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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
Ernst, Composition, Judith, Tragödie in drei Akten (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on vélin d'Arches paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the album, Judith, Tragödie in Drei Akten, Lithographien von Max Ernst und Dorothe...
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1970s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Miró, Composition (Cramer 145; Mourlot, 738-740), Derrière le miroir (after)
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,...
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1970s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Composition, Variations sur l'imaginaire, Marcel Delmotte
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on vélin de Rives paper. Inscription: hand signed and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Variations sur l'imaginaire, 1972. Published by Philipp...
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1970s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Composition, Variations sur l'imaginaire, Gilles Aillaud
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on vélin de Rives paper. Inscription: hand signed and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Variations sur l'imaginaire, 1972. Published by Philipp...
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1970s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Joan Miro, Figure and Bird in the Night, from Derriere le miroir, 1970
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Joan Miro (1893–1983), titled Personnage et oiseau dans la nuit (Figure and Bird in the Night), from the folio Derriere le miroir, No. 186, originates fr...
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1970s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Joan Miro, The Comedy of Art, from Derriere le miroir, 1970
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Joan Miro (1893–1983), titled La Commedia dell'Arte (The Comedy of Art), from the folio Derriere le miroir, No. 186, originates from the 1970 edition pub...
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1970s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Miró, The Ring (Mourlot 299), Derrière le miroir (after)
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...
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1960s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Miró, Composition, Derrière le miroir (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on vélin paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition, with centerfold, as issued. Notes: From volume, Derrière le miroir, N° 123, 1961. Publishe...
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1960s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

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
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1950s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Etching

Tribute to Mirò - Print 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.
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2010s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Digital

Asleep, etching/aquatint, 18.5x12.5 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Juris Putrāms graphics artists, works in book and advertising graphics, poster art, creates installations, organizes campaigns, decorates interiors and exhibitions. The artist's work...
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2010s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Paper, Etching

Jean Arp (after) - Composition - Pochoir
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
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1930s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Stencil

Miro, Sans titre (Mourlot 230; Cramer 39) (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on vélin paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good Condition. Notes: From volume, Joan Miro by Jacques Prévert and Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes, 1956. Pu...
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1950s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Miró, Sans titre (Cramer 239; Mourlot 890), Derrière le Miroir (after)
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...
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1970s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Così Fan Tutte - Etching by Sebastian Matta - 1970
Located in Roma, IT
Hand Signed and numbered. Etching and aquatint. Edition of 100 prints plus some artist's proofs. From the portfolio: "così fan tutte".
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1970s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Etching

Signals - Screen Print by Leo Guida - 1984
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...
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1970s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Screen

Vespri - Etching by Leo Guida - 1970s
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...
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1970s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Etching

'Mad Dash' original lithograph signed by Joseph Rozman
Located in Milwaukee, WI
'Mad Dash' is a print that exemplifies the work of Joseph Rozman during the 1970s, moving beyond the playful pictographs of the previous decade and morphing into an increasingly surr...
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1970s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Composition VIII - Lithograph by Joan Mirò - 1974
Located in Roma, IT
Composition VIII is a wonderful color lithograph on paper, realized in 1974 by the Spanish master Joan Miro for the second volume of his catalog "Mirò Lithographe". This plate is fro...
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1970s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Miró Lithographe I - Plate X - Lithograph by J. Mirò - 1972
Located in Roma, IT
"Miró Lithographe I - Plate X" is a vintage lithograph realized by Joan Miró in 1972. Perfect conditions. It comes from the set of 11 lithographs realized for the catalogue "Miró...
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1970s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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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...
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1930s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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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...
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1990s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Etching

PLATE 5 (FROM EL ULTIMO VIAJE DEL BUQUE FANTASMA)
Located in Aventura, FL
From El Ultimo Viaje del Buque Fantasma suite made to illustrate the text of Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Hand signed and numbered by Wifredo Lam. Published by Polígrafa, Barcelona. From the edition of 99. Frame Size: approx 31 x 39 inches. Artwork is in excellent condition. Please note the frame has some minor scratches on the molding. No broken or missing parts. Plexi glass covering is new. Certificate of Authenticity included. All reasonable offers will be considered. About the Artist: Wifredo Lam was an Afro-Cuban artist best known for his unique Surrealist aesthetic that combined European artistic movements with the imagery of his native country. “I responded always to the presence of factors that emanated from our history and our geography, tropical flowers, and black culture,” Lam once said. In one of his most famous paintings, The Jungle (1943), these various influences are melded together, onto a single large-scale canvas. Born Wifredo Oscar de la Concepción Lam y Castilla on December 8, 1902 in Sagua la Grande, Cuba, the painter moved to Madrid, Spain in 1923 to study with Fernando Álvarez de Sotomayor, who had been the teacher of famed Surrealist Salvador Dalí. Lam moved to Paris after seeing an exhibition of Pablo Picasso’s work in Spain. Having arrived in Paris, he introduced himself to Picasso who subsequently showed Lam his collection of primitive artworks...
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1970s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Paper, Lithograph

Surrealist Composition 4 - Original Collotype after André Masson - M20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Surrealist Composition 4 is an original collotype realized after André Masson. The artwork is in good conditions, no signature on a yellowed paper. André Masson (1896-1987) was a F...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Black and White

Miró Lithographe I - Plate IV - Original Lithograph by J. Mirò - 1972
Located in Roma, IT
"Miró Lithographe I - Plate IV" is an original lithograph realized by Joan Miró in 1972. Perfect conditions. It comes from the set of 11 lithographs realized for the catalogue "Miró...
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1970s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

"Hinting (With Chine Colle), " Etching & Aquatint signed by Molly McKee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Hinting (With Chine Colle)" is an etching and an aquatint signed by Molly McKee. This complex print starts with a mass of black scribbles that are in the foreground near the upper left. The next piece is a woman's torso. Covered up slightly by the black marks, but still beautiful and graceful. Behind her is a golden rocket shaped object. Art: 12 x 8.88 in Frame: 24.88 x 17.5 in A Milwaukee...
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1990s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

"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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Paper, Monoprint

Mirò Lithographe I - Plate IX - 1972
Located in Roma, IT
Original Lithograph. Not signed. Plate IX from the suite of 11 lithographs realized for the catalogue "Mirò Lithographe I" edited by Graphis Arte, Livorno and Toninelli Arte Moderna,...
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1970s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

after Jean Arp - Moustaches et Squelette - Pochoir
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...
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1950s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Stencil, Paper

"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...
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1960s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Color

Revolving Doors: Dragonfly X
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...
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1970s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Stencil

"Untitled, for "XXe Siècle (20th C.)" Magazine #21 Original Color Lithograph
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 ...
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1950s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Rodeo - Original Etching by A. Masson
Located in Roma, IT
Hand Signed. Edition of 50 prints. Image Dimensions : 20 x 25 cm
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20th Century Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Etching

Les Deux Vaches - Original Etching by J. Friedlaender - 1953
Located in Roma, IT
Hand signed. Edition of 50 prints. Image Dimensions : 42 x 55 cm
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1950s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Etching

Femme
Located in Roma, IT
Hand Signed. Edition of 50 copies (31/50). Image Dimensions : 20.5 x 26.5 cm
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1960s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Etching

Preying Annoyance, Surrealist Etching by Jim McCormick
Located in Long Island City, NY
Jim McCormick, American - Preying Annoyance, Year: 1969, Medium: Etching, signed, numbered, titled and dated in pencil, Edition: 10, Image Size: 22 x 16.5 inches, Size: 27.75 x 20 ...
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1960s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Etching

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...
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2010s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Digital, Archival Pigment

HENRY MOORE Seven Sculpture Ideas I ETCHING AQUATINT & ROULETTE 10 COLORS 1982
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 ...
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1980s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Archival Paper, Etching, Aquatint

"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...
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1960s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Paper, Ink, Etching, Aquatint

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
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1950s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Northern Mandarin - Surrealism Spanish Abstract Bird Mandarin
Located in London, GB
This original lithograph in colours is hand signed in pencil by the artist ''Miró'' at the lower right margin. It is also hand numbered 21 in pencil from the edition of 50, at the lo...
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1970s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Lithographe III
Located in Wilton, CT
1 pint from the Lithographe III suite. unsigned.
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1970s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Lithographe III
Lithographe III
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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 ...
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1990s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Engraving, Aquatint

Le Delire du Couturier, Bleu, Rouge, Vert
Located in Wien, 9
signed on lower right, numbered 2/30 lower left
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1960s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Color, Lithograph

Profil rose
Located in New York, NY
A very good impression of this color lithograph. Signed and numbered 14/200 in pencil.
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1960s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Color, Lithograph

The Lady Playing Checkers La Dame aux Damiers - Spanish Abstract Surrealism
Located in London, GB
This original lithograph is hand signed in pencil by the artist "Miró" at the lower right corner. It is also hand numbered in pencil from the edition of 75, at the lower left corner...
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1960s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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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)
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Early 2000s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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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)
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Early 2000s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Untitled - Night Path, Surrealist Lithograph by Wojtek Kowalczyk
Located in Long Island City, NY
Untitled - Night Path 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)
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Early 2000s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

after Jean Arp - Pochoir
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
after Jean Arp - Pochoir 1957 Dimensions: 32 x 24 cm From the art review XXe siècle Unsigned and unumbered as issued
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1950s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Stencil

Jean Arp - Original Etching
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Jean Arp - Original Etching 1954 Dimensions: 32 x 24 cm From the art review XXe siècle Unsigned and unumbered as issued
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1950s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Etching

Henri Laurens - Ocean - Original Color Linoleum Cut
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Henri Laurens - Ocean - Original Color Linoleum Cut 1938/1959 Medium : Color Linoleum Cut on Montgolfier Canson vellum Dimensions: 32 x 24 cm XXe siècle Henri Laurens was born in Paris in 1885. Impaired by tuberculosis when he was only 17, he is leg-amputated seven years later. First a stone cutter, he then becomes sculptor. In 1899, he studies drawing. Henry Laurens...
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1930s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Etching

Noémi et ses belles-filles
Located in Paris, FR
Original lithograph by Marc Chagall from The Bible of 1960 Noémi et ses belles-filles Unsigned 35 x 26 cm Excellent condition
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1960s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Morning Eye, Magritte-like Surrealist Lithograph with Collage by Beck & Jung
Located in Long Island City, NY
A lithograph and collage by Holger Bäckström from 1978. A mixed media collage and lithograph produced by the company Beck & Jung, a collaborative duo between Holger Bäckström and Bo ...
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1970s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Mixed Media, Lithograph

Tulip, Surrealist Screenprint by Clarence Holbrook Carter
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Clarence Holbrook Carter, American (1904 - 2000) Title: Tulip Year: 1978 Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 200 Paper Size: 35 x 25.75 inches
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1970s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Screen

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...
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1970s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Screen

Sinking Ship, Abstract Print by John Hultberg
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: John Hultberg Title: Sinking Ship Year: 1978 Medium: Silkscreen, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 200, AP 30 Image Size: 24 x 24.5 inches Paper Size: 26 in. x 26.5 in....
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1970s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Screen

Reflected Landscape (Blue Moon), Surrealist Screenprint by Rita Simon
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Rita Simon, American (1938 - ) Title: Reflected Landscape AKA Blue Moon Year: 1979 Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: AP 30 Image Size: 30 x 24...
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1970s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Screen

Temptation, Abstract Aquatint Etching by Donald Newman
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Donald Newman Title: Temptation Year: 1982 Medium: Etching, Signed and Numbered in Pencil Edition: 25 Paper Size: 38 x 29.25 Inches [96.52 x 74.92 cm]
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1980s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

Broken Shell Beach
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Surrealist abstract prints for sale on 1stDibs.

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.

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