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Surrealist Still-life 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
The Butterfly Giver - original still life surrealism painting - contemporary art
Located in London, Chelsea
This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online. Donald Macdonald’s The Butterfly Giver is a poetic and symboli...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Untitled" Macena Barton, American, Surrealist Still Life, Sea Scape, Autumnal
Located in New York, NY
Macena Barton Untitled Signed lower right Oil on canvas 24 x 30 inches Provenance Private Collection, California Macena Alberta Barton was an American painter. Barton born in Uni...
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1930s Surrealist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Surreal Landscape, Abstract Expressionism Painting, Dreamland by Joerg Dressler
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
JOERG DRESSLER "Dreamland" Acrylic on Panel 16 x 20 inches _____________________________________ Joerg was born in Hanau, Germany. He received his MFA from the Hochschule für Gestal...
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2010s Surrealist Still-life Paintings

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Acrylic, Wood Panel

Time I, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Guigen Zha presents elements of Chinese cultural relics set upon a surrealist beach. A Tang Sancai, a type of pottery from the Tang Dynasty, sits prominently with its gilded handles. Together on the steps are an embroidered shoe worn by women and a pomegranate flower in full bloom. He paints a snail walking into a mural depicting cultural history. "The piece presents a reminder of the past and how time flies," says Guigen.


About the Artist


Words that describe this painting: healing, landscape, seascape, floral, poetic, cultural relics, surrealism, Dali...

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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Wreath / olympian gold - oil on panel painting
Located in Burlingame, CA
Olympic games 'Wreath' from Stephanie Peek, who makes her home in California, is beautifully rendered with a sense of depth, intellect, timelessness and beauty. Inspired by a time the artist spent in Italy, and found herself strongly drawn to the history and mystery of antique Roman laurels. Here, the golden wreath appears to float above the clouds in a surrealist, Magritte like sky. The clear blue has an ethereal quality with glimmering gold. The painting's edges are painted white, so framing is not required. If framing is desired, we can provide it for an additional cost. Signed on verso by artist: Artist's statement— The genesis of this oil painting, “Wreath,” is the classic laurel wreath fashioned in gold and awarded to victors, both athletic and poetic, in ancient Greece and Rome. From my studio at the American Academy in Rome, I looked out over the city and imagined these memorials to those who have crossed finish lines, so to speak, who have won their races. Suspended in silence, this wreath speaks for me not only of wordly success with its ephemeral nature, but also of a kind of lasting victory that art can remind us of. "Ars longa...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Wreath: ROME / olympian gold - oil painting
Located in Burlingame, CA
Wreath: ROME from artist Stephenie Peek who makes her home in California, is beautifully rendered with a sense of depth, intellect, timelessness and beauty. Inspired by a time the artist spent in Italy and found herself strongly drawn to the history and mystery of antique Roman laurels. Here, the golden wreath appears to float above the clouds in a surrealist, Magritte-like sky. The clear blue has an ethereal quality with glimmering gold. The painting's edges are painted white, so framing is not required. If framing is desired, we can provide it for an additional cost. Signed, dated and titled verso by artist: Artist's statement— The genesis of this oil painting, “Wreath,” is the classic laurel wreath fashioned in gold and awarded to victors, both athletic and poetic, in ancient Greece and Rome. From my studio at the American Academy in Rome, I looked out over the city and imagined these memorials to those who have crossed finish lines, so to speak, who have won their races. Suspended in silence, this wreath speaks for me not only of wordly success with its ephemeral nature, but also of a kind of lasting victory that art can remind us of. "Ars longa...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Panel

"Afternoon Delight" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Sybiline's (CAN based) "Afternoon Delight" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a Sphynx cat eyeing a pink teacup with milk and plate with a w...
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2010s Surrealist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

"While You Weren't Looking" by David Cheifetz, Oil on Aluminum Panel Painting
Located in Denver, CO
David Cheifetz's "While You Weren't Looking" (2025) is an original, handmade oil painting on aluminum panel that depicts a lush still-life featuring a bright yellow pitcher, red onio...
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2010s Surrealist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Panel

One Blossom One World. Peony & Deer I, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
"A flower is small, but it is also a world of its own," says artist Guigen Zha. He paints a surreal image of a flower growing from bud to bloom. A parallel metaphor of human life from birth to death plays out in the scene. Guigen displays a peony, a deer, and a human expressing the interconnection and interdependence of all things in a utopian world.


About the Artist


Words that describe this painting: healing, peony, deer, animal, belief, landscape, floral, poetic, oilpaint, flower, surrealism, figure, nude, surrealism, flora, oil painting, green


One Blossom One World...

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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

'Hidden Vista' by Steven H. Rehfeld - Landscape in White, Gray, Blue, and Green
Located in Carmel, CA
Steven H. Rehfeld (American, born 1954) 'Hidden Vista', 2015 Oil paint, Canvas, Stretcher bars The artist signed the back of the painting. Steven H. Rehfeld's 'Hidden Vista' a mixed...
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2010s Surrealist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars

Israeli Large Vibrant Surrealist Flowers Oil Painting
By Milia Laufer
Located in Surfside, FL
Milia Laufer, born Romania. From 1951 lived and worked in Safed. Together with her husband opened one of the earliest galleries in Israel, in Tiberias. Worked in watercolors and oils...
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1950s Surrealist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Surreal Painting, Landscape, Pink Clouds, Ocean, Elemental II by Joerg Dressler
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
JOERG DRESSLER "Elemental II" Acrylic on Panel 14 x 11 inches _____________________________________ Joerg was born in Hanau, Germany. He received his MFA from the Hochschule für Ges...
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2010s Surrealist Still-life Paintings

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Acrylic, Wood Panel

Surreal Painting, Landscape, Clouds, Ocean, Blues, Elemental I by Joerg Dressler
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
JOERG DRESSLER "Elemental I" Acrylic on Panel 14 x 11 inches _____________________________________ Joerg was born in Hanau, Germany. He received his MFA from the Hochschule für Gest...
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2010s Surrealist Still-life Paintings

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Acrylic, Wood Panel

Surreal Floral Still Life Painting, Silent and Unseen III by Joerg Dressler
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
JOERG DRESSLER "Silent and Unseen III" Acrylic on Panel 20 x 16 inches _____________________________________ Joerg was born in Hanau, Germany. He received his MFA from the Hochschul...
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2010s Surrealist Still-life Paintings

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Acrylic, Wood Panel

"Rocky Mountain High" (2024), Original Landscape Oil Painting by Heather Neill
Located in Denver, CO
Heather Neill's (US based) "Rocky Mountain High" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a teacup hanging off a cliff by a climbing rope. Artist Autobiography: Born in Ho...
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2010s Surrealist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Giving Butterflies - original still life surrealism painting - contemporary art
Located in London, Chelsea
This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online. Donald Macdonald’s Giving Butterflies is a whimsical and thoug...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Surrealist Trompe L'oeil, Lush Roses
Located in Surfside, FL
Trompe-l'œil (French for "deceive the eye",) is an art technique that uses realistic imagery to create the optical illusion that the depicted objects exist in three dimensions. Forced perspective is a comparable illusion in architecture. Though the phrase, originates in the Baroque period, when it refers to perspectival illusionism, trompe-l'œil dates much further back. It was (and is) often employed in murals. Instances from Greek and Roman times are known, for instance in Pompeii. A typical trompe-l'œil mural might depict a window, door, or hallway, intended to suggest a larger room. A version of an oft-told ancient Greek story concerns a contest between two renowned painters. Zeuxis (born around 464 BC) produced a still life painting so convincing that birds flew down to peck at the painted grapes. A rival, Parrhasius, asked Zeuxis to judge one of his paintings that was behind a pair of tattered curtains in his study. Parrhasius asked Zeuxis to pull back the curtains, but when Zeuxis tried, he could not, as the curtains were included in Parrhasius's painting—making Parrhasius the winner. With widespread fascination with perspective drawing in the Renaissance, Italian painters of the late Quattrocento such as Andrea Mantegna (1431–1506) and Melozzo da Forlì (1438–1494), began painting illusionistic ceiling paintings, generally in fresco, that employed perspective and techniques such as foreshortening to create the impression of greater space for the viewer below. This type of trompe l'œil illusionism as specifically applied to ceiling paintings is known as di sotto in sù, meaning "from below, upward" in Italian. The elements above the viewer are rendered as if viewed from true vanishing point perspective. Well-known examples are the Camera degli Sposi in Mantua and Antonio da Correggio's (1489–1534) Assumption of the Virgin in the Duomo of Parma. Similarly, Vittorio Carpaccio (1460–1525) and Jacopo de' Barbari (c. 1440 – before 1516) added small trompe-l'œil features to their paintings, playfully exploring the boundary between image and reality. For example, a fly might appear to be sitting on the painting's frame, or a curtain might appear to partly conceal the painting, a piece of paper might appear to be attached to a board, or a person might appear to be climbing out of the painting altogether—all in reference to the contest of Zeuxis and Parrhasius. In a 1964 seminar, the psychoanalyst and theorist Jacques Lacan...
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20th Century Surrealist Still-life Paintings

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Acrylic

"IN-FLIGHT ADJUSTMENT", painting, surrealist dream, submarine, gladiator, dove
Located in Toronto, Ontario
IN-FLIGHT ADJUSTMENT is an acrylic on canvas surrealist painting by Brooklyn, New York artist Tony Geiger. It measures 22x26" and is a unique artwork. It's...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Cobalt Pot 2 - original still life surrealism painting - contemporary art
Located in London, Chelsea
This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online. Donald Macdonald’s Cobalt Pot 2 is a mesmerizing exploration o...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Antique French Modern Paris School Still Life Framed Surreal Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Finely painted modernist still life oil painting with a view of the Eiffel Tower and a rotary phone. Oil on canvas. Framed. Measuring 20 by 23 inches overall and 15.25 by 18.25 paint...
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1920s Surrealist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Artist Palette - Landscape Painting - Oil On Canvas By Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
A verdant tropical scene is the setting for the artists palette. After all its shape and color provide the perfect accent. Artist Palette - Landscape Painting - Oil On Canvas By Mar...
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Early 2000s Surrealist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Untitled (Forms)
Located in Brooklyn, NY
John Havens Thornton, Untitled (Forms) c. 1980s — oil on canvas A stage-like space unfolds across a pale ground: a window-box at the top recedes in cool greens while, below, a hinge...
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1980s Surrealist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Untitled (Boxes)
Located in Brooklyn, NY
John Havens Thornton, Untitled (Boxes) (1988) — oil on canvas Two faceted forms face one another across a cool gray ground, their planes banded in peach, rose, teal, amber, and viol...
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1980s Surrealist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Untitled (Box Open)
Located in Brooklyn, NY
John Havens Thornton, Untitled (Box Open) (1988) — oil on canvas A prism-like form unfolds across a sandy field, its planes banded with rose, teal, amber, and violet that meet at a ...
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1980s Surrealist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Abstract Still Life
Located in Brooklyn, NY
John Havens Thornton, Untitled (1989) — oil on canvas This 1989 painting by John Havens Thornton is a geometric, quietly surreal still life: an open box casts a long shadow as three...
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1980s Surrealist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Melon" by David Cheifetz, Oil on Aluminum Panel Painting
Located in Denver, CO
David Cheifetz's "Melon" (2025) is an original, handmade oil painting on aluminum panel that depicts a lush still-life featuring a brightly lit watermelon, apple and assorted fruits,...
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2010s Surrealist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Vintage American Modernist Surreal Moustache Bull Horn Landscape Framed Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American modernist surreal painting. Framed. Gouache and watercolor on paper. Image size, 19H by 14L.
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1960s Surrealist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Touch of Red, surrealist egg tempera on panel still life painting
Located in New York, NY
Douglas Safranek's Touch of Red calls back to 17th century Dutch still lifes. Filled with humor and complexity, Safranek's rather constra...
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2010s Surrealist Still-life Paintings

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Egg Tempera, Panel

Zhenyan Zhao Contemporary Original Oil On Canvas "Blue Dream Butterfly"
Located in New York, NY
Title: Blue Dream Butterfly Medium: Oil on canvas Size: 19 x 27 inches Frame: Framing options available! Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition. Note: Thi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Untitled (Valley of the Dolls)
Located in Columbia, MO
Dave Pavelonis Untitled (Valley of the Dolls) Acrylic on canvas 60.5 x 50.75
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Vintage Signed Contemporary Surreal Apple Strength Portrait Rare Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Oil on canvas. Image size, 24H x 30L. Signed verso.
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1990s Surrealist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Surrealist Vase
Located in Buffalo, NY
A modern surreal oil painting on linen depicting a vase with one yellow flower and a mysterious almost figural black design. This midcentury work is unsigned and comes housed in a pe...
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1950s Surrealist Still-life Paintings

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Linen, Oil

1965 Mid Century Modern Swedish Still Life Tempera Painting - Pears & Glass Vase
Located in Bristol, GB
PEARS & GLASS VASE Size: 29.5 x 37 cm (including frame) Tempera on board A brilliantly executed and characterful surrealist still life composition, executed in tempera on board in 1...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Still-life Paintings

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Tempera, Board

"Hemerocallis I" (2022) by Sybiline, Oil Painting, Pink Day Lily
Located in Denver, CO
Sybiline's (CAN based) "Hemerocallis I" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a portrait of a pink day lily. About the Artist: Sybiline is a Canadian artist based in Q...
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2010s Surrealist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Panel

"Feline Natura" (2023) by Sybiline, Oil Painting, Surreal Still Life
Located in Denver, CO
Sybiline's (CAN based) "Feline Natura" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a purple iris with a feline face and whiskers. About the Artist: Sybiline is a Canadian ar...
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2010s Surrealist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Man and Time
Located in Palm Desert, CA
"Man and Time" is an American surrealist oil on canvas painting by Irving Norman in 1986. The artwork is 58 x 30 inches and 59 1/8 x 31 1/8 x 1 1/2 inches with the frame, weighing le...
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20th Century Surrealist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Gerard Tunney, Dancers with Fans, Original surreal painting
Located in Deddington, GB
A group of dancers chat and gossip using the fans to emphasise l their reactions The triangles of the fans are echoed throughout the painting; in the dancers’ feet, the dancers’ arms...
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2010s Surrealist Still-life Paintings

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Acrylic

A Surreal “Due Appetti” by Ferruccio Rosini
Located in San Francisco, CA
Ready for some self-reflection? Intriguing hints about this striking painting’s origin, handwritten on the reverse, could get you started. “Due Appetiti” di Vita suggests that two ap...
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1970s Surrealist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Magic Realistic Painting, "Sudden Eclipse"
Located in San Diego, CA
This is an original mixed media work on wood by Southern California artist, Cheryl Tall. Its dimensions are 45" x 25" x 1.5". It is unframed. A certificate of authenticity will follo...
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2010s Surrealist Still-life Paintings

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Mixed Media

Pop Surrealist Painting, "The Key To Success"
Located in San Diego, CA
This is an original pop surrealist oil painting by San Diego artist, Brady Willmott. It's dimensions are 14"x 11"x 2". It is unframed. A certificate of authenticity will follow delivery. This is a memento mori still life. Creating imagery that inspires the imagination, coupled with classic painting techniques, Brady Willmott’s unique twist on pop surrealism...
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2010s Surrealist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Gerard Tunney, Midsummer night's dreamers, Original figurative painting
Located in Deddington, GB
A dancer looks upwards towards the sun as her fellow dancers sleep during rehearsals. The ballet is based on Shakespeare’s famous play. The green colours and foliage echo the forest ...
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2010s Surrealist Still-life Paintings

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Acrylic

Museum of Symbols
Located in Zofingen, AG
With textured strokes of oil, my canvas dances with the raw intensity of expressionism, mingled with the dream-like quality of surrealism. Each symbol here breathes life into a narra...
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2010s Surrealist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Unaici e Quarantahue (Clock on Three Books), Painting by Pietro Bulloni
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Pietro Bulloni Title: Unaici e Quarantahue (Clock on Three Books) Year: 2003 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed ll Size: 12 x 10 inches Frame Size: 17 x 15 inches
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Early 2000s Surrealist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

'72', Still Life Signed Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
72, Signed Oil Painting By French artist Claude Benard, (1926 - 2016) Signed by the artist on the lower left hand corner, Oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas size: 21.25 x 32 inc...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Gerard Tunney, Ten Myths Eros and lovers, Original figurative painting
Located in Deddington, GB
Eros the traditional symbols of love hovers over two lovers as they embrace at night. The painting is meant to suggest the idealised bliss of being in love “Most of my work is influe...
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2010s Surrealist Still-life Paintings

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Acrylic

Nexus - Squirrel Leaps Between Trees and Table Setting, Original Oil, Framed
Located in Chicago, IL
Desert cactus, in full bloom, sit atop a table scape while a squirrel leaps between snow covered pines in the background in John Hrehov's painting titled "Nexus". The saturated colors bring a liveliness and warmth to this surreal scene. This piece is floated in a white wooden frame measuring 32h x 25w x 2d inches. John Hrehov Nexus oil on canvas 30h x 24w in 76.20h x 60.96w cm JHR022 John Hrehov Education 1985 MFA-Painting, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1981 BFA-Painting, Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH. Solo Exhibitions 2017 John Hrehov, Paintings and Drawings. Tom Thomas Gallery, Indiana University East, Richmond, IN. 2012 Shades from White to Black, New Drawings. Denise Bibro Fine Art, New York, NY. 2011 John Hrehov: Charcoal. Indiana University - Purdue University Fort Wayne. 2009 John Hrehov: A Survey 1999-2009 Denise Bibro Fine Art, New York, NY. Paintings and Drawings. Seerveld Gallery, Trinity Christian College, Palos Heights, IL. 2004 John Hrehov: Drawings and Paintings. Denise Bibro Fine Art, New York, NY. 2002 Paintings. Denise Bibro Fine Art, New York, NY. 2001 Charcoal. Indiana University - Purdue University Fort Wayne. John Hrehov, Paintings and Drawings. Wood Street...
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2010s Surrealist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Panel

"Reflection 4" - surrealist portrait, flowers, rainbow, blue birds, love
Located in Atlanta, GA
This painting features hues of green, purple, blue, red, and yellow. This surrealist portrait features blue birds, flowers, paint tubes and patterns. Guy Robinson is inspired by the...
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2010s Surrealist Still-life Paintings

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Linen, Oil

Surreal Floral Still Life Painting, Patterns, XOXO by Joerg Dressler
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
JOERG DRESSLER "XOXO" Acrylic on Panel 24 x 18 inches _____________________________________ Joerg was born in Hanau, Germany. He received his MFA from the Hochschule für Gestaltung ...
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2010s Surrealist Still-life Paintings

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Acrylic, Wood Panel

French Surrealist Trompe L'oeil Apples OIl Painting
By Lucien Mathelin
Located in Surfside, FL
size uncludes frame. Lucien Mathelin, born in 1905 in Binche, A province of Hainaut, in Wallonia, Belgium, and died in 1981 in Paris. French painter. His work was influenced by surrealism andtinged with irony. Lucien Mathelin was born in a family of artists and has benefited from artistic training since childhood. He made his first oil on canvas at the age of 15 in 1920. In 1924, he exhibited at the Salon d'Automne which he became a member. He did not study plastic arts, but traveled to Morocco (1925-1926) and Greece (1933-1934), where he enriched his palette. In 1937, Mathelin worked for a while for Raoul Dufy to realize the gigantic painting...
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20th Century Surrealist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Object Lesson" - Surrealist Painting, still life, floral, globe - Arcimboldo
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Object Lesson" features hues of blue, pink, yellow, orange, green, and black. Guy Robinson is inspired by the work of Paul Klee, Albrecht Durer and Giuseppe Arcimboldo. Atlanta based artist Guy Robinson attended the Atlanta College Of Art on a Ford Foundation grant and has worked extensively in painting, sculpture, printmaking, and drawing. His surrealists works have been exhibited in numerous galleries and have a place in important collections including the Museum Of Contemporary Art, Georgia (MOCA,GA). Robinson has over thirty-five years experience teaching drawing and painting for Emory...
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2010s Surrealist Still-life Paintings

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Linen, Oil

Lovers and autumn leaf (oil painting vintage black and white Picture couple)
Located in Quebec, Quebec
LOVERS AND AUTUMN LEAVES is a superbe original painting on canvas depicting a still life of a fall leaves next to a vintage black and white photograph of a couple in a loving embrace...
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2010s Surrealist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, 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 Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Panel

"Anatomy Lesson" - Geometric Surrealist Painting - Skull Still Life - Arcimboldo
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Anatomy Lesson" features hues of blue, pink, yellow, orange, green, and white. Guy Robinson is inspired by the work of Paul Klee, Albrecht Durer and Gi...
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2010s Surrealist Still-life Paintings

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Linen, Oil

Yes, But Does It Float - Original Surreal Oil Painting with Symbolic Imagery
Located in Chicago, IL
Mark Bowers Yes, But Does it Float oil on linen 21.75h x 14.75w in 55.24h x 37.47w cm MJB004 Mark Bowers- Artist Statement With the depiction of landscape playing such a central role in the history of North American art, it seemed to offer many of the critical possibilities I was looking for, and it felt more and more like something I have always known. Something I could easily apply, stage, and manipulate as a diary. My work consists of small-scale highly detailed landscape paintings. They are inspired by the comfort, trepidation, and beauty found in the mundane Chicago Suburbs. I combine nature, decorative house wares...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Still-life Paintings

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Linen, Oil

"Seed of Icarus, " Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
David Cheifetz's "Seed of Icarus" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a blue background dotted with grapes hanging from stems and one red grape with a halo of yellow a...
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2010s Surrealist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

1980 Mid Century Modern Swedish Mini Still Life Tempera Painting - Lemon & Pears
Located in Bristol, GB
LEMON & PEARS Size: 34 x 39 cm (including frame) Tempera on board A brilliantly executed and characterful surrealist still life composition, executed in tempera on board and dated 1...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Still-life Paintings

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Tempera, Board

Gentle hands that rule the world. 2020. Canvas, cardboard, oil, 60x42 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Globe and glove. 2020. Canvas, cardboard, oil, 60x42 cm Juris Dimiters (1947) Education: 1958-1965 Janis Rozentals Art High School of Riga 1965-1973 ...
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2010s Surrealist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Cardboard

Surrealist Composition, Untitled 2, Lambert Werner (1900-1983), Oil Canvas, 1948
Located in New York, NY
Lambert Werner (1900-1983) Untitled, 1948 Oil on canvas 29 1/8 × 26 1/3 in l 74 × 67 cm 30 3/4 x 28 in l 78 x 71 cm (Frame included) Signed and dated lower right Exhibition history:...
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1940s Surrealist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Just Another Bunch of Flowers at Breakfast" - surrealist still life, flowers
Located in Atlanta, GA
This painting features hues of green, purple and blue. This surrealist still life features flowers, toast, an apple and patterned textile. Guy Robinson is inspired by the work of Pa...
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2010s Surrealist Still-life Paintings

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Linen, Oil

Untitled, Figurative, Flower Pot, Oil on Canvas by Modern Indian Artist-In Stock
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Anita Roy Chowdhury - Untitled (Flower Pot) Oil on Canvas 12 x 15 inches, 2007 (Unframed & Delivered) Style : Her works manifest human figures, nude or draped in different poses and...
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Early 2000s Surrealist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Surrealist still-life paintings for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Surrealist still-life 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 still-life 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, green, pink and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Tslil Tsemet, Guy Robinson, Tony Geiger, and Claude Benard. 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 still-life paintings, so small editions measuring 5 inches across are also available. Prices for still-life 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 $225 and tops out at $76,849, while the average work sells for $2,769.

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