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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
"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

El Casquee (She with Helmet), Surrealist Lithograph by Wifredo Lam
Located in Long Island City, NY
El Casquee (She with Helmet) from the Pleni Luna Suite Wifredo Lam, Cuban (1902–1982) Date: 1974 Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition of 72/262 Size: 25 x 19.5 in. (63.5...
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Lithograph

"Bird Form" from the suite "Bestiary and some Correspondences"
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Bird Form" from the suite "Bestiary and some Correspondences" 1968 is an original color lithograph on Arches paper by renown British artist Graham Vivian Sutherl...
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Mid-20th Century 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

Oiseaux Souterrains, Signed Modern Bird Lithograph by Max Ernst
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Max Ernst, German (1891 - 1976) Title: Oiseaux Souterrains Year: 1975 Medium: Lithograph on Japon paper, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 99 Image Size: 13.5 x 24.5 inc...
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Lithograph

El Perro Mueve La Cola, Surrealist Mixografia Print by Rufino Tamayo
Located in Long Island City, NY
Rufino Tamayo, Mexican (1899 - 1991) - El Perro Mueve La Cola, Year: 1974, Medium: Mixografia, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 61/100, Size: 22.25 x 30 in. (56.52 x 76.2 ...
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Mixed Media

Bird About to Take Flight
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Bird About to Take a Flight" from the suite "Bestiary and some Correspondences" 1968 is an original color lithograph on Arches paper by renown British surrealist...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Animal Prints

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Lithograph

Little Doll Portrait with Plants on Red Background. Limited Edition 25/25
Located in FISTERRA, ES
This a limited edition high-quality Dibond direct UV Original Print titled "Octombrina 25/25". This piece, like the entire "Fetiches" series, is inspired by the idea of biophilia and...
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2010s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Metal

Bald Eagle, Modern Etching and Aquatint by Martin Barooshian
Located in Long Island City, NY
Bald Eagle Martin Barooshian, Armenian/American (1929–2022) Date: circa 1979 Etching and Aquatint, signed, titled and numbered in pencil Edition of 50/60 Image Size: 14.25 x 14 inche...
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

Tribute to Mozart : Firebird - Original handsigned lithograph
Located in Paris, IDF
Corneille Tribute to Mozart : Firebird, 1991 Original lithograph Handsigned Numbered EA /30 On vellum 50 x 65 cm (c. 20 x 26 inch) Excellent condition
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1980s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Lithograph

Salvador Dali - Corrida - Vintage Poster with Etching
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Salvador Dali - Corrida - Vintage Poster with Etching Etching made behind a menu in Restautant Duran as a tribute dinner to Salvador Dali and his wife Ga...
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1960s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Etching

Gesture (A)
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

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

Parasite, Surrealist Lithograph by Aubrey Schwartz
Located in Long Island City, NY
Aubrey Schwartz, American (1928 - 2019) - Parasite, Year: circa 1965, Medium: Lithograph on Arches, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 16/100, Size: 18 x 15 in. (45.72 x 38.1 ...
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1960s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Lithograph

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

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Lithograph

Hamadryades Mimetiques Arborescentes
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Hamadryades Mimetiques Arborescentes MEDIUM: Etching SIGNED: Hand Signed EDITION NUMBER: EA MEASUREMENTS: 19.3" x 12.4" YEAR: 1971 FRAMED: No CO...
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Etching

Unité, Planche 19 (Set of 2) /// Surrealism Modern Art Le Corbusier Bull Cow
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Le Corbusier (Charles-Édouard Jeanneret) (Swiss-French, 1887-1965) Title: "Unité, Planche 19" (Set of 2) Portfolio: Unité *Signed by Le Corbusier in pencil lower right. It is...
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1960s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Etching, Aquatint, Intaglio

Fellowship (A)
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

A Tire d'Aile
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "A Tire d'Aile" 1986 is an original color etching with aquatint on Arches paper by French artist Jean Solombre, 1948-2005. It is hand...
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Late 20th Century Surrealist Animal Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

Submerged Form
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Submerged Form" from the suite "Bestiary and some Correspondences" 1968 is an original color lithograph on Arches paper by renown British surrealist artist Graha...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Animal Prints

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Lithograph

Orsa Maggiore, Surrealist Lithograph by Wifredo Lam
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Wifredo Lam, Cuban (1902 - 1982) Title: Orsa Maggiore Year: 1976 Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: X/XXV Paper Size: 31...
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Lithograph

Centaure, Hommage à Picasso, Surrealist Lithograph by César Baldaccini
Located in Long Island City, NY
Cesar Baldaccini, French (1921 - 1998) - Centaure, Hommage a Picasso, Year: 1985, Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 99/99, Size: 11.75 x 15.75 in. (29.8...
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1980s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Lithograph

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

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Lithograph

Oval Dove of Peace Abstract Carborundum etching with embossing, Signed/N, Frame
Located in New York, NY
Max Papart Oval Dove, 1982 Carborundum Etching on embossed paper Hand signed and numbered 26/135 by the artist on the front Vintage frame included Elegant carborundum etching on embo...
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1980s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Etching, Graphite

Beetles #1
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Beetles #1" from the suite "Bestiary and some Correspondences" 1967 is an original color lithograph on Arches paper by renown British surrealist artist Graham Vi...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Animal Prints

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Lithograph

Salvador Dali - The Rider and the Deer - Handsigned Engraving
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Salvador Dali - The Rider and the Deer - Handsigned Engraving 1974 Hand signed by Dali Edition: /250 The dimensions of the image are 22.8 x 15.7 inches on 3...
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Drypoint, Aquatint

Infelicia - Hand-signed and numbered lithograph Leonor Fini Surrealist, 1975
Located in New York, NY
Leonor Fini Infelicia, 1975 Colored etching on Arches paper 11 × 15 in 28 × 38 cm Limited edition of 185
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Lithograph

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

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Lithograph

Owl (Rose Ground)
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Owl (Rose Ground)" from the suite "Bestiary and some Correspondences" 1968 is an original color lithograph on Arches paper by renown British surrealist artist Gr...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Animal Prints

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Lithograph

Fin d'Absalom - Hand Colored Etching by Marc Chagall - 1958
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

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Etching

Les Elus De La Nuit (2B)
Located in Columbia, MO
LEONOR FINI Les Elus De La Nuit (2B) 1986 15 x 11 Etching on Arches paper Ed. 14/31
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1980s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Etching

The Bug - Original handsigned lithograph
Located in Paris, IDF
Corneille The Bug, 1999 Original lithograph Handsigned Numbered EA /25 On vellum 63 x 46 cm (c. 25 x 18 inch) Excellent condition
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1990s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Lithograph

Untitled (Fossil)
By Melissa Miller
Located in New York, NY
Melissa Miller Untitled (Fossil), 1998 4 color lithograph on paper Hand signed and numbered 74/100 in pencil on the lower right front 28 1/2 × 21 inches Unframed Melissa Miller’s pai...
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1990s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Lithograph

Pas du chat (B)
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

Salvador Dalí­, "Le Cavalier et le Cerf" from Le Bestiaire de la Fontaine
Located in Chatsworth, CA
This piece is an original engraving with color added by pochoir by Salvador Dali. It is from Dali's suite of 12 original engravings entitled "Le Bestiaire d...
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Engraving

Exclamation (A)
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

Dancing Griffin - Lithograph
Located in Paris, IDF
Jean COCTEAU Dancing Griffin Lithograph Printed signature in the plate On vellum : 50 x 36 cm (c. 20 x 14 in) Bears the stamp of the artist Excellent condition
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Animal Prints

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Lithograph

Lurçat, le seigneur individu, huit dessins à la plume (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on vélin paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Published by Aux Éditions Jeanne Bucher, Paris, 1933; printed by F. Duval, February 20, 1933. Notes: Fr...
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1930s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Lithograph

Hippo, Surrealist Etching and Aquatint by Martin Barooshian
Located in Long Island City, NY
Martin Barooshian, American (1929 - 2022) - Hippo, Year: circa 1979, Medium: Etching and Aquatint, signed, titled and numbered in pencil, Edition: 50/60, Image Size: 9.25 x 11....
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

Beetles II (With Electric Lamp)
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Beetles II (with electric lamp)" from the suite "Bestiary and some Correspondences" 1968 is an original color lithograph on Arches paper by renown British surrea...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Animal Prints

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Lithograph

Shrug
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

The Nymphs (B)
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

Surrealist composition - Hand-signed lithograph Leonor Fini Surrealist, 1975
Located in New York, NY
Leonor Fini Surrealist composition, 1975 Colored etching on Arches paper 11 × 15 in 28 × 38 cm Limited edition of 185
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Lithograph

Heads and Figures Variations (A)
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

Pig, Surrealist Lithograph by Aubrey Schwartz
Located in Long Island City, NY
Aubrey Schwartz, American (1928 - 2019) - Pig, Year: circa 1965, Medium: Lithograph on Arches, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 15/100, Image Size: 12 x 17 inches, Size: 14.7...
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1960s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Lithograph

Reptiles, Surrealist Lithograph by Aubrey Schwartz
Located in Long Island City, NY
Aubrey Schwartz, American (1928 - 2019) - Reptiles, Year: circa 1965, Medium: Lithograph on Arches, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 16/100, Size: 18 x 15 in. (45.72 x 38.1 ...
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1960s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Lithograph

Elephants, Surrealist Etching and Aquatint by Martin Barooshian
Located in Long Island City, NY
Martin Barooshian, American (1929 - 2022) - Elephants, Year: circa 1979, Medium: Etching and Aquatint, signed, titled and numbered in pencil, Edition: 50/60, Image Size: 12 x 1...
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

Selbstbildnis (huendisch)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Reiner Schwarz "Selbstbildnis (huendisch)" From Portfolio "Portrait #11 - Reiner Schwarz" with Karin Szekessy Year: 1972 Medium: Color Lithograph Edition: 100 Size: 23.9 x 16.6 in. P...
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Lithograph

Lurçat, une étoile sans étable, huit dessins à la plume (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on vélin paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Published by Aux Éditions Jeanne Bucher, Paris, 1933; printed by F. Duval, February 20, 1933. Notes: Fr...
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1930s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Lithograph

"Toad I" from the suite "Bestiary and some Correspondences"
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Toad I" from the suite "Bestiary and some Correspondences" 1967 is an original color lithograph on Arches paper by renown British artist Graham Vivian Sutherland...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Animal Prints

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Lithograph

Dancer - Hand-signed and numbered lithograph Leonor Fini Surrealist, 1975
Located in New York, NY
Leonor Fini Dancer, 1975 Colored etching on Arches paper 11 × 15 in 28 × 38 cm Limited edition of 185
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Lithograph

A seagull named Jonathan 1973. Paper, linocut, 32x30 cm
Located in Riga, LV
"A seagull named Jonathan" is a linocut print artwork created in 1973. The artwork is made on paper and measures 32x30 cm. Linocut is a printmaking technique in which the image is ca...
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Paper, Watercolor

Lurçat, la lyre 1932, huit dessins à la plume (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on vélin paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Published by Aux Éditions Jeanne Bucher, Paris, 1933; printed by F. Duval, February 20, 1933. Notes: Fr...
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1930s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Lithograph

Robed Figure
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

Albatross II, Surrealist Etching, Aquatint and Intaglio by Martin Barooshian
Located in Long Island City, NY
Martin Barooshian, American (1929 - 2022) - Albatross II, Year: circa 1979, Medium: Etching, Aquatint and Intaglio, signed in pencil, Image Size: 14.5 x 14 inches, Size: 22 x 1...
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

Lurçat, derniers monuments aux victimes, huit dessins à la plume (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on vélin paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Published by Aux Éditions Jeanne Bucher, Paris, 1933; printed by F. Duval, February 20, 1933. Notes: Fr...
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1930s Surrealist Animal Prints

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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

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Color, Drypoint, Etching

Green Sea Turtle, Surrealist Etching, Aquatint and Intaglio by Martin Barooshian
Located in Long Island City, NY
Martin Barooshian, American (1929 - 2022) - Green Sea Turtle, Year: circa 1979, Medium: Etching, Aquatint and Intaglio, signed, titled and numbered in pencil, Edition: 50/60, Im...
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

Peregrine Falcon, Surrealist Etching, Aquatint and Intaglio by Martin Barooshian
Located in Long Island City, NY
Martin Barooshian, American (1929 - 2022) - Peregrine Falcon, Year: circa 1979, Medium: Etching, Aquatint and Intaglio, signed, titled and numbered in pencil, Edition: 50/60, Im...
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

Bactrian Camel, Surrealist Etching and Aquatint by Martin Barooshian
Located in Long Island City, NY
Martin Barooshian, American (1929 - 2022) - Bactrian Camel, Year: circa 1979, Medium: Etching and Aquatint, signed, titled and numbered in pencil, Edition: 50/60, Image Size: 6...
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

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.

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