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
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: ...
Category
1970s Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Etching
The Raven and the Fox
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Dali, Salvador
Title: The Raven and the Fox
Series: Bestiaire de la Fontaine
Date: 1974
Medium: drypoint with color added by stencil
Framed Dimensions: 35.75" x 28"
Sig...
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Drypoint, Stencil
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
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
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...
Category
1950s Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Engraving
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...
Category
1970s Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
Lurçat, le seigneur individu, huit dessins à la plume (after)
By Jean Lurçat
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
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...
Category
1930s Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
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...
Category
1970s Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Magritte, Deux Tourterelles, dans la Chaude Pénombre de Leur Maison (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph in Colours on Vélin d'Arches paper. Edition: 350, plus proofs. Signed in the plate by the artist; hand signed in pencil by the printer, Fernand Mourlot. Good Condition; never framed or matted. Notes: From the suite, Les Enfants Trouvés de Magritte, 1968. Published by A.C. Mazo et Cie, Paris; printed by Fernand Mourlot, Paris, 1968. Les Enfants Trouvés de Magritte comprised twelve coloured lithographs, four of which, Ma Mère l'Oye, Pierreries, La Belle Captive...
Category
1960s Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Floral Headdress and Caterpillars Portrait. Neznakomka. Limited Edition 24/25
Located in FISTERRA, ES
This vibrant portrait, titled "Nezanakomka 24/25", subtly nods to Ivan Kramskoi's iconic Neznakomka, a masterpiece of Russian Realism known for its enigmatic portrayal of a young wom...
Category
2010s Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Metal
Lurçat, la lyre 1932, huit dessins à la plume (after)
By Jean Lurçat
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
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...
Category
1930s Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Le Téléphone (Lobster Telephone) /// Salvador Dali Surrealism Modern Engraving
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Salvador Dali (Spanish, 1904-1989)
Title: "Le Téléphone (Lobster Telephone)"
Portfolio: Hommage à Leonardo da Vinci (Great Inventions)
*Signe...
Category
1970s Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Engraving, Etching, Intaglio
Cat Arabesque
By Leonor Fini
Located in Columbia, MO
LEONOR FINI
Cat Arabesque
1973
Color lithograph
Ed. 157/230
12.5 x 9 inches
Category
1970s Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Pas du chat (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
Materials
Etching
Jester Cat
By Leonor Fini
Located in Columbia, MO
LEONOR FINI
Jester Cat
1973
Color lithograph
Ed. 157/230
12.5 x 9 inches
Category
1970s Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Dancing Griffin - Lithograph
By Jean Cocteau
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
Category
Mid-20th Century Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Lurçat, s.o.s., huit dessins à la plume (after)
By Jean Lurçat
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
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...
Category
1930s Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
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)
REFEREN...
Category
1970s Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
The Outfit
By Leonor Fini
Located in Columbia, MO
LEONOR FINI
The Outfit
1973
Color lithograph
Ed. 157/230
12.5 x 9 inches
Category
1970s Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
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...
Category
Late 20th Century Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
Unité, Planche 3 (Set of 2) /// Surrealism Le Corbusier Etching Modern Aquatint
By Le Corbusier
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Le Corbusier (Charles-Édouard Jeanneret) (Swiss-French, 1887-1965)
Title: "Unité, Planche 3" (Set of 2)
Portfolio: Unité
*Signed by Le Corbusier in pencil lower right. It is ...
Category
1960s Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Etching, Aquatint, Intaglio
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
Dali, "The Grand Inquisitor Expels the Savior" from After 50 Years of Surrealism
Located in Chatsworth, CA
This piece is an original etching by Salvador Dali from the "After 50 Years of Surrealism" portfolio, which consists of 12 original etchin...
Category
1970s Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Etching
"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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Duet (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....
Category
Mid-20th Century Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Etching
Lurçat, noblesses européennes, huit dessins à la plume (after)
By Jean Lurçat
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
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...
Category
1930s Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Lurçat, aprèsça on recommence, huit dessins à la plume (after)
By Jean Lurçat
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
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...
Category
1930s Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Chevalier Royal de L’Apocalypse
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali
TITLE: Chevalier Royal de L'Apocalypse
MEDIUM: Etching
SIGNED: Hand Signed
EDITION NUMBER: 32/100
MEASUREMENTS: 20" x 25.75"
YEAR: 1972
FRAMED: No
COND...
Category
1970s Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Etching
Unité, Planche 19 (Set of 2) /// Surrealism Modern Art Le Corbusier Bull Cow
By Le Corbusier
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...
Category
1960s Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Etching, Aquatint, Intaglio
Butterfly suite : Auvergne - lithograph - Tall size, 1969
Located in Paris, IDF
after Salvador DALI (1904-1969)
France : Auvergne, 1969
Lithograph and heliogravure
Printed signature in the plate bottom right
Tall model, from the 700 unumbered edition
Printed in...
Category
1960s Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Photogravure, Lithograph
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
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...
Category
2010s Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Metal
Three Dancers (B)
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....
Category
Mid-20th Century Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Etching
Three Dancers (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....
Category
Mid-20th Century Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Etching
Gesture (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....
Category
Mid-20th Century Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Etching
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Millefleurs Unicorn, Kate Willows, LImited Edition Print, Fantasy Animal Artwork
Located in Deddington, GB
Millefleurs Unicorn by Kate Willows [2019]
limited edition
Ink and pencil on paper
Edition of 50
Image size: H:20 cm x W:30 cm
Sold Unframed
Please n...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Paper, Ink, Pencil
Duet (B)
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....
Category
Mid-20th Century Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Etching
Exclamation (B)
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....
Category
Mid-20th Century Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Etching
Yawn
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....
Category
Mid-20th Century Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Etching
Metamorphosis Owl (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....
Category
Mid-20th Century Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Etching
Leap
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....
Category
Mid-20th Century Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Etching
Coup de pied (B)
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....
Category
Mid-20th Century Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Etching
Pas du chat (B)
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....
Category
Mid-20th Century Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Etching
Fellowship (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....
Category
Mid-20th Century Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Etching
Coup de pied (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....
Category
Mid-20th Century Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Etching
Cat with Hat
By Leonor Fini
Located in Columbia, MO
LEONOR FINI
Cat with Hat
1973
Color lithograph
Ed. 157/230
12.5 x 9 inches
Category
1970s Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
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...
Category
1970s Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
Psuedo sonnet
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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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
The Flyer - Etching on Paper by Marcel Chirnoaga - 1969
Located in Roma, IT
The Flyer is an original artwork realized in 1969 by Marcel Chirnoaga.
Black and white etching.
Hand signed and dated on the lower right margin.
Numbered and titled on the lower l...
Category
1960s Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Etching, Paper
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
SELVAGGIA Signed Lithograph, Robed Figure, Bird, Surrealism, Latin American
By Norma Bessouet
Located in Union City, NJ
SELVAGGIA is an original hand drawn limited edition lithograph by the Argentine woman artist Norma Bessouet printed using hand lithography techniques on Arches paper, 10% acid free. SELVAGGIA is unframed, in mint condition, full bleed image, hand torn edges, signed in pencil by Ms. Bessouet.
Print size - 28.5 x 20.5 inches, unframed, excellent condition, pencil signed by Norma Bessouet
Edition size - 150, plus proofs
Year printed - 1986
Printer - J K Fine Art Editions Co. NYC
Bessouet, born in Argentina, schooled in Argentina, London and in Italy, where she was able to look to the works of the Old Masters for inspiration. She refers to the artists of the Italian quattrocento along with Velazquez and El Greco as her muses, and traces of these historic artists shine through in her paintings. Her work is in numerous private and public collections throughout the world. Bessouet's art focused primarily around portraits, domesticity and the female nude.
In the original print, SELVAGGIA, Norma Bessouet merges certain Latin American strands of literary magic realism with Surrealism and presents a portrait of an androgynous seated figure, with bald head, serene facial expression, wearing a full length ombre shaded robe, cradling a large, long-beak bird. Ms. Bessouet's sensitive, masterly drawing expresses a fantasy doll...
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1980s Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
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...
Category
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
Category
1970s Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
The Bug - Original handsigned lithograph
By Corneille
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
Category
1990s Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Robed and Hatted Cat
By Leonor Fini
Located in Columbia, MO
LEONOR FINI
Regal Cat with her Cat
1973
Color lithograph
Ed. 157/230
12.5 x 9 inches
Category
1970s Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Tribute to Mozart : Firebird - Original handsigned lithograph
By Corneille
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
Category
1980s Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
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...
Category
1970s Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Etching
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.