Surrealist Black and White Photography

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.

Find a collection of original Surrealist paintings, sculptures, prints and multiples and more art on 1stDibs.

Style: Surrealist

Period: 1970s

Hollywood : Mr and Mrs Woodman - Original Handsigned Gelatin Silver Print

By Man Ray

Located in Paris, FR

Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitsky, called) Hollywood : Mr and Mrs Woodman, 1970 Original gelatin silver print Handsigned on the back Authenticated with the artist stamp "Epreuve originale...

Category

1970s Surrealist Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Man Ray
Hollywood : Mr and Mrs Woodman - Original Handsigned Gelatin Silver Print, 1970

Rosemary Ellis Wires Gelatin Silver Print for book: Pipes and Wires

Surrealist Black and White Photography

1970s Surrealist Black and White Photography

Man RayHollywood : Mr and Mrs Woodman - Original Handsigned Gelatin Silver Print, 1970

1970s Surrealist Black and White Photography

Rosemary EllisRosemary Ellis Wires Gelatin Silver Print for book: Pipes and Wires , 1970's

1970s Surrealist Black and White Photography

Rosemary EllisRosemary Ellis Pipes II Gelatin Silver Photograph Proof Print 1975 for book, 1975

1970s Surrealist Black and White Photography

Rosemary EllisRosemary Ellis Dam II Silver Gelatin Print Photograph for book: Pipes and Wires , 1970's

1970s Surrealist Black and White Photography

Rosemary EllisRosemary Ellis Pipes Gelatin Silver Photograph Proof Print for published book, 1975

1970s Surrealist Black and White Photography

Rosemary EllisRosemary Ellis Wires II Gelatin Silver Photograph for book: Pipes and Wires , 1975

1970s Surrealist Black and White Photography

Rosemary EllisRosemary Ellis Windows X Silver Gelatin Photograph Print architectural machinery, 1975

1970s Surrealist Black and White Photography

Rosemary EllisRosemary Ellis Dam VI Surreal Photograph Silver Gelatin Print for Bodley Head, 1975

1970s Surrealist Black and White Photography

Rosemary EllisRosemary Ellis Windows XII Silver Gelatin Photograph Mid Century Print , 1975

1970s Surrealist Black and White Photography

Rosemary EllisRosemary Ellis Dam V Gelatin Silver Photograph Print for book: Pipes and Wires , 1975

1970s Surrealist Black and White Photography

Rosemary EllisRosemary Ellis Windows Gelatin Silver photograph Print for book: Windows, 1975

1970s Surrealist Black and White Photography

Rosemary EllisRosemary Ellis Windows V Gelatin Silver Photograph Surreal Print for book, 1975

1970s Surrealist Black and White Photography

Rosemary EllisRosemary Ellis Windows IX Silver Gelatin Photograph Print Gothic Architecture, 1975

1970s Surrealist Black and White Photography

Rosemary EllisRosemary Ellis Cooling Towers Silver Gelatin Photograph Print Surreal electric, 1970's

1970s Surrealist Black and White Photography

Rosemary EllisRosemary Ellis Pipes III Gelatin Silver Print Photogragh surreal Pipes 1975, 1975

1970s Surrealist Black and White Photography

Rosemary EllisRosemary Ellis Pipes IV Gelatin Silver Photograph Proof Print published in book, 1975

1970s Surrealist Black and White Photography

Rosemary EllisRosemary Ellis Pool Gelatin Silver Photograph Print for book: Pipes and Wires , 1975

1970s Surrealist Black and White Photography

Rosemary EllisRosemary Ellis Dam IV Gelatin Silver Photograph Print for book: Pipes and Wires , 1970's

1970s Surrealist Black and White Photography

Rosemary EllisRosemary Ellis Pool II Gelatin Silver Photograph Print proof for book, 1975

1970s Surrealist Black and White Photography

Rosemary EllisRosemary Ellis Dam (detail) Gelatin Silver Photograph Print mid century modern, 1975

1970s Surrealist Black and White Photography

Rosemary EllisRosemary Ellis Dam Gelatin Silver Print Photograph for the book:Pipes and Wires , 1975

1970s Surrealist Black and White Photography

Rosemary EllisRosemary Ellis Windows IV Gelatin Silver Photograph Print Gothic Ruin, 1970's

1970s Surrealist Black and White Photography

Rosemary EllisRosemary Ellis Power Station Gelatin Silver Photograph for book Pipes and Wires , 1975

1970s Surrealist Black and White Photography

Rosemary EllisRosemary Ellis Windows II Gelatin Silver Print for book: Windows, 1975

1970s Surrealist Black and White Photography

Rosemary EllisRosemary Ellis Windows XI Surrealist Gelatin Silver Print Photograph Published, 1970's

1970s Surrealist Black and White Photography

Rosemary EllisRosemary Ellis Pipes VI Gelatin Silver Print surreal published photograph, 1970's

1970s Surrealist Black and White Photography

Rosemary EllisRosemary Ellis Windows III Gelatin Silver Print for book: Windows, 1970's

1970s Surrealist Black and White Photography

Rosemary EllisRosemary Ellis Windows VI Silver Gelatin Print for book: Windows Surrealist, 1975

1970s Surrealist Black and White Photography

Rosemary EllisRosemary Ellis Windows VII Silver Gelatin Photograph Print Mid Century House, 1975

1970s Surrealist Black and White Photography

Rosemary EllisRosemary Ellis Windows XIII Gelatin Silver Photograph Print horse stable, 1975

1970s Surrealist Black and White Photography

Rosemary EllisRosemary Ellis Windows XIV Silver Gelatin Photograph Black and White Print , 1975

1970s Surrealist Black and White Photography

Rosemary EllisRosemary Ellis Windows XV Silver Gelatin Photograph Black & White Architectural, 1975

1970s Surrealist Black and White Photography

Rosemary EllisRosemary Ellis Windows XVI Gelatin Silver Photograph Print for book: Windows, 1975

1970s Surrealist Black and White Photography

Rosemary EllisRosemary Ellis Windows XVII Silver Gelatin Photograph Print Windows Mid Century, 1975

1970s Surrealist Black and White Photography

Rosemary EllisRosemary Ellis Cooling Towers II Silver Gelatin Print Photograph for Pipes Wires, 1970's

1970s Surrealist Black and White Photography

Rosemary EllisRosemary Ellis Windows XVIII Silver Gelatin Photograph Print Surreal published, 1975

1970s Surrealist Black and White Photography

Rosemary EllisRosemary Ellis Pipes V Gelatin Silver Photograph Print 1975 Surreal Pipes , 1975

1970s Surrealist Black and White Photography

Rosemary EllisRosemary Ellis Dam III Gelatin Silver Photograph Proof Print for Bodley Head, 1975

1970s Surrealist Black and White Photography

Rosemary EllisKew Gardens Palm House Rosemary Ellis Windows VIII Silver Gelatin Photograph , 1975

1970s Surrealist Black and White Photography

Man Ray
Hollywood : Mr and Mrs Woodman - Original Handsigned Gelatin Silver Print, 1970

Rosemary Ellis
Rosemary Ellis Wires Gelatin Silver Print for book: Pipes and Wires , 1970's

Rosemary Ellis
Rosemary Ellis Pipes II Gelatin Silver Photograph Proof Print 1975 for book, 1975

Rosemary Ellis
Rosemary Ellis Dam II Silver Gelatin Print Photograph for book: Pipes and Wires , 1970's

Rosemary Ellis
Rosemary Ellis Pipes Gelatin Silver Photograph Proof Print for published book, 1975

Rosemary Ellis
Rosemary Ellis Wires II Gelatin Silver Photograph for book: Pipes and Wires , 1975

Rosemary Ellis
Rosemary Ellis Windows X Silver Gelatin Photograph Print architectural machinery, 1975

Rosemary Ellis
Rosemary Ellis Dam VI Surreal Photograph Silver Gelatin Print for Bodley Head, 1975

Rosemary Ellis
Rosemary Ellis Windows XII Silver Gelatin Photograph Mid Century Print , 1975

Rosemary Ellis
Rosemary Ellis Dam V Gelatin Silver Photograph Print for book: Pipes and Wires , 1975

Rosemary Ellis
Rosemary Ellis Windows Gelatin Silver photograph Print for book: Windows, 1975

Rosemary Ellis
Rosemary Ellis Windows V Gelatin Silver Photograph Surreal Print for book, 1975

Rosemary Ellis
Rosemary Ellis Windows IX Silver Gelatin Photograph Print Gothic Architecture, 1975

Rosemary Ellis
Rosemary Ellis Cooling Towers Silver Gelatin Photograph Print Surreal electric, 1970's

Rosemary Ellis
Rosemary Ellis Pipes III Gelatin Silver Print Photogragh surreal Pipes 1975, 1975

Rosemary Ellis
Rosemary Ellis Pipes IV Gelatin Silver Photograph Proof Print published in book, 1975

Rosemary Ellis
Rosemary Ellis Pool Gelatin Silver Photograph Print for book: Pipes and Wires , 1975

Rosemary Ellis
Rosemary Ellis Dam IV Gelatin Silver Photograph Print for book: Pipes and Wires , 1970's

Rosemary Ellis
Rosemary Ellis Pool II Gelatin Silver Photograph Print proof for book, 1975

Rosemary Ellis
Rosemary Ellis Dam (detail) Gelatin Silver Photograph Print mid century modern, 1975

Rosemary Ellis
Rosemary Ellis Dam Gelatin Silver Print Photograph for the book:Pipes and Wires , 1975

Rosemary Ellis
Rosemary Ellis Windows IV Gelatin Silver Photograph Print Gothic Ruin, 1970's

Rosemary Ellis
Rosemary Ellis Power Station Gelatin Silver Photograph for book Pipes and Wires , 1975

Rosemary Ellis
Rosemary Ellis Windows II Gelatin Silver Print for book: Windows, 1975

Rosemary Ellis
Rosemary Ellis Windows XI Surrealist Gelatin Silver Print Photograph Published, 1970's

Rosemary Ellis
Rosemary Ellis Pipes VI Gelatin Silver Print surreal published photograph, 1970's

Rosemary Ellis
Rosemary Ellis Windows III Gelatin Silver Print for book: Windows, 1970's

Rosemary Ellis
Rosemary Ellis Windows VI Silver Gelatin Print for book: Windows Surrealist, 1975

Rosemary Ellis
Rosemary Ellis Windows VII Silver Gelatin Photograph Print Mid Century House, 1975

Rosemary Ellis
Rosemary Ellis Windows XIII Gelatin Silver Photograph Print horse stable, 1975

Rosemary Ellis
Rosemary Ellis Windows XIV Silver Gelatin Photograph Black and White Print , 1975

Rosemary Ellis
Rosemary Ellis Windows XV Silver Gelatin Photograph Black & White Architectural, 1975

Rosemary Ellis
Rosemary Ellis Windows XVI Gelatin Silver Photograph Print for book: Windows, 1975

Rosemary Ellis
Rosemary Ellis Windows XVII Silver Gelatin Photograph Print Windows Mid Century, 1975

Rosemary Ellis
Rosemary Ellis Cooling Towers II Silver Gelatin Print Photograph for Pipes Wires, 1970's

Rosemary Ellis
Rosemary Ellis Windows XVIII Silver Gelatin Photograph Print Surreal published, 1975

Rosemary Ellis
Rosemary Ellis Pipes V Gelatin Silver Photograph Print 1975 Surreal Pipes , 1975

Rosemary Ellis
Rosemary Ellis Dam III Gelatin Silver Photograph Proof Print for Bodley Head, 1975

Rosemary Ellis
Kew Gardens Palm House Rosemary Ellis Windows VIII Silver Gelatin Photograph , 1975

Rosemary Ellis
Rosemary Ellis Pipes VII Gelatin Silver Print for book: Pipes and Wires , 1970's

Rosemary Ellis
Rosemary Ellis Power Station Gelatin Silver Photograph for book Pipes and Wires , 1975

Rosemary Ellis
Rosemary Ellis Windows VIII Silver Gelatin Photograph Print Palm House Hot Warm, 1975

Val Telberg
Memorial to Anais Nin, late 1970s