Surrealist 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.
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Style: Surrealist
Steady My Steed, limited edition photograph, archival, signed and numbered
By Tom Chambers
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Steady My Steed, limited edition photograph, archival, signed and numbered
I present unspoken stories that illustrate fleeting moments in time and which are intended to evoke a moo...
Category
2010s Surrealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
“Thou Art Sick” Photography 30" x 20" inch Edition 2/5 by Brian Ziff
By Brian Ziff
Located in Culver City, CA
“Thou Art Sick” Photography 30" x 20" inch Edition 2/5 by Brian Ziff
Giclee (Archival Ink) Print on Canson Platine Fibre Rag
Not framed. Ships in tube.
Brian Ziff's "High Risk" s...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Photography
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Archival Ink, Rag Paper, Giclée
The Gamekeeper's Charge, limited edition photograph, archival, signed
By Tom Chambers
Located in Sante Fe, NM
The Gamekeeper's Charge, limited edition photograph, archival, signed and numbered
I present unspoken stories that illustrate fleeting moments in time and which are intended to evok...
Category
2010s Surrealist Photography
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Archival Pigment
"Matrix" Photography 39" x 39" in Edition 1/3 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Matrix" Photography 39" x 39" in Edition 1/3 by Olha Stepanian
Printed on Epson Professional Paper
Signed and numbered by the artist
Not framed. Ships in a tube.
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Photography
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Photographic Paper
"Echoes of Return" Photography 41" x 28" in Edition 1/3 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Echoes of Return" Photography 41" x 28" in Edition 1/3 by Olha Stepanian
Printed on Epson Professional Paper
Signed and numbered by the artist
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Photography
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UNRAVELED
Located in Los Angeles, CA
EVE UNRAVELED
ARCHIVAL PIGMENT PRINT
Edition of 20
30x45 inches
Named one of LensCultures top 50 Emerging Artist, Marjorie Salvaterra’s images
reveal “a fine line between sanity a...
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2010s Surrealist Photography
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Archival Pigment
"W" Black & White Photography 31" x 31" in Edition 1/7 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"W" Black & White Photography 31" x 31" in Edition 1/7 by Olha Stepanian
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Signed and numbered by the artist
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Photography
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"Moon Birth" Photography 16" x 16" in Edition of 24 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Moon Birth" Photography 16" x 16" in Edition of 24 by Olha Stepanian
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Photography
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"Pygmalion and Galatea" Photography 16" x 16" in Edition of 24 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Pygmalion and Galatea" Photography 16" x 16" in Edition of 24 by Olha Stepanian
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Signed and numbered by the artist
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Photography
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"Three of Us" Nude Photography 39" x 39" in Edition 1/3 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Three of Us" Nude Photography 39" x 39" in Edition 1/3 by Olha Stepanian
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Signed and numbered by the artist
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Photography
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"Swimming Suit 2" Photography 31" x 31" in Edition 1/7 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Swimming Suit 2" Photography 31" x 31" in Edition 1/7 by Olha Stepanian
Printed on Epson Professional Paper
Signed and numbered by the artist
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Photography
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“Tramp Stamp 1” (FRAMED) Photography 30" x 24" inch Edition 1/12 by Brian Ziff
By Brian Ziff
Located in Culver City, CA
“Tramp Stamp 1” (FRAMED) Photography 30" x 24" inch Edition 1/12 by Brian Ziff
Giclee (Archival Ink) Print on Canson Platine Fibre Rag
American Dreams - From "Playboy" series.
T...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Photography
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Archival Ink, Rag Paper, Giclée
"Pygmalion and Galatea" Photography 39" x 39" in Edition of 3 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Pygmalion and Galatea" Photography 39" x 39" in Edition of 3 by Olha Stepanian
Printed on Epson Professional Paper
Signed and numbered by the artist
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Photography
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“Inside Out 1” Photography 24" x 36" inch Edition of 7 by Brian Ziff
By Brian Ziff
Located in Culver City, CA
“Inside Out 1” Photography 24" x 36" inch Edition of 7 by Brian Ziff
Giclee (Archival Ink) Print on Canson Platine Fibre Rag
From "Park Drive" series
Brian Ziff is a Los Angeles...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Photography
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Archival Ink, Rag Paper, Giclée
Ripple Effect ll
By Paul Dempsey
Located in East Hampton, NY
Ripple Effect II
Year: 2018
Medium: Photography (printed on metal)
Size: 30" x 20" (larger sizes available - inquire within)
16x24 on metal -
20x30 on metal
Made to Order
Water Ripp...
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2010s Surrealist Photography
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Metal
Transport of Delight
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Maggie Taylor's digital creations are emblematic, afterimages that invite, transport, and are unforgettable. Taylor's images are built, layer by layer and object by object, through a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
“Bait and Tackle 1” (FRAMED) Photography 24 x 36 in Edition of 1/7 by Brian Ziff
By Brian Ziff
Located in Culver City, CA
“Bait and Tackle 1” (FRAMED) Photography 24 x 36 in Edition of 1/7 by Brian Ziff
Giclee (Archival Ink) Print on Canson Platine Fibre Rag
American Dreams - From "Park Drive" series ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Photography
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Archival Ink, Rag Paper, Giclée
Man Ray, Composition, Man Ray, Electa Editrice Portfolios (after)
By Man Ray
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Héliogravure on vélin paper. Inscription: unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Man Ray, Electa Editrice Portfolios, 1980. Published and printed ...
Category
1980s Surrealist Photography
Materials
Lithograph
"Rescuer" Black & White Photography 39" x 28" in Edition 1/7 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Rescuer" Black & White Photography 39" x 28" in Edition 1/7 by Olha Stepanian
Printed on Epson Professional Paper
Signed and numbered by the artist
Not framed. Ships in a tube.
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Photography
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"Gods at the Beach 2" Photography 31" x 31" in Edition 1/7 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Gods at the Beach 2" Photography 31" x 31" in Edition 1/7 by Olha Stepanian
Printed on Epson Professional Paper
Signed and numbered by the artist
Not framed. Ships in a tube.
A...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Photography
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Photographic Paper
“Defiant” (FRAMED) Photography 30" x 24" inch Edition of 12 by Brian Ziff
By Brian Ziff
Located in Culver City, CA
“Defiant” (FRAMED) Photography 30" x 24" inch Edition of 12 by Brian Ziff
Giclee (Archival Ink) Print on Canson Platine Fibre Rag
American Dreams - From "Playboy" series.
The no...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Photography
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Archival Ink, Rag Paper, Giclée
"Three of Us" Photography 31" x 31" in Edition 1/7 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Three of Us" Photography 31" x 31" in Edition 1/7 by Olha Stepanian
Printed on Epson Professional Paper
Signed and numbered by the artist
Not framed. Ships in a tube.
Available...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Photography
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Photographic Paper
"Bridging Boundaries" Photography 39" x 39" in Edition 1/3 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Bridging Boundaries" Photography 39" x 39" in Edition 1/3 by Olha Stepanian
Printed on Epson Professional Paper
Signed and numbered by the artist
Not framed. Ships in a tube.
A...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Photography
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Photographic Paper
"Swimming Suit 3" Photography 39" x 39" in Edition 1/3 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Swimming Suit 3" Photography 39" x 39" in Edition 1/3 by Olha Stepanian
Printed on Epson Professional Paper
Signed and numbered by the artist
Not framed. Ships in a tube.
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Photography
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Photographic Paper
"Black Cloud 1" Photography 24" x 24" in Edition 1/15 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Black Cloud 1" Photography 24" x 24" in Edition 1/15 by Olha Stepanian
Printed on Epson Professional Paper
Signed and numbered by the artist
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Photography
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“Rumours” Photography 24" x 36" inch Edition 1/7 by Brian Ziff
By Brian Ziff
Located in Culver City, CA
“Rumours” Photography 24" x 36" inch Edition 1/7 by Brian Ziff
Giclee (Archival Ink) Print on Canson Platine Fibre Rag
American Dreams - From "Park Drive" series
The notion of t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Photography
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Archival Ink, Rag Paper, Giclée
Tantra, Surrealist Color Photograph by Michael DeCamp
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Michael DeCamp, American (1928 - 2013)
Title: Tantra
Year: circa 1975
Medium: Photograph, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 50
Image Size: 16 x 23.5 inches
Size: 20 x 27...
Category
1970s Surrealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Ancient Views of Yokohama - Vintage Albumen Prints - 1890s
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Views of Yokohama is a set of 4 original vintage albumen prints on single cardboard: 26 x 34 cm.
They were realized in the 1890s.
Good conditions except for being aged.
Ca...
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1890s Surrealist Photography
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Photographic Paper, Cardboard
"Adam" Black & White Photography 39" x 39" in Edition of 3 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Adam" Black & White Photography 39" x 39" in Edition of 3 by Olha Stepanian
Printed on Epson Professional Paper
Signed and numbered by the artist
Not framed. Ships in a tube.
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Photography
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Photographic Paper
Tea For Two, limited edition photograph, archival pigment, signed and numbered
By Tom Chambers
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Tea For Two, limited edition photograph, archival pigment, signed and numbered
My photographic series Tales of Heroines is a collection of stories about the lives of young women tol...
Category
2010s Surrealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
The Writer
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Maggie Taylor's digital creations are emblematic, afterimages that invite, transport, and are unforgettable. Taylor's images are built, layer by layer and object by object, through a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Man Ray, Composition, Man Ray, Electa Editrice Portfolios (after)
By Man Ray
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Héliogravure on vélin paper. Inscription: unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Man Ray, Electa Editrice Portfolios, 1980. Published and printed ...
Category
1980s Surrealist Photography
Materials
Lithograph
"W" Black & White Photography 39" x 39" in Edition 1/3 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"W" Black & White Photography 39" x 39" in Edition 1/3 by Olha Stepanian
Printed on Epson Professional Paper
Signed and numbered by the artist
Not framed. Ships in a tube.
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Photography
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Photographic Paper
“Al Andalus” Nude Photography 30" x 24" inch Edition 2/12 by Brian Ziff
By Brian Ziff
Located in Culver City, CA
“Al Andalus” Nude Photography 30" x 24" inch Edition 2/12 by Brian Ziff
Giclee (Archival Ink) Print on Canson Platine Fibre Rag
Not framed. Ships in tube
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Rag Paper, Giclée
"No Time" Black & White Photography 24 x 29.5 in Edition 1/15 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"No Time" Black & White Photography 24 x 29.5 in Edition 1/15 by Olha Stepanian
Printed on Epson Professional Paper
Signed and numbered by the artist
Not framed. Ships in a tube. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Photography
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Photographic Paper
"Bridging Boundaries" Photography 24" x 24" in Edition 1/15 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Bridging Boundaries" Photography 24" x 24" in Edition 1/15 by Olha Stepanian
Printed on Epson Professional Paper
Signed and numbered by the artist
Not framed. Ships in a tube.
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Photography
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Photographic Paper
"Rescuer" Photography 28" x 20" in Edition 1/15 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Rescuer" Photography 28" x 20" in Edition 1/15 by Olha Stepanian
Printed on Epson Professional Paper
Signed and numbered by the artist
Not framed. Ships in a tube.
Available si...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Photography
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Photographic Paper
"Moon Birth 3" Photography 16" x 16" in Edition of 24 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Moon Birth 3" Photography 16" x 16" in Edition of 24 by Olha Stepanian
Printed on Epson Professional Paper
Signed and numbered by the artist
Not framed. Ships in a tube.
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Photography
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Photographic Paper
"Music is Eternal" Photography 24" x 24" in Edition 2/15 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Music is Eternal" Photography 24" x 24" in Edition 2/15 by Olha Stepanian
Printed on Epson Professional Paper
Signed and numbered by the artist
Not framed. Ships in a tube.
Ava...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Photography
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Photographic Paper
Dali, Power of Imagination - Original Silver Print Photograph, Signed & numbered
By Marc Lacroix
Located in Paris, IDF
Marc LACROIX (1927-2007)
Dali, Power of Imagination, 1971
Original silver print photograph
Signed in ink
Numbered on 99 copies
On silver print paper 57 x 47 cm (c. 22.4 x 18.5 inch)...
Category
1970s Surrealist Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
"Black Cloud 2" Nude Photography 39" x 39" in Edition 1/3 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Black Cloud 2" Nude Photography 39" x 39" in Edition 1/3 by Olha Stepanian
Printed on Epson Professional Paper
Signed and numbered by the artist
Not framed. Ships in a tube.
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Photography
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Sexy Male Nude on Endless Road in New Mexico in a Quest for Meaning
Located in Miami, FL
A determined, lone, sexy nude male is about to sprint down an endless road in New Mexico and, in a quest for meaning, meet his destiny. The image exudes a sense of primal instincts...
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1970s Surrealist Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
"Queen 2" Black & White Photography 31" x 31" in Edition 1/7 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Queen 2" Black & White Photography 31" x 31" in Edition 1/7 by Olha Stepanian
Printed on Epson Professional Paper
Signed and numbered by the artist
Not framed. Ships in a tube.
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Photography
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Rosemary Ellis Windows XIV Silver Gelatin Photograph Black and White Print
Located in London, GB
Rosemary Ellis
Windows XIV
Original proof photograph for Windows in the Outlooks and Insights series published by Bodley Head, by Rosemary & Charlotte Ellis.
Silver Gelatin Photograp...
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1970s Surrealist Photography
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Silver Gelatin
"Echoes of Return" Photography 29.5" x 20" in Edition 1/15 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Echoes of Return" Photography 29.5" x 20" in Edition 1/15 by Olha Stepanian
Printed on Epson Professional Paper
Signed and numbered by the artist
Not framed. Ships in a tube.
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Photography
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Untitled (Picture of Mountain on String)
By Chema Madoz
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 15
Signed, dated and numbered in pencil on print verso.
Paper size: 24 x 19 3/4 in., Image size: 19 1/4 x 19in.
Chema Madoz is one of the most important contemporary Span...
Category
1990s Surrealist Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Fragment Attraction, limited edition photograph, archival, signed and numbered
By Tom Chambers
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Fragment Attraction, limited edition photograph, archival, signed and numbered
I present unspoken stories that illustrate fleeting moments in time and which are intended to evoke a...
Category
2010s Surrealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
"Bridging Boundaries" Photography 39" x 39" in Edition 1/3 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Bridging Boundaries" Photography 39" x 39" in Edition 1/3 by Olha Stepanian
Printed on Epson Professional Paper
Signed and numbered by the artist
Not framed. Ships in a tube.
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Photography
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Photographic Paper
Signed 1963 ROBERT INDIANA print (Robert Indiana prints)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Robert Indiana ERR 1963:
A rare, sought-after early Robert Indiana print defined by surreal, experimental cinematic-like energy. Hand-signed by Indiana on the lower right.
Medium: Photoengraving and etching on Rives BFK.
Dimensions: 4 1/2x6 inches (including margins).
Very good overall vintage condition.
Signed, dated and inscribed "Artist's Proof 'E'" and "CHI" in pencil, lower margin.
Rare Trial proof, aside from the main edition of 60.
Printed by the artist at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Further background:
According to Susan Sheehan, Indiana printed only six progressive trial proofs at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, where he learned printmaking from 1949 to 1952, under the supervision of Vera Berdich (inscribed "CHI"). Additionally 13 trial proofs were printed at the Pratt Graphic Art Center, New York (these inscribed "NYC"). The regular edition was printed by Atelier Georges Lablanc, Paris and published by Galleria Schwarz, Milan to be included in International Anthology of Contemporary Engraving: The International Avant-Garde: America Discovered, Volume 5. The plate used for this print was originally given to the School of the Art Institute of Chicago by the R.R. Donnelly Company, printers of Life magazine. Indiana discovered the plate while visiting Berdich at the school and decided to use it in his contribution to the Avant-garde portfolio. Sheehan 29.
Robert Indiana 1991:
"When I went back to the Art Institute of Chicago at that particular time - I think I was judging a show - I learned that Vera Berdich (Indiana's former teacher) was still there and the idea occurred to me, wouldn't it be fun to do a visiting artist etching, and she concurred. There on the floor was a box of copper plates and the images had been defaced on each one. These copper plates had been donated by the R.R. Donnelly Company, which put out Life magazine. I used to work for Donnelly. My only commercial art job was with them doing the little drawing that appear in the Yellow Pages, like lawnmowers and vacuum cleaners and things like that. Anyway, the idea being that the student was supposed to turn the plate over to use the back side and forget about the image on the front. But I found this image of this actress sitting on her bed with her ironing board and decided it was only very lightly defaced, so I asked if I could use it. And the word "Err" was actually added in New York; it was not in the first proofs in Chicago. Two weeks later, I was thumbing through LIFE magazine and there was this actress in the same page..."
About the artist:
Robert Indiana is best known for his iconic “LOVE” image, which has appeared across media including sculptures, prints, and paintings and epitomizes the artist’s graphic, predominantly text-based Pop art practice. Throughout his career, Indiana reimagined the aesthetics of American advertisements...
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1960s Surrealist Photography
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Black and White, Engraving, Etching, Photogravure, Lithograph, Screen
"Echoes of Return" Photography 35" x 24" in Edition 1/7 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Echoes of Return" Photography 35" x 24" in Edition 1/7 by Olha Stepanian
Printed on Epson Professional Paper
Signed and numbered by the artist
Not framed. Ships in a tube.
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Photography
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Photographic Paper
After Blossfeldt #1, Vintage Silver Gelatin Signed Photograph
Located in Surfside, FL
Jo Ann Callis (American, b. 1940) After Blossfeldt, 1988; Gelatin silver print; Signed, dated and numbered A/P 1; 13 5/8" x 10 7/8"
Jo Ann Callis (born Cincinnati, Ohio 1940) is an American artist who works with photography and is based in California.
Though Callis initially pursued a degree at Ohio State University in 1958, she dropped out in her second year when she got married. She and her husband moved to Southern California in 1961. Her father died after the birth of her first son Stephen in the same year. In 1963, her second son Michael was born. By 23, she was married with two children; she later separated from her husband. Callis enrolled at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in 1970 initially in graphic design. When she took a course from Robert Heinecken...
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20th Century Surrealist Photography
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Silver Gelatin
"Place for People" Photography 35" x 28" inch Edition of 7 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Place for People" Photography 35" x 28" inch Edition of 7 by Olha Stepanian
Printed on Epson Professional Paper
Signed and numbered by the artist
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Photography
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Photographic Paper
"Round Horse" Photography 39" x 39" in Edition 1/3 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Round Horse" Photography 39" x 39" in Edition 1/3 by Olha Stepanian
Printed on Epson Professional Paper
Signed and numbered by the artist
Not framed. Ships in a tube.
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Photography
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Photographic Paper
"Ahead of me" Photography 31" x 31" in Edition 1/7 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Ahead of me" Photography 31" x 31" in Edition 1/7 by Olha Stepanian
Printed on Epson Professional Paper
Signed and numbered by the artist
Not framed. Ships in a tube.
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Photography
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"Ahead of me" Photography 24" x 24" in Edition 1/15 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Ahead of me" Photography 24" x 24" in Edition 1/15 by Olha Stepanian
Printed on Epson Professional Paper
Signed and numbered by the artist
Not framed. Ships in a tube.
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Photography
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"Invisibility Hat" Photography 24" x 24" in Edition of 15 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Invisibility Hat" Photography 24" x 24" in Edition of 15 by Olha Stepanian
Printed on Epson Professional Paper
Signed and numbered by the artist
Not framed. Ships in a tube.
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Photography
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"Aerial 3" Photography 24" x 24" inch Edition 2/15 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Aerial 3" Photography 24" x 24" inch Edition 2/15 by Olha Stepanian
Printed on Epson Professional Paper
Signed and numbered by the artist
Not framed. Ships in a tube.
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Photography
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Photographic Paper
Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph Surrealist Doll Art Photo, Jazz Photographer
Located in Surfside, FL
These were from a show of her work. Influenced by Surrealism and Dada Photographs
these are images of old children's dolls in various states of decay. These bear the influence of Hans Bellmer, Dora Maar and Man Ray.
Jo Ann Krivin born in Reasnor, Iowa in 1933, daughter to Earl Guthrie and Lillie Cramer. She graduated from Simpson College in Indianola, Iowa, with a bachelor of music degree in voice. She became a copywriter for the CBS Television affiliate in Des Moines, and then a public relations writer for Columbia Records in New York. She later owned and directed The Cramer Gallery in Glen Rock, N.J. Krivin photographed many jazz musicians during the 1980s and 1990s, and published two books of her jazz photos, "25 Years of the Jazz Room at William Paterson University" and "Jazz Studies." Her jazz and doll portraits have been exhibited in group and solo shows, museums, university galleries, and jazz festivals. She was married for over 50 years to painter, musician, and educator Martin Krivin.
One of the few women in the field of jazz photography, JoAnn Krivin documented the professional jazz scene from the late 1970's until the late 1990's photographing close to 700 musicians. Her works have been exhibited frequently in solo shows at festivals, museums and galleries across the country. She has served as a still photographer for New Jersey Public Television and has contributed to a variety of national jazz publications. Her book, Twenty Five Years of the Jazz Room at William Paterson University, was published in 2003. Woman artist with a feminist tinge to these photographs. Her work was exhibited at the Ben Shahn Galleries. The exhibit featured photographs of some of the jazz world’s most well-known musicians, including Sonny Rollins, Joe Williams, Art Farmer, Benny Golson, Milt Hinton...
Category
20th Century Surrealist Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
The Essence of Dali
By Salvador Dali and Philippe Halsman
Located in Buffalo, NY
The work offered for sale here is an original vintage silver gelatin print hand created by Halsman hand signed and exhibited at the International Center for Photography.
Philippe Halsman was at one point considered the best photo-portraitist in France. He had an incessant interest in faces: “Every face I see seems to hide—and sometimes fleetingly reveal—the mystery of another human being.” Halsman’s photographs of politicians, celebrities, and intellectuals were featured widely in magazines like LIFE and Vogue. His more famous subjects included the likes of Marc Chagall, Le Corbusier, Audrey Hepburn, and Albert Einstein. He also had a 37-year collaboration with Salvador Dalí, which resulted in several famous surrealist series including the “Dalí’s Mustache” portraits...
Category
1950s Surrealist Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
"Shot" Black & White Photography 39" x 39" in Edition 1/3 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Shot" Black & White Photography 39" x 39" in Edition 1/3 by Olha Stepanian
Printed on Epson Professional Paper
Signed and numbered by the artist
Not framed. Ships in a tube.
Av...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
"C'mon Baby" Black & White Photography 39" x 28" in Ed. 1/7 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"C'mon Baby" Black & White Photography 39" x 28" in Ed. 1/7 by Olha Stepanian
Printed on Epson Professional Paper
Signed and numbered by the artist
Not framed. Ships in a tube.
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Bog Dog by Keith Carter, 2014, Archival Pigment Print
Located in Denton, TX
Bog Dog by Keith Carter presents a portrait of a dog looking off into the distance. This photograph is listed as a 20 x 16 inch archival pigment print, with the paper size measuring 22 x 17 inches. This print is available in an edition of 25. It is signed, titled, dated and numbered in pencil on print verso by Keith Carter. Bog Dog is from Carter's series, Ghostland.
Keith Carter is an American photographer who is known for his dreamlike black and white photographs of the figure, animals, and meaningful objects. He began photographing new and unknown realities using East Texas...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Peine/Disco, Madrid
By Chema Madoz
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 15
Signed.
Toned gelatin silver print.
Chema Madoz is one of the most important contemporary Spanish photographers, who is greatly known for his monochromatic, surreal st...
Category
1990s Surrealist Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
"Swimming Suit" Photography 39" x 39" in Edition 1/3 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Swimming Suit" Photography 39" x 39" in Edition 1/3 by Olha Stepanian
Printed on Epson Professional Paper
Signed and numbered by the artist
Not framed. Ships in a tube.
Availab...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
“Innerbloom” Photography 24" x 24" inch Edition of 24 by Brian Ziff
By Brian Ziff
Located in Culver City, CA
“Innerbloom” Photography 24" x 24" inch Edition of 24 by Brian Ziff
Giclee (Archival Ink) Print on Canson Platine Fibre Rag
From "Rite of Spring" series
In this melancholy series...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Rag Paper, Giclée
“Nectar” Surreal Photography 24" x 24" inch Edition of 24 by Brian Ziff
By Brian Ziff
Located in Culver City, CA
“Nectar” Surreal Photography 24" x 24" inch Edition of 24 by Brian Ziff
Giclee (Archival Ink) Print on Canson Platine Fibre Rag
From "Unbearable Lightness...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Rag Paper, Giclée
Bon Fire Night Circle (13 totally nude men arrayed in a circle in the desert)
Located in New Orleans, LA
13 nude guys form a circle in the desert. This is number 1 from a limited edition of 12. The work is signed on the back. A book of the artists work will be published in early Spring
London-based Photographer and Graphic designer Omer Ga...
Category
2010s Surrealist Photography
Materials
C Print
Surrealist Composition with Dolls
By Bruno
Located in Surfside, FL
From the David C. and Sarajean Ruttenberg Collection
The Ruttenbergs are longtime art lovers who have collected abstract expressionist paintings, African art, sculpture, graphics, old watches and photographs-lots and lots of photographs.
They started collecting them in the 1960s when the medium was still the stepchild of the arts. They kept collecting until they had more than 3,000 prints, 99 of which are in the Art Institute exhibit, ``The Intuitive Eye:
Photographs from the Collection of David C. and Sarajean Ruttenberg.``
The show encompasses the entire history of photography with black-and-white and color prints from every genre, It includes street photography by Walker Evans and Garry Winogrand, glamour shots by Edward Steichen and Richard Avedon, nudes by Robert Mapplethorpe and Nicholas Muray...
Category
20th Century Surrealist Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
"Matrix" Black & White Photography 16" x 16" in Edition 3/24 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Matrix" Black & White Photography 16" x 16" in Edition 3/24 by Olha Stepanian
Printed on Epson Professional Paper
Signed and numbered by the artist
Not framed. Ships in a tube.
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Salvador Dali's Party, Estate Edition Photograph [Surrealist Dinner, Green+Red]
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1959: Surrealist painter Salvador Dali (1904 - 1989) with a red-haired woman in a green dress at a vintage ball in New York. The artist is captured with his characteristic walking st...
Category
1950s Surrealist Photography
Materials
Lambda
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“Al Andalus 2” Photography 30" x 24" inch Edition of 12 by Brian Ziff
By Brian Ziff
Located in Culver City, CA
“Al Andalus 2” Photography 30" x 24" inch Edition of 12 by Brian Ziff
Giclee (Archival Ink) Print on Canson Platine Fibre Rag
Not framed. Ships in tube
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Rag Paper, Giclée
Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph Surrealist Doll Art Photo, Jazz Photographer
Located in Surfside, FL
These were from a show of her work. Influenced by Surrealism and Dada Photographs
these are images of old children's dolls in various states of decay. These bear the influence of Hans Bellmer, Dora Maar and Man Ray.
Jo Ann Krivin born in Reasnor, Iowa in 1933, daughter to Earl Guthrie and Lillie Cramer. She graduated from Simpson College in Indianola, Iowa, with a bachelor of music degree in voice. She became a copywriter for the CBS Television affiliate in Des Moines, and then a public relations writer for Columbia Records in New York. She later owned and directed The Cramer Gallery in Glen Rock, N.J. Krivin photographed many jazz musicians during the 1980s and 1990s, and published two books of her jazz photos, "25 Years of the Jazz Room at William Paterson University" and "Jazz Studies." Her jazz and doll portraits have been exhibited in group and solo shows, museums, university galleries, and jazz festivals. She was married for over 50 years to painter, musician, and educator Martin Krivin.
One of the few women in the field of jazz photography, JoAnn Krivin documented the professional jazz scene from the late 1970's until the late 1990's photographing close to 700 musicians. Her works have been exhibited frequently in solo shows at festivals, museums and galleries across the country. She has served as a still photographer for New Jersey Public Television and has contributed to a variety of national jazz publications. Her book, Twenty Five Years of the Jazz Room at William Paterson University, was published in 2003. Woman artist with a feminist tinge to these photographs. Her work was exhibited at the Ben Shahn Galleries. The exhibit featured photographs of some of the jazz world’s most well-known musicians, including Sonny Rollins, Joe Williams, Art Farmer, Benny Golson, Milt Hinton...
Category
20th Century Surrealist Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Surrealist photography for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Surrealist photography 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 photography created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, red, orange, purple and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Mitchell Funk, Rosemary Ellis, Brian Ziff, and FPA Francis Pavy Artist. Frequently made by artists working with Paper, and Photographic Paper 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 photography, so small editions measuring 4.5 inches across are also available. Prices for photography 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 $110 and tops out at $28,800, while the average work sells for $1,750.