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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
Cat and Bird at the Sunset - Original Handsigned Lithograph
Located in Paris, IDF
Guillaume Corneille (1922-2010) Cat and Bird at the Sunset, 1991 Original color lithograph Signed and dated in pencil Artist proof On vellum, 53 x 76 cm (c. 21 x 30 in) Very good ...
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1990s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Lithograph

Sky Bird, Braniff International Airways Flying Colors Collection
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Alexander Calder (1898-1976) Title: Sky Bird, Braniff International Airways Flying Colors Collection Year: 1975 Medium: Lithograph on vélin d’Arches paper Size: 20 x 26 inche...
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints

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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

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Lithograph

Contemporary Botanical Portrait. Original Print on Dibond 24/25. Luckily Alive
Located in FISTERRA, ES
This limited-edition Dibond UV print belongs to Natasha Lelenco’s Fetiches series, an artistic exploration of portraiture intertwined with organic motifs. Numbered 24 of 25, each pri...
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2010s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Metal

Cat, Bird and Pink Woman - Original Handsigned Lithograph
Located in Paris, IDF
Guillaume Corneille (1922-2010) Cat, Bird and Pink Woman, 1994 Original color lithograph Signed and dated in pencil Authenticated artist's proof / 20 On vellum, 66 x 50 cm (c. 26 x ...
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1990s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Lithograph

Conquest of Cosmos Saturnian Giraffe
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Conquest of Cosmos Saturnian Giraffe MEDIUM: Etching SIGNED: Hand Signed by Salvador Dali EDITION NUMBER: EA MEASUREMENTS: 27.5" x 38.5" YEAR: 1974...
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Etching

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

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Mixed Media, Lithograph

La PEtite Chouette 2
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: La Petite Chouette 2 MEDIUM: Etching SIGNED: Hand Signed by Salvador Dali EDITION NUMBER: EA MEASUREMENTS: 12" x 18" YEAR: 1968 FRAMED: No CONDI...
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1960s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Etching

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

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

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Etching

Salvador Dali "Untitled III (Le Tricorne)"
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Dali, Salvador Title: Untitled III (Le Tricorne) Series: Le Tricorne (The Three-Pointed Hat) Date: 1959 Medium: Wood engraving Unframed Dimensions: 12.6" x 8.8" Framed...
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1950s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Engraving

If Ever I should...
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Signed and numbered etching by Donald J. Handel, executed mid‑20th century, possibly part of a larger thematic portfolio. His work often combines allegorical subject matter with tech...
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

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

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Lithograph

Cats Dot and Swirl
Located in Columbia, MO
LEONOR FINI Cats Dot and Swirl 1973 Color lithograph Ed. 157/230 12.5 x 9 inches
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Lithograph

Tip-Toe Cat
Located in Columbia, MO
LEONOR FINI Tip-Toe 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

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 3/250 On Arches vellum, 65 x 48 cm (c. 25.6 x 18.9 inch) References : - Catalo...
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Lithograph

Hatted Cats
Located in Columbia, MO
LEONOR FINI Hatted Cats 1973 Color lithograph Ed. 157/230 12.5 x 9 inches
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Lithograph

Tauromachie 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

Bucéphale
Located in OPOLE, PL
Salvador Dali (1904-1989) - Bucéphale Lithograph from 1972 The edition of 187/250.. Dimensions of work: 68 x 50 cm On B.F.K Rives paper as stated in the Field catalogue. Referen...
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Lithograph

Bucéphale
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Jester Cat
Located in Columbia, MO
LEONOR FINI Jester 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

Cat Duo
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

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Lithograph

Cat Arabesque
Located in Columbia, MO
LEONOR FINI Cat Arabesque 1973 Color lithograph Ed. 157/230 12.5 x 9 inches
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Lithograph

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

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Photogravure

Surrealist Dream : Couple of Roosters - Original lithograph (Spies #p. 438)
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) REFERENCES...
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Lithograph

Cat with Hat
Located in Columbia, MO
LEONOR FINI Cat with Hat 1973 Color lithograph Ed. 157/230 12.5 x 9 inches
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Lithograph

Francois-Xavier Lalanne (1927-2008) Les Spitz, 2004
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Francois-Xavier Lalanne (1927-2008) Les Spitz, 2004 Original print (etching) hand signed in pencil by François Xavier Lalanne and untitled "Les Spitz" ("The Spitz"), in perfect cond...
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Early 2000s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Paper

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...
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1950s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Lithograph, Stencil

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

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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

Seahorse Cat
Located in Columbia, MO
LEONOR FINI Seahorse 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

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

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Lithograph

Performing Cats
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

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Lithograph

Robed and Hatted Cat
Located in Columbia, MO
LEONOR FINI Regal Cat with her 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

Cat in Heels
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

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Lithograph

Cat Creature
Located in Columbia, MO
LEONOR FINI Cat Creature 1973 Color lithograph Ed. 157/230 12.5 x 9 inches
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Lithograph

The Blue Cow - Original lithograph - Mourlot #488
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

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Lithograph

The Outfit
Located in Columbia, MO
LEONOR FINI The Outfit 1973 Color lithograph Ed. 157/230 12.5 x 9 inches
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Lithograph

Cat with Staff
Located in Columbia, MO
LEONOR FINI Cat with Staff 1973 Color lithograph Ed. 157/230 12.5 x 9 inches
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Lithograph

La Diva, Claude Lalanne, Sculpture, Design, Les Lalanne
Located in Geneva, CH
CLAUDE LALANNE (1925-2019) La Diva, 1997 Ed. 6/8 pcs Bronze and copper 22 x 15.5 x 10.5 cm I 8 5/8 x 6 1/8 x 4 1/8 in Numbered, monogrammed, signed and dated : 6/8, Cl, Lalanne, 97 ...
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20th Century Surrealist Animal Prints

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Bronze, Copper

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

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Lithograph

Savage Beasts in the Desert original lithograph by Salvador Dali 1976
Located in Paonia, CO
Savage Beasts in the Desert  or Little Animal Kingdom ( Les Betes Sauvages sans Le Desert ) is an original signed lithograph (+ original etched remarque)  by Salvador Dali . L...
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Lithograph

Beati Pauperes...Beati Mites...Beati - Lithograph - 1964
Located in Roma, IT
Beati pauperes...beati mites...beati is an artwork realized in 1964. It is part of Biblia Sacra vulgatæ editionis published by Rizzoli-Mediolani between 1967 and 1969. Color lithog...
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Lithograph

Nature-Inspired Portrait with Leaf Veil and Ant Details. Limited Edition 24/25
Located in FISTERRA, ES
Part of Natasha Lelenco’s Fetiches series, this high-quality limited edition Dibond UV print encapsulates the fusion of portraiture and botanical elements that defines her artistic l...
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2010s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Metal

Cat Twins
Located in Columbia, MO
LEONOR FINI Cat Twins 1973 Color lithograph Ed. 157/230 12.5 x 9 inches
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Lithograph

Vintage MOMA Francesco Clemente Museum of Modern Art 1986 dream myth poster
Located in New York, NY
This three-part work spanning 10 feet was printed from the plates of Francesco Clemente’s mythological landscape Untitled A on the occasion of the 1986 MoMA, New York show of Clement...
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1980s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Lithograph, Offset

Saint Martin
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Saint Martin MEDIUM: Etching SIGNED: Hand Signed PUBLISHER: Jean Schneider, Basel/Berggruen, Paris EDITION NUMBER: Epreuve d'artiste MEASUREMENTS:...
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1960s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Etching

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

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Etching

Sainte Lucie
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Saint Lucie MEDIUM: Etching SIGNED: Hand Signed PUBLISHER: Michelle Broutta, Paris EDITION NUMBER: 268/450 MEASUREMENTS: 35.5" x 25" YEAR: ...
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Etching

"Ram's Head, Full Face" from the suite "Bestiary and some Correspondences"
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Ram's Head, Full Face" from the suite "Bestiary and some Correspondences" 1968 is an original color lithograph on Arches paper by renown British artist Graham Vi...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Animal Prints

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Lithograph

Cat on a Rug
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

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Lithograph

La Grande Parade des Chats (The Great Parade of the Cats)
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

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) ...
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1990s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Lithograph, Screen

La Grande Parade des Chats (The Great Parade of the Cats)
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

COUPS DE TÊTE Signed Lithograph, Surrealist Group, Panic Movement Arrabal, Topor
Located in Union City, NJ
COUPS DE TÊTE is a hand drawn, stone lithograph by the French artist Chrisitian Zeimert printed in Paris France c.1974 using hand lithography techniques on archival Rives BFK printmaking paper, 100% acid free. COUPS DE TÊTE presents a surreal, close-up portrait of a two male elk head-butting with a group of books between their opposing heads. Visible on the books spines are the names of members belonging to the 1960s Panic Movement group. Print size - 13 x 15.25 in., unframed, very good condition, pencil signed printers proof, inscribed H.C. with personal dedication to the master printer "Joseph", edition size unknown Image size - 8.25 x 10.5 in. Year - c. 1974 Christian Zeimer (1934 - 2020) was a French painter, the son of an upholsterer and designer who also worked as a salesman and Le Bon Marché. After he left the École Boulle, he learned how to engrave on jewelry. He then studied at the École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs, where he studied under the painter Marcel Gromaire. A libertarian and anarchist, he worked alongside Fernando Arrabal, Alejandro Jodorowsky, Olivier O. Olivier, and Roland Topor and participated in the Panic Movement in the 1960s. He contributed to the newspaper Le Fou Parle and the magazine Hara-Kiri. Alongside Henri Cueco, Jacques Jouet, Hervé Le...
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Lithograph

Leonor Fini, Sphinx Ariene, rare handsigned print
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

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Paper

Apocalyptische Reiter (Apocalyptic Rider)
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Apocalyptische Reiter (Apocalyptic Rider) MEDIUM: Etching SIGNED: Hand Signed EDITION NUMBER: 166/175 MEASUREMENTS: 22" x 30" YEAR: 1974 CONDITIO...
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Etching

Armadillo, Surrealist Lithograph by Aubrey Schwartz
Located in Long Island City, NY
Aubrey Schwartz, American (1928 - 2019) - Armadillo, Year: circa 1962, Medium: Lithograph on Arches, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 150, Image Size: 10 x 16 inches, Size: ...
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1950s Surrealist Animal Prints

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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

La Grande Parade des Chats etching by Surrealist Leonor Fini Cats Hats French
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original hand signed and editioned etching by Leonor Fini from her "Parade des Chats " Cat Parade Series. This is an E.A or an edition of the artist. This piece comes in an ar...
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Archival Paper, Etching

The Elephant and Jupiter's Monkey - Attr. to S.Dalì - 1974
Located in Roma, IT
The Elephant and Jupiter's Monkey. Mixed colored etching on Japan paper. Signed on the lower right margin. Numbered on the lower left margin. Edition of 249/250. The artwork is from...
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Etching

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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.

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