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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
Wings of Fascism - Oil on Canvas - Contemporary Painting
Located in New York, NY
This painting is artwork of Patrick Faure, Creator of Faurism. The painting is unframed, oil on canvas. About the Artwork: Wings of Fascism is a perfect example of Faurism, a styl...
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2010s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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

Armageddon finale. 2005, canvas, oil, 73x100 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Armageddon finale. 2005, canvas, oil, 73x100 cm
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Early 2000s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Surrealist Woman Oil painting French-Moroccan Israeli Bezalel School Painter
Located in Surfside, FL
Two Women. Colorful Surrealist Portrait Genre: Surrealism Subject: woman Medium: Oil Surface: Canvas Country: Israel Simon Avissar, painter, born 1948, Morocco. Moved to U.S.A. Wo...
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20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, 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...
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1970s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Paper, India Ink

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

Cells - Painting by Frida & Raul -2020
Located in Roma, IT
Cells is a beauty painting by the Italian artists Frida & Raul in 2020. It is realized by mixed technique pixel with acrylic, iron. The further we g...
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2010s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

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...
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2010s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Mixed Media

1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - "Accord"
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: 1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - "Accord" Medium: Oil on board, unframed Size: 4 height x 3 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

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

1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - "Kingpin"
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: 1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - "Kingpin" Medium: Oil on board, unframed Size: 3.5 height x 4 width Condition: Good Provenance: all the paintings we have by this artist have come from the artists estate Description: "Kingpin" centers on a dynamic, jagged black star-like form bursting outward, encased within layers of fluid blues, greens, and golden hues. The rich, saturated blues suggest depth and water-like motion, contrasting sharply with the angular black centerpiece...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Oil

1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - "Beginnings"
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: 1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - "Beginnings" Medium: Oil on board, unframed Size: 3.5 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 - "Leading In + Out 4 Roundabout"
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: 1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - "Leading In + Out 4 Roundabout" Medium: Oil on board, unframed Size: 4 height x 3.5 width Condition: Good Provenance: all the paintin...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Oil

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

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Oil

1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - Radiant Bloom in Orbit
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: 1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - Radiant Bloom in Orbit Medium: Oil on board, unframed Size: 6 height x 4.5 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 - "Bagatelle"
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: 1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - "Bagatelle" Medium: Oil on board, unframed Size: 4.5 height x 3 width Condition: Good Provenance: all the paintings we have by this a...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Oil

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

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Oil

1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - Dynamic Energy Circles
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: 1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - Dynamic Energy Circles Medium: Oil on board, unframed Size: 4.5 height x 6 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 - 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

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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 - "Evolving Organisms"
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: 1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - "Evolving Organisms" Medium: Oil on board, unframed Size: 5.5 height x 3 width Condition: Good Provenance: all the paintings we have ...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Oil

1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - "Areas of Influence, Man" Abstract
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: 1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - "Areas of Influence, Man" Abstract Medium: Oil on board, unframed Size: 4 height x 5.75 width Condition: Good Provenance: all the pai...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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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...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Oil

1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - "Fairies Dancing Lawn"
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: 1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - "Fairies Dancing Lawn" Medium: Oil on board, unframed Size: 4.5 height x 6 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 - "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

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Oil

1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - "Openings in the Warp of Time"
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: 1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - "Openings in the Warp of Time" Medium: Oil on board, unframed Size: 4.5 height x 6 width Condition: Good Provenance: all the painting...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Oil

1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - Sunlit Coral and Sea Bloom Study
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: 1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - Sunlit Coral and Sea Bloom Study Medium: Oil on board, unframed Size: 4 height x 6 width Condition: Good Provenance: all the painting...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Oil

1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - Red Lily and Blue Forget-Me-Nots Study
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: 1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - Red Lily and Blue Forget-Me-Nots Study Medium: Oil on board, unframed Size: 6.25 height x 3 width Condition: Good Provenance: all the...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Oil

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

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Oil

1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - Interwoven Colorful Form Abstract Study
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: 1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - Interwoven Colorful Form Abstract Study Medium: Oil on board, unframed Size: 2.75 height x 4.5 width Condition: Good Provenance: all ...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Oil

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

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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

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Oil

1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - 'Hopes Fragile as Eggs'
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: 1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - 'Hopes Fragile as Eggs' Medium: Oil on board, unframed Size: 4.5 height x 6 width Condition: Good Provenance: all the paintings we ha...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Oil

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

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Oil

1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - 'Children's Party Fun' Abstract Study
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: 1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - 'Children's Party Fun' Abstract Study Medium: Oil on board, unframed Size: 4.5 height x 6 width Condition: Good Provenance: all the p...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Oil

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

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Oil

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

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Oil

1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - 'Mucar Mould' Abstract
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: 1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - 'Mucar Mould' Abstract Artist: Elvic Steele Medium: Oil on board, unframed Size: 3.75 height x 7.75 width Condition: Good Provenance:...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Oil

1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - 'Garden Lights' Abstract
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: 1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - 'Garden Lights' Abstract Artist: Elvic Steele Medium: Oil on board, unframed Size: 3 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 - '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

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Oil

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

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Oil

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

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Oil

Autumn - Tempera Painting by Antoine Mayo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Autumn is an original tempera painting on paper, realized by the artist Antoine Mayo, art name of Malliarakis (1905-1990) Hand-Signed on the lower right margin In very good condition. Antoine Mayo (Port Said, Egypt 1905 - Seine Port1990). Greek painter naturalized French citizen, active from 1924 in France, was a Surrealist artist and a polyhedric artist: painter, decorator, costume, designer, illustrator and much more. His father was Greek and his mother French, friend of Prévert and Desnos, he is also known for his work as a decorator and costume designer of masterpieces such as Les Enfants du Paradis, Golden helmet or Hiroshima my love.
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1970s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Tempera

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.
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2010s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Meeting. 2022. oil on cardboard, 40x30 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Meeting. 2022. oil on cardboard,, 40x30 cm Juris Dimiters (1947) Education: 1958-1965 Janis Rozentals Art High School of Riga 1965-1973 Art Academy ...
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2010s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Cardboard

"Keeper's Concern" contemporary oil painting of classic old lighthouse
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Keeper's Concern" is a contemporary oil painting of a classic old lighthouse in Northeastern United States. Frame Dimensions 22.5 x 18.5in After growing up in the American South and receiving his BFA from Sam Houston State University, and an MFA from the University of Houston in Texas, Terry...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Spirit of 76
By Martha Hamlin Visser't Hooft
Located in Buffalo, NY
A whimsical gouache painting by American female surrealist Martha Visser't Hooft depicting a butterfly in a patriotic color scheme. Martha Visser't Hooft was born in Buffalo in 19...
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1970s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Archival Paper, Gouache

"REST ME ON A CUCKOO CLOCK"
Located in Los Angeles, CA
YURI MARTINEZ RAMOS "REST ME ON A CUCKOO CLOCK" OIL ON CANVAS, SIGNED, TITLED CUBAN-AMERICAN, DATED 2020 48 X 36 INCHES I wrote these words for the ...
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Early 2000s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Abstract Surrealist Spray Paint Painting Mixed Media Fleur D’Nuit Mason Rader
Located in Surfside, FL
"Fleur D'Nuit" 1995 by Mason Rader A graduate of the L. Jefferey Selznick School of Film Preservation at the George Eastman House in Rochester NY with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from t...
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1990s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Mixed Media, Spray Paint

Abstract Composition - Original Lithograph - 1981
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract Composition is original lithograph realized in 1981 by an unknown artist, mounted on a blue cardboard Passepartout, with the title on the lower left. Hand-signed on the lowe...
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1980s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Lithograph

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

Large Modernist Italian Oil Painting Surrealist Abstract Figures
Located in Surfside, FL
Marco Cingolani was born in Como in 1961 and moved to Milan at a very young age, in 1978. He began to frequent the underground creative environment, where art was mixed with fashion and punk music. In those years a new artistic sensibility was being formalized in Milan, whose roots no longer sank in the history of art and in the citation but practiced the critical manipulation of reality and its communication through the mass media. The image was taken out of context, subtracted from the use of common sense, radically distorted, almost mocked. The work of Marco Cingolani, from the beginning, has always tried to cancel the regulatory power of media images, subjecting them to the radical care of the artist, certain that art offers a decisive point of view for the interpretation of the world. In this context the interviews of the Interviews were born, where celebrities for their privacy were submerged by the microphones and the famous series dedicated to the attack on the Pope and to the tragic story of Aldo Moro. After having participated in numerous group exhibitions including An emerging scene (1991, Museo Pecci, Prato) and Two or three things that I know of them (1998, PAC, Milan), he is dedicated to major anthological exhibitions at prestigious public institutions such as Palazzo Strozzi in Florence and Promoter of Fine Arts in Turin. In November 2006 he took part in the collective exhibition "Senza famiglia", in the Palace of the Promoter of Fine Arts in Turin. In 2007 Cingolani received a further consecration: the Galleria Emilio Mazzoli hosts the exhibition entitled "What color are they?" in which the pictorial reflections on the color of Power and its disguises are presented. The art of Cingolani has always been fascinated by the passage from news to history and vice versa; also in this case the UN blue helmets, the red urn containing the electoral ballots, the multicolored segments of the Wall Street charts, the military uniforms and the party flags are contextualized in highly symbolic scenarios. In 2009 a return to the origins for Marco Cingolani, often the author of works expressly inspired by the religious theme. In particular, for this exhibition entitled " Percorsi della Fede", the artist focused his attention on the Marian apparitions that have marked the last two centuries: Lourdes and Fatima . In the same year an exhibition in Lucca at the National Museum of Villa Guinigi, joins him to some of the leading Italian artists of the last two generations; by the universally recognized and celebrated masters, present in the main international museums such as Mimmo Paladino, Sandro Chia, Salvo, passing through some of the protagonists of the 52nd Venice Biennale as Gian Marco Montesano, Daniele Galliano, Nicola Bolla, Bertozzi & Casoni who exhibited in 2009 in contemporary at the Lucca exhibition and at the Italian Pavilion of the Venetian event, to get to the young artists of the last generation already present in important national and international artistic events. Giacinto di Pietrantonio invites him the following year, 2010 to PAC, Pavilion of contemporary art in Milan, for the collective exhibition "Hybrid", alongside Jan Fabre, Gilbert & George, Charles Avery, Damien Hirst, Piotr Uklanski, Patrick Tuttofuoco and other great ones on the international scene. 2012 is the year of "Il Belpaese dell'arte", at Gamec di Bergamo, always curated by Pietrantonio and Maria Cristina Rodeschini, in the company of Elmgreen...
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1980s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Oil

The City is Scared - The Comet Covid-19- Original Oil Paint in Canvas - 2020
Located in Roma, IT
The city is Scared - The Comet Covid-19 is an original contemporary artwork by the emerging artist Mirtilla Durante. Mixed colored oil on canvas. Tit...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Small Surrealist Landscape with Boats - After the Flood
Located in Soquel, CA
Detailed surrealist landscape depicting a barren, desert-like scene with small boats by Clayton Anderson (American, b. 1943). Signed "CLAY ANDERSON" on v...
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1970s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Wood, Masonite, Oil

Huellas, Threads
By Israel Gonz��lez Rivero
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Israel Gonzalez Rivero Titled in Spanish, Huellas, in English Threads Mixed media on canvas, purchased from the artist in the 1990s. 54.75 x 27.5 Inches A painter, sculptor and designers. Cuba's national writers and artists union members Barcelona, member of Spain ACEA international association In 2005, member of Canada Montreal Artotheque Member of "The south" project organizing committee Model art representative Member of Cuba-Mexico "Yeti" project Born in 1964 in Cuba Manzanillo Art education: 1992-education certificate for art 1983-graduated from "Jose j. Tejada" college, Santiago, Cuba 1979-graduated from "Carlos Enriquez...
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1990s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media

"Cool Specter" (2024) By David Cheifetz, Oil on Aluminum Panel Painting
Located in Denver, CO
David Cheifetz's "Cool Specter" (2024) is an original, handmade oil painting on aluminum panel that depicts a surreal still-life featuring vases and fruits, all having a thick black ...
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2010s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Souvenir de la Montè Phallouse , '50s - oil paint, 120x80 cm.
By Tristan Fabris
Located in Nice, FR
Oil on canvas depicting an abstract subject by Tristan Fabris. He is a painter from italy where he was born in 1927. He moved early to France and there he attended the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Lyon. His work is influenced by the cubism and surrealism. He worked with Le Corbusier and his activity was mostly making decors for theatres. He died 1989...
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1950s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Oil

"THE FUNNY SIDE OF ME"
Located in Los Angeles, CA
YURI MARTINEZ RAMOS "THE FUNNY SIDE OF ME" OIL ON CANVAS, SIGNED CUBAN-AMERICAN, C.2005 20 X 16 INCHES This piece is a type of self-portrait where I try to show the ones around me, I also have a funny side. 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

"Steady in the Wind" - Contemporary surreal acrylic painting on wood panel
Located in Nyack, NY
Lotte Petricone's paintings blend representational and abstract imagery. The interplay of color, value, and texture creates a sense of space and movement throughout the image, while ...
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2010s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic, Wood Panel

Surrealist abstract paintings for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Surrealist abstract paintings available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add abstract paintings created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, purple, orange, pink and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Clarence Holbrook Carter, Michael William Eggleston, Sax Berlin, and Elvic Steele. Frequently made by artists working with Paint, and Acrylic Paint and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Surrealist abstract paintings, so small editions measuring 2.25 inches across are also available. Prices for abstract paintings made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $244 and tops out at $225,000, while the average work sells for $1,846.

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