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
"Dancing Love" contemporary ethereal nude figures in green and blue water
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Dancing Love" is a contemporary painting of ethereal nude figures in green and blue water. Astone brought professional dancers into her studio and let them improvise as she painted ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Yes, right here Bob (surreal painting vintage blue Grey officers cops crime)
By Rudolf Kosow
Located in Quebec, Quebec
keywords; surrealism, humour, uncanny, animals, rabbit, terra cota, fire red, earth tones, indian red, oil painting, figurative painting, strangeness, contemporary surrealistic, un...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Conflab" Oil on Canvas 18x22"
Located in Southampton, NY
In continuing with representing fine artists that are connected to the music industry we are please to announce that we are the only gallery in the United States representing the oil...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
In The Sound of a Bell - Fantasy Figurative Nature-Inspired Artwork on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian painter Silvia Pavarini is known for her distinctly feminine artworks that resonate with the quiet whispers of nature. Each piece she creates embodies an ongoing dialogue wit...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Pencil
Toast To Celebrate - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Women, Love, Drinks
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
About Artist
Oluw...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
White Stone Surrealist Painting, Late 20th Century, Cleveland Female Artist
Located in Beachwood, OH
Sally Lachina (American, 20th Century)
White Stone, 1994
Acrylic on canvas
Signed and dated lower right, signed, dated and titled verso
42 x 42 inches
Sally Lachina is an American a...
Category
1990s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"Another Dress Rehearsal" Oil on Canvas Fantasy Surreal celebrated London artist
Located in Southampton, NY
In continuing with representing fine artists that are connected to the music industry we are please to announce that we are the only gallery in the United States representing the oil on canvas paintings of acclaimed British artist George Underwood. That is great news for collectors based in the United States. They do not have to pay any import fees or international shipping costs or any international tariffs which are costly. So this is a great opportunity to purchase a work of art by this acclaimed British artist. His paintings have been described as Magical with a touch of Fantasy.
When David Bowie, a life long friend of George Underwood, was asked about the paintings of George Underwood, Bowie said "George has, over the years, refined his work to the point where I would put him among the top figurative painters coming out of the UK.... There's a sublime isolation surrounding his subjects that really touches the viewer, the figures being both heroic and vulnerable simultaneously".
George Underwood, a life-long friend of David Bowie, were in early bands together and Underwood was asked by Bowie to created the classic cover artwork for David Bowie's "Ziggy Stardust" album and also for David's "Hunky Dory" album. George felt that his friend artist Terry Pastor would better create the hand colored airbrush look for the album covers so he had Terry create the cover artwork.
A fun fact is that David and George were both in the same art class taught by Peter Frampton's Dad when they were youngsters and they remained great friends throughout David's life. I have included some images of Bowie and George Underwood over the years in this listing to show the close relationship they had since they were young lads.
This oil painting by George Underwood is titled "Another Dress Rehearsal...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Untitled
Located in Miami, FL
Beautiful watercolor painting by the artist Roberto Fabelo.
Roberto Fabelo (born 1951 Camagüey, Cuba) is a contemporary painter, sculptor, and illustrator. Born in Guáimaro, Camagüey, Fabelo studied at The National Art School and at the Superior Art Institute of Havana. He was a professor and a jury member for very important national and international visual arts contests. The Cuban state awarded him a medal for National Culture and the Alejo Carpentier medal for his outstanding artistic career. Fabelo’s art consists of nude women, who often appear with bird-like features, including a beak and wings. He drew in textbooks and created figures out of the pictures already in the textbook. Another example of his art was watercolor markers used to draw on silk embroidered fabric. His work is exhibited at the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes in Havana, and in the Cuban embassy in Mexico. His 2009 sculpture of a group of human-headed cockroaches can be found climbing one of the walls of the Havana Fine Arts Museum, entitled Survival. He also illustrated a 2007 edition of Gabriel García Márquez’s novel Cien años de...
Category
1990s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Laid Paper
$25,000
Haitian Couple in Bed Simultaneously Adjusting their Radios, Surrealism
Located in Miami, FL
Wilson Bigaud is an idea artist in who showcases visual ideas in many of his paintings. In this work, a married Haitian couple tunes their radios in sync as they lie in bed. Bigaud was greatly interested in radios, which appeared in many of his works. This work rises to the level of Surrealism in that Bigaud is doing more than just depicting a normal bedroom moment. There is something very strange and bizarre in the couple's synchronized actions. Also of note, it looks like the woman is swallowing the edge of the radio. Signed lower right in a handmade and hand-painted frame.
Wear to the edges of board, including delamination in the corners, some dents and losses. Frame rubbing with associated wear. Areas of white discoloration to the bed and headboard...
Category
1960s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Little Spark- Vibrant Fantasy Feminine Botanical Figurative Artwork on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian painter Silvia Pavarini is known for her distinctly feminine artworks that resonate with the quiet whispers of nature. Each piece she creates embodies an ongoing dialogue wit...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Pencil
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
Gouache, Wood Panel
Encounter
By Yoko Tanaka
Located in Chicago, IL
With an illustrator’s eye for graphic impact and a wry sense of humor, artist Yoko Tanaka uses only a paint brush and her imagination to conjure whimsical landscapes and playful enco...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
Blue Flowers and Colored Threads - Whimsical Fantasy Figurative Artwork on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian painter Silvia Pavarini is known for her distinctly feminine artworks that resonate with the quiet whispers of nature. Each piece she creates embodies an ongoing dialogue wit...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Pencil
Impression Figurative Surrealism Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Tigran Hovumyan
Figurative Surrealist Oil Painter
Artwork Title: Impression
Medium: Original Oil on Linen
Dimensions: 45" x 30" x 1" (114 x 76 x 3 cm)
Year: 2024
Unframed, Stretched...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Spring Portrait Surrealism Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Tigran Hovumyan
Figurative Surrealist Oil Painter
Artwork Title: Spring
Medium: Original Oil on Linen
Dimensions: 43" x 38" x 1" (109 x 97 x 3 cm)
Year: 2017
Unframed, Stretched on ...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Transparent Dream Figurative Surrealism Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Tigran Hovumyan
Figurative Surrealist Oil Painter
Artwork Title: Transparent Dream
Medium: Original Oil on Linen
Dimensions: 43" x 37" x 1" (109 x 94 x 3 cm)
Year: 2017
Unframed, St...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
A Woman of My Dream I - Original Figurative Portrait Painting on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mohamad Khayata’s original figurative artworks are the result of five years of displacement and deal with themes of migration, memory, and identity. Mohamad’s paintings convey an array of emotions, ranging from bliss and comfort to tension and uncertainty. Many of his paintings portray a sense of transience, which is all the more palpable when considering that Khayata's intimate work is a tribute to displaced people and to their daily life stories that, far from familiar surroundings, are filled with effort and hope.
Khayata created this original painting with acrylic on canvas. It is 31 inches tall by 23 inches wide. It is signed by the artist on the back of the canvas. This painting is stretched, wired, and ready to hang. Free local Los Angeles area delivery. Affordable Continental U.S. and worldwide shipping. A certificate of authenticity issued by the art gallery is included with this original work.
Born in Damascus, Syria, artist Mohamad Khayata was forced to flee his home country due to ongoing political conflict. Khayata has been living in Beirut, Lebanon since 2012. His work is a resounding call for transformation and unity within his home country. His photography project "Stitching my Syria back" was chosen to be part of Journeys Festival International 2016 as a landmark for the “Look up” project in Leicester, where his photographs were installed on ten buildings. In the last five years, Khayata also participated in ten collective exhibitions across Europe and the Middle East. Holding his BA in Fine Arts obtained at Damascus University, Khayata is a bastion of Syrian legacy, memory, home, and happiness.
REPRESENTATION
Artplex Gallery Los Angeles, California, USA
EXHIBITIONS
2020-23 Artplex Gallery, Los Angeles
2019 “Nota Bene,” Artplex Gallery Los Angeles, California
2018 “Takhalli,” 4th edition of the Laboratory of Arts Programme, partnership with The Goethe Institute, City of Beirut, Lebanon
Beirut Art Fair, 392RMEIL393 Gallery, Beirut, Lebanon
“Umm Al-Zuluf,” 392RMEIL393 Gallery, Beirut, Lebanon
“Aegean Sea,” 392RMEIL393 Gallery, Beirut, Lebanon
2017 “Umm Al-Zuluf,” 392RMEIL393 Gallery, Beirut, Lebanon
Beirut Art Fair, Beirut, Lebanon
Sharjah Art Bienalle, SAFIR
“Stitching My Syria Back Together,” The Alexandria Library, Manchester, UK
2016 “Revealing,” Beirut Art Fair, Gallery One Palestine, Beirut, Lebanon
Journeys Festival International 2016
TA’AROF workshop, Sharjah Art Bienalle, SAFIR
“Look Up,” Project in Leicester
Inside Beirut, The Gallerist, Beirut, Lebanon
“The Third Space,” British Council in London and Brussels, UK
2015 “Walking on Thread...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Surrealist Large Painting Royal College of Art LGBTQ+ Female Shoe Race
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 take...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paint, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Archival Paper, Pen
SPRING UP, Oil on Canvas
Located in Montreux, CH
Karen Shahverdyan „Eleven“ 129 X 147cm, oil on canvas
Category
Early 2000s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mother (Homage To Whistler), huge original painting on canvas
Located in Aventura, FL
Original painting on canvas. Hand signed lower front by Ferjo. Canvas size 69.5 x 85 inches. Painting will ship unstretched, rolled in an extra large tube.
Artwork is in excellen...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Ferjo, Fernando de Jesus OliveiraMother (Homage To Whistler), huge original painting on canvas, 2000
$17,150 Sale Price
30% Off
Yellow Reflection woman in yellow gown mirror peacock and children images
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This image is a depiction of Oshun an orisha in the religion of Santeria . She is often pictured dressed in yellow and white with peacocks small children and waterfalls ABOUT Stephen...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Lovers Portrait Surrealism Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Tigran Hovumyan
Figurative Surrealist Oil Painter
Artwork Title: Lovers
Medium: Original Oil on Linen
Dimensions: 41" x 41" x 1" (104 x 104 x 3 cm)
Year: 2022
Unframed, Stretched on...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Joker Figurative Surrealism Bronze Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Tigran Hovumyan
Figurative Surrealist Oil Painter
Artwork Title: Joker
Medium: Original Oil on Linen, Bronze Sculpture
Dimensions: 40" x 32" x 8" (101 x 81 x 20 cm)
Year: 2024
Unfra...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Bronze
Triumph Figurative Surrealism Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Tigran Hovumyan
Figurative Surrealist Oil Painter
Artwork Title: Triumph
Medium: Original Oil on Linen
Dimensions: 40" x 32" x 1" (101 x 81 x 3 cm)
Year: 2024
Unframed, Stretched o...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Walking on Thread - Large Original Painting on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mohamad Khayata’s original figurative artworks are the result of five years of displacement and deal with themes of migration, memory, and identity. Mohamad’s paintings convey an array of emotions, ranging from bliss and comfort to tension and uncertainty. Many of his paintings portray a sense of transience, which is all the more palpable when considering that Khayata's intimate work is a tribute to displaced people and to their daily life stories that, far from familiar surroundings, are filled with effort and hope.
Khayata created this original painting with acrylic on canvas. It is 47 inches high by 39 inches wide. It is signed by the artist on the back of the canvas. This painting is stretched, wired, and ready to hang. Free local Los Angeles area delivery. Affordable Continental U.S. and worldwide shipping. A certificate of authenticity issued by the art gallery is included with this original work.
Born in Damascus, Syria, artist Mohamad Khayata was forced to flee his home country due to ongoing political conflict. Khayata’s has been living in Beirut, Lebanon since 2012. His work is a resounding call for transformation and unity within his home country. His photography project "Stitching my Syria back" was chosen to be part of Journeys Festival International 2016 as a landmark for the “Look up” project in Leicester, where his photographs were installed on ten buildings. In the last five years, Khayata also participated in ten collective exhibitions across Europe and the Middle East. Holding his BA in Fine Arts obtained at Damascus University, Khayata is a bastion of Syrian legacy, memory, home, and happiness.
REPRESENTATION
Artplex Gallery Los Angeles, California, USA
EXHIBITIONS
2020-23 Artplex Gallery, Los Angeles
2019 “Nota Bene,” Artplex Gallery Los Angeles, California
2018 “Takhalli,” 4th edition of the Laboratory of Arts Programme, partnership with The Goethe Institute, City of Beirut, Lebanon
Beirut Art Fair, 392RMEIL393 Gallery, Beirut, Lebanon
“Umm Al-Zuluf,” 392RMEIL393 Gallery, Beirut, Lebanon
“Aegean Sea,” 392RMEIL393 Gallery, Beirut, Lebanon
2017 “Umm Al-Zuluf,” 392RMEIL393 Gallery, Beirut, Lebanon
Beirut Art Fair, Beirut, Lebanon
Sharjah Art Bienalle, SAFIR
“Stitching My Syria Back Together,” The Alexandria Library, Manchester, UK
2016 “Revealing,” Beirut Art Fair, Gallery One Palestine, Beirut, Lebanon
Journeys Festival International 2016
TA’AROF workshop, Sharjah Art Bienalle, SAFIR
“Look Up,” Project in Leicester
Inside Beirut, The Gallerist, Beirut, Lebanon
“The Third Space,” British Council in London and Brussels, UK
2015 “Walking on Thread...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Hypnotic Nature - Fantasy Feminine Botanical Figurative Artwork on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian painter Silvia Pavarini is known for her distinctly feminine artworks that resonate with the quiet whispers of nature. Each piece she creates embodies an ongoing dialogue wit...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Pencil
Wart Hog, 20th Century Oil Painting by Magical Surrealist, Cleveland School
By Paul Riba
Located in Beachwood, OH
Paul Riba (American, 1912-1977)
Wart Hog
Oil on paper
Signed lower right
18 x 15 inches
24.25 x 21 inches, framed
Paul Riba was a painter of Magic Realism. He explored the unreal j...
Category
Mid-20th Century Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
ENCOUNTER, Oil on Canvas
Located in Montreux, CH
Karen Shahverdyan „Encounter“ 140 X 190cm, oil on canvas
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Surrealist Large Painting Royal College of Art LGBTQ+ Female Blue Green Water
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 take...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paint, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Archival Paper, Pen
Light Angel Figurative Surrealism Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Tigran Hovumyan
Figurative Surrealist Oil Painter
Artwork Title: Light Angel
Medium: Original Oil on Linen
Dimensions: 36" x 39" x 1" (91 x 100 x 3 cm)
Year: 2012
Unframed, Stretche...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Strange Botanica
Located in Greenwich, CT
Strange Botanica is an acrylic on canvas painting, with an image size of 30 x 24 inches, signed 'afn' lower right and framed in a contemporary black moulding.
Anne Faith...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Der Blaue Reiter III - surreal, contemporary, figurative, oil on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This surrealistic oil painting by Toni Hamel references the English tradition of the fox hunt.
This visually compelling work by Toni Hamel was inspired by the early twentieth-centur...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mother and Child Reunion - surreal, contemporary, figurative, oil on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary painting by Toni Hamel features the image of the beloved character Woodstock.
In her singularly original way, Canadian artist Toni Hamel pays homage to a beloved p...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Gerard Tunney, Trapeze, Original still-life painting
Located in Deddington, GB
A view from above , looking down from the Fly floor, down onto the stage. The trapeze artiste floats effortlessly creating a strong outline set against the stage rectangle. All sorts...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Performance, Figurative, Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Year: 2018
Style: Surrealism,
Subject: Performance,
Size: 47" x 29" x 2'' inch, 121x74.5x5 cm,
Fram...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Bibliotheque
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Uruguayan artist Leonardo Aguirre creates visually animated surreal scenes in a theatrical environment. Aguirre rearranges whimsical components into unexpectedly harmonious ways of s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mythological Oil Painting Depicting a Mystical Scene with Figures French 20th C
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Mystical Scene with Figures
by Guy Nicod
(French 1923 - 2021)
signed oil on canvas laid on board, framed
Framed: 35.5 x 27 inches
Canvas: 32.5 x 24 inches
Provenance: private collec...
Category
Mid-20th Century Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Folklore Dance Abstract Composition
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Folklore Dance, acrylic on canvas.
Malgosia Kiernozycka was born in Wroclaw, Poland. She graduated high school at the School of Fine Arts and received a scholarship from the Mini...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Lemon Yellow Flowers - Whimsical Fantasy Figurative Artwork on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian painter Silvia Pavarini is known for her distinctly feminine artworks that resonate with the quiet whispers of nature. Each piece she creates ...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
The Top Songbirds - Surrealist Figurative Portrait Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The figurative surrealistic paintings of Carlos Gamez de Francisco are heavily influenced by his Cuban upbringing in a Russian governed academia setting. This presence exposed Franci...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Floral #5" - Geometric Surrealist Painting - Nude - Arcimboldo
By Guy Robinson
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Floral #5" is one in a series of surreal paintings of the female figure featuring intricate patterning, and hues of vibrant blue, orange, supple pink, rich black, lilac, and bright ...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Linen
The Order of the Heart in the Hand
Located in Greenwich, CT
The Order of the Heart in the Hand is a mixed media painting (acrylic and gold enamel on hand-aged canvas) with a canvas size of 48 x 48 inches, signed 'afn' lower center and framed in a contemporary black moulding.
Anne Faith...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Enamel
Surrealist Musical Fantasy
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Beautiful Surrealist musical painting by unknown artist
Watercolor on paper, shett measures 22 x 22 inches.
Unframed. Small repaited puncture in painting can be seen just beneath p...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Signed French Theatrical Stage Scene Painting Elegant Lady Interior Ballgown
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: inscribed/ signed on front and back
Title: 'Le Noir le va si bien' translates to 'Black suits it so well'
Medium: oil on canvas, framed
F...
Category
20th Century Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,950 Sale Price
30% Off
Cactus Flower, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A woman poses as a cactus flower, her form creating both balance and tension. The surreal positioning draws attention to the connection between humans and nat...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Girl Standing by Horse
Located in Hudson, NY
“Friends of Friends” explores a playful world where dreams and reality meld together to create surreal moments. When engaging with Piussi's work, we enter an arena where we are imme...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
ShaoHua Nong Surrealist Original Oil On Canvas "Light And Shade"
Located in New York, NY
Title: Light And Shade
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 12 x 16 inches
Frame: Framing options available!
Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition.
Note: This painting ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$800 Sale Price
20% Off
AUTUMN BALANCE, Oil on Canvas
Located in Montreux, CH
Karen Shahverdyan „Autumn balance“ 90 X 110cm, oil on canvas
Category
Early 2000s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Harlequin. 1923, oil on canvas, 40x53 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Harlequin. 1923, oil on canvas, 40x53 cm
Jekabs Bine (1895 11 04 Riga – 1955 24 10 Riga) painter, glass artist, teacher and writer of art critics.
His ar...
Category
1920s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$4,325 Sale Price
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PERFECT DREAM, Oil on Canvas
Located in Montreux, CH
Karen Shahverdyan„Perfect Dream“ 140 X 190cm, oil on canvas
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Transfer of personality
Located in CAMPO REAL, ES
A large oil painting presents a classical sculpture, focusing only on the head and shoulders. In the center of the composition, the face of the sculpture appears pixelated, concealed...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
"Just Outside" by Patrick Maxcy, Acrylic Painting, Blue Fish
Located in Denver, CO
Patrick Maxcy's "Just Outside" is an original, handmade acrylic painting that depicts an oversized blue fish next to a tiny house perched on a rock.
About the Artist:
Nature, anima...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Breathe, 2025 - Ritchelly Oliveira
Located in Porto, 13
"Breathe" by Ritchelly Oliveira, 2025
Charcoal and Acrylic on Canvas 120 x 90 cm (47.2 x 35 in)
A deeply evocative composition, "Breathe" by Ritchelly Oliveira captures a moment of ...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic
Mallet's Majesty - 21st Century Contemporary, Figurative, Horse, Men Polo Player
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
The dynamic brushstrokes capture the intensity of the polo player in action. The mallet, an extension of the rider’s skill and strength, is elevated to a symbol of elegance and power...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Romano Mussolini (Italian Painter/musician) - 20th century landscape painting
Located in Varmo, IT
Romano Mussolini (Forlì 1927 - Rome 2006) - Landscape with waterfall.
20 x 30 cm.
Oil on hardboard, without frame.
- Work signed lower left: "Romano Mussolini". - Authentic Studi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Musicians, Figurative Surrealism, Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Year: 2020
Style: Surrealism,
Subject: Musicians,
Size: 30" x 40" x 1'' inch, 76x101.5x6 cm,
Framed...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Notturni di Cleopatra Lo sguardo, 2020
Located in Atlanta, GA
Gigino Falconi was born in Giulianova (Teramo) in 1933. He began painting at the age of sixteen, and in 1954 he obtained a Liceo Artistico of Pescara. During the early years of his c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Sentada Desnuda, Surreal Painting of a Seated Nude Woman, Mexican Artist
Located in Beachwood, OH
Guillermo Meza (Mexican, 1917-1997)
Sentada Desnuda, 1941
Oil on canvas
Signed and dated lower right
23.5 in. h. x 19.5 in. w.
31 in. h. x 27 in. w., as framed
He was born in México...
Category
1940s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Surreal Landscape by Italian Artist Lanfranco Finocchioli
Located in New York, NY
Lanfranco Finocchioli (Italian, b. 20th century)
Sognando Capri (Dreaming of Capri), 2003
Oil on canvas
13 3/4 x 19 5/8 in.
Framed: 19 1/4 x 23 1/4 x 1 1/8 in.
Signed and dated lower...
Category
Early 2000s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Close, very close, surreal oil portrait with pastel colors and glaze, green pink
Located in Carballo, ES
Ventura A. Pérez (1992) is one of the most seductive artists on the contemporary Spanish scene. After earning a doctorate in contemporary art from the University of Vigo, he moved to...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
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