Surrealist Animal 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
Rhinoceros, Tribute to Albrecht DURER - Lithograph poster SIGNED (Gaspar #1503)
Located in Paris, IDF
Salvador Dali (1904-1989)
Rhinoceros, Tribute to Albrecht DURER, 1971
Original lithograph
Hand Signed in pencil
Numbered / 300
On Guarro vellum 76 x 56.5 cm (c. 30 x 22 in)
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Roy De Forest, Dog lithograph, signed/n by world renowned California pet painter
Located in New York, NY
Roy De Forest
Untitled (Dog), 1981
Color lithograph with deckled edges. Floated and framed.
Pencil signed and numbered from the edition of 125
Frame Included: held in original vintage white frame
Wonderful whimsical rare 1981 lithograph by the incredibly popular and beloved Roy de Forest, famous for his paintings and prints of dogs...
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1980s Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Salvador Dali - Flordali II, Butterfly Rose
Located in London, GB
Salvador Dali,
Flordali II, 1981
Lithograph on Arches vellum
Edition of 5000
103 x 73 cm
signed in the plate
Catalogue references: Field page 233 / Michler & Lopsinger 1586
This...
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1980s Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Celestial Elephant
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali
TITLE: Celestial Elephant or Space Elephant
MEDIUM: Lithograph
SIGNED: Hand Signed
PUBLISHER: Levine and Levine for DALART
EDITION NUMBER: I 285/350
MEAS...
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Le Girafe en Feu (Field 76-2-A; Michler & Lopsinger 1449), Salvador Dali
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Salvador Dali (1904-1989)
Title: Le Girafe en Feu
Year: 1976
Medium: Lithograph on Arches paper
Edition: CXLII/CCL; 250 Roman Numerals, plus proofs...
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints
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Lithograph
The Blue Cow - Original lithograph - Mourlot #488
By Marc Chagall
Located in Paris, IDF
Marc CHAGALL
The Blue Cow, 1967
Original lithograph (Mourlot workshop)
Not signed
On paper 31 x 24 cm (c. 12 x 10 in)
REFERENCE : Catalog raisonne Mourlot #488
Edited by XX Siecle ...
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1960s Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Fin d'Absalom - Hand Colored Etching by Marc Chagall - 1958
By Marc Chagall
Located in Roma, IT
Hand Signed (artist's signature "M.Ch." lower right).
Edition of 100 copies (62/100).
From the series of “The Bible“, printed by Raymond Haasen and published by Tériade..
Ref. Cra...
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1950s Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Etching
St Georges et le Dragon, Surrealist Etching by Salvador Dali 1974
Located in Long Island City, NY
Salvador Dali was a Spanish painter, printmaker, and sculptor heralded as the father of surrealism. This piece features the fabled story of Saint George gallantly slaying a dragon. T...
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1960s Surrealist Animal Prints
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Etching, Stencil
Crazy Horse
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali
TITLE: Crazy Horse
MEDIUM: Lithograph
SIGNED: Hand Signed
EDITION NUMBER: 223/250
MEASUREMENTS: 30.5" x 22.25"
YEAR: 1968
FRAMED: No
CONDITION: Excelle...
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1960s Surrealist Animal Prints
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Lithograph
Salvador Dali, American Trotting Horses No. 2, Lithograph with collage
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Salvador Dali
Title: American Trotting Horses No. 2
Date: 1971
Portfolio: Currier & Ives as Interpreted by Salvador Dali
Medium: Litho...
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Mixed Media, Lithograph
Salvador Dali Pencil Signed Nude on a Rhinoceros Horn
Located in San Francisco, CA
Salvador Dali: 1904-1989. One of the most famous artist of the 20th century. A master surrealist, whose auction prices are well into the millions. This image of a nude on a rhinocero...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Etching
American Trotting Horses No. I
Located in Paonia, CO
American Trotting Horses No.1 is from the series “The World Of Currier And Ives as interpreted by Salvador Dali” published by Phyllis...
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Signed and numbered Salvador Dali etching with gold dust on arches paper
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Salvador Dali (Spanish, 1904 – 1989)
The beloved is as fair as a company of horses
Etching with gold dust on arches.
Signed and numbered ‘204 / 250’ (lower left) and ‘Dali’ (lower ...
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20th Century Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Etching
Le Cheval du Printemps, Signed Surrealist Lithograph by Salvador Dali
Located in Long Island City, NY
A close portrait of a horse wearing a laurel crown with the rays of the sun emanating from behind its head. The horse theme was frequently used by Dali throughout his career. The hor...
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
The Vitraux : Pink Elephant - Original Lithograph Handsigned (Field #76-2F)
Located in Paris, IDF
Salvador DALI
The Vitraux : Elephant-stork, 1973
Original lithograph
Handsigned in pencil
Numbered edition of 250 copies
On Arches vellum, 65 x 48 cm (c. 25.6 x 18.9 inch)
Refer...
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Marc Chagall - The Green Horse - Original Lithograph
By Marc Chagall
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Marc Chagall
Original Lithograph
Title: The Green Horse
1973
Dimensions: 33 x 50 cm
Reference: This lithograph was created for the portfolio "Chagall Monu...
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Large Surrealist Photo Realist Silkscreen Lithograph Print Swan Dreams
Located in Surfside, FL
Born in Stoke-on-Trent in 1953, Frederick Phillips studied Fine Art at Burslem College of Art when Arthur Berry was Head of the Fine Art (Painting) ...
Category
1990s Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph, Screen
La Quete du Graal Viviane et Lancelot di Lac
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali
TITLE: La Quete du Graal Viviane et Lancelot di Lac
MEDIUM: Etching
EDITION NUMBER: XV/XXV
SIGNED: Hand Signed by Salvador Dali
PUBLISHER: Pamela Verlog
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Etching
Surrealist Horse and Rider - Handsigned lithograph
By Frédéric Bouché
Located in Paris, IDF
Frederic BOUCHE
Surrealist Horse and Rider
Original lithograph
Handsigned in pencil
Numbered / 125 copies
On Japan paper 65 x 50 cm (c. 26 x 20 in)
Excellent condition
Category
Late 20th Century Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Blue Bird, Squash - Lithograph and Stencil
By Paul Klee
Located in Paris, IDF
Paul KLEE (after)
Blue, Bird, Squash
Lithograph and stencil (Jacomet process)
Signed in the board
On vellum 50 x 38.2 cm (19.6 x 14.9 in)
INFORMATION : This lithograph was edited i...
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1960s Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Watercolor, Lithograph
La Licorne (The Unicorn), Surrealist Lithograph by Salvador Dali
Located in Long Island City, NY
A woman with flowing gold hair kneels before a unicorn. The horse theme was frequently used by Dali throughout his career. The horse is seen as a symbol of beauty and elegance as wel...
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Horses 2, Israel (1966) by Hans Erni - Lithograph 50x70 cm
By Hans Erni
Located in Geneva, CH
Lithograph numbered and signed by hand
19/60 edition
From Israel collection
Category
1960s Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Bucéphale
Located in OPOLE, PL
Salvador Dali (1904-1989) - Bucéphale
Lithograph from 1970.
Dimensions of work: 68 x 50 cm
On B.F.K Rives paper as stated in the Field catalogue.
Reference: Field 72-6G
The work...
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Etching, Aquatint, Lithograph
Salvador Dali, Le Cerf Malade Signed Etching Engraving, Color Lithograph Pochoir
Located in Surfside, FL
An original signed drypoint etching with color pochoir by Spanish artist Salvador Dali titled "La Cerf Malade", depicting a stag deer, from the Portfolio: Le Bestiaire de la Fontaine...
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Color, Drypoint, Etching
Salvador Dali - Cherries - Original Hand-Signed Lithograph
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Salvador Dali - Cherries - Original Hand-Signed Lithograph
Dimensions: P. 57 x 37 cm
Sheet: 75 x 56 cm
Handsigned
Edition: EC.d (collaborator edition "d")
Excellent Condition
Refer...
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1960s Surrealist Animal Prints
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Lithograph
Surrealist Dream : Couple of Roosters - Original lithograph (Spies #p. 438)
By Max Ernst
Located in Paris, IDF
Max Ernst (1891-1976)
Surrealist Dream : Couple of Roosters, 1970
Original color lithograph
Printed signature in the plate
On Arches vellum 33.5 × 61 cm (c. 13 x 24 in)
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints
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Lithograph
Rhinoceros
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali
TITLE: Rhinoceros
MEDIUM: Etching
SIGNED: Hand Signed
PUBLISHER: Michelle Broutta, Paris
EDITION NUMBER: 97/150
MEASUREMENTS: 35.4" x 25"
YEAR: 1971
F...
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Etching
The Mock Turtle's Story Alice in Wonderland Salvador Dali 1969 original woodcut
Located in Paonia, CO
The Mock Turtle's Story is from Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland as interpreted by Salvador Dali and published by Maecenas ( a Random...
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1960s Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Photogravure
Bejeweled Cats
By Leonor Fini
Located in Columbia, MO
LEONOR FINI
Bejeweled Cats
1973
Color lithograph
Ed. 157/230
12.5 x 9 inches
Category
1970s Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Horses in a Mythological Landscape - Lithograph
Located in Paris, IDF
Giorgio de CHIRICO
Horses in a Mythological Landscape, c. 1955
Lithograph and stencil (Jacomet workshop)
Printed signature in the plate
On light vellum 48 x 38 cm (c. 19 x 15 in)
V...
Category
1950s Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph, Stencil
Salvador Dalì (1904-1989) - The Elephant and Jupiter's Monkey - Drypoint etching
Located in Varese, IT
Rare deluxe issue printed on extremely fine Japanese paper (hand colored in stencil).
Limited edition, numbered 235/250 in lower left corner.
Signed in pencil by artist in lower rig...
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Drypoint, Etching
Leonor Fini, Sphinx Ariene, rare handsigned print
By Leonor Fini
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Rare print handsigned and numered by surrealist artist Leonor Fini, now rediscovered and inscreasingly esteemed with the movement of rediscovering art by women. It depicts a mytholog...
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20th Century Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Paper
American Trotting Horse No II from Currier & Ives suite by Salvador Dali
Located in Paonia, CO
American Trotting Horses No. 2 by Salvador Dali has dynamic movement in the two trotting horses with an added giant Dalian insect head in coll...
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Cat on a Rug
By Leonor Fini
Located in Columbia, MO
LEONOR FINI
Cat on a Rug
1973
Color lithograph
Ed. 157/230
12.5 x 9 inches
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Tauramachie Surrealiste The Giraffe on Fire
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali
TITLE: Tauramachie Surrealiste The Giraffe on Fire
MEDIUM: Etching
SIGNED: Hand Signed
EDITION NUMBER: LXIV/C
MEASUREMENTS: 20" x 26"
YEAR: 1970
FRAMED...
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints
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Etching
L'Ouraboros, Surrealist Lithograph on Parchment by Salvador Dali
Located in Long Island City, NY
Dalí's Ouroboros is more naturalistic than his other prints in Alchimie des Philosophes, and its features are similar to an eel or sea serpent. It is cut into many pieces, though the...
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints
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Parchment Paper, Lithograph
The Stag Reflected in the Water - Etching - 1974
Located in Roma, IT
The Stag Reflected in the Water is an artwork realized in 1974.
Etching and drypoint with stencil.
Printed by Atelier Rigal.
Edition XIV/CXX on Auvergne paper.
It belongs to the...
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20th Century Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Etching
La Grande Parade des Chats (The Great Parade of the Cats)
By Leonor Fini
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Leonor Fini
Title: La Grande Parade des Chats (The Great Parade of the Cats)
Year: 1973
Medium: Color lithograph
Edition: Numbered 1...
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Cats Dot and Swirl
By Leonor Fini
Located in Columbia, MO
LEONOR FINI
Cats Dot and Swirl
1973
Color lithograph
Ed. 157/230
12.5 x 9 inches
Category
1970s Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Cat Friends
By Leonor Fini
Located in Columbia, MO
LEONOR FINI
Cat Friends
1973
Color lithograph
Ed. 157/230
12.5 x 9 inches
Category
1970s Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Tip-Toe Cat
By Leonor Fini
Located in Columbia, MO
LEONOR FINI
Tip-Toe Cat
1973
Color lithograph
Ed. 157/230
12.5 x 9 inches
Category
1970s Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
The Raven and the Fox - Etching - 1974
Located in Roma, IT
The Raven and the Fox is an artwork realized in 1974.
Etching and drypoint with stencil, 1974. Printed by Atelier Rigal.
Edition XIV/CXX on Auvergne paper.
It belongs to the sui...
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints
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Etching
The Nymphs (A)
By Leonor Fini
Located in Columbia, MO
Leonor Fini was born in Argentina in 1907 but travelled and lived in Europe with her mother from a young age. By 1931, she was in Paris, in the full swing of the Surrealist movement....
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Animal Prints
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Etching
Cat in Heels
By Leonor Fini
Located in Columbia, MO
LEONOR FINI
Cat in Heels
1973
Color lithograph
Ed. 157/230
12.5 x 9 inches
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Lounging Cat
By Leonor Fini
Located in Columbia, MO
LEONOR FINI
Lounging Cat
1973
Color lithograph
Ed. 157/230
12.5 x 9 inches
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
The Coach and the Flies - Etching - 1974
Located in Roma, IT
The Coach and the Flies is an artwork realized in 1974.
Etching and drypoint with stencil.
59 x 79 cm.
Printed by Atelier Rigal. Edition XIV/CXX on Auvergne paper.
It belongs to...
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Etching
Cat in Striped Dress
By Leonor Fini
Located in Columbia, MO
LEONOR FINI
Cat in Striped Dress
1973
Color lithograph
Ed. 157/230
12.5 x 9 inches
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Robed Cat
By Leonor Fini
Located in Columbia, MO
LEONOR FINI
Robed Cat
1973
Color lithograph
Ed. 157/230
12.5 x 9 inches
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints
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Lithograph
Harry Bunce, Fallen, Limited Edition Silkscreen Print, Conservation Art
By Harry Bunce
Located in Deddington, GB
Harry Bunce
Love Wars Series, Fallen
Limited Edition Hand Pulled Silkscreen
Image Size: H 49cm x W 69.5cm x D 0.1cm
Mounted Size: H 59cm x W 80cm x 0.5cm
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Animal Prints
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Paper, Screen
Dalí, La Batalla de Tetuán, XXe Siècle (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition, with centerfold, as issued. Notes: From the volume, XXe Siècle, Hommage à Dalí, 1980. Publ...
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1980s Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Cats in Chairs
By Leonor Fini
Located in Columbia, MO
LEONOR FINI
Cats in Chairs
1973
Color lithograph
Ed. 157/230
12.5 x 9 inches
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Robed Cat Trio
By Leonor Fini
Located in Columbia, MO
LEONOR FINI
Robed Cat Trio
1973
Color lithograph
Ed. 157/230
12.5 x 9 inches
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Performing Cats
By Leonor Fini
Located in Columbia, MO
LEONOR FINI
Performing Cats
1973
Color lithograph
Ed. 157/230
12.5 x 9 inches
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Cat Duo
By Leonor Fini
Located in Columbia, MO
LEONOR FINI
Cat Duo
1973
Color lithograph
Ed. 157/230
12.5 x 9 inches
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Cats in Bed
By Leonor Fini
Located in Columbia, MO
LEONOR FINI
Cats in Bed
1973
Color lithograph
Ed. 157/230
12.5 x 9 inches
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Joan Miró, The Dog Barking at the Moon
By Joan Miró
Located in Torino, IT
JOAN MIRÓ, Montroig 1893- Palma de Mallorca 1983
Le chien aboyant à la lune, 1952
Original color lithograph, signed on plate. (mm.353x531)
Bibliography, catalog raisonné: Mourlot I....
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1950s Surrealist Animal Prints
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Lithograph
Metamorphosis Cat (A)
By Leonor Fini
Located in Columbia, MO
Leonor Fini was born in Argentina in 1907 but travelled and lived in Europe with her mother from a young age. By 1931, she was in Paris, in the full swing of the Surrealist movement....
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Animal Prints
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Etching
La Grande Parade des Chats (The Great Parade of the Cats)
By Leonor Fini
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Leonor Fini
Title: La Grande Parade des Chats (The Great Parade of the Cats)
Year: 1973
Medium: Color lithograph
Edition: Numbered 1...
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints
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Lithograph
Surrealist animal prints for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Surrealist animal prints available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add animal 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, orange, purple, pink and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Salvador Dalí, Leonor Fini, Graham Sutherland, and Max Ernst. Frequently made by artists working with Lithograph, and Etching 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 animal prints, so small editions measuring 5.5 inches across are also available. Prices for animal 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 $60 and tops out at $22,800, while the average work sells for $1,500.