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
"Speed 2" Black & White Photography 39" x 49" in Edition 1/3 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Speed 2" Black & White Photography 39" x 49" 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
"Speed" Black & White Photography 24" x 29.5" in Edition 1/15 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Speed" 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
"Speed 2" Black & White Photography 31" x 39" in Edition 1/7 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Speed 2" Black & White Photography 31" 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
Rosemary Ellis Windows V Gelatin Silver Photograph Surreal Print for book
Located in London, GB
From a series of similar photographs, to view the others scroll down to 'more from this seller'.
Rosemary Ellis
Windows V
Original proof photograph for Windows in the Outlooks and I...
Category
1970s Surrealist Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
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
Metro, Madrid
By Chema Madoz
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 15
Signed and dated.
Toned gelatin silver print
Chema Madoz is one of the most important contemporary Spanish photographers, who is greatly known for his monochromatic, s...
Category
20th Century Surrealist Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
"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
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...
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1950s Surrealist Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Jaguar
By Ryan Schude
Located in Santa Monica, CA
C-print, edition 3/3
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Photography
Materials
C Print
$5,250 Sale Price
30% Off
A Conceptually Surreal Alternative Photographic Print, "San Diego/Tonto Nati..."
Located in San Diego, CA
A one of a kind 8" x 8" Conceptually Surreal Alternative Photographic Print mounted on wood executed by artist Annalise Neil. A certificate of authenticity will be provided upon its ...
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2010s Surrealist Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
"No Time" Black & White Photography 31.5 x 39 in Ed. 1/7 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"No Time" Black & White Photography 31.5 x 39 in Ed. 1/7 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
Materials
Photographic Paper
“Al Andalus 2” Nude Photography 30" x 24" inch Edition of 12 by Brian Ziff
By Brian Ziff
Located in Culver City, CA
“Al Andalus 2” Nude Photography 30" x 24" inch Edition of 12 by Brian Ziff
Giclee (Archival Ink) Print on Canson Platine Fibre Rag
Not framed. Ships in tu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Photography
Materials
Rag Paper, Archival Ink, Giclée
Rosemary Ellis Windows XIII Gelatin Silver Photograph Print horse stable
Located in London, GB
Rosemary Ellis (1910-1988)
Windows XIII
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
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Original Ed 1/15 Photograph “Boy with Four Arms” GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM Provenance
Located in New York, NY
Up for sale is an original Joel-Peter Witkin photograph. It’s an original photograph, Edition 1 of 15
Guggenheim Museum Provenance and also sold through Sotheby’s 2012
The Boy wit...
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1980s Surrealist Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Billionaires Row from Central Park Reservoir with Magical Light
Located in Miami, FL
Photographer Mitchell Funk revisits many popular tourist locations and shoots them in a way that perhaps millions of tourists never imagined. In "Billionaires Row from Central Park Reservoir...
Category
2010s Surrealist Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Black Cat. Green Eyes
By Robert Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Besides being mysterious, cats are equally beautiful and unmatched in that regard with anyone else in the animal kingdom. Black Cat. Green Eyes was photogr...
Category
2010s Surrealist Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Inkjet, Archival Pigment
“Object Permanence” Photography 24" x 36" inch Edition of 7 by Brian Ziff
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
Materials
Archival Ink, Rag Paper, Giclée
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
Materials
Black and White
"Human Circuitry" Photography 45" x 30" in Ed. of 7 by Masha Ko & Kolten Horner
Located in Culver City, CA
"Human Circuitry" Photography 45" x 30" in Ed. of 7 by Masha Ko & Kolten Horner
Available sizes:
Edition of 15: 36" 24"
Edition of 7: 45" 30"
Edition of 3: 60" 40"
Kolten Horner ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Digital
"Toy Machine" Photography 30" x 45" in Ed. of 7 by Masha Ko & Kolten Horner
Located in Culver City, CA
"Toy Machine" Photography 30" x 45" in Ed. of 7 by Masha Ko & Kolten Horner
Available sizes:
Edition of 15: 24" 36"
Edition of 7: 30" 45"
Edition of 3: 40" 60"
Masha Ko is a Russ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Digital
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
Materials
Silver Gelatin
"Mother" Nude Photography 24" x 24" inch Edition of 15 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Mother" Nude Photography 24" x 24" inch Edition of 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
Materials
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
"Black Cloud 1" Nude Photography 24" x 24" in Edition 1/15 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Black Cloud 1" 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.
A...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
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
Materials
Cardboard, Photographic Paper
"Inception" Black & White Photography 24" x 24" in Ed. 2/15 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Inception" Black & White Photography 24" x 24" in Ed. 2/15 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
“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
"Gods at the Beach 2" Photography 39" x 39" in Edition 1/3 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Gods at the Beach 2" 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
Materials
Photographic Paper
Shot spring
Located in Edinburgh, GB
I did a photo session of a neighbour in my bombed-out office in a studio in Kharkiv. A Russian fighter jet dropped a bomb on March 2 on the roof of this 5-storey building and a neigh...
Category
2010s Surrealist Photography
Materials
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
Rosemary Ellis Windows XVI Gelatin Silver Photograph Print for book: Windows
Located in London, GB
We acquired a series of photographs from Rosemary Ellis's studio. To find more from this series scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this Seller...
Category
1970s 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
"Pygmalion and Galatea 2" Photography 24" x 24" in Ed. of 15 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Pygmalion and Galatea 2" Photography 24" x 24" in Ed. of 15 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
"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
Materials
Photographic Paper
"Shot" Black & White Photography 24" x 24" in Edition 1/15 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Shot" 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.
A...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Arco de Libros, Madrid (books)
By Chema Madoz
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 15
Signed, dated and numbered in pencil on print verso.
Paper size: 20 x 16 in., Image size: 15 1/2 x 15 in.
Chema Madoz is one of the most important contemporary Spanish...
Category
1990s Surrealist Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
“Defiant” (FRAMED) Nude Photography 30" x 24" inch Edition of 12 by Brian Ziff
By Brian Ziff
Located in Culver City, CA
“Defiant” (FRAMED) Nude 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.
Th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Photography
Materials
Rag Paper, Giclée, Archival Ink
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...
Category
2010s Surrealist Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Watercolor
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
Materials
Photographic Film, Watercolor
Untitled, from the New Mexico Portfolio
By Van Deren Coke
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 125
Signed and dated in ink on print margin.
Photograph is from The New Mexico Portfolio published in 1976 by the Center of the E...
Category
Late 20th Century Surrealist Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
$900 Sale Price
59% Off
Signed Daido Moriyama photo book (Daido Moriyama Okinawa s49)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Signed Daido Moriyama artist book: Daido Moriyama Okinawa s49:
Softcover. 2020. Approximately 36 pages; with 17 black & white illustrations. Dimensions: 9.5 x 14.25 inches.
Hand signed by Moriyama on the interior first page.
From a Limited edition of approximately 700.
Excellent overall condition.
Artist Statement:
"1974 was the first year that I went to Okinawa and it was exactly a one week stay. Most of the photos in this book are those I took during that trip.
However, the purpose of the trip to Okinawa then was not to take photos but for Shoumei Toumatsu, Eikou Hosoe, Masahisa Fukase...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Photography
Materials
Paper
"Mirrors" Black & White Nude Photography 31" x 31" in Ed. 1/7 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Mirrors" Black & White Nude Photography 31" x 31" in Ed. 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
Materials
Photographic Paper
Salvador Dali: Take It: Estate Edition Photograph [Iconic Surrealist, Modernist]
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
September 1970: With some of his mystical artwork at Port Ligat, Costa Brava, painter Salvador Dali (1904 - 1989) in a characteristic pose with his trademark walking-stick in vibrant purple dress. In the background, the magical, mysterious, artistic and alchemical mix, with white and sepia-toned curtains and classic photographs on display. The vintage and classic mingles with the bizarre and strange in this historic photograph of an avant-garde legend.
Salvador Dali: Take It, 1970
Slim Aarons Estate Edition Photograph
Lambda Print
Estate Embossed with 2 Certificates of Authenticity
Printed Later
4 sizes available
Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech, 1st Marquess of Dalí de Púbol gcYC (/ˈdɑːli, dɑːˈliː/;[1] Catalan: [səlβəˈðo ðəˈli]; Spanish: [salβaˈðoɾ ðaˈli];[2] 11 May 1904 – 23 January 1989) was a Spanish surrealist artist renowned for his technical skill, precise draftsmanship, and the striking and bizarre images in his work.
Born in Figueres, Catalonia, Dalí received his formal education in fine arts in Madrid. Influenced by Impressionism and the Renaissance masters from a young age, he became increasingly attracted to Cubism and avant-garde movements. He moved closer to Surrealism in the late 1920s and joined the Surrealist group in 1929, soon becoming one of its leading exponents. His best-known work, The Persistence of Memory, was completed in August 1931, and is one of the most famous Surrealist paintings. Dalí lived in France throughout the Spanish Civil War (1936 to 1939) before leaving for the United States in 1940 where he achieved commercial success. He returned to Spain in 1948 where he announced his return to the Catholic faith and developed his "nuclear mysticism" style, based on his interest in classicism, mysticism, and recent scientific developments.
Dalí's artistic repertoire included painting, graphic arts, film, sculpture, design and photography, at times in collaboration with other artists. He also wrote fiction, poetry, autobiography, essays and criticism. Major themes in his work include dreams, the subconscious, sexuality, religion, science and his closest personal relationships. To the dismay of those who held his work in high regard, and to the irritation of his critics, his eccentric and ostentatious public behavior often drew more attention than his artwork. His public support for the Francoist regime, his commercial activities and the quality and authenticity of some of his late works have also been controversial. His life and work were an important influence on other Surrealists, pop art and contemporary artists such as Jeff Koons and Damien Hirst.
There are two major museums devoted to Salvador Dalí's work: the Dalí Theatre-Museum in Figueres, Spain, and the Salvador Dalí Museum...
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1970s Surrealist Photography
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Lambda
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"In the Mirror" Black & White Photography 39" x 39" in Ed. 1/3 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"In the Mirror" 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....
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Photography
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Photographic Paper
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 ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
"Black Cloud 1" Nude Photography 31" x 31" in Edition 1/7 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Black Cloud 1" Nude 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.
Av...
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21st Century and Contemporary 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.
...
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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
Materials
Black and White, Engraving, Etching, Photogravure, Lithograph, Screen
"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.
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
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...
Category
1950s Surrealist Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
A Conceptually Alternative Cyanotype, "Emptiness is Form 6"
Located in San Diego, CA
A 17" diameter Conceptually Alternative Processed Cyanotype on Hahnemuhle Sumi-E Paper executed by artist Annalise Neil. A certificate of authenticity will be provided upon its purch...
Category
2010s Surrealist Photography
Materials
Photographic Film
“Emergence 2” (FRAMED) Photography 24" x 36" inch Edition 1/7 by Brian Ziff
By Brian Ziff
Located in Culver City, CA
“Emergence 2” (FRAMED) 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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Photography
Materials
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
Untitled (Vanity)
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Gregory Crewdson (b.1963) is a photographer renowned for his psychologically charged images of seemingly placid domestic scenes. Somewhere between Edward Hopper and David Lynch, Crew...
Category
Early 2000s Surrealist Photography
Materials
C Print
'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
Bald Cypress, Huntington Gardens - Contemporary Black & White Photograph (4/25)
Located in Gilroy, CA
Edward Alfano is a contemporary photographer working in Southern California. However, Alfano photographs worldwide; his most photographed regions are China, Italy, and Huntington Gar...
Category
2010s Surrealist Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment
"Ahead of me" Black & White Photography 31" x 31" in Ed. 1/7 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Ahead of me" Black & White Photography 31" x 31" 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
A Surreal Watercolor on Cyanotype, "Recalibration"
Located in San Diego, CA
A one of a kind 18" x 24" Surreal Watercolor on Cyanotype executed by artist Annalise Neil. A certificate of authenticity will be provided upon its...
Category
2010s Surrealist Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Mirando al Cielo 1 - Limited Edition Digital Photographic Print on Cotton Paper
By Rosa Basurto
Located in Brighton, GB
Mirando al Cielo 1 is a beautiful 80cm x 80cm print on 100cm x 100cm Cotton paper.
This is a Limited Edition of 9 + 2 Artist Proofs in this size only. The 50cm x 50cm edition is so...
Category
2010s Surrealist Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Digital
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