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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
"TOAST TO THE SEA"
Located in Los Angeles, CA
YURI MARTINEZ RAMOS "TOAST TO THE SEA" OIL ON CANVAS, SIGNED, TITLED CUBAN-AMERICAN, DATED 2008 40 X 30 INCHES Toast to the sea is a depiction of the beautiful women at Miami beaches, sunny days, drinks, and having a good moment feeling. Yuri Martinez Ramos was born in Havana, Cuba on November 24, 1964. He studied at the Elemental School of Plastic Arts from 1975 – 1979 and the National School of the Arts from 1979 – 1983. Martinez’ figurative paintings have been compared to Botero because of his satirical social commentary. His style, however, is uniquely his own with typically vibrant Latin colors and use of expressive magical realism. His paintings tell his story and the story of the Cuban dilemma. Martinez was granted permission by the US Justice Department after much effort with Cuban authorities to come to the US with his family and pursue his career outside Cuba. He now lives and works in Texas. Papillon Gallery...
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Early 2000s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Large French Surrealist Fantasy Figures Painting Very Unusual and Decorative
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French surrealist artist, late 20th/ early 21st century acrylic and pen painting on board, unframed board: 29.5 x 41.5 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: very g...
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Late 20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic, Pen

French Surrealist Colorful Futurist Abstract Painting Composition II
Located in Surfside, FL
actual image measures 11.25x7.5, titled Composition V on French Arches Mould made paper. Georges DUSSAU est né le 14 Mars 1947, à Chalon-sur-Saône (France) Il vit et travaille a...
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20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic, Gouache, Handmade Paper

Huge 1970's French Surrealist Signed Oil Floating Figures in the Sky
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, signed and dated 1974 Title: Surrealist abstract depiction of figures floating either in the sky or sea. Medium: oil painting on canvas, framed fra...
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Mid-20th Century 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

Huge French Surrealist Fantasy Oil Painting Floating Figure Reaching for Moon
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, signed and dated 1986 Title: Surrealist composition Medium: signed oil painting on board, unframed and inscribed verso. painting: 25.5 x 21.25 inc...
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20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Oil

"Vincent"
Located in Astoria, NY
Robert Dandarov (Macedonian/American, b. 1959), "Vincent", Oil on Masonite, circa 1984, signed and titled verso, unframed. 69.5" H x 46.25" W x 2" D. Provenance: From a New York Ci...
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1980s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Masonite, Oil

1980’s French Surrealist Signed Oil Painting Abstract Shapes Composition
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Tristan Fabris 1970's-80's, French Surrealist artist Abstract Surrealist Figurative study oil on canvas, unframed signed and dated verso canvas: 23.5 x 32 inches private collection, ...
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Late 20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Huge French Surrealist Fantasy Oil Painting Dancing Bird Orange Yellow Sky
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Josyne Gallet, French signed and dated 1975 Title: Dancing Bird Medium: oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas: 23.5 x 32 inches Prov...
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20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Huge French Surrealist Fantasy Oil Painting Carnival Figures Colorful
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: signed verso, dated 1999 Title: Carnival Figures Medium: signed oil painting on canvas, framed framed: 26.5 x 37 inches canvas: ...
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20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Huge French Surrealist Fantasy Oil Painting Floating Figures, signed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Josyne Gallet, French signed and dated 1972 Title: Floating Figures Medium: signed verso, oil painting on canvas, unframed. canvas: 32 x 45.75 inches Provenance: ...
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20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Oil

French Surrealist Oil Painting Abstract Figurative Scene
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Figurative Abstract French School, signed and dated 1972 small frame oil painting on board painting: 19.75 x 25.5 inches overall size: 21.5 x 27 inches condition: overall very good a...
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20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Oil

1970’s French Large Surrealist Abstract Oil Painting Pink Green Blues
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Tristan Fabris 1973, French surrealist artist Abstract Surrealist composition oil on canvas, framed framed: 33 x 27 inches canvas: 32 x 25 inches private collection, France The pain...
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1970s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Free Association II: abstract surreal landscape painting w/ flowers, blue ocean
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Contact me with zip code for best shipping rates and timely delivery. This is a large, vertical acrylic painting of an imaginary, dream-like landscape with naturalistic flowers and a...
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1990s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic, Panel

French Surrealist Colorful Futurist Abstract Painting Composition I
Located in Surfside, FL
actual image measures 11.25x7.5, titled Composition V on French Arches Mould made paper. Georges DUSSAU est né le 14 Mars 1947, à Chalon-sur-Saône (France) Il vit et travaille a...
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20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic, Gouache, Handmade Paper

Antique Israeli Surrealist "Bubbles and Birds" Signed Winter Landscape Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique Israeli modernist surreal landscape oil painting. Oil on board. Signed. Framed. Measuring: 13 by 15 inches overall. In excellent original condition. Handsomely framed in a g...
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1970s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Board

Large French Surrealist Oil Painting Figurative Scene Nudes on Motorbikes
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Figurative Abstract French School dated 1972 oil painting on board overall size: 19.5 X 19 condition: overall very good and pleasing provenance: from a private collection of this art...
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20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Oil

GENEVIEVE ZONDERVAN (1922-2013) SIGNED FRENCH SURREALIST OIL PAINTING - FRAMED
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Surrealist Landscape" by Geneviève Zondervan (French 1922-2013) oil painting on canvas, framed dated '99' signed lower corner framed: 19.25 x 14 inches A fine 20th century surreal...
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Late 20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Oil

GENEVIEVE ZONDERVAN (1922-2013) SIGNED FRENCH SURREALIST OIL PAINTING - FRAMED
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Surrealist Landscape" by Geneviève Zondervan (French 1922-2013) oil painting on canvas, framed dated '99' signed lower corner framed: 19.25 x 14 inches A fine 20th century surreal...
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Late 20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Fish and Loaves, Surrealist Abstract Oil Painting, Signed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Fish and Loaves, Surrealist Abstract Oil Painting, Signed By British artist, Kate Orr, late 20th Century Signed by the artist on the lower right hand corner Signed and titled by the artist verso Oil painting on canvas, unframed Canvas size: 24 x 30 inches Vibrant surrealist painting of a figure offering copious amounts of bread and fish. As with all abstract...
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Late 20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Plaques of Egypt
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Plagues of Egypt by Kate Orr (British 20th century) signed lower corner, circa 1990's oil painting on board, unframed painting: 31 x 25 inches Superbly painted, Modern British oil ...
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Late 20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Cascade. Contemporary Surrealist Oil Painting
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 Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Variance of a Path (surrealism, hard edge, colorful art, color field)
Located in Kansas City, MO
JB Nearsy Variance of a Path 2017 Acrylic on Canvas Size: 33x25in Signed by hand COA provided Ref.: 924802-1777 -------------- Tags: surrealism, hard edge, colorful art, contempora...
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2010s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Surrealist Large Painting Royal College of Art LGBTQ+ Female Blue Green Bust Cat
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 takes the audience on a journey into the imagination. In October 2023 Isabel won the Evelyn Williams Drawing Award at the Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize. Known as the UK’s most prestigious annual open exhibition for drawing; part of the prize is a solo show at Hastings Contemporary, scheduled for 2024. Whilst Isabel always has a tale to tell for each of her images, you may or may not choose to go on the journey with her or you may indeed have a different story, one of your own that jumps off the page at you, that that you decide to follow. Artwork Details: Best Day Ever, 152x122cm, Collaged woodblock print, acrylic ink on Somerset satin paper, 2023 Artwork Provenance: from the Artist Studio photo credits, Isabel working, black and white shots, James Brown In Isabel's own words: Best Day Ever; It was the best day ever. Just one of those days when everything goes right and the world is an exciting place. The very pavements seemed to be alive with magical stories to tell of the many feet that had trampled upon them. Everything seemed right with the world because I was going to meet my friend for a glass of wine. You know that friend who just gets you? Who you don't have to explain everything too, and they laugh in all the right places. I was going to meet that friend and have a glass of wine and everything else could wait. It really was the best day ever. *Please note we are happy to ship this work rolled in an art tube. Whilst the work is on heavy duty art paper and mixed media, the artist is happy that the painting will be fine rolled in a tube. This is a more cost effective and environmentally sound method of shipping. Shipping via this method is free. About Isabel Rock and her work: Taking inspiration from Japanese woodblock prints and Indian miniature painting Rock has developed a unique collage technique that combines bold structures with large-scale woodblock prints and intricate detailing. The subject is a grand mixture of humour, drama, hidden morals, fanciful characters, modern culture, mythical beings and fantastical situations. Rock creates a world that pulls you in and demands your attention. Quality of line is paramount, the drawings are created using a dipping pen and acrylic ink. An essential tool is a squirrel...
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2010s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Paint, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Archival Paper, Pen

French Surrealist Colorful Futurist Abstract Painting Composition III
Located in Surfside, FL
actual image measures 7.5X11.25, titled Composition III on French Arches Mould made paper. Georges DUSSAU est né le 14 Mars 1947, à Chalon-sur-Saône (France) Il vit et travaille...
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20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic, Gouache, Handmade Paper

Surrealist Painting Royal College of Art LGBTQ+ Women artist Chicken Love
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

Waves of Fish No.2, Surrealist Abstract Oil Painting, Signed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Waves of Fish No.2, Surrealist Abstract Oil Painting, Signed By British artist, Kate Orr, 20th Century Signed by the artist on the lower right hand corner Signed and titled by the ar...
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Late 20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Original Surrealist “Before the Dreamtime” Figurative in Oil Paint
Located in Soquel, CA
Vibrant surrealist creation oil painting “Before the Dreamtime” with birds and figures by Harald Dry Schmit Compelling and vibrant, we're pleased to offer this surrealist figurative...
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1970s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars

Extinction, Stylised Surrealist Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Extinction, Stylised Surrealist Oil Painting French School, 20th century Oil painting on canvas, unframed Canvas size: 19.5 x 24 inches Quite ...
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1970s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Light Sleep, Surrealist Impressionist Oil Painting, Signed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Light Sleep, Surrealist Impressionist Oil Painting, Signed By British artist, Kate Orr, late 20th Century Inscribed into the paint by the artist on the lower right hand corner Oil pa...
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Late 20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Oil

The Chair by the Window, Superb Large Surrealist oil painting on canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Chair by the Window Surrealist School, circa 1970's signed lower left, indistinctly (see photos) framed: 24 x 30.5 inches provenance: private collection, London Superb Surreali...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Probity in the Quiet of Fear (surrealism, hard edge, colorful art, color field)
Located in Kansas City, MO
JB Nearsy Probity in the Quiet of Fear 2016 Acrylic on Canvas Size: 18x29in Framed: 27.5x38x2in Signed by hand COA provided Ref.: 924802-1775 *Framed and matted with a white wood fra...
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2010s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Motherhood: Contemporary Surrealist Oil Painting by Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
Motherhood is a self portrait of Sax Berlin’s experience as a single father. He had to be mother and father at a time when he was aggrieved after his beautiful wife Susan’s passing ...
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2010s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Postumi
Located in Genève, GE
Woodworking Golden wooden frame 76.5 x 86 x 2.5 cm This painter painted during his incarceration. This captivating work presents a surreal landscape in vivid, dynamic colors. Flamboy...
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1990s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Genovart 12 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

1986 "A Remarkable Piece of Apparatus" Surrealist Painting
Located in Arp, TX
Vintage Contemporary Surrealist PAFA Artist Mark McCullen signed verso dated 1986 titled "A remarkable piece of Apparatus" 30 x 22" board, 32 x 24" Framed.
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1980s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Board

Visionary Surrealist Totem Abstract -- Fragment Under Grey Sky
Located in Soquel, CA
Geometric surrealist composition depicting a totem-like form, composed of colorful surrealist three dimensional interlocking shapes, by Clayton Anderson (American, b. 1943). Signed "Clayton Anderson" and titled "Landscape #10 (Fragment Under Grey Sky)" on verso. Signature embossed into lower left edge of paper. Presented in a custom deep box frame with plexiglass. Image size: 20.75"H x 16"W Clayton Anderson (American, b. 1943) studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and worked with Ben Kimihira, Walter...
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1970s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Oil

Screams for Peace
Located in Zofingen, AG
Sometimes I like to let my paintings do the talking for me when we switch on the news at the moment, it's full of horror when the world is crying out for peace To say that Ta is a v...
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2010s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Oil

The Shrine of the Gold
Located in Ciudad de México, MX
Presented paintings and drawings by Rusudan Khizanishvili, created in 2024-2025, all focus on offerings, albeit of different types. There is not a single tautology or repetition in t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Surrealist Large Painting Royal College of Art LGBTQ+ Female Blue Water Sea
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 takes the audience on a journey into the imagination. In October 2023 Isabel won the Evelyn Williams Drawing Award at the Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize. Known as the UK’s most prestigious annual open exhibition for drawing; part of the prize is a solo show at Hastings Contemporary, scheduled for 2024. Whilst Isabel always has a tale to tell for each of her images, you may or may not choose to go on the journey with her or you may indeed have a different story, one of your own that jumps off the page at you, that that you decide to follow. Artwork Details: Call of the Sea, 122 x 152cm, Collaged woodblock print, acrylic inks on Somerset satin paper, 2023 Artwork Provenance: from the Artist Studio photo credits, Isabel working, black and white shots, James Brown In Isabel's own words: Call of the Sea: The sea was calling, calling its sirens song. It threw tempting little waves flirtatiously on the shore. 'Come,' it said, 'come.' The sea glittered with promise, it whispered sweet nothings as it rolled the tiny gem pebbles on the beach. 'Come to me,' it said, 'I will show you the world, the true meaning of life.' The people felt the pull, the blood pumping in their veins, like a magnet they were drawn towards the sea. Mesmerised, bewitched, they stripped of their clothes, leaving them in molehills on the beach. The breeze caressed bare bottoms, free from the constraints of life. They stepped cautiously at first but as excitement overwhelmed them they broke into a run as they neared the water. The sea tickled their toes and beckoned them in, making sweet promises of delightful pleasures. *Please note we are happy to ship this work rolled in an art tube. Whilst the work is on heavy duty art paper and mixed media, the artist is happy that the painting will be rolled. This is a more cost effective and environmentally sound method of shipping. Shipping via this method is free. About Isabel Rock and her work: Taking inspiration from Japanese woodblock prints and Indian miniature painting Rock has developed a unique collage technique that combines bold structures with large-scale woodblock prints and intricate detailing. The subject is a grand mixture of humour, drama, hidden morals, fanciful characters, modern culture, mythical beings and fantastical situations. Rock creates a world that pulls you in and demands your attention. Quality of line is paramount, the drawings are created using a dipping pen and acrylic ink. An essential tool is a squirrel...
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2010s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Paint, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Archival Paper, Pen

Surrealist Large Painting Royal College of Art LGBTQ+ Artist Cat Blue Flowers
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

Patches
Located in Los Angeles, CA
YURI MARTINEZ RAMOS "PATCHES" OIL ON CANVAS, SIGNED, TITLED CUBAN-AMERICAN, DATED 2012 40 X 30 INCHES Patches symbolize the destruction and erosion of Cuba. A ruined country stitched together by patches that blend the society like an old rag pant. The main buffoonery image depicts the old system, no more speech to play when you only have a broken instrument. Yuri Martinez Ramos was born in Havana, Cuba on November 24, 1964. He studied at the Elemental School of Plastic Arts from 1975 – 1979 and the National School of the Arts from 1979 – 1983. Martinez’ figurative paintings have been compared to Botero because of his satirical social commentary. His style, however, is uniquely his own with typically vibrant Latin colors and use of expressive magical realism. His paintings tell his story and the story of the Cuban dilemma. Martinez was granted permission by the US Justice Department after much effort with Cuban authorities to come to the US with his family and pursue his career outside Cuba. He now lives and works in Texas. Papillon Gallery...
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2010s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Patches
$6,800 Sale Price
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Lovers and Others (unique mid century modern painting) - double sided artwork
Located in New York, NY
Nahum Tschacbasov Lovers and Others (Two Unique Works), 1978-1979 Gouache on Two-sided Paper (Two Signed Works) Hand signed twice: once on each side 11 × 15 inches (each side) A rare...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Ink, Gouache

Técnica mixta - Composición onírica - Año 1976
Located in Sant Celoni, ES
Firmado por el artista en la parte inferior y fechada del año 1976 Se presenta enmarcada la obra Medidas obra: 78 x 59 cm. Medidas marco: 103 x 83 cm. El estado de la pintura es ...
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1970s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Mixed Media

Dream Of The Inca. Contemporary Abstract Painting
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...
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2010s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Paper, Acrylic

Caceria, Surrealist Mixed Media Painting by Geandy Pavon
By Geandy Pavon
Located in Long Island City, NY
Geandy Pavon, Cuban (1974 - ) - Caceria, Year: 2000, Medium: Oil and Tempera on canvas, signed, titled and dated in ink on verso, Size: 42 x 60 in. (106.68 x 152.4 cm)
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Early 2000s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Tempera

Geometric Multicolor Surrealist Drawings, France 1960s
Located in Atlanta, GA
These exceptional original drawings, painted with colored pencil on translucent tracing paper, were designed by a French artist, circa the 1960s. The two rare paintings feature a geo...
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1960s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Paper

Bird Potentiality
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Artwork by Airom and collaborators.
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Bird Potentiality
Bird Potentiality
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Floating Castle - Contemporary Surreal Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Fantastical surreal landscape with a floating castle in an idyllic, dream-like setting with bright blue sky and green grass by Melissa Barkley (Ameri...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic, Cardboard

Feminist Surrealist French Abstract Apres Mondrian Oil Painting Myriam Bat Yosef
Located in Surfside, FL
Myriam Bat-Yosef Surrealist abstract oil painting in colorful abstract patterned rectangles and shades Hand signed and dated 1984. Miniature design letter also signed. Myriam Bat-Yosef, whose real name is Marion Hellerman, born on January 31, 1931 in Berlin, Germany to a Jewish family from Lithuania, she is an Israeli-Icelandic artist who paints on papers, paintings, fabrics, objects and human beings for performances. Myriam Bat-Yosef currently lives and works in Paris. In 1933, her family fleeing the Nazi Holocaust, Miriam Bat-Yosef emigrates to Palestine and settles in Jaffa. In 1936, she suffers a family tragedy, her father, militant Zionist, is called to fight, still recovering from an operation of appendicitis. The incision will become infected, antibiotics did not exist yet, and her father will die in the hospital after 9 months of suffering. Myriam and her mother leave Palestine to live in Paris for three years. French is Myriam's first school language. In 1939, still fleeing Nazism, she returned to Palestine, leaving France by the last boat from Marseille. She moved to Tel Aviv with her mother, aunt and maternal grandmother. In 1940, she began attending the Academy of Fine Arts in Tel Aviv and took her name as an artist, Bat-Yosef, which means Joseph's daughter in Hebrew, as a tribute to her father. In 1946, Myriam graduated as a kindergarten teacher but wanted to be an artist. Her mother enrolled her in an evening school to prepare a diploma of art teacher. At 19, she performs two years of military service in Israel. In 1952, with a pension of $50 a month that her mother allocated, she went to study at the Beaux-Arts in Paris. To survive, she has several activities while studying. In 1955, she had her first solo exhibition, at the Israeli Club on Wagram Avenue in Paris. Many artists, such as Yaacov Agam, Yehuda Neiman Avigdor Arikha, Raffi Kaiser, Dani Karavan and sculptors Achiam and Shlomo Selinger attended the opening . In 1956, she enrolled at the School of Fine Arts in Florence. This is where she meets the painter Errô. They share an icy studio in winter. Myriam moves to Milan with friends. She organizes a joint exhibition with Erro, one room each, at the Montenapoleone gallery. Her works are admired by the sculptor Marino Marini and the painters Renato Birolli and Enrico Prampolini. Myriam and Erro exhibit in Rome, Milan, Florence and meet many personalities: Alain Jouffroy and his wife, the painter Manina, Roberto Matta and his wife Malitte, textile artist who was one of the founders of the Pompidou Center. Back in Paris, Myriam and Erro get married, which allows Myriam to avoid being called into the Israeli army during the Suez Canal War. In 1957, Myriam and her husband went to Iceland. Myriam works in a chocolate factory. Having enough money, she starts producing art again. She exhibited in Reykjavik's first art gallery. She meets the artist Sigridur Bjornsdottir, married to the Swiss painter Dieter Roth . In 1958, Myriam and her husband leave for Israel. They exhibit in Germany, then in Israel. Back in Paris, the couple became friends with artists of the surrealist movement, such as Victor Brauner, Hans Bellmer, the sculptor Philippe Hiquily, Liliane Lijn, future wife of Takis and photographer Nathalie Waag. Erro and Myriam have a daughter on March 15, 1960, named Tura, after the painter Cosmè Tura, but also close to the Icelandic Thora or the Hebrew Torah. Bat-Yosef’s complex trajectory throughout the 20th century is linked as much to the transnational history of what was for a time called the School of Paris as it is to a certain legacy of Surrealism. Her work features the same idea of resolving antinomies that also defined the spirit of surrealism, and is enhanced with her readings of the Kabbalah and her spiritual grounding in Taoism. However, while there are reasons for her approach to be associated with the process of the ready-made, it is important to consider the immediate intrication of these works with her practice of performance, during which the body itself is also painted – a feminist response to Yves Klein’s Anthropometries (1960) and an echo of the happenings which Jean-Jacques Lebel organised at the time in Paris. In 1963, Erró told Myriam that if she wants to be a painter, she can not be his wife. Myriam chose to be a painter and the couple divorced in 1964. Since that time, Myriam Bat-Yosef has exhibited in many countries: Europe, United States, Japan, etc. Although long in the shadows, the work of Myriam Bat-Yosef has been greeted by many artists and personalities: Anaïs Nin, Nancy Huston, André Pieyre of Mandiargues, José Pierre, René de Solier , Jacques Lacarrière, Alain Bosquet, Pierre Restany, Sarane Alexandrian and Surrealist André Breton who, after a visit to her studio, confided to having been intrigued by its phantasmagorical dimension. She was included in the book Pop Art and Beyond: Gender, Race, and Class in the Global Sixties by Mona Hadler and Kalliopi Minioudaki. Extract "World Citizen, Artist of the Pop Era Sarah Wilson; Why do we know so little of Myriam Bat-Yosef, the most important female Israeli artist of the Pop era? Issues of identity and sexuality feature constantly in her work. She exhibited internationally from Reykjavik to Tokyo; she had two shows at Arturo Schwarz’s famous Dada/surrealist gallery in Milan; she participated in feminist art events in Los Angeles. Above all, in 1971, she conceived Total Art, a Pop Gesamtkunstwerk inside and outside the Israel Museum, Jerusalem. Painter, performer, and installation artist, she was also a lover, wife, and mother. Of Lithuanian-Jewish descent, she was close to the family of philosopher Emmanuel Levinas. An émigré in Paris she would repudiate a national passport, participating in Garry Davis’s short-lived “World Citizens” movement. She continues the lineage of women surrealist artists: Valentine Hugo, Leonor Fini, Dorothea Tanning, Leonora Carrington, Unica Zürn, Jane Graverol...
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1980s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Twinning Stars, Abstract Surrealist Oil Painting 1970s
Located in Surfside, FL
Sebastian Matta-Clark was born in 1943, twin of Gordon Matta-Clark. Son Of Chilean Surrealist Roberto Matta Sebastian, known as Batan died in 1976. He showed 3 exhibitions in his sho...
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1970s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Nancy Sliwa, Guardian Of The Animals
Located in Brecon, Powys
His time in New York City has ingrained Berlin with the whole vibe of the culture that existed in the city at that time. He is so passionate when talking about it and the lasting eff...
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2010s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Curtis Sliwa, Guardian Of The City
Located in Brecon, Powys
His time in New York City has ingrained Berlin with the whole vibe of the culture that existed in the city at that time. He is so passionate when talking about it and the lasting eff...
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2010s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

When Inspiration Peaks There Are Galloping Wild Horses.
Located in Brecon, Powys
A rearing wild horse is a symbol in many ancient cultures. It is a universal avatar for freedom, power and wisdom. Berlin enters the realms of the mythic, he has an understanding of ...
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2010s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Surrealist Collection Number 6
Located in Brecon, Powys
Sax Berlin has embarked on a journey through Surrealism. This collection writhes & flows from his "Billion Dollar Hand" creating a complexity of interwoven rhythms. Berlin has been e...
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2010s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Surrealist Geometric Color Variation Drawings, France 1960s
Located in Atlanta, GA
These exceptional original project drawings, painted with colored pencil on translucent tracing paper, are by a French artist, circa the 1960s. The two paintings feature a geometric ...
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1960s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Paper

Magic Circles - Acrylic painting by Frida & Raul -2022
Located in Roma, IT
Magic Circles is a beautiful acrylic painting realized by the Italian artists Frida & Raul in 2022. Hand-signed. Perfect conditions.
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1970s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Funny and Sad Faces, Surrealist Geometric Colorful Drawing, France 1960
Located in Atlanta, GA
This exceptional original project drawing, painted with colored pencil on translucent tracing paper, is by a French artist, circa the 1960s. The original painting features a geometri...
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1960s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Color Pencil

Woman with Flower and Bird, Psychedelic Oil Painting by Al Amatulli
Located in Long Island City, NY
Woman with Flower and Bird Al Amatulli American (1935) Date: circa 1972 Oil on Canvas, signed verso Size: 44 in. x 33 in. (111.76 cm x 83.82 cm)
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1970s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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...
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2010s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

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