Surrealist Abstract Prints
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
Digital Iris Print "Arrogant Peceiver" Pencil Signed with Initials edition of 15
By Charles Long
Located in Surfside, FL
This is for the one print listed here.
Internalized Page Project. color Iris digital prints on paper, each initialed on verso and numbered from edition of 15. printed & published by ...
Category
1990s Surrealist Abstract Prints
Materials
Digital
8 Counts for Rita
Located in Kansas City, MO
David Morris
8 Counts for Rita
Digital Painting on Archival Paper
Year: 2023
Size: 24x24in
Edition: 15
Signed, numbered and dated by hand on label to be attached verso
COA provided
R...
Category
2010s Surrealist Abstract Prints
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
$2,322 Sale Price
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Something
Located in Kansas City, MO
David Morris
Something
Digital Painting on Archival Paper
Year: 2023
Size: 24x24in
Edition: 15
Signed, numbered and dated by hand on label to be attached verso
COA provided
Ref.: 924...
Category
2010s Surrealist Abstract Prints
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
$2,333 Sale Price
40% Off
Westchester Lady
Located in Kansas City, MO
David Morris
Westchester Lady
Digital Painting on Archival Paper
Year: 2023
Size: 24x24in
Edition: 15
Signed, numbered and dated by hand on label to be attached verso
COA provided
Re...
Category
2010s Surrealist Abstract Prints
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
$2,377 Sale Price
39% Off
"Soldier Marionettes" Surrealist Figurative Lithograph
By Donald Sexauer
Located in Houston, TX
Figurative surrealist print of a soldier as a marionette with others suspended in the air behind. A chair is positioned in the back corner with another marionette draped over the cha...
Category
1960s Surrealist Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Revolving Doors: Dragonfly X
By Man Ray
Located in London, GB
Pochoir printed in colours on Arches paper after a collage from 1916-17, published in 1973.
One of five exemplaire’s d’artiste aside from an edition of 100.
Signed by the artist with...
Category
1970s Surrealist Abstract Prints
Materials
Stencil
La Dentelliere
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali
TITLE: La Dentelliere
MEDIUM: Etching on a plate marred by nails shot at it
SIGNED: Hand Signed
PUBLISHER: Graft Verlag/Arztesammlerkreis
EDITION NUMBER: ...
Category
1950s Surrealist Abstract Prints
Materials
Etching
Miró, Composition (Cramer 145; Mourlot, 738-740), Derrière le miroir (after)
By Joan Miró
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on vélin paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the volume, Derrière le miroir, N° 193-194. Published by Aimé Maeght, Éditeur,...
Category
1970s Surrealist Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$716 Sale Price
20% Off
Feminist Surrealist French Abstract Colorful Lithograph Print Myriam Bat Yosef
Located in Surfside, FL
Myriam Bat-Yosef
Surrealist abstract lithograph print in colorful abstract shapes and shades
Hand signed and dated 1971.
sheet measures 9.25 X 9.25 inches
...
Category
1970s Surrealist Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
The Blooming of a pink Flower - Original color Etching and Aquatint
Located in Paris, IDF
Jacques HEROLD (French, 1910-1987)
The Blooming of a Pink Flower, 1975
Original etching and aquatint
Handsigned in pencil
Numbered /49
Justified "E.A" ...
Category
1970s Surrealist Abstract Prints
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
Ghost. 1989., paper, screen print, 60x32.5 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Ghost. 1989., paper, screen print, 60x32.5 cm
Category
1980s Surrealist Abstract Prints
Materials
Paper, Screen
$849 Sale Price
20% Off
Miró, The Ring (Mourlot 301-302), Derrière le miroir (after)
By Joan Miró
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on vélin paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition, with centerfold, as issued. Notes: From Derrière le miroir, N° 128, 1961. Published by Aim...
Category
1960s Surrealist Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$1,036 Sale Price
20% Off
Miró, Composition, Derrière le miroir (after)
By Joan Miró
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on vélin paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From volume, Derrière le miroir, N° 123, 1961. Published by Aimé Maeght, Éditeur, P...
Category
1960s Surrealist Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$716 Sale Price
20% Off
Tribute to Mirò - by Martine Goeyens - 2023
Located in Roma, IT
Tribute to Mirò is a colorful artwork realized by Martine Goeyens the late 20th century.
Digital Print.
Numbered, Edition, 5/99.
Hand-signed in the lower right margin.
Category
Late 20th Century Surrealist Abstract Prints
Materials
Digital
Tribute to Mirò - by Martine Goeyens - 2023
Located in Roma, IT
Tribute to Mirò is a colorful artwork realized by Martine Goeyens in the Late-20th century.
Digital Print.
Numbered, Edition, 5/99.
Hand-signed in the lower right margin.
Category
2010s Surrealist Abstract Prints
Materials
Digital
Tribute to Mirò - by Martine Goeyens - 2023
Located in Roma, IT
Tribute to Mirò is a colorful artwork realized by Martine Goeyens in 2023.
Digital Print.
Numbered, Edition, 5/99.
Hand-signed in the lower right margin.
Category
2010s Surrealist Abstract Prints
Materials
Digital
Theorbes et Belieres
Located in Wilton, CT
Beautiful example of Roberto Matta's book with 1 full color/ full page engraving and 4 black and white vignettes. On Arches. Signed on the justification page by the author and the ...
Category
1990s Surrealist Abstract Prints
Materials
Engraving, Aquatint
$1,320 Sale Price
20% Off
"No Exit-ing" - 1976 Lithograph on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
"No Exit-ing" - 1976 Lithograph on Paper
1976 surrealist lithograph titled "No Exit-ing" by Jim Crabb (American b. 1947). Abstracted figures of black, white and grey take up the lit...
Category
1970s Surrealist Abstract Prints
Materials
Paper, Ink, Lithograph
"Centre Noeuds" planche #8
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Centre Noeuds" plate #8 1974, is an original color etching with aquatint on Japan nacre paper by renown Chilean artist Roberto Sebastian Matta, 1911-2002. It is ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Surrealist Abstract Prints
Materials
Aquatint
Graphisms & 3. 1980, paper, silk screen, 15x28 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Graphisms & 3. 1980, paper, silk screen, 15x28 cm
Maris Argalis (1954-2008)
Born in Riga.
1971. - graduated the Janis Rosenthal Riga Art School.
Ongoing...
Category
1980s Surrealist Abstract Prints
Materials
Paper, Screen
$358 Sale Price
20% Off
Graphisms & 4. 1979, paper, silk screen, 15x28 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Graphisms & 4. 1980, paper, silk screen, 15x28 cm
Maris Argalis (1954-2008)
Born in Riga.
1971. - graduated the Janis Rosenthal Riga Art School.
Ongoing...
Category
1980s Surrealist Abstract Prints
Materials
Paper, Screen
$358 Sale Price
20% Off
Pietro Consagra - Composition - Original Etching
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Pietro Consagra - Composition - Original Etching
1959
Dimensions: 32 x 24 cm
From the art review XXe siècle
Unsigned and unumbered as issued
Category
1950s Surrealist Abstract Prints
Materials
Etching
Signals - Screen Print by Leo Guida - 1984
By Leo Guida
Located in Roma, IT
Segnali is an artwork realized in 1984 by the italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017).
Colored screen print on ivory-colored cardboard.
Hand-signed, titled and dated o...
Category
1970s Surrealist Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
Vespri - Etching by Leo Guida - 1970s
By Leo Guida
Located in Roma, IT
Bird is a Contemporary artwork realized in 1972 by the italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017).
Original black and white etching on ivory-colored cardboard.
Hand-si...
Category
1970s Surrealist Abstract Prints
Materials
Etching
Miró, Composition (Cramer 239; Mourlot 890), Derrière le Miroir (after)
By Joan Miró
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on vélin paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition with centerfold, as issued. Notes: From the volume, Derrière le miroir, N° 203, 1973. Publi...
Category
1970s Surrealist Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$716 Sale Price
34% Off
Salvador Dali - Attack on the Windmils - Original Lithograph
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Salvador Dali - Attack on the Windmils - Original Lithograph
Joseph FORET, Paris, 1957
PRINTER : Atelier Mourlot.
SIGNATURE : printed in the image
LIMITED : 197 copies.
SIZE : 64.5...
Category
1950s Surrealist Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Composition - Lithograph by Jean-Pierre Jouffroy - 1963
Located in Roma, IT
Composition is an Original Lithograph realized by Jean-Pierre Jouffroy in 1963.
Good condition on a yellowed paper.
Signed, titled and dated by the a...
Category
1930s Surrealist Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Northern Lights - Original Etching by Guelfo Bianchini - 1992
Located in Roma, IT
Northern Lights i s an original Contemporary Artwork realized in Italy by Guelfo Bianchini (Ancona, 1937) in 1992.
Original colored Etching on paper.
Hand-signed and dated in pen...
Category
1990s Surrealist Abstract Prints
Materials
Etching
Henri Laurens - Character - Original Lithograph
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Marino Marini - Character - Original Lithograph
1951
Dimensions: 32 x 24 cm
From XXe siècle
Unsigned and unumbered as issued
Category
1950s Surrealist Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
"Untitled, for "XXe Siècle (20th C.)" Magazine #21 Original Color Lithograph
By Wifredo Lam
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Untitled, for "XXe Siècle (20th C.)" magazine is an original color lithograph by Latin American artist Wifredo Lam. It depicts a variety of surreal and abstract lines and figures in ...
Category
1950s Surrealist Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
"East River Dance" original lithograph signed pop art ocean clown fish cityscape
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"East River Dance" is an original color lithograph by Michael Knigin. The artist signed the piece in the lower right and wrote the edition number, 77/275, in the lower left corner wi...
Category
1970s Surrealist Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph, Ink
STU theater - Offset Print by Jan Sawka - 1974
By Jan Sawka
Located in Roma, IT
STU theater is a poster created by Jan Sawka (Poland, 1946 - 2012) in 1974.
At the top of the opera is the inscription "STU theater Cracow, Poland". While i...
Category
1970s Surrealist Abstract Prints
Materials
Offset
Linebacker, Etching and Aquatint by Martin Barooshian
Located in Long Island City, NY
Linebacker
Martin Barooshian, Armenian/American (1929–2022)
Date: 1992
Etching and Aquatint on Johannot paper, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition of AP
Image Size: 17.25 x 14.75 i...
Category
1990s Surrealist Abstract Prints
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
"Poly-Quad-Pod, " Original Color Collagraph signed by Joseph Rozman
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Poly-Quad-Pod" is an original color collagraph signed, titled, and numbered in the lower part of the print. This piece is edition 9/10 and is by the artist Joseph Rozman. It depicts...
Category
1960s Surrealist Abstract Prints
Materials
Color
"Bacchanale from Je Reve (I Dream) Portfolio, " Original Color Lithograph
By André Masson
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Bacchanale" is an original color lithograph by Andre Masson. This piece is from the Je Reve (I Dream) portfolio and is edition number H.C. XVV/XVV. Masson signed the piece in pencil...
Category
1970s Surrealist Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Lost in Blindfulness
Located in Yardley, PA
The artwork is an original digital composition in which the artist experiments with the collage-like capabilities of computer graphics, composing directly with the computer. The prin...
Category
2010s Surrealist Abstract Prints
Materials
Digital, Archival Pigment
Nude Figural Group
Located in Astoria, NY
Nahum Tschacbasov (Russian/American, 1899-1994), Nude Figural Group, Surrealist Etching on Paper, 1949, signed in pencil and dated lower right, numbered edition "I/X" lower left, dep...
Category
1940s Surrealist Abstract Prints
Materials
Paper, Etching
Abstract Composition
By Henri Goetz
Located in Roma, IT
This original black and white etching is hand-signed in pencil on the lower right. Numbered on the lower left. Edition of 50 prints. It's a very beautiful example of surrealist artwo...
Category
20th Century Surrealist Abstract Prints
Materials
Etching
Mirò Lithographe I - Plate VII
By Joan Miró
Located in Roma, IT
Original Lithograph. Not signed. Plate VII from the suite of 11 lithographs realized for the catalogue "Mirò Lithographe I" edited by Graphis Arte, Livorno and Toninelli Arte Moderna...
Category
1970s Surrealist Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Lithographe III
By Joan Miró
Located in Wilton, CT
1 pint from the Lithographe III suite. unsigned.
Category
1970s Surrealist Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$600 Sale Price
20% Off
Femme
By André Masson
Located in Roma, IT
Hand Signed. Edition of 50 copies (31/50).
Image Dimensions : 20.5 x 26.5 cm
Category
1960s Surrealist Abstract Prints
Materials
Etching
$1,768
"Parts of Another, " Mixed Media Collage
Located in Chicago, IL
Based in Chicago, IL, contemporary artist Michael Thompson creates unique kites, collages and mixed media works assembled from material fragments of past and present collected in his...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Abstract Prints
Materials
Paper, Monoprint
Parget in Chaos, Surrealist Etching by Jim McCormick
Located in Long Island City, NY
Jim McCormick, American - Parget in Chaos, Year: 1969, Medium: Etching on Arches, signed, titled, numbered and dated in pencil, Edition: 20, Image Size: 17.75 x 14.75 inches, Size:...
Category
1960s Surrealist Abstract Prints
Materials
Etching
Blow Your Mind
Located in Yardley, PA
The artwork is an original digital composition in which the artist experiments with the collage-like capabilities of computer graphics, composing directly with the computer. The prin...
Category
2010s Surrealist Abstract Prints
Materials
Digital, Archival Pigment
after Jean Arp - Moustaches et Squelette - Pochoir
By Jean Arp
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
after Jean Arp
Moustaches et Squelette
Executed in 1957 after the original artwork by the studios from Daniel Jacomet in Paris, France
Pochoir
Dimensions: 32 x 24 cm
From the art re...
Category
1950s Surrealist Abstract Prints
Materials
Stencil, Paper
Zoran Music (after) - Composition - Pochoir
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Zoran Music (after)- Composition - Pochoir
1959
Dimensions: 32 x 24 cm
From the art review XXe siècle
Unsigned and unumbered as issued
Category
1950s Surrealist Abstract Prints
Materials
Etching
"Les Erophages" Etching & Aquatint with Gold Ink on Paper signed by Andre Masson
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Les Erophages" is an etching and aquatint with gold ink on Japanese paper signed by Andre Masson. Coming from the corner on the lower left was a boarder of pink with lines and circl...
Category
1960s Surrealist Abstract Prints
Materials
Paper, Ink, Etching, Aquatint
Max Ernst Untitled 1965 #107A Surrealist Etching Aquatint in colors Blue Yellow
By Max Ernst
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Max Ernst
"Untitled" 1965
Etching and aquatint in colors, on Arches paper.
7.8 x 5.39 inches
Publisher: Georges Visat, Paris. Total edition: 100 copies +...
Category
1960s Surrealist Abstract Prints
Materials
Archival Paper, Etching, Aquatint
Waiting, Surrealist Lithograph by Wojtek Kowalczyk
Located in Long Island City, NY
Waiting
Wojtek Kowalczyk, Polish (1960)
Date: 2005
Lithograph, signed in pencil
Size: 19.5 in. x 13.5 in. (49.53 cm x 34.29 cm)
Category
Early 2000s Surrealist Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Untitled XXII, Surrealist Lithograph by Wojtek Kowalczyk
Located in Long Island City, NY
Untitled XXII
Wojtek Kowalczyk, Polish (1960)
Date: 2005
Lithograph, signed in pencil
Size: 19.5 in. x 13.5 in. (49.53 cm x 34.29 cm)
Category
Early 2000s Surrealist Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Untitled XXV, Surrealist Lithograph by Wojtek Kowalczyk
Located in Long Island City, NY
Untitled XXV
Wojtek Kowalczyk, Polish (1960)
Date: 2005
Lithograph, signed in pencil
Size: 13.5 in. x 19.5 in. (34.29 cm x 49.53 cm)
Category
Early 2000s Surrealist Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Untitled XXVI, Surrealist Lithograph by Wojtek Kowalczyk
Located in Long Island City, NY
Untitled XXVI
Wojtek Kowalczyk, Polish (1960)
Date: 2005
Lithograph, signed in pencil
Size: 19.5 in. x 13.5 in. (49.53 cm x 34.29 cm)
Category
Early 2000s Surrealist Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Untitled - Stairs and Ladders, Surrealist Lithograph by Wojtek Kowalczyk
Located in Long Island City, NY
Untitled - Stairs and Ladders
Wojtek Kowalczyk, Polish (1960)
Date: 2005
Lithograph, signed in pencil
Size: 19.5 in. x 13.5 in. (49.53 cm x 34.29 cm)
Category
Early 2000s Surrealist Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Job désespéré
By Marc Chagall
Located in Paris, FR
Original lithograph by Marc Chagall from The Bible of 1960
Job désespéré
Unsigned
35 x 26 cm
Excellent condition
Category
1960s Surrealist Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
ORSA MAGGIORE #7506
By Wifredo Lam
Located in Aventura, FL
From a set of 6 done in 1975 at Pollenza-Macerata, Nuova Foglia Editrice. Hand signed and numbered by Wifredo Lam. Edition EA of 8. Artwork size 31.5 x 25.5 inches. Framed.
Artw...
Category
1970s Surrealist Abstract Prints
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
$3,712 Sale Price
25% Off
Jean Arp (after) - Composition - Pochoir
By Jean Arp
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Jean Arp (after) - Composition - Pochoir
1958
Dimensions: 32 x 24 cm
From the art revue XXe siècle
Unsigned and unumbered as issued
Category
1930s Surrealist Abstract Prints
Materials
Stencil
Broken Shell Beach
By Teri Brudnak
Located in Boston, MA
Additional sizes and pricing available upon request.
Artist commentary:
There is an incredible world that exists at the tide line. This piece recalls the mix of broken shells, sea weeds and tiny organisms that wash up...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Abstract Prints
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
HENRY MOORE Seven Sculpture Ideas I ETCHING AQUATINT & ROULETTE 10 COLORS 1982
By Henry Moore
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Henry Moore
Seven Sculpture Ideas I (Cramer 589)
Etching, aquatint and roulette in 10 colors, 1982, on Arches, signed in pencil.
39/50 From the numbered edition of 50.
Published by ...
Category
1980s Surrealist Abstract Prints
Materials
Archival Paper, Etching, Aquatint
Dancing in the Night, Surrealist Screenprint by John Hultberg
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: John Hultberg, American (1922 - 2005)
Title: Dancing in the Night
Year: 1978
Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 200, AP 3...
Category
1970s Surrealist Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
$600 Sale Price
20% Off
Rusted Room, Screenprint by John Hultberg
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: John Hultberg
Title: Rusted Room
Year: circa 1978
Medium: Silkscreen, Signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 200, AP 30
Image Size: 23.5 inches x 37 inches
Paper S...
Category
1970s Surrealist Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
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Find a wide variety of authentic Surrealist abstract prints available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 20th Century, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add abstract prints created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, purple, orange, red and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including (after) Joan Miró, Holger Bäckström, Joan Miró, and John Hultberg. Frequently made by artists working with Lithograph, and Mixed Media 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 abstract prints, so small editions measuring 2.5 inches across are also available. Prices for abstract prints 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 $88 and tops out at $1,450,000, while the average work sells for $947.