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
HALCYON, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Poetic Art Statement: Days of Halcyon - All is Well. Halcyon expresses whatever the viewer decides (modern seascape, landscape, sky, water, fantasy). May be reversed for different contemporary abstract-modern or surreal effects. I am an environmental oil artist and use the highest grade water-based oils to produce paintings that are healthy for our environment, homes, and offices. 1.5" gallery wrap neutral grey edges and therefore needs no frame. Halycon is a ready to hang archival ecofriendly fine art...
Category
2010s Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Yemaya Desembarcar, colorful mythic woman in ocean seascape at beach
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Large mythic seascape painting of woman in blue evening gown at the beach
Mr. Basso's work is known for ironic, fantastic, and clever narrative elem...
Category
2010s Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Vibrant Surreal Beach Scene
Located in Houston, TX
Wonderful surrealist oil landscape of a man standing on a beach next to a red flag signed by artist L. Calisio in the lower right corner. Hung in gold frame with a tan mat.
Dimensi...
Category
1960s Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Capture (girl soldier surrealist oil painting sleeping child portrait figurative
By Rudolf Kosow
Located in Quebec, Quebec
Trapped, imprisoned and guarded - are there reasons to do so? Maybe "She" is dangerous, or
possibly quite harmless, she is dreaming and serene.
keywords; surrealism, portrait, oil p...
Category
2010s Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Boss (paw, feline, cougar, wild cat, man, animal, americana, surrealist painting
By Rudolf Kosow
Located in Quebec, Quebec
In this evocative piece by Rudolf Kosow, we are confronted with the signature elements of surrealism that define his work. The canvas is dominated by the vastness of a feline's paw, ...
Category
2010s Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Untitled Surrealist Mythical Portrait
By Bob Camblin
Located in Houston, TX
Abstract Surrealist ink and gouache drawing of a human and deer hybrid head sitting within a jar. The work is signed by the artist in the bottom corner. The work is framed in a silve...
Category
20th Century Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Ink, Gouache
Dark Tonal Surrealist Mask Still Life with a Fish
Located in Houston, TX
Dark surrealist painting of masks and fish. The painting is signed by the artist and dated. The painting is framed is in a black frame.
Dimens...
Category
Early 2000s Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Oil
The Bitchin' Cheesecake Has Arrived, Painting, Acrylic on Wood Panel
Located in Yardley, PA
Cheesecake was a favorite treat of my Dad’s. He would grab some after a decent meal when dining out. “Your cheesecake has arrived.â€
Category
2010s Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Emblem 2
Located in CAMPO REAL, ES
The work "Emblem 2" stands as a sequel to its predecessor, "Emblem I". In this small-format piece, a rampant lion's head is placed within a circle.
This emblem not only identifies t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Emblem I
Located in CAMPO REAL, ES
"Emblem I" is a small format work that captivates with its intensity and visual symbolism. At the heart of the composition, a rampant lion's head emerges majestically, framed by a ci...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Green spheres
Located in CAMPO REAL, ES
Green Spheres presents a dreamlike scene where three floating green spheres emerge within a space dominated by a dense, earthy texture, reminiscent of a luminous brick tone. A fourth...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Adolescence : Slingshot
Located in East Hampton, NY
An Adolescence wearing a bird mask
COMES ON STRETCHED CANVAS, UNFRAMED.
About the Artist: Georgia Griffin is a self-taught artist working primarily in acrylic and oil. She also enjo...
Category
2010s Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
In Search of the False Trout
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
"En Busca de la falsa trucha" In Search of the False Trout 2010
With signed certificate of autenticity.
Oil on canvas signed and dated, it will be frame before shipping 39x61x1.5
Isa...
Category
2010s Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Ink, Acrylic
"The Divided Electorate" Contemporary Figurative Painting
Located in Houston, TX
"The Divided Electorate" is a surrealist oil painting on canvas completed in 2016 that is meant to be a social commentary on the political climate of its day by artist Henry David Potwin.
Artist Biography:
Born in Dallas, Texas, David Potwin is the oldest of three children. Potwin first put brush to canvas at 8 years old. As a young boy, Potwin's family would summer vacation in Taos, New Mexico. "During our vacation in 1965, I met my first true mentor, Taos artist Eric Gibberd. Eric was a fine impressionist artist who took a strong interest in me. Eric remained a vibrant and reverent influence in my life until his death" says Potwin.
After completing 12 years of Catholic school education and under Gibberd's mentorship, Potwin attended the University of Houston Fine Arts program from 1969-1974, studying under William Anzalone and Dr. Peter Gunther with classmate Julian Schnabel.
Potwin says: "To list all the great artists who’ve inspired me would be some list indeed. My inspiration and style are drawn from many quarters such as impressionism ,and the great German expressionists such as Otto Dix, and Max Beckman, as well as a nod to pop surrealism. Perhaps conceptual impressionism would be a more precise description. What I continually seek is to refine my vision and my craft. My goal is to create a body of work that is multi-layered and resonates with the public as well as the collector. My subjects range from landscapes, portraits, cityscapes; to those that are personal, idiosyncratic, humorous and socially aware. Many of my paintings, still lifes, landscapes and underwater scenes are meant to be eye candy. At times I feel that perhaps my style is too broad; but then I’m not a one trick pony!"
Potwin has experienced times of frenetic creative activity as well as periods when life interrupted his pursuits. In 1994 he was sentenced to federal prison...
Category
2010s Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Corredor de Tornados surreal painting oil on canvas- large
Located in Miami, FL
Professionally known as Vignoli, was a Brazilian painter and sculptor. He began his career in 1982 creating canvases in oil on canvas, where he appli...
Category
2010s Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Untitled
Located in Hollywood, FL
Artist: Matija Bobicic
Title: Untitled
Size: 23 x 29 Inches (Framed: 24.5 x 30.5 inches)
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Edition: Original
Year: 2018
Not...
Category
2010s Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Algun Dia - figurative painting, landscape painting
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful surrealist painting by Mauricio comes rolled in a tube and needs to be stretched when received.
In his pieces, Mauricio combines his figurative expertise along with su...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Como Seria - figurative painting, landscape painting
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful surrealist painting by Mauricio comes rolled in a tube and needs to be stretched when received.
In his pieces, Mauricio combines his figurative expertise along with su...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$3,040 Sale Price
20% Off
"Skyraft, " Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Gregory Block's (US based) "Skyraft" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts wooden debris floating in an expansive skyscape.
Gregory was born in Kansas City, Missouri, ...
Category
2010s Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Abstract Figurative Impasto Surrealist Work
By Robert Del Rio
Located in Houston, TX
Textured abstract painting of what appears to be a serpent or venus fly traps. The painting is signed by the artist on the back of the canvas with the date. Canvas is not framed.
Artist Biography: Robert Del Rio is a Mexican artist who has a very distinct abstract style. His solo exhibits include: 2019 Art Palm beach by Marcel Katz
2018 The art plug...
Category
Early 2000s Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Daniel, 1945 Oil on Canvas by Donald Gooch
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Donald Burnette Gooch (American, 1907 - 1985)'
Signed: Gooch '45 (Lower, Right)
" Daniel ", 1945 (titled on verso)
Oil on Canvas
23 1/4" x 36"
Housed in it's original 4" artist...
Category
Mid-20th Century Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Fortissimo 107 one of a kind gold leaf painting, Painting, Acrylic on Paper
By Sia Aryai
Located in Yardley, PA
I am always looking for new ways to use my skills to present the ancient and contemporary materials in unexpected ways. Gold leaf is brilliant for modern painting. Brings to life el...
Category
2010s Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"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...
Category
2010s Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Simon, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Oil on Canvas :: Painting :: Surrealism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: Yes :: Signed: Yes :: Signature Locati...
Category
2010s Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Oil
THE GEOGRAPHER (VERMEER INDIANA)
Located in Aventura, FL
Original oil painting on canvas. Hand signed on front by the artist. Canvas is stretched.
Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of authenticity included. All reasonable...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$4,200 Sale Price / item
40% Off
"Gidget's Hideaway" Minimal Surrealist Landscape Painting
Located in Houston, TX
White and grey structure on a grey sky with a few white clouds, a black palm tree, and bright blue water. Artist signed the work in the bottom right corner, as well as titled and dat...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Pool, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
This is purely a surreal painting, without the symbolism that is often the case in my work, but purely surreal images of beauty and calm straight from the subconscious. The water ref...
Category
2010s Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Cosmic Joke" Contemporary Surrealist Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Contemporary surrealist painting of a hand forming a circle with its fingers. Within the circle is a round object with a face. The canvas is signed,...
Category
2010s Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Oil
La Balade De Juanito Cana Hueca Cuban Surrealist
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
La Balade De Juanito Cana Hueca 2019
Acrylic and ink on canvas signed and dated, it will be frame before shipping.
Isaac Crespo's Cuban artist born 1965. His drawings and paintings s...
Category
2010s Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Ink, Acrylic
la sala de la bruja (sorcerer's parlor), surrealist interior, green, bird, nude
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Narrative, colorful and surreal fantasy of a room interior. The image incorporates many of the recurring symbols in the artist's work such as hearts fe...
Category
1990s Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Untitled (Two Woman in Blue Background) circa 1987 acrylic/canvas British artist
By Robert Lowe
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Robert Lowe was born in England in 1955. He moved to the USA in the 1980s.
Lowe's work is very rare but can be found in museum collections such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Tampa Art...
Category
1980s Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
The Spanish Goalkeeper Gets Ready Again
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
"El arquero Spanol se apresta de nuevo" The Spanish goalkeeper gets ready again, 2010
With signed certificate of autenticity.
Oil on canvas signed and dated, will be frame before shi...
Category
2010s Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Ink, Acrylic
START YOUNG, STAY WISE, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By db Waterman
Located in Yardley, PA
In the scene "Start Young, Stay Wise", the essence of innocence and wisdom come together in the form of a young girl, rendered in the sharp contrast of black and white like an old ph...
Category
2010s Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Surrealist Painting of Two Relaxing Harlequins
Located in Houston, TX
Surrealist painting from 1950 by artist Camilo of two relaxing harlequin performers by the seaside dressed in yellow and pink. Signed and dated by artist. Cleaned And Restored.
Category
1950s Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Heli Hatchlings, Surreal Oil Painting - Giant Chameleons Crab Apples Helicopter
Located in Chicago, IL
The smiling figures in the helicopter, hatching from a frozen crab-apple, have false hopes that they are on a fun adventure, unaware of the imminent danger- they are about the chameleon’s prey. Fortune can turn on a dime. Such is the subject of Christopher Klein...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Panel, Oil
"Light and Noise, " Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
David Cheifetz's "Light and Noise" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a monochromatic human ear with a wire above a lightbulb with various kettles ascending on the ri...
Category
2010s Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Oil
4580 Transformaciones 2, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Andres Vivo
Located in Yardley, PA
Its about human behaviour that has never changed, but today things are visible and politically accepted. Inspired by Goya´s dramatic art works. :: Painting :: Surrealism :: This ...
Category
2010s Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Blue Fossil" Gerome Kamrowski, Abstract Surrealist, Biomorphic Expressionism
Located in New York, NY
Gerome Kamrowski
Blue Fossil, 1960
Acrylic and styrofoam on board
17 x 46 inches
Gerome Kamrowski was born in Warren, Minnesota, on January 19, 1914. In 1932 he enrolled in the Saint Paul School of Art (now Minnesota Museum of American Art - MMAA), where he studied with Leroy Turner...
Category
1960s Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Foam, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Board
Rising - Surreal Landscape with Row of Trees and Owl, Oil on Panel
By John Hrehov
Located in Chicago, IL
The pristine, symmetrical and orderly landscape brings an unnatural stillness to John Hrehov's painting entitled "Rising". The owl is central to the sparse landscape peeking out of it's home in the tree. Straight lines and geometric patterns are used to compose a glossy concept of reality. The painting is framed in a simple dark gray wooden frame measuring 25.25 x 29.25 inches.
John Hrehov
Rising
oil on panel
24h x 28w in
60.96h x 71.12w cm
JHR012
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 Gallery, Chicago, IL.
2000 The Picture Proper. Denise Bibro Fine Art, New York, NY.
Fearful Symmetry. Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, IN.
Allegories in Contemporary Life. Yvonne Rapp Gallery, Louisville, KY.
1999 Paintings and Working Drawings. Adams Hall Gallery, Wheaton College, Wheaton, IL.
1998 John Hrehov. Denise Bibro Fine Art, New York, NY.
John Hrehov: Paintings and Drawings. Wood Street Gallery, Chicago, IL.
1997 Object Lesson, Paintings, and Drawings by John Hrehov. Yvonne Rapp Gallery, Louisville, KY.
1995 John Hrehov. Trinity Art Gallery, Trinity Christian College, Palos Heights, IL.
1993 John Hrehov: Selected Works 1980-1992 Indiana University - Purdue University Fort Wayne.
Group Exhibitions
2019 2019 Alumni Exhibition. Reinberger Gallery at The Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH.
Out Of The Closet. Denise Bibro Fine Art, New York, NY.
1026 West Berry Street: The Fort Wayne Art School. Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, IN.
2018 Artlink Regional Exhibition. Artlink Contemporary Art Gallery, Fort Wayne, IN.
2017 Sola Grace-Faith-Scripture: An Exhibition of Sacred Visual Art. Good Shepherd Institute at Concordia Theological
Seminary, Fort Wayne, IN.
Norman Bradley...
Category
2010s Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
All Summer Colors
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Blue and red abstract "All Summer Colors" Mixed media acrylic, ink marker, pastel on paper, framed.
Malgosia Kiernozycka was born in Wroclaw, Poland. She graduated high school at th...
Category
2010s Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Architecture in Plenitude
Located in CAMPO REAL, ES
Architecture in Plenitude is an intriguing and evocative visual representation that pays homage to the historical development of architecture and its significance in the human experi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Oil
The Arrival of Madness by Lucas Aoki
Located in New York, NY
Mixed Media Original
Charcoal, powder paint, acrylic, resin, and paper
Category
2010s Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Resin, Charcoal, Pen
$2,438 Sale Price
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The Winds of Change, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Brent Hanson
Located in Yardley, PA
Original acrylic triptych (three canvases 36x36 each) varnished for protection, sides painted black, and wired for hanging. Entire piece is 36x108x1....
Category
2010s Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Mr Bomb
Located in Belfast, GB
Mr Bomb, 2019
59 1/8 x 39 3/8 in
150 x 100 cm
"The quirky manner in which Johnston pulls and twists narratives, highlighted by the realistic nature of his work, sheds light on the camouflaged absurdities hiding in plain sight. Johnston invites the viewer to dig through the layers of mundane normality with the shovel of imagination to unearth new perspectives." - Saatchi Art (2023)
Award winning artist Stephen Johnston was born in County Down in 1987, and graduated from the University of Ulster with a first class honours in Fine and Applied Art. Johnston’s work explores the relationship between our humanity, changing culture, and the link between them.
Johnston places realistic figures and ordinary objects in unusual contexts, giving new meanings to familiar things while challenging the observers perceptions of reality. His quirky and thought-provoking work is closely related to surrealism and is inspired by Belgian artists René Magritte and Michaël Borremans...
Category
2010s Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Oil
The Guardian Of The Religion
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
"El guardian de la religuia" The guardian of the religion 2008
Oil on canvas signed and dated, will be frame before shipping.
Isaac Crespo's Cuban artist born 1965. His drawings and ...
Category
2010s Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Ink, Canvas, Acrylic
Jungle again, Painting, Acrylic on Wood Panel
By Diana Rosa
Located in Yardley, PA
original acrylic paint on wooden panel, new work since 7 November, 2022, ready to hang :: Painting :: Surrealism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity sign...
Category
2010s Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
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By Airom
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Mixed media painting with a tie that comes through a hole in the upper middle of the painting for a 3D element.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic
$337 Sale Price
69% Off
Platypus Conundrum
By Airom
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Original painting by artist Airom
Category
2010s Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Archival Ink, Oil
$210 Sale Price
65% Off
Love, Original Contemporary Surrealist Gouache Painting on Wood Panel
By Megan Frazer
Located in Boston, MA
Love, Original Contemporary Surrealist Painting
18" x 11.25" x 1.625" (HxWxD) Gouache on Wood Panel
A conceptual surrealist painting by artist Megan Frazer, this composition feature...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Wood Panel
Dreamy Idealist
By Carol Powell
Located in Santa Monica, CA
A delightful work by the artist. Multipe fabric pieces stictched together then collaged and hand painted on.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Textile, Acrylic
queens
Located in Santa Monica, CA
oil/ink
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
$6,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Nereid - Nude Female Figure with Elongated Limbs in Outstretched Yoga Pose
Located in Chicago, IL
Nereid is a sea nymph, a female spirit of sea waters. She symbolizes everything that is beautiful and kind about the sea. Her melodious voice sing as she dances and twists on a sea ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Panel
"Gnome artist"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
This artwork, painted with vibrant acrylics, embodies a fusion of comics, figurative art, pop art, and surrealism. It captures a sense of whimsical introspection through the depictio...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"Gnome"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
In this vibrant oil painting, I wanted to capture the fascinating interplay of the mundane and the mystical. The gnome, resting amid his labor, symbolizes perseverance and the ti...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Dancing at the Crossroads
Located in Bozeman, MT
Using a mix of inspirations, El Gato thrives in his world of 8th and 9th century storytelling full of ideas of alchemy, magic, occultism, folklore, and spiritualism and blends this w...
Category
2010s Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Civic Center with Matrioska, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
From the series “Red Starâ€
Category
2010s Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Gnome"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
In this painting, I've depicted a whimsical world where fantasy and reality blend under a vintage patina. The main figure, a gnome, exudes a contemplative aura, imbued with the myste...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Totemic Arhat - Surreal Buddhist Figure of Enlightenment, Acrylic on Panel
Located in Chicago, IL
Oliver Hazard Benson
Totemic Arhat
acrylic on panel
9h x 7w in
22.86h x 17.78w cm
OB0111
Oliver Hazard’s paintings are produced directly from his imagination and deals with a mixtur...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Panel
Dahlia Web - Surreal Field of Dahlias with a Spider Web, OIl on Panel
By John Hrehov
Located in Chicago, IL
A field of dahlias climb the surface of this surreal landscape titled "Dahlia Web". A spider has woven its web through the field in the hopes of attracting any flying passer-by. The painting is framed in a simple white wooden frame measuring 19.75 x 31.5 inches.
John Hrehov
Dahlia Web
oil on linen
18h x 30w in
45.72h x 76.20w cm
JHR014
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 Gallery, Chicago, IL.
2000 The Picture Proper. Denise Bibro Fine Art, New York, NY.
Fearful Symmetry. Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, IN.
Allegories in Contemporary Life. Yvonne Rapp Gallery, Louisville, KY.
1999 Paintings and Working Drawings. Adams Hall Gallery, Wheaton College, Wheaton, IL.
1998 John Hrehov. Denise Bibro Fine Art, New York, NY.
John Hrehov: Paintings and Drawings. Wood Street Gallery, Chicago, IL.
1997 Object Lesson, Paintings, and Drawings by John Hrehov. Yvonne Rapp Gallery, Louisville, KY.
1995 John Hrehov. Trinity Art Gallery, Trinity Christian College, Palos Heights, IL.
1993 John Hrehov: Selected Works 1980-1992 Indiana University - Purdue University Fort Wayne.
Group Exhibitions
2019 2019 Alumni Exhibition. Reinberger Gallery at The Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH.
Out Of The Closet. Denise Bibro Fine Art, New York, NY.
1026 West Berry Street: The Fort Wayne Art School. Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, IN.
2018 Artlink Regional Exhibition. Artlink Contemporary Art Gallery, Fort Wayne, IN.
2017 Sola Grace-Faith-Scripture: An Exhibition of Sacred Visual Art. Good Shepherd Institute at Concordia Theological
Seminary, Fort Wayne, IN.
Norman Bradley...
Category
2010s Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Surrealist paintings for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Surrealist 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 paintings created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, orange, purple, green and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Elvic Steele, Rudolf Kosow, Isabel Rock, and Henry David Potwin. 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 paintings, so small editions measuring 2 inches across are also available. Prices for paintings made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $1 and tops out at $400,000, while the average work sells for $2,999.