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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
Pippin Bumble's Favorite Time of Day, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A robot elephant balances an heirloom tomato and a pot of daisy flower on its head. This is artist Diane Flick's first painting using AI-generated reference p...

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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Paintings

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Oil

Flying Shapes
Located in BARCELONA, ES
This painting reflects the ego and how, at our worst, we feel like the center of everything, dismissing the world around us as insignificant, like meaningless, flying shapes. It expl...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Business
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.
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Paintings

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Mixed Media, Acrylic

Business
Business
$337 Sale Price
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Defender (dog, hunter, pet black Lab, man, animal, surrealist painting, american
Located in Quebec, Quebec
This poignant painting by Rudolf Kosow presents us with a remarkable visual allegory rich with surrealistic influences. The canvas is occupied by a colossal, detailed black labrador ...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

White Rose, Flowers, Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Aibek Begalin, Work: Original Oil on Panel, handmade artwork, Medium: Oil on Canvas Panel, Year: 2022 Style: Realism, Subject: White Rose, Size: 9" x 12" inch, 23 x 30 cm Unf...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Oil, Cardboard

Surreal Floral Painting, Bird, Illusion of Permanence by Joerg Dressler
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
JOERG DRESSLER "Illusion of Permanence" Acrylic on Panel 24 x 18 inches _____________________________________ Joerg was born in Hanau, Germany. He received his MFA from the Hochschu...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Acrylic, Wood Panel

Vagabond (labrador retriever pet dog surrealism animal neutral tones)
Located in Quebec, Quebec
Please note, the whites areas in the painting are trully white as opposed to bluey as shown in the pictures. Painting is signed at the front. COA provided keywords; surrealism, humo...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Butterfly
Located in Los Angeles, CA
TOM PERKINSON "BUTTERFLY" MIXED MEDIA, SIGNED AMERICAN, DATED 1974 21.5 X 21 INCHES Tom Perkinson was born in Indianapolis, Indiana. He was raised in the country, and developed ...
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1970s Surrealist Paintings

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Mixed Media, Oil

Butterfly
Butterfly
$1,250 Sale Price
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Hound of the Budgerigars- Original animal surrealistic painting-contemporary art
Located in London, Chelsea
We offer complimentary worldwide shipping and cover all tariffs and import taxes for this artwork. This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet C...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Who? Why? What? - Original animal surrealistic painting-contemporary art
Located in London, Chelsea
We offer complimentary worldwide shipping and cover all tariffs and import taxes for this artwork. This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet C...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Rose, Flowers, Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Aibek Begalin Work: Original Oil on Panel, handmade artwork Medium: Oil on Canvas Panel Year: 2022 Style: Realism Subject: Roses Size: 9" x 12" inch, 23 x 30 cm Unframed Rose...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Oil, Cardboard

Walking in the Jungle #2, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Two striking figures stand against towering cacti, their bold features blending fashion and nature. One wears a lavender top adorned with tigers, while the ot...

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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Paintings

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Acrylic

"Extravagant Coat" (2021) By Yuko Montgomery, Original Oil Painting of Vulture
Located in Denver, CO
Yuko Montgomery's "Extravagant Coat" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a close up portrait of a vulture in front of a surreal landscape with an eclipse in the sky ab...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

1970’s French Surrealist Signed Oil Painting Green Abstract Composition
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Tristan Fabris 1970's, French Surrealist artist Abstract Surrealist Figurative study oil on canvas, framed signed and dated 74' inscribed verso framed: 32.5 x 26 inches canvas: 32 x ...
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Late 20th Century Surrealist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Huge French Surrealist Fantasy Oil Painting Floating Figures
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Josyne Gallet Title: Floating Figure Medium: oil painting on canvas, unframed Size: canvas: 45.5 x 28.75 inches Provenance: private collection, France Condition...
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20th Century Surrealist Paintings

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Oil

French Surrealist Oil Painting Figurative Scene - Blue Abstract Shapes
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Figurative Abstract French School, signed and dated 1972 small frame oil painting on board painting: 20 x 20 inches overall size: 22 x 22 inches condition: overall very good and plea...
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20th Century Surrealist Paintings

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Oil

The couple by Franck Chabry - Oil on canvas 49x70 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on paper Frame in wood moldings and gilded plaster with glass pane 64,5 x 85 x 3 cm
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Late 20th Century Surrealist Paintings

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Oil

"Light After Dark" Oil painting
Located in Denver, CO
Austin Howlett's "Light After Dark" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a larger than life woman reclining in a landscape of mountains. ...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Oil, Panel

"To The Shade" (2024) by Morgan Cameron, Original Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Morgan Cameron’s (US based) “To The Shade” (2024) is an oil painting on panel that depicts a surreal portrait of a skeleton cowboy. About the artist: I am an oil painter based ou...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Rising - Surreal Landscape with Row of Trees and Owl, Oil on Panel
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...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Oil, Panel

LOUIS BUISSERET 1928 Surrealist Fantasy Nude Women Landscape Horse Belgian LARGE
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Louis Buisseret (Belgian) Exhibited at the Pittsburgh International (Carnegie Institute) show of 1928 "Composition" This surrealist painting depicts nude women having a picnic in a S...
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1920s Surrealist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Goddess the Violinist and Swan
Located in Zofingen, AG
As the artist, I've poured my soul into this canvas, blending oils to evoke a sense of enigmatic allure and surreal wonder. With each stroke, I've strived to weave a narrative that t...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Oil

Surrealist Painting on Cut Paper and Board, Figural Gestures in Sunset Landscape
By Gozo
Located in FISTERRA, ES
Surrealist acrylic painting on cut paper mounted on board, featuring two figural hand gestures against a vivid sunset landscape. This original work by Gozo Collective combines classi...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Paper, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Board

Musical Chairs
Located in Chicago, IL
With an illustrator’s eye for graphic impact and a wry sense of humor, artist Yoko Tanaka uses only a paint brush and her imagination to conjure whimsical landscapes and playful enco...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

The Virgen & Child, Oil, Mixed Media, Hyperrealism, Modern Cuban Art, Surreal
Located in Houston, TX
LOOK FOR FREE SHIPPING AT CHECKOUT. The Virgin and Child - La Virgen y Nino was recently painted by the Cuban artist Brian Sanchez in 2023. It is oil and mi...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil

"Fuchsia de Mirabilibus" (2023) by Sybiline, Oil Painting, Fairy Flower
Located in Denver, CO
Sybiline's (CAN based) "Fuchsia de Mirabilibus" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a green fairy in a suspended flower. About the Artist: Sybiline is a Canadian art...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Tilo I, Large Abstract Oil Painting on Canvas by Eduardo Arranz-Bravo
Located in Long Island City, NY
Catalonian painter Eduardo Arranz-Bravo is an artist sparking revolutionary abstraction in the contemporary art scene. Drawing influence from the Surrealist workings of late greats l...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Interior Jungle - Original Unique Artwork
Located in London, GB
Interior Jungle 2021 Original Unique Artwork oil on linen Interior Jungle 2021 oil on linen 46 x 36 cm A figure surreal looking figure seemingly without a face sits on a red and white patterned sofa in an interior. Sarah Jeffries...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Oil

Elephant
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Matheus is greatly influenced by the city he now calls home -- New York has long been the epicenter of fashion, hip hop, and street art, where he feels his interest in contemporary a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Paintings

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Oil

Elephant
$5,200 Sale Price
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Road Less Traveled Hawaii Surrealist Mid Century Figurative Abstract Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Road Less Traveled Hawaii Surrealist Mid Century Figurative Abstract Landscape Symbolistic and romantic Surrealist 1940s figurative abstract landscape with a figure journeying down a path in an idyllic landscape by Marguerite Louis Blasingame circa 1940-45. Signed Blasingame lower right corner; from a collection of her work. Unframed. Condition: Excellent; professionally cleaned and UV varnished. Image, 30"H x 20"W. Marguerite and her husband Frank Blasingame...
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1940s Surrealist Paintings

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Oil, Linen

1970's MODERN BRITISH ABSTRACT OIL PAINTING BEAUTIFUL GREEN & ORANGE COLORS
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Modern British School Title: Interior scene with side table Medium: oil on canvas laid over board, unframed Size: painting: 55...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Paintings

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Oil

"Maternal Love", Surrealist, Portrait, Pink, Blue, Collage, Acrylic Painting
Located in Franklin, MA
John Baker’s “Maternal Love” is a 18 x 13 ¾ x 2 ¼ inch acrylic on canvas with collage in pinks, greens and blues. The nurturing mother gently kisses her near adolescent daughter; inn...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

SATOR AREPO OPERA TENET, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
This image is a complex allegory of inner diversity, showcasing the variety of our internal figures that constitute our identity. The dominating figure is a character wearing a mask,...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Oil

Signed French Theatrical Stage Scene Painting Elegant Lady Interior Ballgown
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: inscribed/ signed on front and back Title: 'Le Noir le va si bien' translates to 'Black suits it so well' Medium: oil on canvas, framed F...
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20th Century Surrealist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Frog Couple, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
An old-timey frog couple stands together, but they seem to be miles apart. The artwork delves into the profound exploration of human connections, revealing ho...

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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Paintings

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Oil

Release, female figure on cliff colorful birds in flight dreamlike imagery
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An oil on canvas from 2017 depicting a young lone woman standing on the edge of a cliff overlooking a deep green sea. She lifts her dress releasing hundreds of colorful birds into a ...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Bulbs, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Michael Wedge paints a surrealist composition where lightbulbs replace vegetables. "The activity and its meaning are left up to the viewer," says Micha...

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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Paintings

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Oil

Antique American Surreal Anamorphic Signed Beautiful Monkey Humorous Drawing
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist signed monkey drawing by Aurion M. Proctor (1909 - 1983). Drawing and charcoal on paper. Signed. Framed.
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1930s Surrealist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Just a Cloud Away
Located in Hudson, NY
"Clouds, from all sides now, 2025" Cohn delves into the enigmatic qualities of clouds—how they symbolize both the fleeting and the eternal. Cloud illusions are a sensory journey t...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Oil, Acrylic

"Salvador Dalí"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
I was inspired to paint this picture by girls. on a nudist beach, they froze on the floor, like trees. As a result, I met them, they became my muses, I repeatedly painted them naked ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

In the eyes of the beholder
Located in Zofingen, AG
In the eyes of the beholder " is a still life with an apple in the style of symbolism. Oil painting by Lilia Volskaya. Size: 50x40cm. Frame size: 55x45cm. Each of us is faced with ...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Woman is a Fairy. Original Painting by Stasy Vo
Located in Zofingen, AG
Feel like you are a little bit of a magic fairy. Every woman can be fabulous! A woman elf is painted with silver and black silver paints - She shines. The painting is on canvas on ...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

1980’s French Surrealist Huge Oil Painting Nude Sculpture in Green Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Tristan Fabris, 1980’s French Surrealist painter Abstract Surrealist Figurative nude work oil on canvas, unframed painting: 26 x 32 inches private collection, France The painting is...
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1980s Surrealist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Couple of man and woman oil on canvas painting
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Ramón Llovet (1917-1987) - Couple - Oil on canvas Canvas measures 50x61 cm. Frameless. Ramon Llovet Miserol (Barcelona, ​​August 7, 1917 - Barcelona, ​​August 2, 1987) was a painter...
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1970s Surrealist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Surrealist Large Painting Royal College of Art LGBTQ+ Female Artist Blue Pink
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 takes the audience on a journey into the imagination. In October 2023 Isabel won the Evelyn Williams Drawing Award at the Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize. Known as the UK’s most prestigious annual open exhibition for drawing; part of the prize is a solo show at Hastings Contemporary, scheduled for 2024. Whilst Isabel always has a tale to tell for each of her images, you may or may not choose to go on the journey with her or you may indeed have a different story, one of your own that jumps off the page at you, that that you decide to follow. Artwork Details: Porthole to Another Dimension, 168x153cm, woodblock print, acrylic ink, acrylic paint, 2020 * Please note this artwork is on two separate pieces of paper that have been joined together. The join is not obvious when looking at the work. At the time Isabel was desperate to make the piece but did not have a large enough piece of paper in the studio, so she joined two together. Artwork Provenance: from the Artist Studio photo credits, Isabel working, black and white shots, James Brown In Isabels own words: Porthole to Another Dimension The legend said, that down by the river, beneath the purple hills, where the black iris...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Paint, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Archival Paper, Pen, Woodcut

Lever, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A man and a woman press against a tree while a ram charges towards it. This surreal encounter represents the idea of trying to complete a task and meeting res...

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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Paintings

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Oil

"Another Dress Rehearsal" Oil on Canvas Fantasy Surreal celebrated London artist
Located in Southampton, NY
In continuing with representing fine artists that are connected to the music industry we are please to announce that we are the only gallery in the United States representing the oil on canvas paintings of acclaimed British artist George Underwood. That is great news for collectors based in the United States. They do not have to pay any import fees or international shipping costs or any international tariffs which are costly. So this is a great opportunity to purchase a work of art by this acclaimed British artist. His paintings have been described as Magical with a touch of Fantasy. When David Bowie, a life long friend of George Underwood, was asked about the paintings of George Underwood, Bowie said "George has, over the years, refined his work to the point where I would put him among the top figurative painters coming out of the UK.... There's a sublime isolation surrounding his subjects that really touches the viewer, the figures being both heroic and vulnerable simultaneously". George Underwood, a life-long friend of David Bowie, were in early bands together and Underwood was asked by Bowie to created the classic cover artwork for David Bowie's "Ziggy Stardust" album and also for David's "Hunky Dory" album. George felt that his friend artist Terry Pastor would better create the hand colored airbrush look for the album covers so he had Terry create the cover artwork. A fun fact is that David and George were both in the same art class taught by Peter Frampton's Dad when they were youngsters and they remained great friends throughout David's life. I have included some images of Bowie and George Underwood over the years in this listing to show the close relationship they had since they were young lads. This oil painting by George Underwood is titled "Another Dress Rehearsal...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Huge French 20th Century Surrealist Oil Painting Knights on Horseback Swordfight
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, 20th century Title: The Sword Fight Medium: oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas: 28.5 x 39.25 inches Provenance: pri...
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20th Century Surrealist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Blue Sky in Leaves", Surrealist Landscape Naive Primitive Acrylic Painting
Located in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
This artwork depicts a small pond in a summer or spring mountain landscape in the background. The artist applied different tints in rectangular areas starting from the center. It may suggest different seasons, but it's not, since the vegetation doesn't change. The sunset sky is unaffected by these differences of tint. Two of these areas are filled with mosaic patterns, one light blue and the other yellow. The surrounding area is made as a carpet of leaves with strong veins. On top of these leaves are leaf-shaped patches of sky. Four large leaves also cover the landscape. This artwork is not framed. Henriette Gorbitz...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Siren's Song
Located in Kansas City, MO
Katherine Bello Title: Siren's Song Medium: oil and charcoal on canvas Year: 2021 Size: 22" x 46" x 1.5" Signed, dated and inscribed by hand COA provided (issued by representing gallery) Katherine Bello's aim as an artist is to capture a sense of place, a moment of time, or a feeling - to evoke a sense of wonder. Bello loves paint and paint brushes; bold, gestural mark-making and the interplay of color. She is influenced by light and landscape, poetry, history and science. Formerly educated in Chemical Engineering and Interior Design, Bello is drawn to the process of creating Something out of Nothing. Abstract, sbstract art...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Jungle Tongue
Located in Dallas, TX
In The New York Times Arts in America column, Edward M. Gomez writes of Valton Tyler, "visionary seems the right word for describing his vivid, unusual and technically refined paintings, prints and drawings, whose style defies convenient labels. Abstract, surreal, cartoonish, sci-fi fantastic, metaphysical, apocalyptic-Baroque - all of these fit but also fall short of fully describing his art." (Edward M. Gomez, "Futuristic Forms Frolic Under Eerie Texan Skies...
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Late 20th Century Surrealist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

'The Man of the Mountains' by Steven Rehfeld - Surrealist Green Landscape Art
Located in Carmel, CA
Steven H. Rehfeld (American, born 1954) 'The Man of the Mountains' 1993 Oil paint, Canvas, Stretcher bars The artist signed the back of the painting. Steven H. Rehfeld's 'The Man of...
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1990s Surrealist Paintings

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Canvas, Stretcher Bars, Oil

"Wheatfield With Crows, after Vincent". Contemporary Surrealist Oil Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
The Billion Dollar Hand has created this richly shaded painting as something of an homage to Van Gogh, channeling and expanding the style in a unique way. However, not satisfied with...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

The Sad Clown, Figurative Surrealism, Original oil Painting, Handmade artwork
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Figurative Surrealism Original Painting Artist: Ashot Yan Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Oil on Linen, Year: 2018 Style: Figurative Surrealism, ...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Surreal Dreamscape of a Broken Eggshell Floating on High, in Cerulean and Cream
Located in San Francisco, CA
There are days when you just want to curl up and tune out. While acknowledging that something might be amiss, might be broken, or even that one is close to drowning, the heavenly sce...
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1960s Surrealist Paintings

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Masonite, Oil

"El Innombrable" Fernando de Szyszlo, Red Mysticist Abstract Composition
Located in New York, NY
Fernando de Szyszlo El Innombrable, 1980 Titled inscribed dated verso: Orrentia 1980 "El Innombrable" Signed lower bottom edge center "Szyszlo" Oil on canvas 59 1/2 x 59 inches Fernando de Szyszlo was a Peruvian painter...
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1980s 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

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Acrylic

Nurture
Located in Nottingham, GB
Original artwork, by English actor Joseph Gilgun. Incredible large canvas with lots of character and detail, based around mental health. "Are we all born a blank canvas?" - Joseph ...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Acrylic

Portrait of Man, Surrealist Mixed Media Painting by Elisa Merino
Located in Long Island City, NY
Elisa Merino, Spanish - Portrait of Man, Medium: Acrylic and Mixed Media on Linen, signed lower right, Size: 22.75 x 19 in. (57.79 x 48.26 cm), Frame Size: 32.25 x 28.5 inches
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Paintings

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Acrylic

Cuddly Snout (dog, snout, nose, lady, vintage, animal, surrealist oil painting)
Located in Quebec, Quebec
"Cuddly Snout" by Rudolf Kosow is a stirring piece that captures the tender relationship between a human and an animal, portrayed through the striking close-up of a pet dog's snout, with a person resting peacefully against it. The animal's facial features are rendered with exquisite attention to texture and detail, each whisker and patch of fur beautifully accentuated. The small figure of the person, leaning with an air of contented ease against the snout, is a testament to the comfort and solace that animals provide. This closeness conveys a shared moment of rest, an unspoken bond of trust and affection that needs no words. The artwork’s title, "Cuddly Snout," encapsulates the warmth and gentle nature of this interaction, highlighting the simple, pure connections that form between the hearts of humans and animals. Kosow’s work invites us to reflect on the soft, quiet moments that we cherish with our pets, those times of closeness that bring us joy and comfort. It’s a visual homage to the silent, heartfelt communication that deepens our bonds with the animal companions who grace our lives. This painting is a tender reminder of the unconditional love and comfort that our furry friends bestow upon us, often becoming a serene haven in our lives. keywords; painting on canvas, surrealist painting, animal vs human, americana, nature, man, man vs nature, surrealism, giant animal...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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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.

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