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Surrealist Paintings

SURREALIST STYLE

In the wake of World War I’s ravaging of Europe, artists delved into the unconscious mind to confront and grapple with this reality. Poet and critic André Breton, a leader of the Surrealist movement who authored the 1924 Surrealist Manifesto, called this approach “a violent reaction against the impoverishment and sterility of thought processes that resulted from centuries of rationalism.” Surrealist art emerged in the 1920s with dreamlike and uncanny imagery guided by a variety of techniques such as automatic drawing, which can be likened to a stream of consciousness, to channel psychological experiences.

Although Surrealism was a groundbreaking approach for European art, its practitioners were inspired by Indigenous art and ancient mysticism for reenvisioning how sculptures, paintings, prints, performance art and more could respond to the unsettled world around them.

Surrealist artists were also informed by the Dada movement, which originated in 1916 Zurich and embraced absurdity over the logic that had propelled modernity into violence. Some of the Surrealists had witnessed this firsthand, such as Max Ernst, who served in the trenches during World War I, and Salvador Dalí, whose otherworldly paintings and other work responded to the dawning civil war in Spain.

Other key artists associated with the revolutionary art and literary movement included Man Ray, Joan Miró, René Magritte, Yves Tanguy, Frida Kahlo and Meret Oppenheim, all of whom had a distinct perspective on reimagining reality and freeing the unconscious mind from the conventions and restrictions of rational thought. Pablo Picasso showed some of his works in “La Peinture Surréaliste” — the first collective exhibition of Surrealist painting — which opened at Paris’s Galerie Pierre in November of 1925. (Although Magritte is best known as one of the visual Surrealist movement’s most talented practitioners, his famous 1943 painting, The Fifth Season, can be interpreted as a formal break from Surrealism.)

The outbreak of World War II led many in the movement to flee Europe for the Americas, further spreading Surrealism abroad. Generations of modern and contemporary artists were subsequently influenced by the richly symbolic and unearthly imagery of Surrealism, from Joseph Cornell to Arshile Gorky.

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Period: 21st Century and Contemporary
Style: Surrealist
Gerard Tunney, Theatre Dressing Room, Original figurative painting
Located in Deddington, GB
Gerard Tunney Theatre Dressing Room Original Figurative Painting Acrylic Paint on Canvas Canvas Size: H 30cm x W 60cm x D 2cm Sold Unframed Please note that insitu images are purely ...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

"Sea of Dreams" - Surrealism, still life, animals, vegetables - Arcimboldo
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Sea of Dreams" 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 bas...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Linen, Oil

Flow (sleep monkey chimpanzee iceberg arctic surrealist oil painting light blue)
Located in Quebec, Quebec
Superbe original painting on canvas depicting a sleeping giant chimpanzee atop a drifting iceberg. keywords; chimpanzé, americana, surrealism, monkey, sleeping giant, iceberg, vin...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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

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Encaustic, Oil

"Gills" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Joshua Lawyer's (US based) "Gills" is an oil painting that depicts a figure with her face in profile with an air bubble escaping the gills on her neck
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Wood, Oil

Terra Da Arvore- surreal painting oil on canvas blue
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...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Escapee (porcelain bambi vintage art lady brown earth tones surrealist painting)
Located in Quebec, Quebec
In "Escapee", a huge ceramic figure of a bambi runs away from its owner in the middle of a strange and threatening landscape. This painting depicts a completely absurd situation that...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Horse and Rider - 21st Century Contemporary, Figurative, Horse, Men Polo Player
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
The majestic animal and confident rider blend in perfect harmony, capturing the essence of freedom, trust, and partnership. The brushstrokes convey dynamic movement, while the bond b...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

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

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Acrylic

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

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Canvas, Plywood, Oil

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

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Oil, Canvas

watermelon print kitchen art
Located in IT
limited edition print on paper hand signed certificate of authenticity
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Paintings

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Paper, C Print, Color, Digital, Laser

Phenomenon (cat eyes head mystery men vintage nostalgia figurative scene)
Located in Quebec, Quebec
Absurd scenery in the middle of nowhere: a section of a giant cat's head suddenly appears out of nowhere, an event that lets seemingly random passing...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

International decisions, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Around a table, on a New York terrace; the animals gather, almost to remember the last supper. But there is a void, and the disciples are wise men without culture. This is precisely ...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Oil

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

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Oil

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

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Linen, Oil

Gloomy (pet english bulldog dog surrealism animal men 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

Lubin - figurative painting
Located in New York, NY
This surreal landscape painting by Henryk was done in 2014. It will ship from the artists studio in Poland. More about Henryk Laskowska: Henryk Laskowski...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Surrealist Figurative painting, "Brief. Torrey Pines"
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind original oil painting by San Diego artist, Julia San Roman. Its dimensions are 41" x 61" x 1.5". It is framed as pictured. A ce...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Oil

Surrealist Photo Collage Assemblage Art Butterfly Mouth Ivan Chermayeff
Located in Surfside, FL
Ivan Chermayeff (1932-2017): Butterfly Mouth Mixed media collage, 2002, hand signed 'Ivan Chermayeff' and dated lower right, titled lower left. Bears label from David Findlay Jr. Gallery, NY. 22 1/2 x 15 in. (sheet), 25 3/4 x 18 1/4 in. (frame). Provenance: The estate of the artist. Ivan Chermayeff born London, United Kingdom, 1932 Chermayeff was one of the greatest American graphic designers, the son of the Russian born, British architect Serge Chermayeff. Ivan Chermayeff Graduated from the Phillips Academy of Andover, Massachusetts in 1950. He studied at Harvard until 1952, and the Institute of Design (New Bauhaus) until 1954. Graduated from the Yale School of Arts and Architecture in 1955 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts. The same year he did a short apprenticeship with Alvin Lustig—a pioneer of American graphic design—and then moved on to CBS as Assistant Art Director in record cover design. In 1956 he co-founded Brownjohn, Chermayeff & Geismar Associate, with Robert Brownjohn and his former schoolmate Tom Geismar. In 1959 Brownjohn left and the studio changed to Chermayeff & Geismar Inc. It soon became one of the best-known design firms worldwide. The firm produced over six-hundred marks, and they were among the very first to develop an abstract trademark (Chase Bank, 1960), still in use today. In 1964 they designed the outstanding corporate identity of Mobil Oil, that is one of the most recognizable identities ever. From its foundation, the studio served major companies including Giorgio Armani, Barneys, Hearst, MoMA (Museum of Modern Art), National Geographic, NBC (National Broadcasting Company), PBS (Public Broadcasting Service), Rockefeller, and others. Recently, Serge Haviv joined as a new partner and the firm changed to Chermayeff & Geismar & Haviv. Besides his design profession, Chermayeff is a talented illustrator artist and collagist. Many graphic pieces he made show a perfect balance of rational logics with imagination, featuring both abstract geometric shapes and figurative images. His collage works require a same sense of witty assemblage, where gathered information, like scraps of paper, stamps, and Polaroid photograph pictures combine as fragmented clues to a greater message. The Surrealist collages often take the shape of people, whose facial features are born of scraps and daily ephemera. They are amusing and infinitely thought-provoking; as Chermayeff has said, “Collages make it possible for everything to be something else.” Board overseers at Parsons School of Design and trustee at New School University from 1988 to 2002. Visiting professor at Cooper Union, University of California, and Kansas City Art Institute. He started making collages at the age of 17 to overcome his fear of not being able to draw. They are mostly made from day-to-day ephemera: envelopes, stamps, cigarette packs, train tickets, strips of coloured paper, found images, stones from the beach or squashed rusty cans. Inspired by Surrealism and organised by the artist’s hand and complemented with strong lines, they make faces, figures, fragmented narratives. Like all great designs, they evoke surprise and the pleasure of recognition. As he put it: “Design is all about seeing and making connections which are not so obvious.”President of AIGA (American Institute of Graphic Arts) from 1963 to 1966. Trustee of MoMA (Museum of Modern Art) from 1965 to 1986. Member of the board of directors of IDCA (International Design Conference in Aspen) from 1968 to 1999. Board Director at Municipal Art Society of New York in 1972-76. Member of AGI (Alliance Graphique Internationale) since 1978. Board Director at Smithsonian Institution from 1988 to 1996. He was elected to the Hall of Fame of ADC New York (Art Directors Club) in 1982. Trustee of the Archives of America Art in 1987-90. Royal Designer for Industry since 1992. He was awarded numerous prizes including the Industrial Art Medal from AIA (American Institute of Architects) in 1967, the Philadelphia College of Art Gold Medal in 1971, AIGA Gold Medal (American Institute of Graphic Arts) in 1979, the President’s Fellow Award from the Rhode Island School of Design in 1981, the First International Design Award from Japan Design Foundation in 1983, the Yale Arts Medal in 1985, the Distinguished Service Award from New School University in 1999, the Society of Illustrators Gold Medal in 2002, the Tokyo Type Directors Club Award in 2004, and the National Design Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2014. He also received a honorary doctorate in law from the Portland School of Art in 1981, and two honorary doctorates in fine arts from the Philadelphia University of Arts and the Corcoran Museum of Art, Washington in 1991. Along with Seymour Chwast, Sid Chafetz, Saul Bass, Milton Glaser, Paul Rand, Ikko Tanaka...
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Early 2000s Surrealist Paintings

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Paper, Mixed Media

Surrealist Portrait, "Réveille Mon Amour"
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind surrealist oil painting on canvas by San Diego artist, Charlene Mosley. Its dimensions are 16"x 16" x1.5". It is unframed. A ce...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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

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Oil

Gerard Tunney, Onstage Ballet Rehearsal, Original Bright Figurative Painting
Located in Deddington, GB
Gerard Tunney Onstage Ballet Rehearsal Original Figurative Painting Acrylic Paint on Canvas Canvas Size: H 40cm x W 60cm x D 2cm Sold Unframed Please ...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Dialogue - figurative painting
Located in New York, NY
This painting by Henryk was done in 2018. It will ship from the artists studio in Poland. More about Henryk Laskowska: Henryk Laskowski has been worki...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

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

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Oil, Panel

Kids Playing, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
In this vibrant fusion of acrylic and oil, I've swirled abstract forms and brilliant hues to capture the essence of youthful exuberance. Every brushstroke is a symphony of chaos and ...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Oil

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

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Acrylic

Gerard Tunney, Night Dreamer, Original figurative painting
Located in Deddington, GB
Gerard Tunney Night Dreamer Original Painting Sold Unframed A ballet figure suggested by a ballet suite of “A midsummer night’s dream” The figure rests d...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Acrylic

Look at yourself and smile
Located in IT
100x100cm original painting on canvas hand signed one-of-a-kind The canvas is shipped rolled, not framed Katarina's works are in private collections in Luxembourg, Copenhagen, Pal...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Paintings

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Cotton Canvas, Acrylic, Oil, Canvas

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

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Oil

Closed Isle
Located in Bozeman, MT
Acrylic paint on raw canvas.
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

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

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Canvas, Acrylic

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

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Linen, Oil

Contact
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Painting depicts contact, ambiguous as to whether it could be adverse contact or intimate contact between the focal characters.
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Paintings

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India Ink, Oil

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“Playground” Colorful Contemporary Abstract Surrealist Landscape Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Colorful abstract surrealist landscape by contemporary Houston artist Scott Woodard. The work features a red and orange rounded polka dot character standing next to a yellow lighteni...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Acrylic

"Flora" - Geometric Surrealist Painting - Nude - Arcimboldo
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Flora" is one in a series of surreal paintings of the female figure featuring intricate patterning and hues of dark blue, bright yellow, lime green, pink, orange, and yellow ochre. ...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Linen, Oil

Leanna's Dream
Located in Brooklyn, NY
In my appropriation of Henri Rousseau's painting "The Dream," I replaced his nude reclining on the couch with my sister Leanna. I envisioned her magically transported into a lush ju...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Can everyone just stop for a day?
Located in Nottingham, GB
Original artwork, acrylic on canvas by Joseph Gilgun. With a mixture of street, abstract and fine art influences, most of Joe's work is created using a blend of acrylics, spray pain...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Acrylic

"Deep Down" 2023, surrealistic oil painting in blue green water, bronze artifact
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Deep Down" is a 2023 surrealistic oil painting in blue green water and lost bronze Roman artifact. Framed Dimensions: 52.75 x 41 inches In a continuation of the idea that origina...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Paintings

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Canvas, Linen, Oil

Roses are Red - Contemporary colourful figurative surrealistic painting
Located in DE
Gamez de Francisco paints and photographs very passionately, making statements filled with symbolism. He frequently includes insects in his artwork. He says: Flying insects represent...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Twenty Shades of Sunlight - Contemporary colourful surrealistic painting
Located in DE
Gamez de Francisco paints and photographs very passionately, making statements filled with symbolism. He frequently includes insects in his artwork. He says: Flying insects represent...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Turkey Teeth
Located in Nottingham, GB
With a mixture of street, abstract and fine art influences, most of Joe's work is created using a blend of acrylics, spray paint and charcoal. However, he doesn’t limit himself, sometimes it’s a case of using whatever’s at hand; a splash of tea, a mouthful of spit, on occasion he doesn’t even use a canvas. The inspiration for this piece is as follows: "It’s not about pride, but it was around that time. Everyone’s got nice teeth these days." - Joseph Gilgun.
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Acrylic

"Mystical Metamorphosis II" (2024) By Stacy D'Aguiar, Original Acrylic Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Stacy D'Aguiar's (US based) "Mystical Metamorphosis II" is an acrylic painting that depicts a colorful and surreal scene of a woman with butterfly wings on a flower. Artist Statemen...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Wood, Acrylic

Subterfuge, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
It has makings of A jigsaw feel. And the shapes Are anonymous. :: Painting :: Surrealism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: R...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Oil

"Cardinal Patterned" (2022) by Nathan Durfee, Mixed Media painting
Located in Denver, CO
Nathan Durfee's "Cardinal Patterned" is a mixed media painting that depicts a bird on a branch as a snow storm surrounds them. Artist bio: Nathan Durfee has garnered notoriety for...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Mixed Media, Wood Panel

Yes, right here Bob (surreal painting vintage blue Grey officers cops crime)
Located in Quebec, Quebec
keywords; surrealism, humour, uncanny, animals, rabbit, terra cota, fire red, earth tones, indian red, oil painting, figurative painting, strangeness, contemporary surrealistic, un...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

El Engano - 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. Signed on the back. In his pieces, Mauricio combines his figurative exp...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Mother (Homage To Whistler), huge original painting on canvas
Located in Aventura, FL
Original painting on canvas. Hand signed lower front by Ferjo. Canvas size 69.5 x 85 inches. Painting will ship unstretched, rolled in an extra large tube. Artwork is in excellen...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Fall
Located in Bozeman, MT
Acrylic paint on raw canvas.
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

French Contemporary Art By Helen Uter - Louvre
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas, Helen Uter is an established Franco-American painter born in 1955 who lives and works in Donnery, near Orléans, France. Heavily influenced by Edward Hopper, she crea...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

“Mme. Violette” Pink, Purple, and Grey Abstract Aristocratic Figure Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Pink, purple, and grey surrealist figurative portrait painting by contemporary Houston artist Scott Woodard. The work features an abstract male figure wearing an aristocratic suit wi...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Acrylic

Dreamers (yellow banana vintage car surrealist oil painting grey monochrome)
Located in Quebec, Quebec
Two photographic motifs, which can by no means fit together in real life, result in a coherent and at the same time completely absurd image on a painting level. It may symbolize wishful thinking which can never be realized in reality. keywords; americana, surrealism, yellow banana, vintage, oil painting, men figurative painting...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Museum, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
The work is inspired by a photo by © Christian Richters. What impressed me most is the counterpoint between the huge space and the small passing hum...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Oil

Osso Sonata, music and anatomy , violin, face,
Located in Brooklyn, NY
In this series, Audrey Anastasi has shifted her focus away from naturalistic domestic settings to a dark, enigmatic, and some might say, unsettling, place. These figures could be heros and heroines of Greek tragedy...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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

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Acrylic

Carmelo Niño, La arlequín con mascara dorada, 2021, 169 x 149.8 cm, 63 x 59 in.
Located in Miami, FL
Carmelo Niño La arlequín con mascara dorada, 2021 Acrylic on canvas 169 x 149.8 cm 63 x 59 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...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

4520 At the disco, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
A modern place to meet. Music and dancing is the first connection between young fans. :: Painting :: Surrealism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signe...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Oil

Shaman of the Park
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...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Watercolor

In The Sound of a Bell - Fantasy Figurative Nature-Inspired Artwork on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian painter Silvia Pavarini is known for her distinctly feminine artworks that resonate with the quiet whispers of nature. Each piece she creates embodies an ongoing dialogue wit...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic, Pencil

Down to the Lake-original surrealism landscape realism painting-contemporary Art
Located in London, Chelsea
This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online. "Down to the Lake" by George Callaghan transports viewers to a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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.

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