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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
"Nightgale" Surreal Still Life in a Blue Landscape style of Yves Tanguy and Dali
Located in Soquel, CA
"Nightgale" Birds Fly in a Surreal Still Life in a Blue Landscape Surreal landscape by Kennard M. Harris (American, b-1930). A table is set with a broken glass and surreal objects, becoming a landscape; roiling clouds lurk nearby as a flock of Nightingales fly in the distance. Kennard Studied art at the Art Center School in Los Angeles Signed with his Monogam lower left The Hammer Galleries ink stamp on paper backing and title "Nightgale #62, a label 14. Nightgale on board. Possibly indication of a number of paintings exhibited at the Hammer Galleries. Image, 24.5"H x 20"W Frame, 27.5"H x 23"W x 1.5"D EXHIBITED: Hammer Galleries, New York, 1962 First: San Diego, Orr's Gallery, Kennard Harris...
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1960s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Board, Stretcher Bars

Looking at the Swallow Birds - Large Original Painting on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mohamad Khayata’s original figurative artworks are the result of five years of displacement and deal with themes of migration, memory, and identity. Mohamad’s paintings exhibit an array of emotions, ranging from bliss and comfort to tension and uncertainty. Many of his artworks portray a sense of transience, which is all the more palpable when considering that Khayata's intimate work is a tribute to displaced people and to their daily life stories that, far from familiar surroundings, are filled with effort and hope. Khayata created this original painting with acrylic paint on canvas. It measures 46 inches high by 39 inches wide. This artwork was created in the artist's new studio after his previous studio was destroyed in the 2020 blast in Beirut. It is signed by the artist on the back of the canvas. This painting is stretched, wired, and ready to hang. Free local Los Angeles area delivery. Affordable Continental U.S. and worldwide shipping. A certificate of authenticity issued by the art gallery is included with this original work. This artwork is part of a new series of imagery by the artist, in which Khayata's illustrative paintings are strategically placed to mingle with people and the environment. These paintings amass a memorial narrative; connecting the artist and the viewer to the rich cultural heritage of Syria and the larger narrative of what it means to be home. Born in Damascus, Syria, artist Mohamad Khayata was forced to flee his home country due to ongoing political conflict. Khayata has been living in Beirut, Lebanon since 2012. His work is a resounding call for transformation and unity within his home country. His photography project "Stitching my Syria back" was chosen to be part of Journeys Festival International 2016 as a landmark for the “Look up” project in Leicester, where his photographs were installed on ten buildings. During this public exhibition coordinated with the Royal Institute of British Architects, his photographs were installed on ten buildings, fostering a deeper connection between art and the public, highlighting empowerment and enriching a younger generation’s aspirations for the future. In the last few years, Khayata has participated in an increasing number of collective exhibitions across Europe and the Middle East, where his distinctive style and original approach have captivated audiences, leading to sold-out exhibitions each time, cementing his status as a sought-after artist in the global art scene. Holding his BA in Fine Arts obtained at Damascus University, Khayata is a bastion of Syrian legacy, memory, home, and happiness. REPRESENTATION Artplex Gallery Los Angeles, California, USA EXHIBITIONS 2020-23 Artplex Gallery, Los Angeles 2019 “Nota Bene,” Artplex Gallery Los Angeles, California 2018 “Takhalli,” 4th edition of the Laboratory of Arts Programme, partnership with The Goethe Institute, City of Beirut, Lebanon Beirut Art Fair, 392RMEIL393 Gallery, Beirut, Lebanon “Umm Al-Zuluf,” 392RMEIL393 Gallery, Beirut, Lebanon “Aegean Sea,” 392RMEIL393 Gallery, Beirut, Lebanon 2017 “Umm Al-Zuluf,” 392RMEIL393 Gallery, Beirut, Lebanon Beirut Art Fair, Beirut, Lebanon Sharjah Art Bienalle, SAFIR “Stitching My Syria Back Together,” The Alexandria Library, Manchester, UK 2016 “Revealing,” Beirut Art Fair, Gallery One Palestine, Beirut, Lebanon Journeys Festival International 2016 TA’AROF workshop, Sharjah Art Bienalle, SAFIR “Look Up,” Project in Leicester Inside Beirut, The Gallerist, Beirut, Lebanon “The Third Space,” British Council in London and Brussels, UK 2015 “Walking on Thread...
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2010s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - Orbiting Forms
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: 1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - Orbiting Forms Medium: Oil on board, unframed Size: 2.75 height x 2.75 width Condition: Good Provenance: all the paintings we have by...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Modern British mid century gouache painting by Neo Romantic artist Latimer Sayer
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Derrick Latimer Sayer (British, 1917 – 1992) Caterpillar Signed, inscribed and dated ‘CATERPILLAR’ (lower left), ‘Derrick Sayer 55’ (lower right) Gouache 7.7/8 x 9.1/4 in. (20 x 23.5 cm.) Derrick Latimer Sayer (1912–1992) has been described as a Neo-Romantic and pop artist, with a career that spanned from the spiritualism of postwar English landscapes, to the bright, optical playfulness of 1960s Pop art. Sayer had a distinguished start to his career, having studied at the Chelsea School of Art in the early 1930s under Graham Sutherland and Henry Moore. In 1936 he founded the Mousehole Group Art School in Cornwall with fellow painters George Lamborn and Guy Allen, and for the next few years he exhibited at a number of small local galleries, while also executing commercial advertising work for major companies such as Shell Oil. The 1940s and 50s were a period of widespread travelling, teaching and experimentation for Sayer, as he founded the Army Art Centre in 1945, worked in the South of France in 1949 and displayed works at the Leicester, Redfern and Winton Galleries across the 1950s. In 1966, he took up the helm as the Head of Art at the Chelsea Westminster Adult Education Institute, a position he held until his retirement in 1982. Ten of Derricks works can be found at the Chelsea Westminster Hospital Arts Project, hung alongside a permanent collection that includes Patrick Heron, Howard Hodgkin, and Sian Tucker. Sayer was known for his studies of female nudes, particularly the examination of the nude in...
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20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Gouache

Genovart Gray Background Yellow original surrealist acrylic painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Luces original surrealist acrylic painting. GENOVART LLOPIS, Jaume (Barcelona, 1941-1994). Basically self - taught painter, was released in 1972. Grandson of typesetter and booksell...
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1970s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - "UFO"
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: 1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - "UFO" Medium: Oil on board, unframed Size: 6 height x 4.75 width Condition: Good Provenance: all the paintings we have by this artist...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Mid-century French Abstract Surrealist Design for a Sculpture. Acrylic on Paper.
Located in Cotignac, FR
Mid-century design for a sculpture, in acrylic, attributed to French artist and sculptor Guy Benoist. The design is not signed but was bought with other si...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic, Paper

Destiny's Path, Hawaii - Surreal Mid Century Hawaiian Figurative Abstract
Located in Soquel, CA
Destiny's Path, Hawaii - Surreal Mid Century Hawaiian Figurative Abstract Symbolistic and romantic 1940s surreal figurative of pastel orange figure...
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1940s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Linen, Oil

Large 20th Century French Surrealist Landscape with Fiery Phoenix and Mountains
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Fiery Phoenix and Mountains French Surrealist, late 20th century signed lower corner oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 30 x 24 inches Provenance: Private collection, France Condition: ...
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Late 20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Mirage (ex Reader's Digest Art Collection) Op Art Surreal renowned female artist
Located in New York, NY
Edna Andrade Mirage (de-accessioned from the Reader's Digest Art Collection), 1988 Original Collage painting on board Signed, titled & dated on the front; the back bears labels from Marian Locks Gallery & Readers Digest Association with inventory (RDA) number Original frame included with collection and gallery labels verso This is a unique work Exquisite 1980s collage on board painting (framed) titled "Mirage" by renowned female Op artist Edna Andrade...
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1980s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Mixed Media, Acrylic, Board

1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - 'Remembering Bird' Fantasy Abstract
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...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Oil

A Woman of My Dream I - Original Figurative Portrait Painting on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mohamad Khayata’s original figurative artworks are the result of five years of displacement and deal with themes of migration, memory, and identity. Mohamad’s paintings convey an array of emotions, ranging from bliss and comfort to tension and uncertainty. Many of his paintings portray a sense of transience, which is all the more palpable when considering that Khayata's intimate work is a tribute to displaced people and to their daily life stories that, far from familiar surroundings, are filled with effort and hope. Khayata created this original painting with acrylic on canvas. It is 31 inches tall by 23 inches wide. It is signed by the artist on the back of the canvas. This painting is stretched, wired, and ready to hang. Free local Los Angeles area delivery. Affordable Continental U.S. and worldwide shipping. A certificate of authenticity issued by the art gallery is included with this original work. Born in Damascus, Syria, artist Mohamad Khayata was forced to flee his home country due to ongoing political conflict. Khayata has been living in Beirut, Lebanon since 2012. His work is a resounding call for transformation and unity within his home country. His photography project "Stitching my Syria back" was chosen to be part of Journeys Festival International 2016 as a landmark for the “Look up” project in Leicester, where his photographs were installed on ten buildings. In the last five years, Khayata also participated in ten collective exhibitions across Europe and the Middle East. Holding his BA in Fine Arts obtained at Damascus University, Khayata is a bastion of Syrian legacy, memory, home, and happiness. REPRESENTATION Artplex Gallery Los Angeles, California, USA EXHIBITIONS 2020-23 Artplex Gallery, Los Angeles 2019 “Nota Bene,” Artplex Gallery Los Angeles, California 2018 “Takhalli,” 4th edition of the Laboratory of Arts Programme, partnership with The Goethe Institute, City of Beirut, Lebanon Beirut Art Fair, 392RMEIL393 Gallery, Beirut, Lebanon “Umm Al-Zuluf,” 392RMEIL393 Gallery, Beirut, Lebanon “Aegean Sea,” 392RMEIL393 Gallery, Beirut, Lebanon 2017 “Umm Al-Zuluf,” 392RMEIL393 Gallery, Beirut, Lebanon Beirut Art Fair, Beirut, Lebanon Sharjah Art Bienalle, SAFIR “Stitching My Syria Back Together,” The Alexandria Library, Manchester, UK 2016 “Revealing,” Beirut Art Fair, Gallery One Palestine, Beirut, Lebanon Journeys Festival International 2016 TA’AROF workshop, Sharjah Art Bienalle, SAFIR “Look Up,” Project in Leicester Inside Beirut, The Gallerist, Beirut, Lebanon “The Third Space,” British Council in London and Brussels, UK 2015 “Walking on Thread...
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2010s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Jewish Mystical Kabbalah Oil Painting Jerusalem Cityscape Hebrew Letters Judaica
By David Rakia
Located in Surfside, FL
"Tzadik" A Surrealist oil painting of old mystical Jerusalem with Hebrew calligraphy Sight 13.25" x 19.5" ; frame: 21" x 27.25" David Rakia (1928-2012) was born in Vienna, Austria...
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1960s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Oil

1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - 'The Dell' Abstract Study
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: 1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - 'The Dell' Abstract Study Medium: Oil on board, unframed Size: 4 height x 3.5 width Condition: Good Provenance: all the paintings we ...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Surrealist Large Painting Royal College of Art LGBTQ+ Female Shoe Race
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...
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2010s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Paint, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Archival Paper, Pen

Village in the desert. Contemporary, semi-abstract, landscape, horizontal, oil
Located in Oslo, NO
The picture is painted in a modern style. The artist creates motifs of harmoniuse landscapes from the future. The idyll of an eco-friendly village has a positive effect on the viewer...
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2010s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Untitled
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Lilia Fischer Mixed Media composition, 1979. Image measures 10 x 13 inches; 15.5 x 18.5 inches in old matting. Unframed.
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1970s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Mixed Media

1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - "Radiance + Gloom"
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: 1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - "Radiance + Gloom" Medium: Oil on board, unframed Size: 4 height x 5.25 width Condition: Good Provenance: all the paintings we have b...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Oil

White Stone Surrealist Painting, Late 20th Century, Cleveland Female Artist
Located in Beachwood, OH
Sally Lachina (American, 20th Century) White Stone, 1994 Acrylic on canvas Signed and dated lower right, signed, dated and titled verso 42 x 42 inches Sally Lachina is an American a...
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1990s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - Winter Tree in Bloom
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: 1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - Winter Tree in Bloom Medium: Oil on board, unframed Size: 4.75 height x 6 width Condition: Good Provenance: all the paintings we have...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Musicians At a Party 2022 colorful Abstract oil on canvas ARMENIAN Artist VATCHE
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Musicians At a Party is a colorful, abstract, surrealist painting by Armenian artist, Vatche Geuvdjelian painted in 2022. Artist’s Statement “𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘰�...
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2010s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Cotton Canvas, Oil

1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - 'Finite + Infinite: Geometric Abstract
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: 1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - 'Finite + Infinite: Geometric Abstract' Artist: Elvic Steele Medium: Oil on board, unframed Size: 6 height x 4 width Condition: Good ...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Crying violin
Located in Oslo, NO
The gallery presents Slovenian artist Natasha Villone a high professional who has been working in the international art market for many years. In 1991 she got a degree in theater de...
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2010s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Genovart. Little Red original surrealist acrilic painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Paisaje original surrealist acrilic painting GENOVART LLOPIS, Jaume (Barcelona, 1941-1994). Basically self - taught painter, was released in 1972. Grandson of typesetter and booksel...
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1970s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Wood, Acrylic

1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - 'Wild Geranium': Botanical Floral Study
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: 1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - 'Wild Geranium': Botanical Floral Study Medium: Oil on board, unframed Size: 5.5 height x 6 width Condition: Good Provenance: all the...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Swan. 2014 oil on canvas, 100x73 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Swan. 2014 oil on canvas, 100x73 cm The artist Vadim Kovalev was born in 1968 in the capital of Latvia, Riga, where he is also presently living and crea...
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2010s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"In A TranceAtlantic Crossing" 2024 - Mixed Media Whimsical Surrealism colorful
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
"In A TranceAtlantic Crossing" is a wonderful, whimsical, surrealist mixed media painting. Acrylic, Sakura Markers, Caran d’Ache & Pencil on a Birchwood Cradled Panel 36 x 30 inches 2024 Artist’s Statement "My soul serves as the compass that guides me towards pieces that resonate deeply within me." Kate Cohen...
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2010s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic, Watercolor, Permanent Marker, Pencil, Wood Panel, Color Pencil

Amédée Ozenfant - Nature morte, Tabagie, french, modern, still life, surreal
Located in London, GB
signed ‘ozenfant’ (lower right) Provenance: Sale: Christie's London, 4 April 1989, lot 198 Dr. Arthur Brandt, New York (acquired at the above sale) Literature: P. & M. Guénégan, 'A...
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1960s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Untitled Concert Hall painting Mid Century Surrealistic spiritual unique signed
Located in New York, NY
Agatha Wojciechowsky Untitled Concert Hall Abstraction Watercolor, 1964 Watercolor on thick wove paper (with original label from Cordier & Ekstrom Gallery) Signed and dated by the artist on the lower-right front 19 3/4 × 15 inches Unframed Dazzling 1960s, modern abstraction watercolor piece. This work was acquired from the legendary Cordier & Ekstrom Gallery Agatha Wojciechowsky (1896 -1986) was recognized during her lifetime as a Surrealist. Although not following an art movement, her work reflected the sentiment of Art Informel of the 1950's. She had solo exhibitions from the 1960's to the present in New York, Cologne, Berlin, and Hamburg. Group exhibitions included shows with Man Ray, Marcel Duchamp, Jean Dubuffet, Isamu Noguchi, Francis Picabia, Romare Bearden. Her artwork can be found in numerous public collections including Museum of Modern Art, the Prado, the Menil Collection, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Whitney Museum. Agatha lived her earlier years in Steinach de Saale, and then sailed to the United States in 1923 to be a German-speaking governess in a German baron...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Mixed Media, Watercolor

Colourful Contemporary Surrealist Acrylic Painting on Paper.
Located in Cotignac, FR
An early 21st century surrealist acrylic on paper by British artist Derek Carruthers. Signed to the bottom right and signed and dated to the reverse. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - "Needs of Life"
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: 1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - "Needs of Life" Medium: Oil on board, unframed Size: 6 height x 3 width Condition: Good Provenance: all the paintings we have by this...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Oil

1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - Blue Blossoms and Butterflies
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: 1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - Blue Blossoms and Butterflies Medium: Oil on board, unframed Size: 6 height x 4.75 width Condition: Good ...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Oil

1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - Sunlit Blossoms
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: 1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - Sunlit Blossoms Medium: Oil on board, unframed Size: 4.5 height x 3 width Condition: Good Provenance: all the paintings we have by th...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Oil

1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - "Creating + Decaying"
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: 1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - "Creating + Decaying" Medium: Oil on board, unframed Size: 6 height x 4 width Condition: Good Provenance: all the paintings we have b...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Oil

1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - "Co-operation"
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: 1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - "Co-operation" Medium: Oil on board, unframed Size: 6 height x 4.5 width Condition: Good Provenance: all the paintings we have by thi...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Oil

1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - 'Campanula Association' Abstract Study
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: 1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - ''Campanula Association' Abstract Study Medium: Oil on board, unframed Size: 6 height x 3.75 width Condition: Good Provenance: all th...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Oil

1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - 'Revival' Abstract
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: 1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - 'Revival'' Abstract Artist: Elvic Steele Medium: Oil on board, unframed Size: 6 height x 4.5 width Condition: Good Provenance: all th...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Oil

1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - Floating: Abstract Floral Composition
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: 1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - Floating: Abstract Floral Composition Artist: Elvic Steele Medium: Oil on board, unframed Size: 5.5 height x 6 width Condition: Good ...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Oil

"Electrogenesis" (2024) By Stacy D'Aguiar, Original Acrylic Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Stacy D'Aguiar's (US based) "Electrogenesis" is an acrylic painting that depicts a colorful and surreal scene of a fish. Artist Statement: My paintings are channeled, Visual Dreamsc...
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2010s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Metal

1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - Colorful Fantasy Plant Sticks
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...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Oil

1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - "Ties of Relationship"
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: 1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - "Ties of Relationship" Medium: Oil on board, unframed Size: 5 height x 3.5 width Condition: Good Provenance: all the paintings we hav...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Oil

1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - "Leading Lights"
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: 1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - "Break Out" Medium: Oil on board, unframed Size: 3.25 height x 4.5 width Condition: Good Provenance: all the paintings we have by thi...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Oil

1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - "Number Evolving"
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: 1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - "Number Evolving" Medium: Oil on board, unframed Size: 3 height x 4.5 width Condition: Good Provenance: all the paintings we have by ...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Oil

1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - Growth, Spiring, Expanding, Dispersing
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: 1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - "Growth, Spiring, Expanding, Dispersing" Medium: Oil on board, unframed Size: 4.5 height x 6 width Condition: Good Provenance: all th...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Oil

French Surrealist Oil Painting Evolving Shapes and Movement Grey Ochre Soft tone
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Composition signed by Jack Penouel (French 1936-2018) dated 01' oil on canvas, framed framed: 16 x 16 inches canvas : 15.75 x 15.75 inches proven...
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Late 20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Oil

1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - 'Festival Time' Abstract
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: 1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - 'Festival Time' Abstract Artist: Elvic Steele Medium: Oil on board, unframed Size: 6 height x 4.5 width Condition: Good Provenance: a...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Oil

1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - Golden Blooms in Verdant Growth
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: 1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - Golden Blooms in Verdant Growth Medium: Oil on board, unframed Size: 6.25 height x 4.25 width Condition: Good Provenance: all the pai...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Oil

French Surrealist Oil Painting Figurative Scene - Blue Abstract Shapes
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Figurative Abstract French School, signed and dated 1972 small frame oil painting on board painting: 20 x 20 inches overall size: 22 x 22 inches condition: overall very good and plea...
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20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Oil

1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - "UFO"
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: 1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - "UFO" Medium: Oil on board, unframed Size: 4 height x 6 width Condition: Good Provenance: all the paintings we have by this artist ha...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Oil

1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - Interwoven Pathways and Patterns
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: 1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - Interwoven Pathways and Patterns Medium: Oil on board, unframed Size: 3 height x 4 width Condition: Good Provenance: all the painting...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Beach Houses I - 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 Beach Houses I offers a whimsical journey t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic, Board

1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - "Crowd Adulation"
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: 1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - "Crowd Adulation" Medium: Oil on board, unframed Size: 6 height x 3.5 width Condition: Good Provenance: all the paintings we have by ...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Oil

1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - "Beneath the Surface"
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: 1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - "Beneath the Surface" Medium: Oil on board, unframed Size: 4 height x 5.5 width Condition: Good Provenance: all the paintings we have...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - "Balance of Nature Maintained"
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: 1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - "Balance of Nature Maintained" Medium: Oil on board, unframed Size: 4.5 height x 5 width Condition: Good Provenance: all the painting...
Category

Mid-20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - 'Shapes' Abstract Study
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: 1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - 'Shapes' Abstract Study Medium: Oil on board, unframed Size: 6 height x 3.75 width Condition: Good Provenance: all the paintings we h...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - Blossoming Tree with Wildflowers
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: 1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - Blossoming Tree with Wildflowers Medium: Oil on board, unframed Size: 5.75 height x 3.5 width Condition: Good Provenance: all the pai...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - 'Floating' Abstract
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: 1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - 'Floating' Abstract Artist: Elvic Steele Medium: Oil on board, unframed Size: 4 height x 6 width Condition: Good Provenance: all the ...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Mystical Metamorphosis II" (2024) By Stacy D'Aguiar, Original Acrylic Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Stacy D'Aguiar's (US based) "Mystical Metamorphosis II" is an acrylic painting that depicts a colorful and surreal scene of a woman with butterfly wings on a flower. Artist Statemen...
Category

2010s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Wood, Acrylic

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