style centered on compositions of stone-like forms that resemble human and animal figures, blending nature with mythology and memory.
Pitxot was a close friend and collaborator of Salvador Dalí. Their artistic connection led to Pitxot playing a key role in the creation of the Dalí Theatre-Museum in Figueres, where he later served as the museum's lifelong director. After Dalí’s death...
Category
1960s Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Terra do Fogo surreal painting oil on canvas- sunset red
Located in Miami, FL
Professionally known as Vignoli, was a Brazilian painter and sculptor. He began his career in 1982 creating canvases in oil on canvas, where he appli...
Category
2010s Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Birth" 1940s Surrealist Abstract Watercolor Painting, Gray Scale Female Figure
Located in Denver, CO
"Birth" is a striking semi-abstract watercolor painting created by the talented Colorado artist, Charles Ragland Bunnell, in 1943. The artwork, crafted during Bunnell's Black and Blu...
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1940s Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Preserving, Original Signed Contemporary Surrealist Gouache Painting on Panel
By Megan Frazer
Located in Boston, MA
Preserving, Original Contemporary Surrealist Painting, 2012
18" x 11.25" x 1.625" (HxWxD) Gouache on Wood Panel
Hand-signed by the artist.
This muted, dream-like surrealist painting by artist Megan Frazer features a small, pale girl sitting upon an oversized hand that is jutting out from the gray Earth. The child is licking a large red lollipop, staring out at the viewer, as she sits below a night sky that glows from the light of the full moon.
Artist Commentary:
Surrealistic image of a young girl with a lollipop conveyed above the night sea...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Wood Panel
1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - "Warm Hearted"
By Elvic Steele
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: 1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - "Warm Hearted"
Medium: Oil on board, unframed
Size: 4.25 height x 3.25 width
Condition: Good
Provenance: all the paintings we have by...
Category
Mid-20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Surreal Landscape With a Man Walking Between Constantine and Cattelan’s Hands
By Gozo
Located in FISTERRA, ES
"Walk Between Constantine’s Hand and Cattelan’s Gesture" is an original surreal landscape painting by Gozo Collective, crafted with acrylic on uniquely shaped paper mounted onto a fl...
Category
2010s Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Board
Surrealist Oil Painting By Fernand Carette, 20th Century
Located in Hoddesdon, GB
Fernand Carette 1921- 2005 Futuristic surrealist landscape . oil painting by Belgian artist Carette painted during the 1960s while he was working with the Phases group . 64cm x 49cm ...
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1960s Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - 'Foliage' Abstract Study
By Elvic Steele
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: 1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - 'Foliage' Abstract Study
Medium: Oil on board, unframed
Size: 4 height x 3.5 width
Condition: Good
Provenance: all the paintings we h...
Category
Mid-20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Terra Da Arvore- surreal painting oil on canvas blue
Located in Miami, FL
Professionally known as Vignoli, was a Brazilian painter and sculptor. He began his career in 1982 creating canvases in oil on canvas, where he appli...
Category
2010s Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Characters in a Surrealist Landscape
Located in London, GB
'Characters in a Surrealist Landscape', oil on canvas, by Lucien Coutaud (1931). A couple entwine with the male character seemingly in grief, the female not returning with a comforting embrace. In the distant landscape a sole character meanders. This painting seems to be a creation of the artist's dreams, perhaps reflecting events in his personal life. It seems there is a relationship problem. In the world of Surrealists, there is a focus on the unconscious mind through Freudian methods of free association, trance-like states or dreams. Some Surrealists practiced psychic 'automatism' which was automatic writing or drawing, turning off the conscious mind and producing streams of words or images directly from the unconscious. In unlocking the unconscious in this way, Surrealism was individually expressed (Ref. 'The Short Story of Art...
Category
1930s Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Homage to Modigliani-Original 3D surrealistic painting-contemporary illusion art
Located in London, Chelsea
This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online.
Marek Letkiewicz’s Homage to Modigliani is a captivating fusion of Modigliani’s signature style and Letkiewicz’s innovative three-dimensional approach. The painting features elongated, stylized portraits of a cat and a woman, rendered on the surface of a fragmented architectural...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Board
"La Soledad / Robinson Crusoe" Contemporary Red Surrealistic Triangle Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Contemporary surrealistic figurative triangle painting by an artist named Zeus. The work features a realistically rendered male figure in robes reaching out towards a floating eyebal...
Category
Early 2000s Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Surrealist Large Painting Royal College of Art LGBTQ+ Female Blue Green Water
By Isabel Rock
Located in Norfolk, GB
Isabel Rock is a creator of contemporary fairy tales. A graduate of the Royal College of Art in London, her work is an explosion of strange occurrences while a surreal narrative take...
Category
2010s Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paint, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Archival Paper, Pen
Cemetery Paths - Original Surrealist Moody Abstract Landscape Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rob Katkowski’s original oil painting, Cemetery Paths, is a thought-provoking composition that blends quiet minimalism with a subtle, emotional narrative. Measuring 12 inches square ...
Category
2010s Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
All Summer Colors
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Blue and red abstract "All Summer Colors" Mixed media acrylic, ink marker, pastel on paper, framed.
Malgosia Kiernozycka was born in Wroclaw, Poland. She graduated high school at th...
Category
2010s Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Volcano Eruption - Explosive Fire Lava Flow from Hell
Located in Miami, FL
A Fiery Hell is depicted as a volcano that spews flames and lava dust into the air. According to the Peter and Harrison Ellenshaw Family Archive, this work was shown to Stanly Kubrick for a Paradise Lost, movie concept. Peter had created matte paintings for Kubrick's Spartacus in 1960 and they continued their professional friendship for years to come. Peter did some collaboration with TRON in 1982. Unfortunately, the movie concept for John Miltons, Paradise Lost, was not brought into production. An erupting volcano is also an powerful metaphor for many human conditions.
Ellenshaw (1913–2007) was a highly regarded matte painter and special-effects creator whose filmography includes Old Yeller (1957), Swiss Family Robinson...
Category
1980s Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - Blooming Wildflowers in Spring Abstract
By Elvic Steele
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: 1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - Blooming Wildflowers in Spring Abstract
Medium: Oil on board, unframed
Size: 6 height x 4.5 width
Condition: Good
Provenance: all the...
Category
Mid-20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - Textured Botanical Landscape
By Elvic Steele
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: 1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - Textured Botanical Landscape
Artist: Elvic Steele
Medium: Oil on board, unframed
Size: 6 height x 4.5 width
Condition: Good
Provenanc...
Category
Mid-20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - "Goldfish"
By Elvic Steele
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: 1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - "Goldfish"
Medium: Oil on board, unframed
Size: 3.5 height x 4 width
Condition: Good
Provenance: all the paintings we have by this ar...
Category
Mid-20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
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