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
La Balade De Juanito Cana Hueca Cuban Surrealist
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
La Balade De Juanito Cana Hueca 2019
Acrylic and ink on canvas signed and dated, it will be frame before shipping.
Isaac Crespo's Cuban artist born 1965. His drawings and paintings s...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Ink, Acrylic
Surrealist Large Painting Royal College of Art LGBTQ+ Female Tree of Life Blue
By Isabel Rock
Located in Norfolk, GB
Isabel Rock is a creator of contemporary fairy tales. A graduate of the Royal College of Art in London, her work is an explosion of strange occurrences while a surreal narrative takes the audience on a journey into the imagination.
In October 2023 Isabel won the Evelyn Williams...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paint, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Archival Paper, Pen
I Am Not Alone 1
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
"I Am Not Alone" by Joshua Salami is a captivating artwork that delves into the profound bond between a woman and her cherished pet, transcending the convent...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Hompage Magritte, Called Woman Seen From Behind, Original Gouache
Located in Stockholm, SE
This gouache painting by Ulf Linde, a multifaceted Swedish figure, presents a unique portrayal of a woman seen from behind, set against a blue and white...
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20th Century Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Board
Phenomenon (cat eyes head mystery men vintage nostalgia figurative scene)
By Rudolf Kosow
Located in Quebec, Quebec
Absurd scenery in the middle of nowhere: a section of a giant cat's head suddenly appears out of
nowhere, an event that lets seemingly random passing...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Zodiac Centaur, Figurative Surrealism Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Figurative Surrealism Original oil Painting
Artist: Vahe Yeremyan
Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Year: 2019
Style: Surrealism,
Subject: Zodiac Centaur
Size: 36" x 24" x 1'' inch, 91x60x3 cm,
Unframed, Stretched on Wooden Bar, Gallery Wrapped, Ready to Hang.
Tigran Hovoumyan was born on November 8, 1969, in Armenia...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Into the Night, " Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Sara Scribner's (US based) "Into the Night" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a woman in a long pink dress walking towards a background ...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
"Transcendent, " Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Alexandra Manukyan's "Transcendent" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a female figure holding her arms in a dancing pose as glittering gold covers her body.
About ...
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2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Road Less Traveled Hawaii Surrealist Mid Century Figurative Abstract Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Road Less Traveled Hawaii Surrealist Mid Century Figurative Abstract Landscape
Symbolistic and romantic Surrealist 1940s figurative abstract landscape with a figure journeying down a path in an idyllic landscape by Marguerite Louis Blasingame circa 1940-45. Signed Blasingame lower right corner; from a collection of her work. Unframed. Condition: Excellent; professionally cleaned and UV varnished. Image, 30"H x 20"W.
Marguerite and her husband Frank Blasingame...
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1940s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Linen
Meeting, Surrealism, Figurative, Portrait Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Figurative Surrealism
Artist: Tigran Hovumyan
Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Year: 2019
Style: Surr...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Forever (surreal painting vintage couple man woman blue Grey monochrome)
By Rudolf Kosow
Located in Quebec, Quebec
Rudolf Kosow’s Forever delivers a striking blend of surrealism and vintage aesthetics, reinforcing his thematic exploration of fragility and disintegration. The figures—a well-dresse...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Trumpet Player
Located in Zofingen, AG
I love painting people. I love to capture their movement, their emotions, the dramas and the theatrics of life. I paint people to express their personality, their lightness and darkn...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Untitled - Girl With Blue Hair - Surrealistic Oil Painting - Nude
Located in Salzburg, AT
Pawel Sepielak is a Polish painter, book illustrator and printmaker.
Category
Early 2000s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, 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, ...
Category
Late 20th Century Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Companion
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (Issued by the Gallery)
About Artist
Afeez Aregbede...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Modern Figurative Surrealism Watercolor Painting, Drawing 'The Fire of my Soul'
Located in Surfside, FL
On heavy Arches deckle edged paper. This combines text or poetry in calligraphy on the side.
Gary Hansmann (1947-2008) was active/lived in California. He is known for abstract, Surrealism figure painting.
Gary William Hansmann was born Dec. 4, 1940, in San Diego to Ethel May Williams and Lester Hughes Hansmann. He grew up in Encinitas and served in the Army in the early 1960s.
Gary Hansmann, San Diego artist, teacher and gallery owner, was known for his Surrealist nude and animal drawings and graphics. He spent time working in Paris and exhibiting his art throughout Europe, but San Diego was home until he moved to Washington state. His life partner was fellow artist, Jill Hosmer. Mr. Hansmann, a respected printmaker and prolific artist, created thousands of drawings, prints and paintings as well as hundreds of poems. His interest in bullfighting led to a book of poetry and illustrations on the subject, “La Corrida, The Run”, a collection of poetry & artwork written as he was preparing for his first bullfight. Prologue written by famous Mexican Matador Antonio Lomelin. The book is written in English and translated into Spanish on opposing pages and was published in 1983. Mr. Hansmann taught intaglio and monotype at the Academy of Fine Arts in San Diego from 1977 to 1980 and at the San Diego Museum of Art in 1980. He also gave lectures and demonstrations throughout the art community, including at the San Diego Art Guild in Del Mar and Artist Equity in San Diego. Although he attended Palomar College in San Marcos and studied lithography at the San Diego Academy of Fine Arts, Mr. Hansmann was mostly self-taught and self-educated. Mr. Hansmann had shows in several art-world capitals, including Paris; Lisbon, Portugal; Cologne, Germany; Brussels, Belgium; and New York. he had one-person exhibits at the Loft Gallery in Clarkston, the Lewis-Clark State College Center of Arts & History, the Carnegie Art Center in Walla Walla and the Valley Art Center in Clarkston. During his long, distinguished career as an artist he had numerous one-person exhibits all over the world and the United States.
His group shows are too numerous to mention, but his one-person exhibits were in Koln, Germany; Bruxelles, Belgium; Paris, France; Viana do Castelo, Portugal; Lisbon, Portugal; Tecate, Mexico; and British Columbia, Canada; and many states at home.
Palomar College, San Marcos, Calif.
San Diego Academy of Fine Arts
Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, N.Y.
University of Southern California, Idyllwild (ISOMATA)
University of San Diego
San Diego Museum of Art
James Copley Library, La Jolla, Calif.
Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana, Venice, Italy
Centre de Arte Moderna
Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon, Portugal
Museo Taurino de la Communidad de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Atelier Lacouriere et Frelaut, Paris, France
Gordon Gilkey Collection
Portland Art Museum, Portland, Or.
Coos Art Museum, Coos Bay...
Category
1980s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, India Ink, Watercolor
A Boy and his Dog Oil and Mixed Media Cuban Hyperrealism Framed
Located in Houston, TX
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A Boy and His Dog shows the hyperrealism of modern Cuban art that is now available to the world...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
I Am Not Alone 2
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
"I Am Not Alone" by Joshua Salami is a captivating artwork that delves into the profound bond between a woman and her cherished pet, transcending the convent...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Young Boss jamming with Girlfriend
Located in Zofingen, AG
I paint people; I want my paintings to have character to tell a story but without words as if using mime. To be dramatic, emotional, sometimes theatrical but always with feelings and...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Luck Memory (Hummingbird, Portrait, Storytelling, Oil Painting)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Joseph Broghammer
Luck Memory (Hummingbird, Portrait, Storytelling, Oil Painting)
Oil on Canvas
Year: 2023
Size: 21x17in
Signed by hand
COA provided
Ref.: 924802-1897
*Framed - read...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Boss getting a hair cut
Located in Zofingen, AG
Welcome to my world of Monkeys and Lions smoking cigars, the Egg family, my Lovers Jazz Conspirators and Ladies in Red.
Someone once said of my work. 'I often wonder why people worl...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
An evening. Acrylic painting, Pop art, Vibrant colors, Polish artist
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary figurative acrylic on canvas painting by Polish artist Marta Rynkiewicz. Painting is very colorful and vibrant. It depicts a landscape at the pool. The composition consi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
'Vujá Dé, ' by Paul Micich, Acrylic and Alkyd on Canvas Painting, 2016
By Paul Micich
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This 40" x 30" acrylic and alkyd on canvas painting, 'Vuja De,' by Paul Micich is from the artist's 'Paper Airplane' series. A headless black coat wearing ...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Alkyd
1990's French Surrealist Signed Painting Figurative Fantasy Circular Themed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French, signed and dated 93' and inscribed verso
Title: "Le Dormeur dans L'arbre", titled verso
Medium: acrylic on board, framed
Framed: 26.5 x 22 inches
Painting:...
Category
Late 20th Century Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Point To Where It Hurts (Hummingbird, Portrait, Storytelling, Oil Painting)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Joseph Broghammer
Point To Where It Hurts (Hummingbird, Portrait, Storytelling, Oil Painting)
Oil on Canvas
Year: 2023
Size: 66x72in
Signed by hand
COA provided
Ref.: 924802-1898
*o...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
In My Solitude
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Nudity in art has historically been a contentious subject, often raising questions about beauty standards, objectification, and the human form. In "In My Solitude," however, Edwin treats nudity with sensitivity and purpose. The nude figure, devoid of clothing and external trappings, serves as a metaphor for vulnerability and raw authenticity. It becomes a powerful statement on embracing one's true self, stripped of societal expectations and external judgments.
The choice of the yoga position is not arbitrary in Edwin's composition. Yoga has long been associated with self-discovery, inner peace, and spiritual enlightenment. The woman's serene posture exudes a sense of calmness and introspection. Through this position, Edwin suggests that solitude and self-reflection are integral to personal growth and inner strength. It encourages viewers to embrace moments of introspection and find solace in their own thoughts, ultimately leading to a deeper understanding of themselves.
Edwin's meticulous attention to detail and symbolism further enriches the narrative of "In My Solitude." The subtle play of light and shadow highlights the contours of the woman's body, accentuating the vulnerability and emotional depth captured in the artwork. The artist's skillful brushwork evokes a sense of intimacy, drawing the viewer into the private world of the subject.
The title itself, "In My Solitude," adds an additional layer of meaning. Solitude, often associated with loneliness, is reimagined as a source of inner strength and self-discovery. Edwin invites viewers to contemplate the transformative power of spending time alone, away from distractions and truly connecting with oneself.
Crixtover Edwin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
Inspiration, Portrait Woman, Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Portrait Woman, Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Artist: Tigran Hovumyan
Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Oil o...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
El Santo de la Muerte (Oil Painting, Symbolist, Death, Surreal, ~40% OFF)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Stella Jae
El Santo de la Muerte
2024
Oil on canvas
Size: 31.49 x 23.62 x inches (80 x 60 cm)
Signed by hand
COA provided
*Framing options are available. Please inquiry.
Stella J ...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Missing Pieces (oil painting surrealist birthday cake dessert couple cherry red)
By Rudolf Kosow
Located in Quebec, Quebec
At first glance, simple, banal things are visible but something is clearly strange here, what is going
on here? And where did a piece of cake disappear?
keywords; surrealism, food, ...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
My Imperfection Gaze - 21st Century, Contemporary, Surrealism, African Woman
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
A portrait can tell a story, my artistic pieces highlight the exploration of the complexity of human identity, space and existence. My imagery embodies the unconventional expression ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Glitter, Acrylic
Shaohua Nong Surrealist Original Oil On Canvas "Untitled 44"
Located in New York, NY
Title: Untitled 44
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 11.5 x 8 inches
Frame: Framing options available!
Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition.
Year: 2014
Artist: Shaohua Nong...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Surrealist Painting Royal College Art LGBTQ+ Female Artist Banana Blue Heads
By Isabel Rock
Located in Norfolk, GB
Isabel Rock is a creator of contemporary fairy tales. A graduate of the Royal College of Art in London, her work is an explosion of strange occurrences while a surreal narrative 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:
(A), 48x60cm, acrylic ink and acrylic paint on paper, 2011
Artwork Provenance: from the Artist Studio
photo credits, Isabel working, black and white shots, James Brown
In Isabel's own words:
Banana Boat...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paint, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Archival Paper, Pen
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...
Category
20th Century Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Vagabond (labrador retriever pet dog surrealism animal neutral tones)
By Rudolf Kosow
Located in Quebec, Quebec
Please note, the whites areas in the painting are trully white as opposed to bluey as shown in the pictures.
Painting is signed at the front.
COA provided
keywords; surrealism, humo...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
GENEVIEVE ZONDERVAN (1922-2013) FRENCH OIL PAINTING - MAN LOOKING OUT OF WINDOW
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"A Room with a View"
by Geneviève Zondervan (French 1922-2013)
oil painting on board, stamped verso
board: 8.5 x 10.5 inches
Original oil painting on board by the French artist, Ge...
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Late 20th Century Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
A source - XXI Century, Contemporary Acrylic Architecture Painting, Colorful
Located in Warsaw, PL
Marta Rynkiewicz is a young Polish artist born in 1983.
She studied painting with Professor Henryk Czenik and graphic arts with Professor Jerzy Krechowicz, at the Faculty of Paintin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Moody (black dog, hat man, green vintage suit, animal, surrealist oil painting)
By Rudolf Kosow
Located in Quebec, Quebec
In "Moody," the painter Rudolf Kosow presents a composition that captivates with its emotional depth and surreal creativity. The subject, a soulful canine with eyes that gleam with a...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
French Surrealist Oil Painting Figurative Scene Male Nudes in Desert
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Figurative Abstract
French School
oil painting on board
painting: 20 x 24 inches
condition: overall very good and pleasing
provenance: from a private collection of this artists work ...
Category
20th Century Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
"The Trove" Acrylic Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Patrick Maxcy's "The Trove" is an original, handmade acrylic painting that depicts a tropical bird perched on a pile of buoys and miscellaneous seafaring...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Lubin - figurative painting
Located in New York, NY
This surreal landscape painting by Henryk was done in 2014.
It will ship from the artists studio in Poland.
More about Henryk Laskowska:
Henryk Laskowski...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
"Salvador Dalí"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
This painting was inspired by girls. On a nudist beach, they froze on a rug. Like a city in the steppe. Eventually I met them, they became my muses, I repeatedly painted them naked i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
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 Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
At the destination - Contemporary Acrylic Painting, Vibrant colors, Landscape
Located in Warsaw, PL
*Painting will be available after 6.06.2021*
Marta Rynkiewicz is a young Polish artist born in 1983.
She studied painting with Professor Henryk Czenik and graphic arts with Profes...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Accept", Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Tiffany Dae's (US based) "Accept" is a original, handmade oil painting that depicts a brown wooden chair surrounded by space like darkness.
Artist Biogra...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Panel, Oil
Dream Canyon
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 ...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Wax, Oil, Wood Panel
Surrealist Painting Royal College Art LGBTQ+ Female Artist Heads Pink Orange
By Isabel Rock
Located in Norfolk, GB
Isabel Rock is a creator of contemporary fairy tales. A graduate of the Royal College of Art in London, her work is an explosion of strange occurrences whi...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paint, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Archival Paper, Pen
Surrealist Large Painting Royal College of Art LGBTQ+ Female Blue Green Bust Cat
By Isabel Rock
Located in Norfolk, GB
Isabel Rock is a creator of contemporary fairy tales. A graduate of the Royal College of Art in London, her work is an explosion of strange occurrences while a surreal narrative 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...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paint, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Archival Paper, Pen
"Luminous, " Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Sara Scribner's (US based) "Luminous" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a realistic portrait of a feminine form in a white dress with delicate white butterflies drawing near her in the darkness.
About the Artist:
Sara Scribner (B. 1982 Fremont, California) is a figurative painter living in Oklahoma. She earned a BFA in painting from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. She has exhibited in museums and galleries across the US and in Europe, including European Museum of Modern Art (MEAM) museum in Barcelona, Spain, Wausau Museum of Art in Wausau, WI, Wally Workman Gallery...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
"Borrowed Time" Acrylic Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Patrick Maxcy's "Borrowed Time" is an original, handmade acrylic painting that depicts an antelope with blue ribbons and butterflies swirling around its ...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Pantheum Moonlight, Early 20th century surrealist landscape, Cleveland School
Located in Beachwood, OH
Ferdinand Burgdorff (American, 1881-1975)
Pantheum Moonlight, 1916
Oil on canvas
Signed and dated lower right
16 x 24 inches
21.5 x 29.5 inches, framed
Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Ferd...
Category
1910s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Large Surrealist Painting Royal of College Art LGBTQ+ Woman artist Blue Bicycles
By Isabel Rock
Located in Norfolk, GB
Isabel Rock is a creator of contemporary fairy tales. A graduate of the Royal College of Art in London, her work is an explosion of strange occurrences whi...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Pen, Mixed Media, Paint, Archival Paper
"The Cosmic Dance" GAIA as Mother Earth a Visionary Figurative - Acrylic
Located in Soquel, CA
Emergence of Woman The Cosmic Dance A Visionary Figurative in Acrylic
Flowing and stylized figurative work by Visionary artist Kimberlee Kuwica (American, b. 1967). From GAIA: "As t...
Category
1990s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Illustration Board, Foam Board
Ball Game (Triptych)
Located in CAMPO REAL, ES
It is important to note that this work consists of three separate canvases, each one of 70x70x2. They make up a work of 210x70x2.
The scene depicted is purely imaginary, where two wi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Large Surrealist Painting Royal of College Art LGBTQ+ Woman artist Blue Bicycles
By Isabel Rock
Located in Norfolk, GB
IIsabel 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 tak...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Pen, Mixed Media, Archival Paper, Paint
"Diver" Contemporary Figurative Surrealist Portrait painting
Located in East Quogue, NY
"Diver" - Surrealist portrait painting of a female emerging from the water with a pearl on her tongue by Paul Green. Acrylic on panel. Signed on back by art...
Category
1990s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
"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 ...
Category
Early 2000s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Release Jealousy (Hummingbird, Portrait, Storytelling, Oil Painting)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Joseph Broghammer
Release Jealousy (Hummingbird, Portrait, Storytelling, Oil Painting)
Oil on Canvas
Year: 2022
Size: 44x34in
Signed by hand
COA provided
Ref.: 924802-1892
*on stret...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Gills" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Joshua Lawyer's (US based) "Gills" is an oil painting that depicts a figure with her face in profile with an air bubble escaping the gills on her neck
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
Wee One 9 (Hummingbird, Portrait, Storytelling, Oil Painting)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Joseph Broghammer
Wee One 9 (Hummingbird, Portrait, Storytelling, Oil Painting)
Oil on Canvas
Year: 2023
Size: 14x11in
Framed: 15x12x1in
Signed by hand
COA provided
Ref.: 924802-1903...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Magical World
By Fidan Kim
Located in West Hollywood, CA
It is with great pride that we present a recently completed oil painting by Azerbaijani artist, Fidan Kim.
Ms. Kim is a classically trained painter whose paintings evoke the surreal...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
"The Red Studio" - Surreal Figurative Interior Scene
Located in Soquel, CA
Surreal large-scale figurative abstract depicting two nude female figures in a red interior space juxtaposed by a bearded man seated next to a sculptural bust of a man, with a white skeleton in the foreground by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (American, b. 1957). Titled "The Red Studio...
Category
Early 2000s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
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 -...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, 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...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Apocalypse"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
This is my best work that I have done in 24 years of my work. I’m a fantasy soul, futurologist. This work tells us what awaits us in the future. How the human body mutates, and will ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Pen
Bed, Original Contemporary Surrealist Gouache Painting on Wood Panel
By Megan Frazer
Located in Boston, MA
Bed, Original Contemporary Surrealist Painting, 2012
18" x 11.25" x 1.625" (HxWxD)
This muted, dream-like surrealist painting by artist Megan Frazer can be compared to both the subject matter and painterly style of the work of Leonara Carrington...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Wood Panel, Gouache
Magic Realism Figurative Artwork, "The Air On A G String" by Evgeniya Golik
Located in San Diego, CA
A 20.5” x 16.5" x 1.5" Magic Realism Figurative Artwork by artist Evgeniya Golik. A certificate of authenticity will accompany the piece upon its purchase or delivery.
Evgeniya Golik (also known as Evgola) is a Russian born pop-surrealist based in San Diego, California. Golik graduated Art School at the age of 17, and having studied at the Far Eastern State Technical University in Vladivostok, Russia, Golik graduated and earned her degree in Design and Architecture. In the present moment, she is a full-time fine artist, illustrator, educator.
Inspired by the European Renaissance, Russian Orthodox icons, Slavic folklore, fairy tales and modern pop culture (fashion, photography, cinematography, music), Golik’s art combines a classic sensibility within a contemporary setting, something which artist-self defines as ‘Neo-Renaissance’.
Using a variety of media, her work joins real world portraiture with imaginative and often surreal narratives to highlight and reveal her subject’s personalities. Golik’s paintings and drawings are doors to a mystical realm, one which showcases a myriad of beautiful human faces and fantastical creatures, that seek to express their secret through esoteric language.
Golik has been working notably with The Oceanside Museum of Art (OMA), Museum Of Latin American Art (MOLAA), Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego (MCASD), New Americans Museum (NAM) and with James Hubbell & Ilan-Lael Foundation (Pacific Rim Park Project). Her art has been exhibited in various Galleries within the USA and Europe, as well as being published and commissioned by private collectors all over the world.
"This artwork is my impression of a classical music piece now known as “the Air on a G String...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Ink, Color Pencil
Vintage Oil Painting of Fantasy Cottage in the Woods with Flowers & Gardens
Located in Preston, GB
Vintage Oil Painting of Fantasy Cottage in the Woods with Flowers & Gardens
Art measures 36 x 24 inches
Frame measures 40 x 28 inches
Category
1980s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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