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Style: Surrealist
Period: 1940s
Arbre-Homme (Tree-Man) —Mid-Century Surrealism
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Ferdinand Springer, 'Arbre-Homme', engraving, 1945, edition 23. Signed and numbered '23/20' in pencil. A fine, richly-inked impression, on heavy, b...
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Surrealist 1940s Art

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Engraving

'Forest Woman' — Mid-Century Surrealism, Atelier 17
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Ian Hugo, 'Forest Woman', engraving, 1945, edition 50. Signed, dated, titled, and numbered '5/50' in pencil. With the blind stamp 'madeleine-claude jobrack E...
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Surrealist 1940s Art

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Engraving

Untitled
Located in Lawrence, NY
Estate stamped and accompanied by a COA from the estate. Gouache on paper This is an early abstraction by Price, painted while he was in Woodstock, ...
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Surrealist 1940s Art

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Gouache

Otto Tschumi (Swiss 1904-1985) 1943 Landschaft Surrealist Landscape, Switzerland
By Otto Tschumi
Located in Meinisberg, CH
Otto Tschumi * 4.8.1904 Bern, † 18.2.1985 Bern) Weite Landschaft (Wide Landscape) A fine surrealist landscape • Mixed media: gouache, tempera, pencil on paper ca. 15 x 19 cm • Shabby chic gilt 19thC frame most likely chosen by the artist himself . 16.5 x 20.5 cm • Signed and dated (19)43 bottom left • Verso: In pencil titled, dated and re-signed by the artist Swiss painter Otto Tschumi, considered one of the most important Swiss surrealists, was born on the 4th of August 1904 in Bittwil, Seeberg, Switzerland and died on the 18th February 1985 in Bern. Tschumi grew up in modest circumstances in Bern and attended basic school there. He then ended his apprenticeship as a sign painter...
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Surrealist 1940s Art

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Gouache, Paper, Pencil

Woman with a Goldfish
Located in Lawrence, NY
Oil on masonite. Russian-Jewish-American artist Nahum Tschacbasov (1899-1984) is known for his intriquing cubo-surrealistic-symbolist works which feature a strong psychological elem...
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Surrealist 1940s Art

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Oil, Masonite

Chants de Maldoror - Rare Book Illustrated by René Magritte - 1948
Located in Roma, IT
Les Chants de Maldoror is an original modern rare book written by Comte de Lautréamont, pseudonym of Isidore Lucien Ducasse (Montevideo, 1846 — ...
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Surrealist 1940s Art

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Photogravure, Paper

Antique American Large Surreal Masterpiece Landscape Portrait Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique surrealist oil painting of a landscape with a sculpture. Oil on board, circa 1949. Signed. Displayed in a period frame. Image, 35"L x 22"H.
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Surrealist 1940s Art

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Oil, Canvas

Mythologies - Rare Book illustrated by André Masson - 1946
Located in Roma, IT
Mythologies is an original Rare Book engraved by André Masson (Balagny, Oise, 1896 - Paris, 1987) in 1946. Original Edition. Published by Editions de la Revue Fontaine, Paris. Fo...
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Surrealist 1940s Art

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Photogravure

Apocalypse of John the Evangelis - Etching by Giorgio De Chirico - 1941
Located in Roma, IT
Apocalypse of John the Evangelist is an original black and white etching realized by Giorgio De Chirico in 1941. Hand signed on the lower right margin. Numbered on the lower left. ...
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Surrealist 1940s Art

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Etching

MATTA - 10 EROTIC ETCHINGS - New School Portfolio
Located in Santa Monica, CA
ROBERTO MATTA (Chilean 1911- 2002) NEW SCHOOL PORTFOLIO (1943-5) (Sabatier 1-7, 4 prints not recorded by Sabatier) Portfolio with complete set of 10 etch...
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Surrealist 1940s Art

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Inkjet, Etching

Cobwebs and Rocks
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Cobwebs and Rocks Watercolor, 1940 Signed, dated, and copyrighted lower right Exhibited: Zimmerli Art Museum, Benjamin Benno: Retrospective Exhibition, 1988 Illustrated: Gustafson, Zimmerli Museum: Benjamin Benno: Retrospective Exhibition, 1988 Color Plate 14 copy copy of the catalog accompanies the watercolor Condition: excellent Image size: 14 3/4 x 21 inches Provenance: Estate of the Artist Ruth O...
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Surrealist 1940s Art

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Watercolor

Journal d’un Fantome - Rare Book Illustrated by Various Artists - 1946
Located in Roma, IT
Journal d’un Fantome is an original modern rare book written by Philipppe Soupault (Chaville, 1897 – Paris, 1990) and illustrated by Various Artists (Brauner, Masson and Labisse) in ...
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Surrealist 1940s Art

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Paper

A l’Intérieur de la Vue - Rare Book Illustrated by Max Ernst - 1948
Located in Roma, IT
A l’Intérieur de la Vue is an original modern rare book written by Paul Éluard (Saint-Denis, 1895 – Charenton-le-Pont, 1952) and illustrated by Max Ernst (1891 - 1976) in 1948. Orig...
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Surrealist 1940s Art

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Paper, Mixed Media

At Eye Level Paramyths - Rare Book Illustrated by Max Ernst - 1949
Located in Roma, IT
At Eye Level Paramyths is an original modern rare book illustrated by Max Ernst (1891 - 1976) and written by Various Authors in 1949. Original Edition, designed by Max Ernst as cat...
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Surrealist 1940s Art

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Paper, Mixed Media

Feu Central - Rare Book Illustrated by Yves Tanguy - 1947
Located in Roma, IT
Feu central is an original modern Artwork written by Benjamin Péret (Rezé, July 4, 1899 - Paris, September 18, 1959) and illustrated by Raymond Georges Yves Tanguy (January 5, 1900 ...
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Surrealist 1940s Art

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Paper, Photogravure

Surrealist Mountain - Original Etching, 1946
Located in Paris, FR
Jacques Villon Surrealist Mountain, 1946 Original etching Printed signature in the plate On BFK Rives vellum, 25 x 32,5 cm (c. 9,8 x 12,7 inch) Edition limited to 300 copies (unnumb...
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Surrealist 1940s Art

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Etching

Untitled, Woman and Child
Located in Lawrence, NY
Russian-Jewish-American artist Nahum Tschacbasov (1899-1984) is known for his cubo-surrealistic works which feature a strong psychological element. Some of his work bears a resemblan...
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Surrealist 1940s Art

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Oil

Le Grand Ordinaire - Rare Book Illustrated by Oscar Dominguez - 1943
Located in Roma, IT
Le Grand Ordinaire is an original modern very rare book illustrated by Oscar Dominguez (San Cristóbal de La Laguna, 1906 – 1957) and written by André ...
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Surrealist 1940s Art

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Paper

Les Voiles by Léopold Survage - Abstract watercolour
Located in London, GB
Les Voiles by Léopold Survage (1987-1968) Watercolour on paper 23 x 38 cm (9 x 15 inches) Monogrammed, stamped and dated lower right Executed in 1945 ...
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Surrealist 1940s Art

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Paper, Watercolor

HUGNET, Georges. Complete set of 4 pamphlets. See Description.
Located in New York, NY
HUGNET, Georges. Complete set of 4 pamphlets, as follows: [A] Non Vouloir, poem by G. Hugnet. Paris: [George Hugnet, 1940]. With 1 engraving after JOAN MIRO. 8 pp. One of 26 copies on verge antique de Montval, inscribed from the poet "A Cecile de tout Coeur Georges Hugnet." [B ] Au"Depens des mots," poem by G. Hugnet. Paris: [Georges Hugnet], 1941. With 1 engraving in gold after VALENTINE HUGO...
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Surrealist 1940s Art

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Lithograph

Tanks & Trees — Mid-century American Surrealism
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Karl Eugene Fortess, 'Tanks & Trees', lithograph, c. 1940, edition 100. Signed, titled, and numbered '100/P' in pencil. Inscribed 'For Usui - K.' in the bottom left margin. A fine, richly-inked impression, on cream wove paper, with full margins (1 1/2 to 2 1/2 inches); a slight crease across the top right sheet corner, well away from the image; otherwise in excellent condition. Image size 13 1/8 x 10 inches; sheet size 17 3/8 x 13 3/16 inches. Matted to museum standards, unframed. Provenance: Estate of Francis Pratt. Francis and her husband Bumpei Usui...
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Surrealist 1940s Art

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Lithograph

Surrealist Horse - Original Etching, 1946
Located in Paris, FR
Roger Vieillard Surrealist Horse, 1946 Original etching Printed signature in the plate On BFK Rives vellum, 25 x 32,5 cm (c. 9,8 x 12,7 inch) Edition limited to 300 copies (unnumber...
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Surrealist 1940s Art

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Etching

Untitled
Located in Lawrence, NY
Gouache on paper Never afraid of trying new styles, curious and opinionated, constantly engaged with the world around him, Rolph Scarlett more than once proved to be at the artistic...
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Surrealist 1940s Art

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Gouache

Metaphysical Composition - Photographic Print by Erberto Carboni - 1940
Located in Roma, IT
Metaphysical Composition by Erberto Carboni is a photographic print on high quality single coated paper (baryta layer). On front there are four faint pencil lines that divide the ph...
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Surrealist 1940s Art

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Black and White

Reconstruction - Original Lithograph on Paper - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Reconstruction is an original lithograph realized by an Anonymous Artist of the XX Century. The state of preservation of the artwork is very good except for some small folding and ...
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Surrealist 1940s Art

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Lithograph

Hellenic Hypotenuse. Nudes among Greek Columns.
Located in Miami, FL
Klett was an in-demand illustrator in the post-war period of the late 1940's and 1950's. and . His work appeared in many of the newsstand magazines at the time. This work is a pers...
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Surrealist 1940s Art

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Masonite, Oil

"Untitled"
Located in Southampton, NY
Original engraving, aquatint, intaglio on archival paper. Signed and dated lower right, 1947. Artist proof. Condition: Good. Provenance: Estate of the artist. Image size 6.75 by 5...
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Surrealist 1940s Art

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Archival Paper, Engraving, Aquatint, Intaglio

Les Ames Mortes by N. Gogol - Complete Suite by Marc Chagall - 1948
Located in Roma, IT
Les Ames mortes (by N. Gogol) is a very rare suite of etchings realized by Marc Chagall (1887-1985). Complete set of 96 etchings hors-texte and 11 etched vignettes en-texte for the ...
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Surrealist 1940s Art

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Etching

Environs of Rome
Located in Miami, FL
Klett was an in-demand illustrator in the post-war period of the late 1940's and 1950's. and . His work appeared in many of the newsstand magazines at the time. This work is a pers...
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Surrealist 1940s Art

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Oil, Masonite

Surrealist Nocturnal Hawaiian Figurative Landscape w. Blue Skirted Woman & Moon
Located in Soquel, CA
Surrealist Nocturnal Hawaiian Figurative Landscape w. Blue Skirted Woman & Moon by Marguerite Louis Blasingame Striking mid century modern Hawaiian noct...
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Surrealist 1940s Art

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Linen, Oil

Surrealist Abstraction II
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Gerome Kamroski, Untitled 'Surrealist Abstraction', drypoint, 1946, edition 28 (editioned in 1996). Signed, dated '1946, ed 1996", and numbered '7/28' in pencil. A fine impression, ...
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Surrealist 1940s Art

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Drypoint

Life is But A Dream - Mid Century Hawaii Surreal Abstract Landscape with Boat
Located in Soquel, CA
Life is But A Dream - Mid Century Hawaii Surreal Abstract Landscape with Boat Symbolic mid century landscape with surreal elements, of a lone row bo...
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Surrealist 1940s Art

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Oil, Linen

Composition - Original Color Lithograph by Antoni Clavé - 1943
Located in Roma, IT
Hand signed and dated. Signed on plate. Very good conditions Passepartout included : 49 x 34 cm Image Dimensions : 25 x16 cm This artwork is shipped from Italy. Under existing legis...
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Surrealist 1940s Art

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Lithograph

'Self Portrait with Orchids', National Association of Women Artists, AWS
By Leonebel Jacobs
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
An enigmatic and psychologically penetrating self-portrait in vivid shades of yellow, green and red. Signed lower right, 'Leonebel Jacobs' (American, 1883-1967) and painted circa 1945. Writer, sculptor, teacher and portrait painter Leonebel Jacobs first studied under Brush and Charles Hawthorne at the University of Oregon. A well traveled artist, Jacobs lived and painted in China, Hawaii, New York City and Los Angeles. She was a member of the American Watercolor Society, the American Federation of Arts, the Municipal Art Commission of New York, the National Association of Women Artists, the New York Watercolor Club and the Pen & Brush Club. Jacobs spent her early years in the Foreign Colony in Peking, China as a portrait artist to nobles and visiting foreigners, including Rabindranath Tagore. Notably, Jacobs painted several portraits of the Emperor and Empress after they fled to Tianjin when Christian General Feng Yu-Hsiang came to power. Additionally, Jacobs's paintings include Hawaiian notables, former First Ladies Grace Coolidge...
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Surrealist 1940s Art

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Canvas, Oil, Foam Board

Hawaii "Future Dreams" - Surrealist Mid Century Modern Abstract 1940 Hawaiian
Located in Soquel, CA
Hawaii "Future Dreams" - Surrealist Mid Century Modern Abstract 1940 Hawaiian Symbolistic and romantic mid century modern abstract with figure coming out of the mist...
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Surrealist 1940s Art

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Linen, Oil

Kumulipo, Source of Life - Mid Century Modern Surrealist Hawaiian Visionary Art
Located in Soquel, CA
Symbolic and surreal landscape with figure eminating life force by Marguerite Louis Blasingame (American; 1906-1947), circa 1940-45. Marguerite and her husband Frank Blasingame...
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Surrealist 1940s Art

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Oil, Canvas

Destiny's Path, Hawaii - Surreal Mid Century Hawaiian Figurative Abstract
Located in Soquel, CA
Destiny's Path, Hawaii - Surreal Mid Century Hawaiian Figurative Abstract Symbolistic and romantic 1940s surreal figurative of pastel orange figure...
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Surrealist 1940s Art

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Linen, Oil

Une Pyramide en Colère, Micro-Painting on Leather by Max Ernst
Located in Roma, IT
Micro picture, gouache on paper mounted on black leather. Belonging to the serie “Microbes”. Interestingly, it is unusually mounted on a black leather surface whose shape reminds th...
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Surrealist 1940s Art

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Leather, Gouache, Cardboard

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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Surrealist 1940s Art

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Oil, Linen

"Homage to Gene Debs, " Woodcut Print on Rice Paper by Leonard Baskin
Located in Long Island City, NY
This woodcut print was created by American artist Leonard Baskin. Baskin is well known for his somewhat grotesque, intricate, surreal drawings and natural subject matter. This print ...
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Surrealist 1940s Art

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Rice Paper, Woodcut

Veillee Sepulchrale; Verso: Study of two figures in a landscape
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Veillee Sepulchrale Verso: Study of two figures in a landscape Pen and ink on rose colored Canson watermark paper, 1944 Signed in ink with the artist's initials lower center (see photo) Dated 1944 lower center; Titled in ink upper left corner (see photo) Provenance: Swann Galleries, 2010, realized $900. John Popplestone (1928-2013), Akron, OH collector, noted psychologist and author Berman brothers (painters) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigationJump to search This article is about the painters. For the American songwriters/producers, see Berman Brothers (producers). Eugene Berman in Italy in the 1960s Eugène Berman (Russian: Евгений Густавович Берман; 4 November 1899, Saint Petersburg, Russia – 14 December 1972, Rome) and his brother Leonid Berman (1896 – 1976[1]) were Russian Neo-romantic painters and theater and opera designers. Contents 1 Early years 2 Later years and death 2.1 Works 3 Legacy 4 See also 5 References Early years Born in Russia, the Bermans fled the Russian revolution in 1918. In Paris the Bermans exhibited at the Galerie Pierre where their work earned them the name "Neo-Romantics" for its melancholy and introspective qualities, having taken inspiration from the Blue Period paintings of Pablo Picasso. Other Neo-Romantic painters were Christian Bérard, Pavel Tchelitchev, Kristians...
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Surrealist 1940s Art

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Pen, Ink

"Untitled"
Located in Southampton, NY
Artist proof, aquatint, mixed intaglio engraving by the Russian/American artist, Nahum Tschacbasov. Pencil signed and dated lower right, 1947. Artist Proof. Condition: good; slight...
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Surrealist 1940s Art

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Engraving, Aquatint, Intaglio

"Untitled"
Located in Southampton, NY
Original artist proof engraving, aquatint, intaglio on archival paper by the Russian/American artist, Nahum Tschacbasov. Signed in pencil lower right and dated 1947. Condition: good...
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Surrealist 1940s Art

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Archival Paper, Engraving, Aquatint, Intaglio

The man in the Well - Original Lithograph by A. Savinio - 1946
Located in Roma, IT
L'uomo nel Pozzo is the eleventh issue of the collection "Concilium Lithographicum" curated by Dora Broussard and printed in Rome by the Istituto Grafico Tiberino in 1946. Composed ...
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Surrealist 1940s Art

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Lithograph

"Sculptural Objects, " Original Color Lithograph signed by Henry Moore
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Sculptural Objects" is an original color lithograph by Henry Moore. The artist signed the piece lower right. This is from an edition of 3,000. It features abstract, biomorphic figur...
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Surrealist 1940s Art

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Lithograph

Landscape with Tower and Columns - Original Lithograph by Antoni Clavé - 1943
Located in Roma, IT
Hand signed and dated. Signed on plate. Artist's proof. Very good conditions. Passepartout included : 49 x 34 cm Image Dimensions : 10 x 13 cm This artwork is shipped from Italy. Un...
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Surrealist 1940s Art

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Lithograph

'Zero' Hans Schleger Grow Your Own Food Surreal Original Vintage Poster
Located in London, GB
To see our other original vintage World War Two public information posters, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this seller" - or send us a message if you cannot find the poster you want. 'Zero' Hans Schleger (1898-1976) Grow Your Own Food Lithographic poster c. 1940 Printed by Fosh & Kosh Limited for HMSO 76x51cm A copy of this poster is in the collection of the Imperial War Museum. Provenance: the estate of the artist. In this poster the public are encouraged to Dig For Victory...
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Surrealist 1940s Art

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Lithograph

"Solidarity, " Etching of an Surrealist Landscape signed by Yves Tanguy
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Solidarity" is an original etching by surrealist artist Yves Tanguy. The artist signed the piece in pencil in the lower right and wrote the edition number, 109/150, in the lower lef...
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Surrealist 1940s Art

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Etching

untitled
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Pastel, colored pencil with collage elements Unsigned Condition: Repaired tear in the area of the moon, only visible from verso Pin holes in the corners and in the ...
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Surrealist 1940s Art

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Pastel, Mixed Media, Color Pencil

Portrait of Bachoo Dinshaw, Countess Woronzow
Located in Miami, FL
Powerful pencil study of Bachoo, Countess Woronzow. Tchelitchew exaggerates the sitter's features with abnormally large eyes for dramatic effect, Bachoo (Countess Bachoobai Woronzow-...
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Surrealist 1940s Art

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Archival Paper, Graphite

The Great Bird
Located in Miami, FL
Frederick Haucke creates his own brand of surrealism in the 1941 stunner that was with the famous Perls gallery. The painting is signed lower right Signed and dated verso Verso with Perls Gallery, New York label. work is in original framed Provenance: Millicent Rogers...
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Surrealist 1940s Art

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Oil, Masonite

A Ma Cherie Pilette
Located in Miami, FL
India ink/Wash on paper Signed and dated on lower left The work is housed in Four Thousand Five Hundred Dollara Frame with Master Museum matting We could sell the work with the ma...
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Surrealist 1940s Art

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Watercolor, India Ink

Surrealist Composition with Bird in Profile
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Engraving, aquatint and mixed intaglio Signed, dated and annotated "AP" References And Exhibitions: Tschacbasov was a Russian/Amiercan artist who was widely exhibited and collecte...
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Surrealist 1940s Art

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Aquatint, Engraving, Intaglio

Portrait of Bachoo, Countess Woronzow, 1946
Located in Miami, FL
Powerful pencil study of Bachoo, Countess Woronzow. Tchelitchew exaggerates the sitters features with abnormally large eyes for dramatic effect, Bachoo (Countess Bachoobai Woronzow-D...
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Surrealist 1940s Art

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Graphite

St. George and the Dragon
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Salvador Dali Title: St. George and the Dragon Medium: Etching on J. Whatman wove paper Year: 1947 Edition: 250 Frame Size: 31 3/4" x 24 1/2" Sheet Size: 22 5/8" x 15 1/4" Im...
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Surrealist 1940s Art

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Etching

La Tentation de Saint Antoine
Located in Wilton, CT
Odilon Redon was a masterful practitioner of the art of lithography. With the exception of two experimental color lithographs, Redon enjoyed working exclusively in black and white. Flaubert’s richly mystical writings on the tribulations of Saint Antoine...
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Surrealist 1940s Art

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Lithograph

Sexy Cat - Nude Unicorn Cat Woman - Chat Surrealiste
Located in Miami, FL
Leonor Fini creates a hybrid cat-woman-unicorn that is sexy and alluring. Signed lower right. Gouache and pen and ink on paper on heavy textured paper. The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by Richard Overstreet...
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Surrealist 1940s Art

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Paper, Ink, Gouache, Pen

Untitled - Drawing by Wifredo Lam - Ink and Pencil - 1941
Located in Roma, IT
This extraordinary and rare drawing by Wifredo Lam is one of the artworks that the artist took with him when he moved from Cuba to France. In Paris, Lam showed Picasso his drawings a...
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Surrealist 1940s Art

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Pencil, Ink

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