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Surrealist 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
Men Philosophizing
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Men Philosophizing 1998 Born in 1950 Vina Del Mar Chile. Already when a child his drawings and paintings were noticed by the public. From 1966 to 1969 he attended the Academy of Fine Arts in Valparaiso where he received awards every year. Very soon he exhibited his works that document his specific interest in the portrayal of man in Chile. In the age of 24 he went abroad having exhibition in several Latin American countries. In 1983 he joined the League Art Student of New York. Duran developed his style which distinguishes him from present day currents. His work was exhibited in Europe, South America and USA recently his work was exhibited in Chile. Ivan Duran Garlick...
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1990s Surrealist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

It's All So Distrurbing
Located in Three Oaks, MI
Robert Gadomski's paintings, which utilize various techniques, are of natural and urban settings, most inspired by South Side neighborhoods such as Marquette Park, where he grew up, ...
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1980s Surrealist Paintings

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Oil

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...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Between Yearning and Emptiness, Surreal Landscape, Impressionist Style, Green
Located in Barcelona, ES
This is a beautiful landscape painting by Alexandra Czierpka. By reducing color and form to their essentials, she invites the observer to contemplate the harmony between humans and n...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Paper, Oil Crayon, Acrylic

Horse Head
Located in CAMPO REAL, ES
Horse Head The majestic profile of a horse, inspired by a Madrid sculpture, takes center stage in this work. A warm circle, almost like a luminous medallion, frames the powerful pres...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Paintings

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Oil

"Minimalism" - surrealist still life, flowers, cat, apple, bird
Located in Atlanta, GA
This painting features hues of green, purple, blue, red, and yellow. This surrealist still life features a cat, vegetables, flowers, pastries, a bird and patterns. Guy Robinson is i...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Linen, Oil

Vintage American Modernist Abstract Surreal Framed Signed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted surreal abstract oil painting by Paul Allen Reed (1919 - 2015). Great color and composition. Framed. Signed verso.
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Early 2000s Surrealist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Post Soviet Avant Garde RABBI, EXPRESSIONIST BLUE BACKGROUND, Yellow Star
Located in Surfside, FL
Genre: Judaica Subject: Abstract Medium: Oil Surface: Canvas Country: United States Dimensions: 24" x 16" Yuri Yefimovitch Brusovany was born on November,15th 1949 in Leningrad (St. Petersburg). His father was a Jew from Gomel. His mother descended from the prominent family of Samoiloff Actors. This family was well-known all over Russia for a long time. Since 1820 names of the actors from the Samoiloffs' Dynasty never left the theatre posters. It was the largest family tree in the history of Russian scenic art. The central figure in the dynasty was V.V. Samoiloff (1834 - 1877) lived at the same time with Feodor Dostoevsky, Karl Brullov and Leo Tolstoy. V.V. Samoiloff, P.V. Samoiloff and V.A. Michurina-Samoilova were buried at the Alexander Nevsky...
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1990s Surrealist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Italian Modernist Surrealist Architecture Landscape Oil Painting Lazzaro Donati
Located in Surfside, FL
Lazzaro Donati (Italian, 1926-1977) Oil on board. Colorful Architectural Italian Landscape. Porto Azzurro, 1964 Hand signed upper right. signed, titled on back of panel. Dimensions: (Frame) H 37" x W 29", (Panel) H 27" x W 19" Lazzaro Donati was born in Florence and attended the Academy of Fine Arts. He began to paint in 1953, and in 1955 held his first exhibition at the Indiano Gallery in Florence. Within three years eleven exhibitions followed in Italy, and as his reputation grew he was invited to give major exhibitions in London, Paris, New York, Chicago, Rio de Janeiro and Montevideo. He is considered one of the foremost contemporary Italian painters and his paintings hang in museums and private collections throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia. His work is recalling the works of the french Raoul Dufy, Dunoyer de Segonzac, Francois Gall and Jean Jansem. This particular work is reminiscent of the work of Manolo Valdes. Donati lived and worked at 24 Piazza Donatello in Florence, the square where generations of artists have created works worthy of the great Florentine tradition. As you entered the narrow hallway to his studio, a gilded life-size Venetian angel beckoned you to his door. Once inside, the present faded away and you found yourself in an atelier where early masters might have worked during the Renaissance. Within, luxurious Persian rugs set off the innumerable objects d’art and antique furnishings...
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1960s Surrealist Paintings

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Oil, Panel

2873 The ilussionist tamer, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Belongs to my "human behaviour series" .Inspired by the dramatics artworks of Francisco Goya. :: Painting :: Surrealism :: This piece comes with an offi...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Oil

"Iris" Surrealistc Beautiful Woman´s Body emerging from a flower. Large format.
By Lluis Rizzo Rey
Located in Segovia, ES
"Iris" oil on panel, mixed technique by Lluis Rizzo. Hyperrealist painting. Measurements: (H) 114 x (W) 146 cm. Framed: (H) 144 x (W) 176 x (D) 5 cm. « Iris » Here we have a rare species of Iris that will not be found in botanical books but in art catalogs...
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Early 2000s Surrealist Paintings

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Acrylic, Oil, Color Pencil, Wood Panel

Surrealist Scene
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
Signed lower right and dated 1930 lower left. David Burliuk was a central figure in the history of the Russian avant-garde* movement as an accomplished poet, art critic, and exhibit...
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1930s Surrealist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Surrealist Acrylic Portraiture Painting, "Clark" by Christopher Polentz
Located in San Diego, CA
A 8.5” x 11.5” x 2” Surrealist Acrylic Portrait Painting by artist Christopher Polentz. A certificate of authenticity will accompany the piece upon its purchase or delivery. “Gopher...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Ivory Tower Modern Figurative Oil Painting
By John Nathaniel Fenton
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Ivery Tower Modern Figurative Oil Painting John Nathaniel Fenton was born in 1929 in Mountaindale, New York. He is a 20th-century American painter and printmaker who studied at the A...
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1960s Surrealist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Phenomenon (cat eyes head mystery men vintage nostalgia figurative scene)
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...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Gerard Tunney, Dancers in the Wings, Original Blue Painting, Figurative Artwork
Located in Deddington, GB
Gerard Tunney Dancers in the Wings Original Figurative Painting Acrylic Paint on Canvas Canvas Size: H 40cm x W 60cm x D 2cm Sold Unframed Please note that insitu images are purely a...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Surrealist Acrylic Portraiture Painting, "Mack" by Christopher Polentz
Located in San Diego, CA
A 8.5” x 10.5” x 1” Surrealist Acrylic Portrait Painting by artist Christopher Polentz. A certificate of authenticity will accompany the piece upon its purchase or delivery. The Bee...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Acrylic

Wisdom Trumps Violence - Surreal Oil Painting with a Leopard, an Owl, and a Man
Located in Chicago, IL
Toying (e.g., rider on toy horse) with violent threats is not wise. The sounds (e.g., horn) of violence (e.g., spear and leopard) will never overtake wisdom (e.g., owl and pearl). This masterfully painted surrealist artwork draws in the viewer with its extraordinary detail. The artwork is framed. Christopher A. Klein Wisdom Trumps...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Paintings

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Linen, Oil

Deux Visages en Rouge et Bleu, Surrealist Oil on Canvas Painting by André Masson
Located in Long Island City, NY
André Masson, French (1896 -1987) - Deux Visages en Rouge et Bleu, Year: circa 1950, Medium: Oil on Canvas, Size: 8.75 x 6.5 in. (22.23 x 16.51 cm), Frame Size: 15.25 x 13 inches...
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1950s Surrealist Paintings

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Oil

Surrealist Acrylic Portraiture Painting, "Lloyd" by Christopher Polentz
Located in San Diego, CA
A 10” x 12” x 1” Surrealist Acrylic Portrait Painting by artist Christopher Polentz. A certificate of authenticity will accompany the piece upon its purchase or delivery. Mothboy: W...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Acrylic

Silent call - figurative painting
Located in New York, NY
This surreal landscape painting by Henryk was done in 2013. It will ship from the artists studio in Poland. More about Henryk Laskowska: Henryk Laskowski...
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2010s Surrealist 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 Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Musicians At a Party 2022 colorful Abstract oil on canvas ARMENIAN Artist VATCHE
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Musicians At a Party is a colorful, abstract, surrealist painting by Armenian artist, Vatche Geuvdjelian painted in 2022. Artist’s Statement “𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘰�...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Cotton Canvas, Oil

Sirin and Alkonost, Surreal Oil Painting by Nina Usacheva-Green
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Nina Usacheva-Green, Russian Title: Sirin and Alkonost Year: 1981 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed Size: 40 x 29 inches Frame: 49 x 38 inches
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1980s Surrealist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Girl in Blue Dress, Surrealist Oil Painting by Andrei Medvedev
By Andrei Medvedev
Located in Long Island City, NY
An oil painting by Andrei Medvedev from 1998. A surrealist portrait of a young girl and a kitten in the rococo style. Artist: Andrei Medvedev Title:Girl in Blue Dress...
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1990s Surrealist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Gerard Tunney, Theatre Dressing Room, Original figurative painting
Located in Deddington, GB
Gerard Tunney Theatre Dressing Room Original Figurative Painting Acrylic Paint on Canvas Canvas Size: H 30cm x W 60cm x D 2cm Sold Unframed Please note that insitu images are purely ...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

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

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Oil, Canvas

The Sound of the Changing Season - Surreal Rural Scene, Hyper-realistic
Located in Chicago, IL
A violinist, playing a melancholy tune, helps conjure up the change of season from fall to winter on Halloween, as represented by the black cat. The cat is holding the Tempest in the Teapot kettle. The raven, who is bursting forth from the steam of this tempest, represents the cold, dark and harsh winter to come. Juxtaposing and altering unrelated natural objects with the machinations of man to create a scene of an impossible surreal world, the viewer enters the mind of artist Christopher Klein...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Oil, Panel

1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - 'Military Field' Abstract
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Stunning original oil painting by Elvic Steele depicting this surrealist fantasy abstract painting. Elvic Steele is a fascinating English painter. Her works entrance the observer, d...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Paintings

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Oil

Game (bob cat, female tennis player, ball, vintage, animal, surrealist painting
Located in Quebec, Quebec
In this captivating painting by Rudolf Kosow, the canvas comes alive with a surreal and dynamic encounter. At first glance, we see a massive bob cat head, rendered in repose with a t...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Flower Reflection by Gerard Tunney, Portraiture, Contemporary art, original
Located in Deddington, GB
Flower reflection [2022] original and hand signed by the artist acrylic on canvas Image size: H:30 cm x W:40 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:30 cm x W:40 cm x D:3cm Sold Un...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Acrylic

Dreaming in the Backyard, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Original acrylic painting of a surreal dream-like setting. Varnished, with sides of canvas painted neutral tone and wired. No framing necessary. :: Painting :: Surrealism :: Thi...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Acrylic

Surrealist Large Painting Royal College of Art LGBTQ+ Female Shoe Race
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...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Paint, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Archival Paper, Pen

A Surreal Encaustic Landscape on Wood "Floating Above Golden Waters"
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind original encaustic mixed media artwork by Tiffany Bociek. Its dimensions are 24 x 24 x 2 in. A certificate of authenticity will follow delivery. Created th...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Encaustic, Oil

1975 Vintage Original Surrealist Still Life Tempera Painting - Grapes & Pears
Located in Bristol, GB
GRAPES & PEARS Size: 28.5 x 34 cm (including frame) Tempera on board A brilliantly executed and charming surrealist still life composition, executed in tempera on board and dated 19...
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1970s Surrealist Paintings

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Tempera, Board

"Holding Back the Moon" (ca. 2018) By John Tarantola, Nude Portrait Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
John Tarantola's original nude portrait "Holding Back the Moon" (ca. 2018) is a beautiful surrealist oil on panel painting that depicts an athletic nude young male figure, with his a...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Oil, Panel

"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
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

Materials

Wood, Oil

Modern Figurative Surrealist Watercolor Painting, Drawing 'Prince of Innocence'
Located in Surfside, FL
Angelic boy with a devil figure. 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 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...
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1980s Surrealist Paintings

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Paper, India Ink, Watercolor

Crazy Kite, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
In crafting this piece, I immersed myself in a world of boundless expression, blending acrylics and oils to capture the dynamic essence of movement and freedom. Shapes and lines danc...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Oil

Fantasy. 1995, acrylic on canvas, 100x60 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Fantasy. 1995, acrylic on canvas, 100x60 cm Painting with fantastic creatures, castle, gandolier and explosion in the sky Igor Leontiev (1957) - one of the leading independent paint...
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1990s Surrealist Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

'Forgotten Idols X, ' by Katarina Dordevic, Acrylic on Canvas Painting
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This 39.37" x 27.55" Acrylic on Canvas Painting by Katarina Dordevic examines the possibilities of presenting an idea with the limited use of visual elements and figuration in the v...
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Early 2000s Surrealist Paintings

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Acrylic, Canvas

Renaissance dream. Messenger. Acrylic on canvas, 57x59 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Renaissance dream. Messenger. Acrylic on canvas, 57x59 cm Painting with mystic creatures, people, horse, knight Igor Leontiev (1957) - one of the leading independent painters in Latvia Born in Riga, Latvia. Studied in the Art School of Rozental, the Latvian Academy of Arts and private studios of the famous painters and teachers Abram Bikov and Vitaly Karkunov. Participates in exhibitions since 1987. Awards: 1991 – One of the main grants at the International Art Project «Golden Brush» at the Central Painters' House, Moscow, Russia Solo Shows: 2008- Gallery "Antonia", Riga. exhibition "Dream City" 2002 – Open exhibition “Genesis” Austria, Vienna 2002 - «Painting», Blackhead's House, Riga (printed brochure) 2000 - Personal exhibition in Austria, Vienna “Gallery Atelier T” 2000 – Personal exhibition in Riga, Latvia 2000 - Institute of Practical Psyhogy, Riga (printed brochure) 2001 - Gallery «AtelierT», Vienna, Austria 1998 – Joined exhibition with N.Bessonova «Garant», Vienna, Austria 1998 - Gallery «Nelliya», Riga 1998 - Co-project with N.Bessonova «Birds and Fish», Gallery «Nelliya», Riga 1997 - Gallery «Dzintars», Riga 1997 - Insurance Company «New Re» Gallery, Geneva, Switzerland 1997 - Gallery «Rigas Vini», Riga 1997 - Gallery «Goldshidhaus», Gilzenkirken, Germany, with N.Bessonova 1996 – Personal exhibition in “Rigas vini” Gallery, Riga 1996 - Gallery «Sofia», Gilzenkirken, Germany 1991 - Russian Culture Fund, Riga 1991 – Last personal exhibition in Riga Group Shows: 2007 - Museum der stad Bad Ischl”Genesis2000” 2007 -“Art Innsbruck” International Messe. 2004 - Showcase of Latvian painters dedicated to Latvia joining the EU, museum «Horst Shloss», Germany 2004 - «Hungary by the Latvian Painters», Moscow House, Riga 2003 - «Autumn-2003», Latvian State Art Museum 2003 - Autumn exhibitions of Latvian Painters, Gallery «Nelliya», Riga 2003 - «Abstract Art in Latvian Painting», Latvian State Art Museum 2000-2006 - International Project dedicated to the Book «Genesis», Austria 2002 - «Autumn», Latvian State Art Museum 1999 - Participation in exhibition “Gold of Russian Art” Austria, Vienna, “Gallery Atelier T” 1999 – Participation in projects “Genesis” Austria, Vienna, “Gallery Atelier T” 1997 - «Art Expo» New York, USA 1996 - «Art of the Chosen Ones», Latvian State Art Museum «Arsenal» 1995 - «Surrealism in Works of Latvian Painters», Russian Culture Fund, Riga 1994 - «Christmas Exhibition», Embassy of Poland in Latvia, Riga 1993 - «Art of the Russian Painters», Embassy of Russia in Latvia, Riga 1993 - «Golden Brush», Central Painters' House, Moscow, Russia 1993 - «Latvian Painters», Gallery «Sofia», Germany 1992 – sept.,Oct. – exhibition in Baad Goseberg, Germany 1992 - «Artmyth», International Art Festival, Manezh, Moscow, Russia 1992 - «Latvian Art», Berlin, Germany 1991 – «Reshaping», exhibition in Moscow 1991 - «Golden Brush», Central Painters' House, Moscow, Russia 1991 - «Transformation», Youth Palace, Moscow, Russia 1991 - «Latvian Painters», Belver, Germany 1989 - «Artcontact» National Art Project, Culture House of Railroad workers, Riga 1989 - «Artist and Religion», Riga - Moscow 1988 - «Free Art», Rigas Modes, Riga 1987 - First exhibition with painters A.Alekperov and G.Huckivadze in the Culture House of Railroad workers, Riga Auctions: 2002 - «Doroteum» Vienna, Austria - paintings «Russian Art» and «Portrait of Olga...
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1990s Surrealist Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Celebration
Located in San Francisco, CA
Alejandro Rubio Celebration, 2024 Oil on canvas 30 x 30 inches This one-of-a-kind oil painting on canvas is stretched across wooden stretcher bars.
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Stroll. 2012, oil on canvas, 80x120 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Stroll. 2012, oil on canvas, 80x120 cm Painting with man in a boat on seashore Igor Leontiev (1957) - one of the leading independent painters in Latvia Born in Riga, Latvia. Studied in the Art School of Rozental, the Latvian Academy of Arts and private studios of the famous painters and teachers Abram Bikov and Vitaly Karkunov. Participates in exhibitions since 1987. Awards: 1991 – One of the main grants at the International Art Project «Golden Brush» at the Central Painters' House, Moscow, Russia Solo Shows: 2008- Gallery "Antonia", Riga. exhibition "Dream City" 2002 – Open exhibition “Genesis” Austria, Vienna 2002 - «Painting», Blackhead's House, Riga (printed brochure) 2000 - Personal exhibition in Austria, Vienna “Gallery Atelier T” 2000 – Personal exhibition in Riga, Latvia 2000 - Institute of Practical Psyhogy, Riga (printed brochure) 2001 - Gallery «AtelierT», Vienna, Austria 1998 – Joined exhibition with N.Bessonova «Garant», Vienna, Austria 1998 - Gallery «Nelliya», Riga 1998 - Co-project with N.Bessonova «Birds and Fish», Gallery «Nelliya», Riga 1997 - Gallery «Dzintars», Riga 1997 - Insurance Company «New Re» Gallery, Geneva, Switzerland 1997 - Gallery «Rigas Vini», Riga 1997 - Gallery «Goldshidhaus», Gilzenkirken, Germany, with N.Bessonova 1996 – Personal exhibition in “Rigas vini” Gallery, Riga 1996 - Gallery «Sofia», Gilzenkirken, Germany 1991 - Russian Culture Fund, Riga 1991 – Last personal exhibition in Riga Group Shows: 2007 - Museum der stad Bad Ischl”Genesis2000” 2007 -“Art Innsbruck” International Messe. 2004 - Showcase of Latvian painters dedicated to Latvia joining the EU, museum «Horst Shloss», Germany 2004 - «Hungary by the Latvian Painters», Moscow House, Riga 2003 - «Autumn-2003», Latvian State Art Museum 2003 - Autumn exhibitions of Latvian Painters, Gallery «Nelliya», Riga 2003 - «Abstract Art in Latvian Painting», Latvian State Art Museum 2000-2006 - International Project dedicated to the Book «Genesis», Austria 2002 - «Autumn», Latvian State Art Museum 1999 - Participation in exhibition “Gold of Russian Art” Austria, Vienna, “Gallery Atelier T” 1999 – Participation in projects “Genesis” Austria, Vienna, “Gallery Atelier T” 1997 - «Art Expo» New York, USA 1996 - «Art of the Chosen Ones», Latvian State Art Museum «Arsenal» 1995 - «Surrealism in Works of Latvian Painters», Russian Culture Fund, Riga 1994 - «Christmas Exhibition», Embassy of Poland in Latvia, Riga 1993 - «Art of the Russian Painters», Embassy of Russia in Latvia, Riga 1993 - «Golden Brush», Central Painters' House, Moscow, Russia 1993 - «Latvian Painters», Gallery «Sofia», Germany 1992 – sept.,Oct. – exhibition in Baad Goseberg, Germany 1992 - «Artmyth», International Art Festival, Manezh, Moscow, Russia 1992 - «Latvian Art», Berlin, Germany 1991 – «Reshaping», exhibition in Moscow 1991 - «Golden Brush», Central Painters' House, Moscow, Russia 1991 - «Transformation», Youth Palace, Moscow, Russia 1991 - «Latvian Painters», Belver, Germany 1989 - «Artcontact» National Art Project, Culture House of Railroad workers, Riga 1989 - «Artist and Religion», Riga - Moscow 1988 - «Free Art», Rigas Modes, Riga 1987 - First exhibition with painters A.Alekperov and G.Huckivadze in the Culture House of Railroad workers, Riga Auctions: 2002 - «Doroteum» Vienna, Austria - paintings «Russian Art» and «Portrait of Olga...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Revelation of Bettie Page (2018), Painting, Oil on Wood Panel
Located in Yardley, PA
The Revelation of Bettie Page (2018) In this painting I tried to work out some grand themes: sex and religion. There is nothing more to say about the ‘what’. About the ‘howâ...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

Materials

Oil

This Is Not Art #5
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Mikel Alatza is an artist of tremendous talent, who, like his paintings, has no problem letting his rough edges show. Alatza has been a well-known part of the Venice art scene for the last ten years and has developed a strong and loyal following.   Alatza is also known for his early paintings commissioned by renowned German artist Martin Kippenberger between 1989 and 1990. Kippenberger later manipulated the works with painted frogs...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Plywood, Oil

Tree of life. Angel in red dress with lamb. 2002, canvas, oil, 140x110 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Tree of life. 2002, canvas, oil, 140x110 cm
Category

Early 2000s Surrealist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Another Vanitas 2" - surrealist still life, objects, flowers, books, pattern
Located in Atlanta, GA
This painting features hues of green, purple and blue. This surrealist still life has an elephant, turtle shell, sea shell, skull, blue vase and flowers. Guy Robinson is inspired by...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

Materials

Linen, 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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Konigsberg shout. 2006, oil on canvas, 74x85 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Konigsberg shout. 2006, oil on canvas, 74x85 cm
Category

Early 2000s Surrealist 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 Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Touch of Green, surrealist egg tempera on panel still life painting
Located in New York, NY
Douglas Safranek's Touch of Green calls back to 17th century Dutch still lifes. Filled with humor and complexity, Safranek's rather const...
Category

2010s Surrealist Paintings

Materials

Egg Tempera, Board

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 Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Surrealist Photo Collage Assemblage Art Butterfly Mouth Ivan Chermayeff
Located in Surfside, FL
Ivan Chermayeff (1932-2017): Butterfly Mouth Mixed media collage, 2002, hand signed 'Ivan Chermayeff' and dated lower right, titled lower left. Bears label from David Findlay Jr. Gallery, NY. 22 1/2 x 15 in. (sheet), 25 3/4 x 18 1/4 in. (frame). Provenance: The estate of the artist. Ivan Chermayeff born London, United Kingdom, 1932 Chermayeff was one of the greatest American graphic designers, the son of the Russian born, British architect Serge Chermayeff. Ivan Chermayeff Graduated from the Phillips Academy of Andover, Massachusetts in 1950. He studied at Harvard until 1952, and the Institute of Design (New Bauhaus) until 1954. Graduated from the Yale School of Arts and Architecture in 1955 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts. The same year he did a short apprenticeship with Alvin Lustig—a pioneer of American graphic design—and then moved on to CBS as Assistant Art Director in record cover design. In 1956 he co-founded Brownjohn, Chermayeff & Geismar Associate, with Robert Brownjohn and his former schoolmate Tom Geismar. In 1959 Brownjohn left and the studio changed to Chermayeff & Geismar Inc. It soon became one of the best-known design firms worldwide. The firm produced over six-hundred marks, and they were among the very first to develop an abstract trademark (Chase Bank, 1960), still in use today. In 1964 they designed the outstanding corporate identity of Mobil Oil, that is one of the most recognizable identities ever. From its foundation, the studio served major companies including Giorgio Armani, Barneys, Hearst, MoMA (Museum of Modern Art), National Geographic, NBC (National Broadcasting Company), PBS (Public Broadcasting Service), Rockefeller, and others. Recently, Serge Haviv joined as a new partner and the firm changed to Chermayeff & Geismar & Haviv. Besides his design profession, Chermayeff is a talented illustrator artist and collagist. Many graphic pieces he made show a perfect balance of rational logics with imagination, featuring both abstract geometric shapes and figurative images. His collage works require a same sense of witty assemblage, where gathered information, like scraps of paper, stamps, and Polaroid photograph pictures combine as fragmented clues to a greater message. The Surrealist collages often take the shape of people, whose facial features are born of scraps and daily ephemera. They are amusing and infinitely thought-provoking; as Chermayeff has said, “Collages make it possible for everything to be something else.” Board overseers at Parsons School of Design and trustee at New School University from 1988 to 2002. Visiting professor at Cooper Union, University of California, and Kansas City Art Institute. He started making collages at the age of 17 to overcome his fear of not being able to draw. They are mostly made from day-to-day ephemera: envelopes, stamps, cigarette packs, train tickets, strips of coloured paper, found images, stones from the beach or squashed rusty cans. Inspired by Surrealism and organised by the artist’s hand and complemented with strong lines, they make faces, figures, fragmented narratives. Like all great designs, they evoke surprise and the pleasure of recognition. As he put it: “Design is all about seeing and making connections which are not so obvious.”President of AIGA (American Institute of Graphic Arts) from 1963 to 1966. Trustee of MoMA (Museum of Modern Art) from 1965 to 1986. Member of the board of directors of IDCA (International Design Conference in Aspen) from 1968 to 1999. Board Director at Municipal Art Society of New York in 1972-76. Member of AGI (Alliance Graphique Internationale) since 1978. Board Director at Smithsonian Institution from 1988 to 1996. He was elected to the Hall of Fame of ADC New York (Art Directors Club) in 1982. Trustee of the Archives of America Art in 1987-90. Royal Designer for Industry since 1992. He was awarded numerous prizes including the Industrial Art Medal from AIA (American Institute of Architects) in 1967, the Philadelphia College of Art Gold Medal in 1971, AIGA Gold Medal (American Institute of Graphic Arts) in 1979, the President’s Fellow Award from the Rhode Island School of Design in 1981, the First International Design Award from Japan Design Foundation in 1983, the Yale Arts Medal in 1985, the Distinguished Service Award from New School University in 1999, the Society of Illustrators Gold Medal in 2002, the Tokyo Type Directors Club Award in 2004, and the National Design Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2014. He also received a honorary doctorate in law from the Portland School of Art in 1981, and two honorary doctorates in fine arts from the Philadelphia University of Arts and the Corcoran Museum of Art, Washington in 1991. Along with Seymour Chwast, Sid Chafetz, Saul Bass, Milton Glaser, Paul Rand, Ikko Tanaka...
Category

Early 2000s Surrealist Paintings

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media

Vega Abstract Yellow/ Dash of charcoal painting, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Vega Abstract Electric Yellow With Dash of charcoal Mixed Media Painting Whether you love art or just looking to decorate your home, this piece will create a new ambiance and i...
Category

2010s Surrealist Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Limes, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Inspired by a visit to a shepherd’s flock in Veneto countryside. The shepherd gathers the newborn lambs and marks them with coloured signs. The same marks are made on their mothers...
Category

2010s Surrealist Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Six Breasts No Waiting: Haitian Naive Fantasy Henri Rousseau - Heydenryk Frame
Located in Miami, FL
"Six Breasts No Waiting" showcases Haitian Master Salnave Philippe-Auguste's whimsically fruitful imagination. He executes it in a distinctive painting style of simplified compos...
Category

1970s Surrealist Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Turkey Teeth
Located in Nottingham, GB
With a mixture of street, abstract and fine art influences, most of Joe's work is created using a blend of acrylics, spray paint and charcoal. However, he doesn’t limit himself, sometimes it’s a case of using whatever’s at hand; a splash of tea, a mouthful of spit, on occasion he doesn’t even use a canvas. The inspiration for this piece is as follows: "It’s not about pride, but it was around that time. Everyone’s got nice teeth these days." - Joseph Gilgun.
Category

2010s Surrealist Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Subterfuge, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
It has makings of A jigsaw feel. And the shapes Are anonymous. :: Painting :: Surrealism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: R...
Category

2010s Surrealist Paintings

Materials

Oil

Contact
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Painting depicts contact, ambiguous as to whether it could be adverse contact or intimate contact between the focal characters.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Paintings

Materials

India Ink, Oil

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