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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
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 ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Photography

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Archival Pigment

No.119 - black and white surreal double exp. photography, limited edition of 15
Located in London, GB
No.119 captures a phantom ascent in the desert, blending surrealism with the raw textures of nature. Created using double exposure on 4x5 large format film, this haunting black-and-w...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Photography

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Photographic Film, Giclée

"Modern Traditions 2" Photography 39" x 39" inch Edition 1/3 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Modern Traditions 2" Photography 39" x 39" inch 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

Vintage Hand Signed Color Photograph Digital Photo Baby Portrait Jo Ann Callis
Located in Surfside, FL
JoAnn Callis (1940- American, Contemporary) Baby Color photograph, hand signed in pencil en verso, dated 2000, and numbered 4/200 Upon magnification, it appears to be some kind of ...
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20th Century Surrealist Photography

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Color

Ripple Effect lll
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...
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2010s Surrealist Photography

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Metal

Badlands
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...
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2010s Surrealist Photography

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Archival Pigment

Southern Migration
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...
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2010s Surrealist Photography

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Archival Pigment

Tea For Two, limited edition photograph, archival pigment, signed and numbered
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...
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2010s Surrealist Photography

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Archival Pigment

"Honey” Photography 36" x 28" inch Edition of 24 by Brian Ziff
Located in Culver City, CA
Honey” Photography 36" x 28" inch Edition of 24 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

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Archival Ink, Rag Paper, Giclée

Dali Cyclops
Located in Buffalo, NY
The work offered for sale here is an original vintage silver gelatin print hand created by Halsman and used as the cover proof for the "Dali Mustache Book". 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...
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1950s Surrealist Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Wildfire
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...
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2010s Surrealist Photography

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Archival Pigment

Double Heist
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...
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2010s Surrealist Photography

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Archival Pigment

Ripple Effect l
Located in East Hampton, NY
Ripple Effect I Medium: Black & White Photography (printed on metal) Size: 30" x 20" (larger sizes available - inquire within) 16x24 on metal - 20x30 on metal Made to Order Water R...
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2010s Surrealist Photography

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Metal

Winter Sun
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...
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2010s Surrealist Photography

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Archival Pigment

A Bleach Toned Traditional Watercolor Cyanotype, "Contextual Slant 2"
Located in San Diego, CA
A one of a kind 12" x 18" Bleach Toned Traditional Watercolor Cyanotype executed on Hahnemuhle Sumi-E Paper by artist Annalise Neil. A certificate of authenticity will be provided up...
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2010s Surrealist Photography

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Photographic Film, Watercolor

"Modern Traditions 2" Photography 24" x 24" inch Edition 1/15 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Modern Traditions 2" Photography 24" x 24" inch 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

Marsh Flight, Steady My Steed, limited edition photograph, archival, signed
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Marsh Flight, Steady My Steed, limited edition photograph, archival, signed and numbered I present unspoken stories that illustrate fleeting moments in time and which are intended t...
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2010s Surrealist Photography

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Archival Pigment

Zephyr At Night - Limited Edition Signed
Located in London, GB
Zephyr At Night - Oversize Limited Edition Signed Edition size 100 only 40x30" inches / 101 x 76 cm paper size by Irie Wata Surrealist artist surr...
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2010s Surrealist Photography

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Archival Pigment

Peter Saville Vinyl Record Art
By Peter Saville
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Peter Saville vinyl record art 2007: Off-set print on vinyl record. Measure: 12 x 12 inches Excellent condition. Published by Visionaire Fashion, 2007; un...
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Early 2000s Surrealist Photography

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Plastic, Offset

Lunge Line
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...
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2010s Surrealist Photography

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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...
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2010s Surrealist Photography

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Archival Pigment

Raven's Blessing
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...
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2010s Surrealist Photography

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Archival Pigment

Grey Crowned Cranes - Limited Edition Color Photograph, Woman Artist, Birds
Located in Denton, TX
Grey Crowned Cranes is a limited edition color photograph featuring two large birds perched on top of branches, against a pastel tinted sky with a mountain range visible on the horiz...
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2010s Surrealist Photography

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Archival Pigment

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...
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1990s Surrealist Photography

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Photographic Paper

"Music is Eternal" Photography 39" x 39" in Edition of 3 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Music is Eternal" 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. Ava...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Photography

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Photographic Paper

A Conceptually Surreal Watercolor on Cyanotype, "Jack o'Lantern Mushrooms, E..."
Located in San Diego, CA
A one of a kind 5" x 5" Conceptually Surreal Watercolor on Cyanotype Mounted on Wood Panel by artist Annalise Neil. A certificate of authenticity will be provided upon its purchase o...
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2010s Surrealist Photography

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Watercolor, Photographic Paper

A Conceptually Alternative Surreal Photographic Print, "Maui/Olympic Nationa..."
Located in San Diego, CA
A one of a kind 8" x 8" Conceptually Alternative Surreal Photographic Print executed by artist Annalise Neil. A certificate of authenticity will be provided upon its purchase or deli...
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2010s Surrealist Photography

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Photographic Film

Art Deco Paris - Eiffel tower Place du Trocadéro Statues " Slave to Love" Gold
Located in Miami, FL
Reminiscent of the dreamy elegance of a bygone era, Mitchell Funk transforms a tourist location into the quintessence of timeless Paris chic. To achieve this the photographer had to rid the Trocadero of toursits. Next came choosing the right camera angle and lighting the scene dramatically. The photo recalls Brian Ferry...
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1990s Surrealist Photography

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Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

"Queen 2" Black & White Photography 24" x 24" in Edition 1/15 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Queen 2" Black & White 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

"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 Not framed. Ships in a tube. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Photography

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Photographic Paper

“Nectar” Surreal Photography 24" x 24" inch Edition of 24 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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Photography

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Archival Ink, Rag Paper, Giclée

"Born" Black & White Photography 24" x 29.5" in Edition 1/15 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Born" 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

A Surreal Photographic Print, "Yellowstone National Park/Bahia de los Angeles/"
Located in San Diego, CA
A one of a kind 12" x 9" Surreal Photographic Print executed by artist Annalise Neil. A certificate of authenticity will be provided upon its purchase or delivery. Neil’s cyanotype ...
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2010s Surrealist Photography

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Photographic Paper

A Bleach Toned Traditional Watercolor Cyanotype, "Palimpsest"
Located in San Diego, CA
A one of a kind 12x24 Bleach Toned Traditional Watercolor Cyanotype on Hahnemuhle Sumi-E Paper. A certificate of authenticity will be provided upon its purchase or delivery. Neil’s ...
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2010s Surrealist Photography

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Photographic Film, Watercolor

Doubleend: framed abstract black & white photo collage w/ nude, clock, clouds
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...
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1990s Surrealist Photography

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Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

“A Bridge Too Far” Photography 36" x 24" inch Edition of 1/7 by Brian Ziff
Located in Culver City, CA
“A Bridge Too Far” Photography 36" x 24" inch Edition of 1/7 by Brian Ziff Giclee (Archival Ink) Print on Canson Platine Fibre Rag Not framed. American Dreams - "Park Drive" seri...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Photography

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Archival Ink, Rag Paper, Giclée

WHEN THE UNIVERSE HAS A BIGGER PLAN FOR YOUR LIFE #3
Located in Los Angeles, CA
WHEN THE UNIVERSE HAS A BIGGER PLAN FOR YOUR LIFE #3 ARCHIVAL PIGMENT PRINT Edition 3/20 30x45 inches Named one of LensCultures top 50 Emerging Artist, Marjorie Salvaterra’s image...
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2010s Surrealist Photography

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Archival Pigment

"Speed" Black & White Photography 31.5" x 39" in Edition 1/7 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Speed" Black & White Photography 31.5" x 39" 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

Wherever You Look You See The Chrysler Building: Weehawken 4
Located in Miami, FL
Mitchell Funk takes skyscraper photography to new heights in his current exhibition: Mitchell Funk Photographs the Chrysler Building for 50 Years. The present work reimagines the m...
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Early 2000s Surrealist Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

"Mirrors" Nude Photography 24" x 24" inch Edition 1/15 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Mirrors" Nude Photography 24" x 24" inch Edition 1/15 by Olha Stepanian Printed on Epson Professional Paper Signed and numbered by the artist Not framed. Ships in a tube. Avail...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Photography

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Photographic Paper

“Object Permanence” Photography 24" x 36" inch Edition of 7 by Brian Ziff
Located in Culver City, CA
“Object Permanence” Photography 24" x 36" inch Edition of 7 by Brian Ziff Giclee (Archival Ink) Print on Canson Platine Fibre Rag Not framed. Ships in tube. From "Park Drive" ser...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Photography

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Archival Ink, Rag Paper, Giclée

A Toned and Traditional Watercolor Cyanotype with Shellac Ink, "Resonance 1-3"
Located in San Diego, CA
A vertical diptych measuring 28" high and 12" long when put together with no space between. Toned and Traditional Watercolor Cyanotype with Shellac Ink executed by artist Annalise Ne...
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2010s Surrealist Photography

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Photographic Paper

Clean Air - Oversize Signed
Located in London, GB
Clean Air - Oversize Signed 40x30" inches / 101 x 76 cm paper size by Irie Wata Surrealist artist surreal surrealism dali modern dreamscape stran...
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2010s Surrealist Photography

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Archival Pigment

A Surreal Watercolor and Cyanotype, "Happenings, Not Things"
Located in San Diego, CA
A one of a kind 12.25" x 16.25" Surreal Watercolor and Cyanotype on Hahnemuhle Platinum Rag and Sumi-E Papers. A certificate of authenticity of wil...
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2010s Surrealist Photography

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Photographic Paper

Rosemary Ellis Cooling Towers Silver Gelatin Photograph Print Surreal electric
Located in London, GB
Rosemary Ellis (1910-1988) Cooling Towers Original photography for Pipes and Wires in the Outlooks and Insights series published by Bodley Head, composed by Rosemary & Charlotte Elli...
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1970s Surrealist Photography

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Silver Gelatin

"Three of Us" Nude Photography 24" x 24" in Edition 1/15 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Three of Us" Nude 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. Ava...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Photography

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Photographic Paper

Reaching for the stars - Black and white surrealist photography, Edition of 20
Located in London, GB
A quiet interplay of light, shadow, and form, 'Reaching for the stars' captures a fleeting, dreamlike moment in surrealist composition. The softly illuminated hand reaches toward blu...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Photography

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Giclée

"Geometry" Black & White Photography 31" x 31" in Edition of 7 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Geometry" Black & White Photography 31" x 31" in Edition of 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

“Wasted Youth” Portrait Photography 24" x 24" inch Edition of 24 by Brian Ziff
Located in Culver City, CA
“Wasted Youth” Portrait 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 melanch...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Photography

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Archival Ink, Rag Paper, Giclée

Nude on the Stairs
Located in London, GB
Silver gelatin print, studio stamp (verso), 19cm x 19cm (print size), (50cm x 40cm in mount), unframed, but contained within archive quality mount. Tress is one of the most renowned and innovative photographers of his generation. Citing his influences as Hokusai, Frank Lloyd Wright, Picasso, El Lissitzky, Duane Michaels...
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1970s Surrealist Photography

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Silver Gelatin

"Lily 2" Photography 31" x 31" inch Edition 1/7 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Lily 2" Photography 31" x 31" inch Edition 1/7 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

Untitled (Picture of Mountain on String)
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...
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1990s Surrealist Photography

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Silver Gelatin

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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1940s Surrealist Photography

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Black and White

Vintage Silver Gelatin Signed Photograph Pinhole Photo
Located in Surfside, FL
Jo Ann Callis (American, b. 1940); Gelatin silver print; Signed, dated and numbered 3/10 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

"In the Mirror" Photography 39" x 39" in Edition 1/3 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"In the Mirror" 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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Photography

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Photographic Paper

Rosemary Ellis Windows VIII Silver Gelatin Photograph Print Palm House Hot Warm
Located in London, GB
Rosemary Ellis (1910-1988) Windows VIII Original proof photograph for Windows in the Outlooks and Insights series published by Bodley Head, by Rosemary & Charlotte Ellis. Silver Gela...
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1970s Surrealist Photography

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Silver Gelatin

"Swimming Suit" Photography 24" x 24" in Edition 1/15 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Swimming Suit" 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. Availa...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Photography

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Photographic Paper

Relics 2 Elaborately Constructed Vintage Color Photograph Surrealist Image
Located in Surfside, FL
Chromogenic photo print. hand signed, titled and dated. This is a vintage print, printed in 1987 and editioned 2/10. Jane L. Calvin (born April 27, 1938) is an artist based in Chicago, Illinois. Jane Calvin was born in Chicago, Illinois. Her father was an avid art collector and Calvin was brought up in the art world from the time she was born. She attended classes at the Art Institute of Chicago as a young child and went on to pursue a degree in Art History from Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania in 1959. Calvin worked as a private art dealer for some time before deciding to continue her education and become a fine art photographer. She graduated from the Art Institute of Chicago with her MFA in 1982.[1] Calvin later went on to be a Professor of Photography at The School of the Art Institute, Illinois Institute of Technology, and Beloit College. She was Adjunct Professor of Photography at Columbia College in Chicago until 2005. Since she started making photographs, Calvin has had exhibits across the nation as well as in Germany and China. Calvin constructs her photographs by montaging multiple slide projections and found objects into room-sized assemblages in her studio. She then photographs it, making a tableaux into which layers of meaning are woven. She does not use computer editing, just straight photography. Calvin stated, "The images can be seen as my commentary on the political and social roles projected onto society whose desires, manipulated by language and image, conflict with concerns of gender, sexuality, race and female identity." She says,“I make photographs, I don’t take them,” and in so stating she follows in the path of many Dada and Surrealist precursors, for example, German Kurt Schwitters’ famous Merzbau or Junk House (1923 and following), or Joseph Cornell’s metaphorically vast but physically modestly scaled, even private sculptural interiors of boxes (1930s and following). In her use of projected imagery within and upon the setup of her photographs, Calvin gestures toward earlier 20th century American surrealist photographer Man Ray photographic work, one example of which is Space Writing (Self-Portrait) acquired last year by the Bowdoin College Museum of Art. Calvin’s more recent kindred spirit – although comparatively minimalist in nature and junior chronologically – is Sandy Skoglund. The latter’s photographed installations are a hybrid of unnatural, spectral, coloration and suspended narrative. "I am a maker of meaning, not an observer of it. My medium is photography, although it is includes the processes of sculpture and installation . I build room-sized sets onto which I project images and text, recording the final result with the camera. There are no darkroom or digital tricks. The process is straight photography." For over 25 years, Calvin has been exploring contemporary society’s approach to issues of gender, female identity, sexuality, vulnerability, and love & desire. Eschewing linearity, the work stands in opposition to the simplicity and minimalism prevalent in earlier 20th century image-making. Her images are elliptical, fragmented, layered, reflecting the contemporary world as one of discontinuity and ambiguity with myriad connections, a world less temporally and spatially fixed than ever before. Through the content carried in found materials and appropriated texts, –she addresses— the social and political conditions that are just out of sight, but remain like some kind of background radiation exerting a subtle but undeniable influence on our society. Pop and pulp references throw a humorous light on cultural identity and gender roles projected onto society. The subject matter, appearing disconnected from its place and time, mysteriously overlaps our own collective awareness. –She asks the viewer to see what has been there all along.–—/> Exhibition publication, Gallery 210, University of Missouri, St Louis, 2005, 'Jane Calvin Sentences' Introduction by Terry Suhre, Director, and Essay "Jane Calvin's Phantasmagoric Spaces" by Dr. Mark White. This is a Set-Up: fab photo/fictions This exhibition looked at photographers who utilize fabricated imagery and constructed subjects to create their work. These deliberate fictions, and their position in the realms of photography and art, were explored through the work of several highly acclaimed artists: Jane Calvin, James Casebere, Gregory Crewdson, Barbara Kasten, Abelardo Morell, Patrick Nagatani...
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1980s Surrealist Photography

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C Print

HIM
Located in Los Angeles, CA
HIM ARCHIVAL PIGMENT PRINT AP PRINT - available (EDITION SOLD OUT) 30x45 Named one of LensCultures top 50 Emerging Artist, Marjorie Salvaterra’s images reveal “a fine line betwee...
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2010s Surrealist Photography

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Archival Pigment

Peine/Disco, Madrid
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...
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1990s Surrealist Photography

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Silver Gelatin

"Real 2" Black & White Photography 31" x 31" in Edition 1/7 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Real 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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Photographic Paper

"Lily 2" Photography 24" x 24" inch Edition 1/15 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Lily 2" Photography 24" x 24" inch Edition 1/15 by Olha Stepanian Printed on Epson Professional Paper Signed and numbered by the artist Not framed. Ships in a tube. Available s...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Photography

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Photographic Paper

Grey Crowned Cranes - Limited Edition Color Photograph, Woman Artist, Birds
Located in Denton, TX
Grey Crowned Cranes is a limited edition color photograph featuring two large birds perched on top of branches, against a pastel tinted sky with a mountain range visible on the horiz...
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2010s Surrealist Photography

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Archival Pigment

The Bird Watchers
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

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Archival Pigment

“Thou Art Sick” Photography 30" x 20" inch Edition 2/5 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 Little Mermaid
Located in New York, NY
Alice Zilberberg is an award-winning Fine-Art Photographer. She was born in Tallinn, Estonia, raised in Israel, and is now based in Toronto, Canada. Since graduating from Ryerson Uni...
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2010s Surrealist Photography

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C Print

Angel Study, Vintage C Print Color Photograph Signed Surrealist Photo Rome Italy
Located in Surfside, FL
Hand signed, titled and dated verso. Stephan Brigidi was born in Providence, Rhode Island in 1951, and is a widely published artist whose work has been...
Category

1970s Surrealist Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print

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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Photography

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Archival Pigment

Marc Lacroix, "Dali with Flowers", original photograph
Located in Chatsworth, CA
This piece is an original photograph taken by French photographer, Marc Lacroix in 1971. This image depicts Surrealist artist, Salvador Dali, who Lacroix photographed numerous times. There is a large room at the Dali Museum in Figueres, Spain, that is dedicated to Lacroix where his photographs of Dali are on permanent display. This piece is hand signed and numbered 6/15 from the edition of 15 on glossy Kodak photo...
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1970s Surrealist Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Morning On The Grand Canal, limited edition photograph, archival, signed
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...
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2010s Surrealist Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

The Gamekeeper's Charge, limited edition photograph, archival, signed
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...
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2010s Surrealist Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Tart to the Taste, limited edition photograph, archival, signed and numbered
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

Untitled (Needle & Water Droplets)
Located in Denton, TX
Edition 5/5 Toned gelatin silver print 43 x 43 in. Signed, dated and numbered in pencil on verso. Frame Included. Chema Madoz is one of the most important contemporary Spanish photo...
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1990s Surrealist Photography

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Silver Gelatin

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