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
Army Of Caine Large Oversize Pop Art Print Signed Limited Edition
By BATIK
Located in London, GB
Army Of Caine
by B A T I K
Pop art work featuring multiples of Michael Caine in Get Carter mode - possibly his most iconic movie role.
Archival pigment pop art print signed & limi...
Category
2010s Surrealist Photography
Materials
Black and White, Archival Pigment
A Toned, Bleached and Traditional Watercolor Cyanotype, "Indexical"
Located in San Diego, CA
A 13" x 17" Toned, Bleached and Traditional Watercolor Cyanotype with Pine Needles and Cotton Thread on Canson Montval 300g Paper Mounted on Wood Panel by artist Annalise Neil. A cer...
Category
2010s Surrealist Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Invitation to a dream
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
Army Of Caine Large Oversize Pop Art Print Signed Limited Edition
By BATIK
Located in London, GB
Army Of Caine
by B A T I K
Pop art work featuring multiples of Michael Caine in Get Carter mode - possibly his most iconic movie role.
Archival pigment pop art print signed & limi...
Category
2010s Surrealist Photography
Materials
Black and White, Archival Pigment
Dalí Staring at the Horizon - Original Gelatin Silver Photography, SIGNED
By Marc Lacroix
Located in Paris, IDF
Marc LACROIX (1927-2007)
Dalí Staring at the Horizon, 1971
Original silver print photograph
Signed in ink
Numbered on 50 copies
On silver print paper 58 x 48 cm (c. 22.8 x 18.9 inch...
Category
1970s Surrealist Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
TIE Fighter Beatles Large Oversize Pop Art Print Signed Limited Edition
By BATIK
Located in London, GB
TIE Fighter Beatles
by B A T I K
Pop art work featuring the Fab Four Paul McCartney , George Harrison, Ringo Starr and John Lennon running away from Star Wars TIE fighters chasing...
Category
2010s Surrealist Photography
Materials
Black and White, Archival Pigment
NIGHTMARE Signed Photograph, Surreal Self-Portrait, Mexican Folklore, Skeleton
By Nia Mora
Located in Union City, NJ
NIGHTMARE by the photographer Nia Mora is a very unique self portrait color photograph exhibiting lush deep tones of intense red and jet-black, with haunting surrealist imagery of three figures positioned on a bed in a red walled room: one wearing a skeleton mask robed in black velvet, two with ghostly white faces all portraying the artist's self portrait as three entities of a nightmare.
Photo Print size - 24 x 24 inches, unframed, excellent condition, signed in black ink on reverse by photographer Nia Mora
Edition of 10
Year produced - 2007
Nia Mora, an American photographer, artist and chef, focuses her commercial work towards her passions of food, wine, and travel. Originally from Detroit, Michigan, her father is the jazz percussionist Francisco Mora...
Category
Early 2000s Surrealist Photography
Materials
Color, Photographic Paper
Morning On The Grand Canal, limited edition photograph, archival, signed
By Tom Chambers
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Morning On The Grand Canal, limited edition photograph, archival, signed and numbered
I present unspoken stories that illustrate fleeting moments in time and which are intended to...
Category
2010s Surrealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Formation - In Celebration of Pride Month
Located in New Orleans, LA
Stone and Press Gallery is excited to offer several works in celebration of the LGBTQ community.
Formation is from a limited edition of 12. It is signed in pencil on back, Nude males are the falling leaves in this autumnal wonderland.
A new book on the artist will be published in Spring.
London-based Photographer and Graphic designer Omer Ga...
Category
2010s Surrealist Photography
Materials
C Print
Untitled 4
Located in Winterswijk, NL
The City of Women from the serie Lollipop.
Edition: 10 ex
"Victoria Lykholot, an artist and lecturer from Ukraine. After graduating from the Faculty of Philosophy in 2007. For seve...
Category
2010s Surrealist Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
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
Materials
Archival Pigment
The Next Big Adventure
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
Treehouse
By Ryan Schude
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Edition of 3 plus 2 AP
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Photography
Materials
C Print
$4,800 Sale Price
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Holiday Situations #4 Original Vintage Color Photograph
By Charles Long
Located in Surfside, FL
HOLIDAY SITUATIONS,1999, color c-prints on Fuji crystal archive paper, each initialed on verso and inscribed "BAT" sheets 11 ¾ x 11 ¾", printed & published by Muse X, Los Angeles.
(f...
Category
1990s Surrealist Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print
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 Ha...
Category
20th Century Surrealist Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
The Night Feast
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
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
Tart to the Taste, limited edition photograph, archival, signed and numbered
By Tom Chambers
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Tart to the Taste, limited edition photograph, archival, signed and numbered
I present unspoken stories that illustrate fleeting moments in time and which are intended to evoke a m...
Category
2010s Surrealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
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 Ha...
Category
20th Century Surrealist Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Dalí Holding his Walking Stick - Original Gelatin Silver Photography
By Marc Lacroix
Located in Paris, IDF
Marc LACROIX (1927-2007)
Dalí Holding his Walking Stick, 1971
Original Gelatin Silver photograph
Signed in ink
Numbered on 99 copies
On Gelatin Silver paper 58.5 x 48.5 cm (c. 22.8 ...
Category
1970s 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
Doubleend: framed abstract black & white photo collage w/ nude, clock, clouds
By Jenny Lynn
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
"Doubleend" is a black & white framed silver gelatin collage photograph in a surrealist style with images of nude, clock, clouds, and other abstract elements from artist Jenny Lynn's...
Category
1990s Surrealist Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
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 Ha...
Category
20th Century Surrealist Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
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 Ha...
Category
20th Century Surrealist Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
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, ol...
Category
20th Century Surrealist Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Kaleidoscope of Dalí - Original Gelatin Silver Photography, SIGNED and LTD / 50
By Marc Lacroix
Located in Paris, IDF
Marc LACROIX (1927-2007)
Kaleidoscope of Dalí, 1971
Original silver print photograph
Signed in ink
Numbered on 50 copies
On silver print paper 57 x 47 cm (c. 22.4 x 18.5 inch)
INF...
Category
1970s Surrealist Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
The Gatekeeper
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
Winter Sun
By Tom Chambers
Located in Sante Fe, NM
I present unspoken stories which illustrate fleeting moments in time and which are intended to evoke a mood in the viewer. These mythical illustrations might address the fragility of...
Category
2010s Surrealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
"Duality" Black & White Nude Photography 49" x 39" in Ed. 1/3 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Duality" Black & White Nude Photography 49" x 39" in Ed. 1/3 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
"Inception" Black & White Photography 39" x 39" in Ed. 1/3 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Inception" Black & White Photography 39" x 39" in Ed. 1/3 by Olha Stepanian
Printed on Epson Professional Paper
Signed and numbered by the artist
Not framed. Ships in a tube.
A...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
"Thirst" Black & White Photography 39" x 31" in Edition 1/7 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Thirst" Black & White Photography 39" 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.
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Exterior of Dalí's Figueras Castle - Original Gelatin Silver Photography
By Marc Lacroix
Located in Paris, IDF
Marc LACROIX (1927-2007)
Exterior of Dalí's Figueras Castle, 1971
Original silver gelatin photograph
Signed in ink
Numbered on 10 copies
On silver print paper 50.5 x 61 cm (c. 19.7 ...
Category
1970s Surrealist Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Buffalo Gal
By Tom Chambers
Located in Sante Fe, NM
I present unspoken stories which illustrate fleeting moments in time and which are intended to evoke a mood in the viewer. These mythical illustrations might address the fragility of...
Category
2010s Surrealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Art Deco Pastel Colors, Modern Still Life, Ordinary Objects Display, Purple
Located in Barcelona, ES
"Sexy Miami Futuristic Cocktail Lounge" is a series of photographs by Ryan Rivadeneyra inspired by the Art Deco colors of Miami that show beautiful objects ...
Category
2010s Surrealist Photography
Materials
C Print, Photographic Paper
Burn to Shine, limited edition photograph, archival pigment, signed and numbered
By Tom Chambers
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Burn to Shine, limited edition photograph, archival pigment, signed and numbered
From Tom Chambers' series Animal Visions
All my life I have held a fas...
Category
2010s Surrealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Dalí with a Bow Tie - Original Silver Gelatin Photography
By Marc Lacroix
Located in Paris, IDF
Marc LACROIX (1927-2007)
Dalí with a Bow Tie, 1971
Original silver gelatin photograph
Signed in ink
Numbered on 99 copies
On silver print paper 58 x 48 cm (c. 22.8 x 18.9 inch)
IN...
Category
1970s Surrealist Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
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 mood...
Category
2010s Surrealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Dalí in Pool - Original Gelatin Dilver Photography
By Marc Lacroix
Located in Paris, IDF
Marc LACROIX (1927-2007)
Dalí in Pool, 1971
Original Gelatin Dilver photograph
Signed in ink
Numbered on 50 copies
On Gelatin Dilver paper 56.5 x 48.5 cm (c. 22 x 18.9 inch)
INFOR...
Category
1970s Surrealist Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Badlands
By Tom Chambers
Located in Sante Fe, NM
I present unspoken stories which illustrate fleeting moments in time and which are intended to evoke a mood in the viewer. These mythical illustrations might address the fragility of...
Category
2010s Surrealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Sweet Nectar
By Tom Chambers
Located in Sante Fe, NM
I present unspoken stories which illustrate fleeting moments in time and which are intended to evoke a mood in the viewer. These mythical illustrations might address the fragility of...
Category
2010s Surrealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
The Hostess
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
2010s Surrealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Moi sans toi
By Tom Chambers
Located in Sante Fe, NM
I present unspoken stories which illustrate fleeting moments in time and which are intended to evoke a mood in the viewer. These mythical illustrations might address the fragility of...
Category
2010s Surrealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Double Heist
By Tom Chambers
Located in Sante Fe, NM
I present unspoken stories which illustrate fleeting moments in time and which are intended to evoke a mood in the viewer. These mythical illustrations might address the fragility of...
Category
2010s Surrealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Raven's Blessing
By Tom Chambers
Located in Sante Fe, NM
I present unspoken stories which illustrate fleeting moments in time and which are intended to evoke a mood in the viewer. These mythical illustrations might address the fragility of...
Category
2010s Surrealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
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 Ha...
Category
20th Century Surrealist Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Man Ray, Composition, Man Ray, Electa Editrice Portfolios (after)
By Man Ray
Located in Southampton, NY
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
$956 Sale Price
20% Off
Chrysler Building in Bathed Sliver and Grey Light Harmonious Hues
Located in Miami, FL
A moody, silver and grey light, composed of harmonious hues, caresses the Chrysler Building, while subtle highlights shimmer off the glass facades that frame it. Photographer Mitch...
Category
2010s Surrealist Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
'Dali's Party, ' Estate Edition, ft Surrealist Salvador Dali in New York
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
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 Ha...
Category
20th Century Surrealist Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Untitled 3
Located in Winterswijk, NL
The City of Women from the serie Lollipop
Edition: 8ex
"Victoria Lykholot, an artist and lecturer from Ukraine. After graduating from the Faculty of Philosophy in 2007. For several...
Category
2010s Surrealist Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Surreal Blue Landscape
Located in Miami, FL
This image from the imagination of Mitchell Funk was the cover photograph for Popular Photography Magazine, May 1978, It is signed and dated on lower right, numbered on verso, 2/1...
Category
1970s Surrealist Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
The philosopher’s study.
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
In 1981 Maggie Taylor (b. 1961) began to photograph while she was a student at Yale University majoring in philosophy. She primarily took photographs of suburban landscapes and stran...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment
Ripple Effect lll
By Paul Dempsey
Located in East Hampton, NY
Ripple Effect IIl
Medium: Photography (printed on metal)
Size: 30" x 20" (larger sizes available - inquire within)
16x24 on metal -
20x30 on metal
Made to Order
Water Ripple Effect...
Category
2010s Surrealist Photography
Materials
Metal
Happiness is the Chrysler Building
Located in Miami, FL
In the present image, we see people engaged in more than just a moment of fleeting pleasure. This tightly packed group of mostly tourists exhibits a profound level of joy and well-be...
Category
2010s Surrealist Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
The bird watchers.
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
In 1981 Maggie Taylor (b. 1961) began to photograph while she was a student at Yale University majoring in philosophy. She primarily took photographs of suburban landscapes and stran...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment
The hostess.
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
In 1981 Maggie Taylor (b. 1961) began to photograph while she was a student at Yale University majoring in philosophy. She primarily took photographs of suburban landscapes and stran...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment
The magician.
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
In 1981 Maggie Taylor (b. 1961) began to photograph while she was a student at Yale University majoring in philosophy. She primarily took photographs of suburban landscapes and stran...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment
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 Ha...
Category
20th Century Surrealist Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
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 Ha...
Category
20th Century Surrealist Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Conceptual Surreal Portrait Photography - Fairies Feli
Located in Winterswijk, NL
Performative Surreal Portrait: Girl with Meat Headpiece in Green Dress - Feli Julia Kissina Photography (Fujicolor Print, 1997/98)
Unique performativ...
Category
1990s Surrealist Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
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.