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Surrealist Paintings

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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
Ocean dwellers '1', Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
One of the beauty of nature is the ocean which is filled with various kinds of creatures. I am attracted to the fishes in these water bodies and the beauty of them moving to and fro ...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Acrylic

Windy Days, Original Contemporary Surrealist Painting
Located in Boston, MA
Windy Days 31.5 x 39.5 x 0.75, 5.0 lbs Acrylic on canvas Hand signed by artist Artist's Commentary: "The whimsical painting allows one to daydream. One views the colours and images...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Paintings

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Acrylic

Work in Progress, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Work in Progress is painted on a 24 x 30 inch canvas, edge-painted, ready to hang. :: Painting :: Surrealism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed b...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Acrylic

Enigmas, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
This painting continue the series of Oceans but incorporate some figures and silhouettes reflections making more complex the composition and the feelings behind the painting. Thank y...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Oil

Lily, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Lily, an illusion below the surface. Oil painting created live by artist at a private event in North Hills CA. Painted on large white square stretched canvas, edges white. :: Paint...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Oil

Payload, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
This painting depicts a singularity opening up in the payload bay of a space shuttle, and suggests that universe's indifference to the presence of its contents (of which we are a par...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Oil

Hull, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
A prototype for my "Frontier Project", this painting depicts an astronaut spray-painting a tag on the side of a module of the International Space Station bearing Blackbeard's pirate flag...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Oil

La Poissan Bleu, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
The blue fish swimming near the rocky shore :: Painting :: Surrealism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the arti...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Acrylic

Angel
Located in Atlanta, GA
Georgian artist Merab Gagiladze was born in Tbilisi. In 1987 he began his formal art education at the Tbilisi College of Art, School of Ceramics. In 19...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Paintings

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Oil

A Cup of Coffee, 2020
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Alexei Ravski unites landscape painting with the art of the surreal in his dramatic, large-format compositions. Meticulous in technique, they are marked by a striking use of perspe...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Paintings

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Oil

"Blue Water"- Horizontal surreal painting with blue & grey shades, oil on canvas
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 applies his own technique, which, acco...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Small Study in White 3" - surrealist still life, lace, skull, patterns, shell
Located in Atlanta, GA
This painting features the colors of the rainbow as they appear in white objects. 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 Paintings

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Linen, Oil

"Small Study in White 3" - surrealist still life, lace, skull, patterns, shell
Located in Atlanta, GA
This painting features the colors of the rainbow as they appear in white objects. 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 Paintings

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Linen, Oil

Charles Houghton Howard Surrealist Painting Still Life with Hand and and Egg
Located in Brookville, NY
California artist Charles Houghton Howards Surrealist painting of a hand holding a green egg was painted in 1931. He was represented by the legendar...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Paintings

Materials

Oil

L'abbraccio, 2020
Located in Atlanta, GA
Gigino Falconi was born in Giulianova (Teramo) in 1933. He began painting at the age of sixteen, and in 1954 he obtained a Liceo Artistico of Pescara. During the early years of his career, Falconi began teaching and drawing at the middle school in his city, refining his technique by copying a thousand paintings and drawings, bringing himself to an understanding of the secrets of technique and color behind the Great Masters of every century. In 1975 he abandoned teaching to devote himself entirely to painting. His method of working developed in pictorial cycles over the years in the most exposed and prestigious Italian galleries...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Paintings

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Acrylic

New Canabis
Located in New York, NY
Isabel Peña New Canabis, 2015 Acrylic on canvas 70.80h x 35.40w in 179.83h x 89.92w cm
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

New Canabis
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In Case of Need, Original Signed Contemporary Surrealist Painting on Wood Panel
Located in Boston, MA
In Case of Need, Original Contemporary Surrealist Painting, 2014 18" x 11.25" x 1.625" (HxWxD) Gouache on Wood Panel Hand-signed. by the artist. A conceptual surrealist painting in a muted color scheme, this work makes the viewer think about the juxtaposition of subject matter present in attempt to piece together a logical narrative that appears to be out of reach. Two hands poke out from beneath an undulating sandy landscape. One rests upon the ground's surface, the other sticks straight up, delicately holding a baby bottle...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Paintings

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Gouache, Wood Panel

Surreal Collage: 'Cyclopaedia'
Located in New York, NY
Combining found elements with those fashioned by my own hand, my work encompasses two- and three-dimensional collage as well as sculptural objects. Infused with a rich sense of histo...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Mixed Media

Surreal Collage: 'Arduous Journey'
Located in New York, NY
Combining found elements with those fashioned by my own hand, my work encompasses two- and three-dimensional collage as well as sculptural objects. Infused with a rich sense of histo...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Mixed Media

Surreal Collage: 'Damselfly'
Located in New York, NY
'Combining found elements with those fashioned by my own hand, my work encompasses two- and three-dimensional collage as well as sculptural objects. Infused with a rich sense of hist...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Mixed Media

L'incubo freddo, 2010
Located in Atlanta, GA
Gigino Falconi was born in Giulianova (Teramo) in 1933. He began painting at the age of sixteen, and in 1954 he obtained a Liceo Artistico of Pescara. During the early years of his c...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Paintings

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Acrylic

Return Home
Located in Atlanta, GA
Georgian artist Merab Gagiladze was born in Tbilisi. In 1987 he began his formal art education at the Tbilisi College of Art, School of Ceramics. In 19...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Paintings

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Oil

"The Three Graces" - Surrealism, figurative, nudes, patterns - Arcimboldo
Located in Atlanta, GA
"The Three Graces" 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 ...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Linen, Oil

Strana luce Sul Porto, 2006
Located in Atlanta, GA
Gigino Falconi was born in Giulianova (Teramo) in 1933. He began painting at the age of sixteen, and in 1954 he obtained a Liceo Artistico of Pescara. During the early years of his c...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Paintings

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Acrylic

L'Angelo Caduto, 2003
Located in Atlanta, GA
Gigino Falconi was born in Giulianova (Teramo) in 1933. He began painting at the age of sixteen, and in 1954 he obtained a Liceo Artistico of Pescara. During the early years of his c...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Paintings

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Acrylic

Toy Room, Gabriela Lukschal
Located in Porto, 13
76 x 72 cm without the frame 93 x 97 cm with the frame Toy Room (2022) – Acrylic on Canvas Dimensions: 96.5 x 93 x 3 cm (38 x 36.6 x 1.2 in) Medium: Acrylic on Canvas Condition: Exc...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Acrylic, Canvas

Fauna
Located in Atlanta, GA
Georgian artist Merab Gagiladze was born in Tbilisi. In 1987 he began his formal art education at the Tbilisi College of Art, School of Ceramics. In 19...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Paintings

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Oil

"Urbane Profile, " Mixed-Media Tile, 2007
Located in Chicago, IL
Liverpool-based artist Pauline Hughes takes a fluid approach to her ceramic practice, integrating techniques of painting, collage, and printmaking into ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Paintings

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Ceramic, Paper, Acrylic

Theories II
Located in CAMPO REAL, ES
"Theories II" is a surrealist work that explores human theories through time. In the center, two heads of classical sculptures emerge against a divided background. The head of Dionysus, in earthy tones, projects a vision that distorts reality, symbolizing man's illusory perspective. From this vision emerge colorful forms that converge towards a floating book...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Paintings

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Linen, Oil

Writings I.
Located in CAMPO REAL, ES
"Writings I" is a work that invites reflection on the nature of writing and the human creative process. With a vertical format divided into two distinct parts, the painting displays ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Paintings

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Linen, Oil

Gardener
Located in Atlanta, GA
Georgian artist Merab Gagiladze was born in Tbilisi. In 1987 he began his formal art education at the Tbilisi College of Art, School of Ceramics. In 19...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Paintings

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Oil

Criação da Fragilidade, 2025 - Ritchelly Oliveira
Located in Porto, 13
"Criação da Fragilidade" by Ritchelly Oliveira, 2025 Charcoal and Acrylic on Canvas 120 x 90 cm (47.2 x 35 in) A compelling meditation on presence and vulnerability, "Criação da Fra...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic

Pássaro Azul, 2025 - Ritchelly Oliveira
Located in Porto, 13
“Pássaro Azul” by Ritchelly Oliveira, 2025 Charcoal and Acrylic on Canvas 80 x 60 cm (31.5 x 23.6 in) A poetic exploration of harmony and transformation, “Pássaro Azul” by Ritchelly...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic

"Flora #9" - Geometric Surrealist Painting - Nude - Arcimboldo
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Floral #9" is one in a series of surreal paintings of the female figure featuring intricate patterning and hues of vibrant blue, bright yellow, supple pink, and bright green. Guy Ro...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Oil

Butterfly Hunter
Located in Atlanta, GA
Georgian artist Merab Gagiladze was born in Tbilisi. In 1987 he began his formal art education at the Tbilisi College of Art, School of Ceramics. In 19...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Paintings

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Oil

Horitzó de Successos
Located in Atlanta, GA
Established Catalan painter Jordi Prat Pons is best known for his uniquely modern approach to the traditional still life. The works are characterized by bold use of color and manipul...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Paintings

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Mixed Media

Pixelated span
Located in CAMPO REAL, ES
Pixelated Vain emerges as a fascinating exploration of the intersection between the classical and the digital. In this canvas, the viewer finds themselves immersed in a scene where c...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Paintings

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Linen, Oil

Waiting
Located in Atlanta, GA
Georgian artist Merab Gagiladze was born in Tbilisi. In 1987 he began his formal art education at the Tbilisi College of Art, School of Ceramics. In 19...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Paintings

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Oil

Message
Located in Atlanta, GA
Georgian artist Merab Gagiladze was born in Tbilisi. In 1987 he began his formal art education at the Tbilisi College of Art, School of Ceramics. In 19...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Paintings

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Oil

L'attesa melancolica, 2020
Located in Atlanta, GA
Gigino Falconi was born in Giulianova (Teramo) in 1933. He began painting at the age of sixteen, and in 1954 he obtained a Liceo Artistico of Pescara. During the early years of his c...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Paintings

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Acrylic

Quarrel
Located in Atlanta, GA
Georgian artist Merab Gagiladze was born in Tbilisi. In 1987 he began his formal art education at the Tbilisi College of Art, School of Ceramics. In 19...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Paintings

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Oil

Two
Located in Atlanta, GA
Georgian artist Merab Gagiladze was born in Tbilisi. In 1987 he began his formal art education at the Tbilisi College of Art, School of Ceramics. In 1990 he continued his studies at ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Paintings

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Oil

A Prosperous Man
Located in Atlanta, GA
Georgian artist Merab Gagiladze was born in Tbilisi. In 1987 he began his formal art education at the Tbilisi College of Art, School of Ceramics. In 19...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Paintings

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Oil

I'm Just Sitting On The Moon
Located in Napa, CA
Largely self-taught, Linda Ridd Herzog’s paintings boast unbelievably detailed animals and objects in fantastical, surreal scenes. Growing up in Utah, Herzog found herself so inspire...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Narcissus
Located in Fairfield, CT
Represented by George Billis Gallery, NYC & LA -- The idea of meditation and contemplation play a major role in the paintings of artist Craig Carlisle. His paintings articulate indel...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Paintings

Materials

Wood, Oil

Origins 2015 Abstract Expressionist oil/canvas green blue Armenian Artist VATCHE
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Artist’s Statement “𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘺 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨: 𝟷) 𝘔𝘺 “𝘚𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘚𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩” 𝘪𝘯 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨; 𝟸) 𝘚𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘺 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘈𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘪𝘥𝘥𝘭𝘦 𝘌𝘢𝘴𝘵; 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝟹) 𝘛𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘪𝘲𝘶𝘦, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 "𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵", 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘦𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦.” 𝘝𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘦𝘶𝘷𝘥𝘫𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘯⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ Provenance: The artist's private collection "Origins" 2015 A colorful, abstract, surrealist oil painting by an Armenian Artist...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

The Optimas
By Lynne Naylor
Located in Miami, FL
Lynne Naylor is an Emmy Award winning, animator, artist, director, producer, and voice actress. Filmography: SpongeBob SquarePants, Wander Over Yonder, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Fish Hooks, Breaking the Mold: The Re-Making of Mighty Mouse...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Paintings

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Acrylic

Woman in Red, Surrealist Oil Painting by Lisa Martin
Located in Long Island City, NY
Lisa Martin - Woman in Red, Year: circa 1996, Medium: Oil on Canvas, Size: 32 x 26 in. (81.28 x 66.04 cm)
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1990s Surrealist Paintings

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Oil

Crowned Figure, Surrealist Mixed Media Painting by Lisa Martin
Located in Long Island City, NY
Lisa Martin - Crowned Figure, Year: circa 2000, Medium: Oil and Mixed Media on Masonite, Size: 12 x 9 in. (30.48 x 22.86 cm)
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Early 2000s Surrealist Paintings

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Oil

Figure Consumed, Surrealist Oil Painting by Lisa Martin
Located in Long Island City, NY
Lisa Martin - Figure Consumed, Year: circa 2000, Medium: Oil on Canvas, Size: 27.5 x 20 in. (69.85 x 50.8 cm)
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Early 2000s Surrealist Paintings

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Oil

Mayfest 1989, Surrealist Offset Print and Collage by Lisa Martin
Located in Long Island City, NY
Lisa Martin - Mayfest 1989, Year: circa 2000, Medium: Offset Print and Collage on board, signed in pen lower right and on verso, Size: 28.5 x 13 in. (72.39 x 33.02 cm)
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Early 2000s Surrealist Paintings

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Offset

Easter Egg Valley, Surrealist Oil Painting on Canvas by Gonzalo Endara Crow
Located in Long Island City, NY
Easter Egg Valley Gonzalo Endara Crow, Ecuadorian (1936–1996) Date: 1994 Oil on Canvas, signed and dated lower right Size: 30.5 x 45.75 in. (77.47 x 116.21 cm)
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1990s Surrealist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Pink Garden" Gerome Kamrowski, American Surrealist 1947 Expressive Abstraction
Located in New York, NY
Gerome Kamrowski Pink Garden, 1947 Signed lower left Watercolor on paper 22 x 30 inches Gerome Kamrowski was born in Warren, Minnesota, on January 19, 1914. In 1932 he enrolled in ...
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1940s Surrealist Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Surrealist Collection Number 5. Contemporary Abstract Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
Sax Berlin has embarked on a journey through Surrealism. This collection writhes & flows from his "Billion Dollar Hand" creating a complexity of interwoven rhythms. Berlin has been e...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Passed life
Located in New York, NY
With his works included in the permanent collection at the Norton and the New Britain Museum, Drew Tal’s successful career has been nothing but a soaring ascension into the global ar...
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Early 2000s Surrealist Paintings

Materials

Plexiglass, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Photogram

Passed life
Passed life
Price Upon Request
Awakening
Located in New York, NY
With his works included in the permanent collection at the Norton and the New Britain Museum, Drew Tal’s successful career has been nothing but a soaring ascension into the global ar...
Category

2010s Surrealist Paintings

Materials

Plexiglass, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Photogram

Awakening
Price Upon Request
Starry, Starry, Starry
Located in New York, NY
Dionisios Fragias is a New York -based artist born on the Greek island of Kefalonia and raised in New York City. He is the protege of the artist Jeff Koons whose years-long mentorshi...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Archival Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Danger
Located in New York, NY
Dionisios Fragias is a New York -based artist born on the Greek island of Kefalonia and raised in New York City. He is the protege of the artist Jeff Koons whose years-long mentorshi...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

Materials

Steel, Stainless Steel

Figure in Gray, Abstract Oil Painting on Burlap by Benjamin Benno
Located in Long Island City, NY
Gray Area Benjamin Benno, American (1901–1980) Date: circa 1960 Oil on Burlap, signed Size: 18 x 15 in. (45.72 x 38.1 cm) Frame Size: 23.5 x 20 inches
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1960s Surrealist Paintings

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Burlap, Oil

Carmelo Niño, Carolina niña con Marina, 2021, 350 x 200 cm, 137.7 x 78.7 in.
Located in Miami, FL
Carmelo Niño Carolina niña con Marina, 2021 Acrylic on canvas 350 x 200 cm 137.7 x 78.7 in. The work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by the artist. Carmelo Niño, a Venezuelan artist originally from Maracaibo, Zulia State, an oil-producing region of Venezuela, is today one of the most outstanding painters in the plastic arts landscape in the country. Many years have passed since his birth in 1951 to the present, when he inaugurates this August 2022, a major exhibition at the Ascaso Gallery in Miami, with paintings from different dates resulting from the permanent and daily work of reflection, physical and intellectual, that he has always pursued in his creative life. Without neglecting a single moment of day-to-day life to be in front of the medium-sized canvas on the easel or of larger canvas hanging on a wall, he works in his large studio in the area of El Junco, outside the capital city of Caracas, surrounded by lush green vegetation, with a wonderful climate of pleasant temperature and poetic mist that invites to the reverie and glorification of his life as a painter. From a very early age Niño and his family discovered his vocation for drawing, a discipline in which he showed a special disposition and talent. From this moment on he dedicates his life to art, to the practice of painting, starting from a fantastic and strange world of fantasy, close to surrealism, unfailingly influenced by the circus of fantasy owned by his mother and a musician father. These circumstances will shape the artist's life. His traces and influences from the beginning will be present in his creative work, especially through the memories of the infinite curiosity to look, touch and be enraptured by the strange furniture and objects from his mother's circus that he knew were deposited in a room of the house. This universe of fantasy will leave an indelible mark on his subconscious and will serve as the thematic and artistic support for all his work. In an interview conducted by the critic Roberto Montero Castro in 1977, Carmelo Niño states, "the symbols of my painting come from the everyday life". His life has been one of continuous work and effort. At the age of fifteen he enrolled in the School of Arts of Maracaibo, graduated three years later, 1966, and immediately, with a scholarship, he travelled to Spain, took a few courses at the San Fernando Academy in Madrid, strengthened his preparation in art workshops and in frequent visits to the big museums of this European capital. With a sensitive gaze he penetrates the mysteries of masterpieces of the great artists who have made the universal history of art. His life as a painter has been intense, of intense study, preparation and work. With much composure and modesty he talks about his life and his artistic production, recognized not only in Venezuela, but also internationally. His participation in exhibitions began in 1969 and as early as 1970 he held his first individual exhibition at the Fine Arts Center of Maracaibo. From these dates onwards successes started to come, with the participation in collective and individual exhibitions, in Venezuela and abroad, as well as the awards from 1971, when he won the Scholarship Award at the First National Salon of Young Artists in Maracay, Aragua State; in 1972 he was awarded the Second Prize at the Regional Salon of Maracaibo. 1975 is the year of awards, he received the First Prize at the IV Salon of Young Artists in Caracas; the Aurelio Rodriguez Award at the IV Avellan Salon in Caracas and the First Prize at the Salon of Young Zulian Artists in Maracaibo; he also participated in the group exhibition of History of Painting in Venezuela, at Casa de Las Americas, Havana, Cuba; and in 1976 he was invited by Jose Gomez Sicre to take part in the exhibition of Venezuelan painting...
Category

2010s Surrealist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

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