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Surrealist Paintings

SURREALIST STYLE

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

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

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

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

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

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Style: Surrealist
La Tia - figurative painting, landscape painting
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful surrealist painting by Mauricio comes rolled in a tube and needs to be stretched when received. In his pieces, Mauricio combines his figurative expertise along with su...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

ShaoHua Nong Surrealist Original Oil On Canvas "Light And Shade"
Located in New York, NY
Title: Light And Shade Medium: Oil on canvas Size: 12 x 16 inches Frame: Framing options available! Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition. Note: This painting ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

YiJian Wang Surrealist Original Oil On Canvas "Caprice 2"
Located in New York, NY
Title: Caprice 2 Medium: Oil on canvas Size: 15.5 x 11.5 inches Frame: Framing options available! Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition. Note: This painting is unstretched Year: 2015 Artist: YiJian Wang...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Pod i
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Original painting by artist Airom, with sculptural element
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Archival Ink, Oil

Pod i
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YiJian Wang Surrealist Original Oil Painting "Caprice 3"
Located in New York, NY
Title: Caprice 3 Medium: Oil on canvas Size: 12 x 15 inches Frame: Framing options available! Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition. Note: This painting is unstretched Year: 2015 Artist: YiJian Wang...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Skier, 2025 Cortina d' Ampezzo
Located in Hudson, NY
“Friends of Friends” explores a playful world where dreams and reality meld together to create surreal moments. When engaging with Piussi's work, we enter an arena where we are imme...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Doberman & Gramophone. Oil on canvas, 90X90 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Doberman & Gramophone. Oil on canvas, 90X90 cm The artist Vadim Kovalev was born in 1968 in the capital of Latvia, Riga, where he is also presently living and creating his works. W...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

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

Character On Its Own 1
Located in Nottingham, GB
Original artwork, acrylic on cardboard canvas. Unique figurative art with lots of character With a mixture of street, abstract and fine art influences, most of Joe's work is create...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Acrylic, Cardboard

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

In the Pink, 2024, Hudson Valley NY
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

"Version XIV" (2025) Original Surrealist Oil Painting on Cradled Board
Located in Denver, CO
3rd Version's (Ben Patterson) "Version XIV" is a 2025 oil painting on cradled panel measuring 12 x 9 x 1.5 inches. The work is unframed but ready to hang. Artist Statement: US bas...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Untitled, Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting on Canvas by Victor Chab
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Victor Chab, Argentine (1930 - ) Title: Untitled - Abstract Bird Year: 1964 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed and dated verso Size: 32 x 25.5 inches (81 x 65 cm)
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1960s Surrealist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Card Illusion" - Surreal Portrait
By Vadim Kurov
Located in Soquel, CA
Modern abstract interpretation of a traditional European aristocratic portrait complete with crown, elongated neck, bustier neckline and a hint of a cinched waist titled "Card Illusion" "Иллюзия карты" by Vadim Kurov (Russian Federation, b-1947). Signed by the artist lower right corner Вадим Куров (Bagum Kypot) (Vadim Kurov); signed and dated "99" on verso. Presented in a rustic giltwood frame. Image, 37.13"H x 26.13"W. Vadim Kurov graduated Art Industrial School. VM Mukhina. Member of the Russian Union of Artists and the International Association of Artists. Lives and works in St. Petersburg. Born in the city of Kazan, USSR, in 1947, graduate of the Kazan School of Art, graduate of the St. Petersburg Academy of Art and Design. The main topics of work: theatrical compositions, ballet world, a fantastic portrait, literary - philosophical still-life and landscape. His paintings are in the collections of European countries, as well as in the collections of the Museum of Theatre Arts of St. Petersburg, the Ministry of Culture, the State Museum of Fine Arts in Kazan, the Georges Pompidou Museum, the Cultural Center of Los Angeles, State Museum of Contemporary Art, Miami Museum, Prague Modern Art, the Museum of the Soviet and Russian Art Shanghai. EXHIBITIONS (partial list): 1989/90 – participation in the exhibitions/auctions of Drouot-Richelieu, Paris 1991 – 10-10 Gallery, St. Petersburg1991 – Nurland, Norway 1991 – Hamilton, Canada 1992/1993/1994/1995 – “New Romantics of St. Petersburg” (Zerkalo/ATUS Galleries) 1994 – MALAUKSIA Gallery, Helsinki, Finland1996 – Bremen, Germany 1997 – personal exhibition at the Zerkalo Gallery, St. Petersburg 1998 – Vincent Louis Gallery...
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1990s Surrealist Paintings

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Oil, Linen

Surrealist Mixed Media Artwork, "Beatrice"
Located in San Diego, CA
This is an original mixed media artwork by Southern California artist, Cheryl Tall. Its dimensions are 12" x 12" x .75". It is unframed. A certific...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Mixed Media

Happy (Young lady on a cake strawberry dessert vintage figurative oil painting)
Located in Quebec, Quebec
"Happy" by Rudolf Kosow is a surreal and dreamlike composition that transforms an ordinary dessert into an expansive, otherworldly landscape. A woman rests peacefully, partially subm...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Incident II (Pug face dog man's best friend vintage oil painting surreal)
Located in Quebec, Quebec
"Incident" by Rudolf Kosow is a visually stunning oil painting that masterfully utilizes surrealism and a subtle color palette to emphasize the unexpected juxtaposition of a giant pu...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Cuddly (black old dog, snout, lady, vintage, animal, surrealist oil painting)
Located in Quebec, Quebec
"Cuddly," a charming painting by Rudolf Kosow, depicts a tender and affectionate moment between a dog and its human companion. The dog’s face, with soulful eyes and a furrowed brow, is portrayed in stunning detail, conveying a sense of gentle wisdom and patience. A small lady figure, fitting perfectly within the curve of the dog's face, leans in close, as if finding comfort and protection in the animal’s embrace. The gesture of the figure, with a hand delicately placed, highlights the trust and love inherent in this bond. This piece beautifully encapsulates the warmth and security that pets provide. Kosow's artwork celebrates the simple, heartwarming connections that form the cornerstone of our relationships with our animal friends, reminding us of the comfort and joy found in their company. 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

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Canvas, Oil

Shaohua Nong Surrealist Original Oil On Canvas "Untitled 44"
Located in New York, NY
Title: Untitled 44 Medium: Oil on canvas Size: 11.5 x 8 inches Frame: Framing options available! Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition. Year: 2014 Artist: Shaohua Nong...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Paintings

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Oil

Shaohua Nong Surrealist Original Oil Painting "Others"
Located in New York, NY
Title: Others Medium: Oil on canvas Size: 31 x 31 inches Frame: Framing options available! Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition. Year: 2013 Artist: Shaohua Nong...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Paintings

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Oil

"Feline Natura" (2023) by Sybiline, Oil Painting, Surreal Still Life
Located in Denver, CO
Sybiline's (CAN based) "Feline Natura" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a purple iris with a feline face and whiskers. About the Artist: Sybiline is a Canadian ar...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Fantastic journey. 1993, acrylic on canvas, 90x70, 5 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Fantastic journey. 1993, acrylic on canvas, 90x70,5 cm Painting with cosmic ship in the sky Igor Leontiev (1957) - one of the leading independent painters in Latvia Born in Riga, Latvia. Studied in the Art School of Rozental, the Latvian Academy of Arts and private studios of the famous painters and teachers Abram Bikov and Vitaly Karkunov. Participates in exhibitions since 1987. Awards: 1991 – One of the main grants at the International Art Project «Golden Brush» at the Central Painters' House, Moscow, Russia Solo Shows: 2008- Gallery "Antonia", Riga. exhibition "Dream City" 2002 – Open exhibition “Genesis” Austria, Vienna 2002 - «Painting», Blackhead's House, Riga (printed brochure) 2000 - Personal exhibition in Austria, Vienna “Gallery Atelier T” 2000 – Personal exhibition in Riga, Latvia 2000 - Institute of Practical Psyhogy, Riga (printed brochure) 2001 - Gallery «AtelierT», Vienna, Austria 1998 – Joined exhibition with N.Bessonova «Garant», Vienna, Austria 1998 - Gallery «Nelliya», Riga 1998 - Co-project with N.Bessonova «Birds and Fish», Gallery «Nelliya», Riga 1997 - Gallery «Dzintars», Riga 1997 - Insurance Company «New Re» Gallery, Geneva, Switzerland 1997 - Gallery «Rigas Vini», Riga 1997 - Gallery «Goldshidhaus», Gilzenkirken, Germany, with N.Bessonova 1996 – Personal exhibition in “Rigas vini” Gallery, Riga 1996 - Gallery «Sofia», Gilzenkirken, Germany 1991 - Russian Culture Fund, Riga 1991 – Last personal exhibition in Riga Group Shows: 2007 - Museum der stad Bad Ischl”Genesis2000” 2007 -“Art Innsbruck” International Messe. 2004 - Showcase of Latvian painters dedicated to Latvia joining the EU, museum «Horst Shloss», Germany 2004 - «Hungary by the Latvian Painters», Moscow House, Riga 2003 - «Autumn-2003», Latvian State Art Museum 2003 - Autumn exhibitions of Latvian Painters, Gallery «Nelliya», Riga 2003 - «Abstract Art in Latvian Painting», Latvian State Art Museum 2000-2006 - International Project dedicated to the Book «Genesis», Austria 2002 - «Autumn», Latvian State Art Museum 1999 - Participation in exhibition “Gold of Russian Art” Austria, Vienna, “Gallery Atelier T” 1999 – Participation in projects “Genesis” Austria, Vienna, “Gallery Atelier T” 1997 - «Art Expo» New York, USA 1996 - «Art of the Chosen Ones», Latvian State Art Museum «Arsenal» 1995 - «Surrealism in Works of Latvian Painters», Russian Culture Fund, Riga 1994 - «Christmas Exhibition», Embassy of Poland in Latvia, Riga 1993 - «Art of the Russian Painters», Embassy of Russia in Latvia, Riga 1993 - «Golden Brush», Central Painters' House, Moscow, Russia 1993 - «Latvian Painters», Gallery «Sofia», Germany 1992 – sept.,Oct. – exhibition in Baad Goseberg, Germany 1992 - «Artmyth», International Art Festival, Manezh, Moscow, Russia 1992 - «Latvian Art», Berlin, Germany 1991 – «Reshaping», exhibition in Moscow 1991 - «Golden Brush», Central Painters' House, Moscow, Russia 1991 - «Transformation», Youth Palace, Moscow, Russia 1991 - «Latvian Painters», Belver, Germany 1989 - «Artcontact» National Art Project, Culture House of Railroad workers, Riga 1989 - «Artist and Religion», Riga - Moscow 1988 - «Free Art», Rigas Modes, Riga 1987 - First exhibition with painters A.Alekperov and G.Huckivadze in the Culture House of Railroad workers, Riga Auctions: 2002 - «Doroteum» Vienna, Austria - paintings «Russian Art» and «Portrait of Olga...
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1990s Surrealist Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

10a
Located in Columbia, MO
Lithograph on Arches paper Exemplaire B/165
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1960s Surrealist Paintings

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Archival Paper, Lithograph

Il Dardi del Cielo, 2001
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

Fate Challenge II (lady climber art forbidden apple snake brown earth tones
Located in Quebec, Quebec
In "Fate challenge II“ a mountaineer is eagerly climbing a steep rocky promontory, hoping to get the sweetest fruit, an apple, and take a bite out of it. Although, she is completely ...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

surreal scene oil on canvas painting surrealism
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Francesc Gironés (1904-1997) - Surrealist scene - Oil canvas Oil measures 38x46 cm. Frame measures 47x55 cm. Francesc Gironés was a painter from Poblenou about whom little is known,...
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1980s Surrealist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Irrésistible (cupcake rasberry lady dessert americana vintage surreal painting)
Located in Quebec, Quebec
A decadent chocolate cupcake, crowned with pink frosting, glossy ganache, and a ripe raspberry, sits against a textured, cool-toned blue background. However, a housefly perched atop ...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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

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Oil, Acrylic, Color Pencil, Wood Panel

Kyle Andrew Szpyrka - Honesty, Drawing 2014
Located in Stamford, CT
The Paths series was born out of a trip I took one summer to LA. The trip itself was more of an escape from my life in New York. At the time I was at a crossroads. Having just gone t...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Paper, Graphite

Purple Leaves - Large Colorful Surrealist Figurative Feminine Portrait Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The figurative surrealist paintings of Carlos Gamez de Francisco are heavily influenced by his Cuban upbringing. This presence exposed Francisco to the world of figurative arts while...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic, Watercolor

20th Century Surrealist Painting Oil on Board by Phillip Krevoruck (1919-1999)
By Philip Krevoruck
Located in Hoddesdon, GB
Philip Krevoruck (1919–1999), WPA Artist Surrealist oil on board, painted during the 1950s, in its original 1950s frame, signed in the lower right-hand corner. Philip Krevoruck was...
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1950s Surrealist Paintings

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Oil, Board

Runaway (Dalmatian dog surrealist oil painting man's best friend animal)
Located in Quebec, Quebec
A colossal Dalmatian rests its head on a stark white surface, its weary gaze conveying quiet resignation. In front of it, a lone figure stands, gripping a “STOP POLICE” sign...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Official letter
Located in Edinburgh, GB
This picture is included in the series of artworks "Pathos of the Bureaucracy". 100x100cm / oil on canvas/ 2018 The picture is ready to hang (edges of a picture is painted) Signed o...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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

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Canvas, Acrylic

Duo
Located in London, London
Clown, circus, theatre, play, red, green, clowns, opera, realist, surrealist, art, contemporary art, painting on canvas The item is located in Rome,Italy framed. original oil p...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Lovers, surrealism painting on canvas
Located in London, London
original painting on canvas sold separately or together certificate of authenticity 40x50cm. 30x40cm 40cx50cm all framed
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Indian Summer, Abstract Surrealist Oil Painting 1970s
Located in Surfside, FL
Sebastian Matta-Clark was born in 1943, twin of Gordon Matta-Clark. Son Of Chilean Surrealist Roberto Matta Sebastian, known as Batan died in 1976. He showed 3 exhibitions in his sho...
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1970s Surrealist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Hungry (pet dog, pug snout, cooking lady, animal art, surrealist oil painting)
Located in Quebec, Quebec
"Hungry" is a captivating painting by Rudolf Kosow that beautifully illustrates a moment of connection between a gargantuan, doleful-eyed bulldog and a diminutive woman. The dog’s fa...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Surrealist Modern Furniture Study Signed Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modern surrealist ladnscape. Oil on canvas, circa 1987. Signed. Image size 18.5L x 218.5H. Housed in a period modern frame.
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1980s Surrealist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Nonplussed
Located in Nottingham, GB
Original, acrylic paints on cotton canvas. Joseph Gilgun is an English actor and producer known for several roles, including that of Vinnie O'Neill in the Sky Max series Brassic, which he also co-created, Marcus in Hollyoaks, Eli Dingle in the ITV soap opera...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Acrylic

Nura Ulreich Musical Dreamscape Original Oil Painting c.1930
Located in San Francisco, CA
Nura Ulreich (American, 1899-1950) Musical Dreamscape Original Oil Painting c.1930s Absolutely wonderful dream-like oil painting with a touch of vintage ...
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Early 20th Century Surrealist Paintings

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Oil, Panel

GENEVIEVE ZONDERVAN (1922-2013) FRENCH OIL PAINTING - ROLLING FRENCH FIELDS
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Far Reaching Views" by Geneviève Zondervan (French 1922-2013) oil painting on board, stamped verso board: 10.75 x 13.75 inches A lovely, original oil painting on board by the Fren...
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Late 20th Century Surrealist Paintings

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Oil

Agnoiaphobia: Per Sempre, Non C’E - Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
This 2019 painting is from Patrick Faure’s Agnoiaphobia series. The painting is unframed, oil on canvas. About the Artwork: “For ever and ever” is part of the doxology that falls...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Origin: How God and I Created the World
By Tony Smith
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
"Origin: How God And I Created The World" acrylic on canvas, 45.5 x 61.5 inches (unframed), $9,500 Tony Smith’s paintings are works in motion. They are tho...
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1990s Surrealist Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Last Hit (surreal painting golf player vintage blue Grey golf course)
Located in Quebec, Quebec
Rudolf Kosow’s Last Hit presents a striking surrealist vision, blending elements of vintage Americana with an eerie sense of absence. The golfer, depicted in muted monochrome tones w...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Guernica / Subliminal, " Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Gregory Block's (US based) "Guernica / Subliminal" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts the abstracted forms of a watery landscape with plants growing. Gregory was bo...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Oil

"Seed of Icarus, " Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
David Cheifetz's "Seed of Icarus" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a blue background dotted with grapes hanging from stems and one red grape with a halo of yellow a...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Oil

Epiphany 1987, paper, mixed technique, 24x29 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Epiphany 1987, paper, mixed technique, 24x29 cm "Epiphany" is a surreal figurative artwork created in 1987. Through its composition, the artwork invites viewers to contemplate the ...
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1980s Surrealist Paintings

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Paper, Mixed Media

"Life in a Bottle" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Sybiline's (CAN based) "Life in a Bottle" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts pink Peonies blooming in a green vase as a pink butterfly swirls around the petals dreami...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Echoes of Picasso oil on board painting surrealism
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Artist: Gustavo Úbeda (Herencia, Ciudad Real, 1930 – São Paulo, 1994) Title: Ecos de Picasso (Echoes of Picasso) Medium: Oil on board Dimensions: 81 x 100 cm (31.9 x 39.4 in) Signatu...
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1960s Surrealist Paintings

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Oil, Board

Pigs Free Sausage
Located in Nottingham, GB
Original artwork, acrylic on patchwork canvas. 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 c...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Mixed Media

Surrealistic Garden (large original painting on canvas)
Located in Aventura, FL
Original oil painting on canvas. Hand signed lower front by Ferjo. Canvas image size 30 x 40 x 1 inches. Canvas is stretched. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of au...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Astral Alignment with puzzled rabbits
Located in Kingston, WA
In this painting, I merged surrealism with metaphysical wonder, using oil to invite viewers on a cosmic journey. The puzzled rabbits symbolize curiosity beneath a futuristic celestia...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Modern British mid century gouache painting by Neo Romantic artist Latimer Sayer
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Derrick Latimer Sayer (British, 1917 – 1992) Caterpillar Signed, inscribed and dated ‘CATERPILLAR’ (lower left), ‘Derrick Sayer 55’ (lower right) Gouache 7.7/8 x 9.1/4 in. (20 x 23.5 cm.) Derrick Latimer Sayer (1912–1992) has been described as a Neo-Romantic and pop artist, with a career that spanned from the spiritualism of postwar English landscapes, to the bright, optical playfulness of 1960s Pop art. Sayer had a distinguished start to his career, having studied at the Chelsea School of Art in the early 1930s under Graham Sutherland and Henry Moore. In 1936 he founded the Mousehole Group Art School in Cornwall with fellow painters George Lamborn and Guy Allen, and for the next few years he exhibited at a number of small local galleries, while also executing commercial advertising work for major companies such as Shell Oil. The 1940s and 50s were a period of widespread travelling, teaching and experimentation for Sayer, as he founded the Army Art Centre in 1945, worked in the South of France in 1949 and displayed works at the Leicester, Redfern and Winton Galleries across the 1950s. In 1966, he took up the helm as the Head of Art at the Chelsea Westminster Adult Education Institute, a position he held until his retirement in 1982. Ten of Derricks works can be found at the Chelsea Westminster Hospital Arts Project, hung alongside a permanent collection that includes Patrick Heron, Howard Hodgkin, and Sian Tucker. Sayer was known for his studies of female nudes, particularly the examination of the nude in...
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20th Century Surrealist Paintings

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Gouache

WPA Magic Realism Oil Painting National Gallery MOMA Thornberg Female 1930's
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original oil on canvas by WPA era artist Cleo Sara Thornberg whose work is represented in the collections of the National Gallery, The MOMA, and The National Gallery. This utterl...
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1930s Surrealist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

All in bloom. VII Shades of vibrant blue painting, Painting, Acrylic on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Abstract vibrant blue framed painting, This bold, brushstroke hand-cut parchment works great as an abstract statement piece everywhere from entryways to guest bedrooms. The paint...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Paintings

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Acrylic

'Story Time', Paris, Salon d'Automne, New York, ASL, Corcoran, PAFA, Art Deco
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left 'Nura' for Nura Woodson Ulreich (American, 1899–1950). Additionally signed, verso, dated March 1928 with artist's New York City address and titled, 'When Guest Stay...
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1920s Surrealist Paintings

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Oil, Illustration Board

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

Qualia
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

Protectress (pug, lady archer, bow, arrow, neutrals, surrealism, oil painting)
Located in Quebec, Quebec
IN PROTECTRESS, a massive pug, its head resting heavily on the ground, gazes outward with a sorrowful, almost pleading expression. The warm tones of its fur—soft beiges and browns—co...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

Materials

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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