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Surrealist Figurative 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
Surreal Collage: 'Watching'
Located in New York, NY
Combining found elements with those fashioned by my own hand, my work encompasses two- and three-dimensional collage as well as sculptural objects. Infused with a rich sense of histo...
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2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

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Mixed Media

Carousel, Surrealist Oil Painting on Canvas by Richard Karwoski
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Richard Karwoski, American (1938 - 1993) Title: Carousel Year: circa 1975 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed l.r. Size: 44 in. x 60 in. (111.76 cm x 152.4 cm)
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1970s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Joker, Found Objects and Oil Paint on Canvas and Wood by Mihail Sorin
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Mihail Sorin Title: Joker Year: 2000 Medium: Oil on Canvas with Wood Frame adorned with Mini Playing Cards Size: 27.5 x 19.75 in. (69.85 x 50.17 cm) Frame Size: 54 x 42.5 x...
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Early 2000s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Wood, Found Objects, Oil

Contra and bass, oil on canvas, 77x57 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Contra and bass, oil on canvas, 77x57 cm Vsevolod Salishchev is a St. Petersburg erotic artist, painter, graphic artist and poet - one of the few contemporary artists demonstrating ...
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1990s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Alti-Thronus, Surrealist Found Objects and Oil Paint Sculpture by Mihail Sorin
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Mihail Sorin Title: Alti-Thronus Year: 2000 Medium: Oil on Canvas with Wood Frame with Compass Tools Size: 27.5 x 19.75 in. (69.85 x 50.17 cm) Frame Size: 54 x 42.5 x 3 inches
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Early 2000s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Wood, Found Objects, Oil

In Search Of The Favorite Hen Cuban Surrealist
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
"En busca de la gallina predilecta" In Search Of The Favorite Hen 2021 Oil on canvas signed and dated, it will be frame before shipping. Isaac Crespo's C...
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2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

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Ink, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic

Summer I. 1972, cardboard, mixed media, silk screen printing, 80x100 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Summer I. 1972, cardboard, mixed media, silk screen printing, 80x100 cm Atis Ievins (1946) The exhibition by artist Atis Ieviņš reminds the very origins of serigraphy technique in L...
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1970s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

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Mixed Media, Cardboard, Screen

Affected Memory , Oil, Mixed Media, Hyperrealism Style of Modern Cuban Art
Located in Houston, TX
LOOK FOR FREE SHIPPING AT CHECKOUT Affected Memory shows the hyperrealism of modern Cuban art that is now available to art market. Affected Memory is one of many of the hyperrealism paintings by the artist. Brian Sanchez...
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2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

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Mixed Media, Oil, Canvas

The sun. Portrait. 1973. Cardboard, oil, 33x46.5 cm
Located in Riga, LV
The sun. 1973. Cardboard, oil, 33x46.5 cm Woman portrait in orange colors Vladimir Borisovich Glushenkov (May 21, 1948, Riga - December 26, 2009, Riga.) - painter, graphic artist, poet, translator. Born in Riga in a Russian-Polish-German family. Vladimir Glushenkov...
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1970s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

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Cardboard, Oil

"Life in a Bottle" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Sybiline's (CAN based) "Life in a Bottle" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts pink Peonies blooming in a green vase as a pink butterfly swirls around the petals dreami...
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2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Asian Kid
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Matheus is greatly influenced by the city he now calls home -- New York has long been the epicenter of fashion, hip hop, and street art, where he feels his interest in contemporary art, architecture, and interior design has grown exponentially. With this influence, he produced his first solo exhibition and debuted his signature series, Caras e Cores, at Avant Garde Gallery...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Spray Paint, Acrylic

Asian Kid
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"Sea and Stars", Oil painting
Located in Denver, CO
Tiffany Dae's (US based) "Sea and Stars" is a original, handmade oil painting that depicts an African American face and a Caucasian face transposed over th...
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2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Surrealist Figurative Painting, "Repair"
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind original surrealist figurative drawing by San Diego artist, Charlene Mosley. Its dimensions are 24x72. It is unframed. The a...
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2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Puppet With the Green Eyes Contemporary Surrealist Painting Ellen Steinfeld
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original modern surreal oil painting by American artist Ellen Steinfeld titled, "Puppet with the Green Eyes"
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1980s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Carmelo Niño, La arlequín con mascara dorada, 2021, 169 x 149.8 cm, 63 x 59 in.
Located in Miami, FL
Carmelo Niño La arlequín con mascara dorada, 2021 Acrylic on canvas 169 x 149.8 cm 63 x 59 in. The work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by the artist. Carmelo Niño, a Venezuelan artist originally from Maracaibo, Zulia State, an oil-producing region of Venezuela, is today one of the most outstanding painters in the plastic arts landscape in the country. Many years have passed since his birth in 1951 to the present, when he inaugurates this August 2022, a major exhibition at the Ascaso Gallery in Miami, with paintings from different dates resulting from the permanent and daily work of reflection, physical and intellectual, that he has always pursued in his creative life. Without neglecting a single moment of day-to-day life to be in front of the medium-sized canvas on the easel or of larger canvas hanging on a wall, he works in his large studio in the area of El Junco, outside the capital city of Caracas, surrounded by lush green vegetation, with a wonderful climate of pleasant temperature and poetic mist that invites to the reverie and glorification of his life as a painter. From a very early age Niño and his family discovered his vocation for drawing, a discipline in which he showed a special disposition and talent. From this moment on he dedicates his life to art, to the practice of painting, starting from a fantastic and strange world of fantasy, close to surrealism, unfailingly influenced by the circus of fantasy owned by his mother and a musician father. These circumstances will shape the artist's life. His traces and influences from the beginning will be present in his creative work, especially through the memories of the infinite curiosity to look, touch and be enraptured by the strange furniture and objects from his mother's circus that he knew were deposited in a room of the house. This universe of fantasy will leave an indelible mark on his subconscious and will serve as the thematic and artistic support for all his work. In an interview conducted by the critic Roberto Montero Castro in 1977, Carmelo Niño states, "the symbols of my painting come from the everyday life". His life has been one of continuous work and effort. At the age of fifteen he enrolled in the School of Arts of Maracaibo, graduated three years later, 1966, and immediately, with a scholarship, he travelled to Spain, took a few courses at the San Fernando Academy in Madrid, strengthened his preparation in art workshops and in frequent visits to the big museums of this European capital. With a sensitive gaze he penetrates the mysteries of masterpieces of the great artists who have made the universal history of art. His life as a painter has been intense, of intense study, preparation and work. With much composure and modesty he talks about his life and his artistic production, recognized not only in Venezuela, but also internationally. His participation in exhibitions began in 1969 and as early as 1970 he held his first individual exhibition at the Fine Arts Center of Maracaibo. From these dates onwards successes started to come, with the participation in collective and individual exhibitions, in Venezuela and abroad, as well as the awards from 1971, when he won the Scholarship Award at the First National Salon of Young Artists in Maracay, Aragua State; in 1972 he was awarded the Second Prize at the Regional Salon of Maracaibo. 1975 is the year of awards, he received the First Prize at the IV Salon of Young Artists in Caracas; the Aurelio Rodriguez Award at the IV Avellan Salon in Caracas and the First Prize at the Salon of Young Zulian Artists in Maracaibo; he also participated in the group exhibition of History of Painting in Venezuela, at Casa de Las Americas, Havana, Cuba; and in 1976 he was invited by Jose Gomez Sicre to take part in the exhibition of Venezuelan painting...
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2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

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 Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Entrance to the Forest, Surrealist Oil Painting on Canvas by Michael Tice
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Michael Tice, American (1953 - ) Title: Entrance to the Forest Year: 1997 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed and dated recto, signed, titled and dated verso Size: 48 x 60 in. (121...
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1990s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

El Llano en Llamar, Acrylic and Watercolor Painting by J. Benito Zamora
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: J. Benito Zamora, Mexican (1951 - ) Title: El Llano en Llamar Year: 1986 Medium: Acrylic and Watercolor on paper, signed l.r. Size: 22 in. x 30 i...
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1980s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic, Watercolor

"Cabin 7, " Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Gregory Block's (US based) "Cabin 7" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a deteriorating cabin wall melding with a sky. Gregory was born in Kansas City, Missouri, in...
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2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Mr. L (oil painting monochrome vintage old man beard portrait nostalgia flower)
Located in Quebec, Quebec
keywords; surrealism, portrait, oil painting, earth tones, figurative painting, strangeness, contemporary surrealistic, unsettling, contemporary figurative painting, dreams, symbolic...
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2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

What is Behind, Oil, Mixed Media, Hyperrealism, Modern Cuban Art, Surreal
Located in Houston, TX
LOOK FOR FREE SHIPPING AT CHECKOUT What is Behind (Lo que esta atras) shows the hyperrealism of modern Cuban art that is now available to the world art market. What is Behind is one of many of the hyperrealism paintings by the artist. Brian Sanchez...
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2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil

Coral Angel. Oil on wood, 70X70 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Coral Angel. Oil on wood, 70X70 cm The artist Vadim Kovalev was born in 1968 in the capital of Latvia, Riga, where he is also presently living and creating his works. When Vadim wa...
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2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Wood

Astro Diver
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Jeni Stallings creates work that often draws from her dreams and personal experiences. She tends to render those moments in a muted, femininity-infused surrealism far from the hard-...
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2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Archival Paper

View of a Village Square, Stefan Vukmanovic, Belgrade 1924 – 1995 Degernau
Located in Knokke, BE
View of a Village Square Vukmanovic Stefan Belgrade 1924 – 1995 Degernau Serbian Painter Signature: Signed bottom middle Medium: Oil on panel Dimensions: Image size 45 x 60 cm Biography: Vukmanovic (Vucmanovic) Stefan was born in 1924, in Belgrade, former Yugoslavia. He was a Serbian painter of landscapes and town scenes. Vukmanovic studied at the Munich Academy of Fine Arts with the master teacher and artist Charles Crodel (1894 – 1973). He was a member of the Munich Secession. In this statement of principles, the artists declared their intentions to move away from outmoded principles and a conservative conception of what art was. Throughout the 1930s, many political ideologies (Marxism, Socialism, Capitalist Democracy, Communism and Fascism) were engaged in struggles for dominance, and epitomised the political atmosphere of the era. Surrealism art...
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20th Century Surrealist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Surreal Figures - figurative painting, surreal painting
Located in New York, NY
This early surreal figurative work by Jacob El Hanani was done in 1971. It is ink on paper. Measurements of the paper are 35X25 cm. It is dated and hand signed in Hebrew in the botto...
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1970s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Ink

Stadium
Located in CAMPO REAL, ES
This large-scale painting presents an architectural interpretation of a football stadium tower, specifically from Real Madrid. The square composition focuses on a fragment that often...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

My Problems Hump (Hummingbird, Portrait, Storytelling, Oil Painting)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Joseph Broghammer My Problems Hump (Hummingbird, Portrait, Storytelling, Oil Painting) Oil on Canvas Year: 2022 Size: 40x30in Signed by hand COA provided Ref.: 924802-1891 *on stret...
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2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Yoni (Hummingbird, Portrait, Storytelling, Oil Painting)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Joseph Broghammer Yoni (Hummingbird, Portrait, Storytelling, Oil Painting) Oil on Canvas Year: 2023 Size: 40x30in Signed by hand COA provided Ref.: 924802-1890 *on stretcher frame -...
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2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Mannequin Meditating" Large Surrealist Abstract Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Large still life painting of a mannequin placed in front of a window. The canvas is signed, titled, and dated by the artist on the back and the bottom corner. The work is framed in a...
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2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic

"A Forgone Conclusion, " Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
David Cheifetz's "A Forgone Conclusion" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a sloping yellow hill of a park dotted with people as the city in the background is confron...
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2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

POP!
Located in Aventura, FL
Original painting on canvas. Hand signed on front by Ferjo. Canvas is stretched. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of authenticity included. All reasonable offers wil...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, 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 Figurative Paintings

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Cotton Canvas, Oil

"The Great Mystery" contemporary oil painting, a modern Adam & Eve, Tree of Life
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
An oil painting by Contemporary Artist Kristy Gordon. Unframed. A fantasy composition, reminiscent of Albrecht Durër's Adam and Eve, as well as many other Medieval and Renaissance P...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

“Mssr. Violette” Pink, Purple, and Grey Abstract Aristocratic Figure Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Pink, purple, and grey surrealist figurative portrait painting by contemporary Houston artist Scott Woodard. The work features an abstract woman figure wearing an aristocratic dress ...
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2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic

"Me and you walking on the brick path" surrealistic seascape, mother & daughter
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Me and you walking on the brick path" is a glowing oil painting surrealistic seascape with mother (artist) & daughter walking down a brick path on water receding into the distance i...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Panel, Wood Panel

The Sacrifice Of The Favorite Hen Cuban Surrealist
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
"El sacrificio de la gallina predilecta" The Sacrifice Of The Favorite Hen 2024 Oil on canvas artist signed and dated, will be frame before shipping. Isa...
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2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

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Ink, Oil

"Absolut Keck" Vodka Abstract Surrealist Black and White Airbrush Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Abstract surrealist black and white airbrush painting of an Absolut Vodka bottle surrounded by a variety of figures. The piece includes the faces of ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic, Foam Board

“Shakedown” Soft Hued Contemporary Surrealistic Figurative Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Contemporary painting by Henry David Potwin. Pastel toned surrealistic landscape depicting civil unrest. Signed by artist on bottom right corner; titled and dated at the back. Curren...
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2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Yemaya Desembarcar, colorful mythic woman in ocean seascape at beach
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Large mythic seascape painting of woman in blue evening gown at the beach Mr. Basso's work is known for ironic, fantastic, and clever narrative elem...
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2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

CUBIST ROOM (PICASSO)
Located in Aventura, FL
Original painting on canvas. Hand signed on front by Ferjo. Canvas is stretched. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of authenticity included. All reasonable offers wil...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Untitled Surrealist Mythical Portrait
Located in Houston, TX
Abstract Surrealist ink and gouache drawing of a human and deer hybrid head sitting within a jar. The work is signed by the artist in the bottom corner. The work is framed in a silve...
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20th Century Surrealist Figurative Paintings

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Ink, Gouache

Capture (girl soldier surrealist oil painting sleeping child portrait figurative
Located in Quebec, Quebec
Trapped, imprisoned and guarded - are there reasons to do so? Maybe "She" is dangerous, or possibly quite harmless, she is dreaming and serene. keywords; surrealism, portrait, oil p...
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2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Adolescence : Slingshot
Located in East Hampton, NY
An Adolescence wearing a bird mask COMES ON STRETCHED CANVAS, UNFRAMED. About the Artist: Georgia Griffin is a self-taught artist working primarily in acrylic and oil. She also enjo...
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2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic

Paint. The Devil's Right Hand
Located in Cuernavaca, Morelos
Acrylic on wood
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic, Wood Panel

Abstract Figurative Impasto Surrealist Work
By Robert Del Rio
Located in Houston, TX
Textured abstract painting of what appears to be a serpent or venus fly traps. The painting is signed by the artist on the back of the canvas with the date. Canvas is not framed. Artist Biography: Robert Del Rio is a Mexican artist who has a very distinct abstract style. His solo exhibits include: 2019 Art Palm beach by Marcel Katz 2018 The art plug...
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Early 2000s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Emblem 2
Located in CAMPO REAL, ES
The work "Emblem 2" stands as a sequel to its predecessor, "Emblem I". In this small-format piece, a rampant lion's head is placed within a circle. This emblem not only identifies t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Emblem I
Located in CAMPO REAL, ES
"Emblem I" is a small format work that captivates with its intensity and visual symbolism. At the heart of the composition, a rampant lion's head emerges majestically, framed by a ci...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Groovy 1970s Men's Fashion Bell Bottoms Surreal Bumble Bee
Located in Miami, FL
In the present work, Wilson McLean departs from a typical expected fashion setting and places his two male models in a surreal world. The outdoors comes indoors with cotton ball clo...
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1970s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Green spheres
Located in CAMPO REAL, ES
Green Spheres presents a dreamlike scene where three floating green spheres emerge within a space dominated by a dense, earthy texture, reminiscent of a luminous brick tone. A fourth...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Surrealist Painting of Two Relaxing Harlequins
Located in Houston, TX
Surrealist painting from 1950 by artist Camilo of two relaxing harlequin performers by the seaside dressed in yellow and pink. Signed and dated by artist. Cleaned And Restored.
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1950s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

"Light and Noise, " Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
David Cheifetz's "Light and Noise" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a monochromatic human ear with a wire above a lightbulb with various kettles ascending on the ri...
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2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Heli Hatchlings, Surreal Oil Painting - Giant Chameleons Crab Apples Helicopter
Located in Chicago, IL
The smiling figures in the helicopter, hatching from a frozen crab-apple, have false hopes that they are on a fun adventure, unaware of the imminent danger- they are about the chameleon’s prey. Fortune can turn on a dime. Such is the subject of Christopher Klein...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings

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Panel, Oil

4580 Transformaciones 2, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Its about human behaviour that has never changed, but today things are visible and politically accepted. Inspired by Goya´s dramatic art works. :: Painting :: Surrealism :: This ...
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2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Mid-Century Cosmopolitan Illustration Surreal Family Narrative
Located in Miami, FL
A complex story is portrayed in one picture. American Glamour Illustrator Jon Whitcomb interprets a Mid-Century Cosmopolitan story about a beautiful blond actress who, on set, appea...
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1950s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

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Gouache, Illustration Board

Business
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Mixed media painting with a tie that comes through a hole in the upper middle of the painting for a 3D element.
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings

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Mixed Media, Acrylic

Business
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Dreamy Idealist
Located in Santa Monica, CA
A delightful work by the artist. Multipe fabric pieces stictched together then collaged and hand painted on.
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings

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Fabric, Textile, Acrylic

Nereid - Nude Female Figure with Elongated Limbs in Outstretched Yoga Pose
Located in Chicago, IL
Nereid is a sea nymph, a female spirit of sea waters. She symbolizes everything that is beautiful and kind about the sea. Her melodious voice sing as she dances and twists on a sea ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic, Panel

Architecture in Plenitude
Located in CAMPO REAL, ES
Architecture in Plenitude is an intriguing and evocative visual representation that pays homage to the historical development of architecture and its significance in the human experi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Totemic Arhat - Surreal Buddhist Figure of Enlightenment, Acrylic on Panel
Located in Chicago, IL
Oliver Hazard Benson Totemic Arhat acrylic on panel 9h x 7w in 22.86h x 17.78w cm OB0111 Oliver Hazard’s paintings are produced directly from his imagination and deals with a mixtur...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic, Panel

Danubia, Symbolic Painting of Two Headed Goddess Female Nude, Green Sepia Tones
Located in Chicago, IL
Oliver Hazard Benson Danubia acrylic on panel 10h x 8w in 25.40h x 20.32w cm OB0107 Oliver Hazard’s paintings are produced directly from his imagination and deals with a mixture of ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic, Panel

Surrealist figurative paintings for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Surrealist figurative 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 figurative 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, orange, purple, red and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Rudolf Kosow, Carlos Gamez De Francisco, Henry David Potwin, Ferjo, and Fernando de Jesus Oliveira. Frequently made by artists working with Paint, and Oil 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 figurative paintings, so small editions measuring 2.13 inches across are also available. Prices for figurative 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 $1 and tops out at $400,000, while the average work sells for $3,770.

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