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Surrealist Figurative 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
The Betrayers of their Hosts - Woodcut - 1963
Located in Roma, IT
The Betrayers of their Hosts - Hell, Plate-22- Divine Comedy is a woodcut print realized in 1963 for a series illustrating the Medieval poem of the "Divine Comedy" by Dante Alighieri...
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Surrealist Lady - Original Etching Hand Signed & Numbered
Located in Paris, FR
Léonor FINI (1907-1996) Surrealist lady Original etching, 1973 Hand signed in pencil Numbered /275 copies On Arches vellum size 56 x 38 cm (c. 22 x 15 in) Very good condition
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1970s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Etching

Prodigality from The Series "The Divine Comedy" - Woodcut Print - 1963
Located in Roma, IT
Prodigality from the Series "The Divine Comedy" - Purgatory Plate 21 is a woodcut print realized in 1963 for a series illustrating the Medieval poem of the "Divine Comedy" by Dante A...
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Chronology of Cacciaguida - Woodcut - 1963
Located in Roma, IT
Chronology of Cacciaguida is a woodcut print realized in 1963 for a series illustrating the Medieval poem of the "Divine Comedy" by Dante Alighieri. Not signed, as issued. Plate...
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Repentance - Woodcut - 1963
Located in Roma, IT
Repentance is a woodcut print realized in 1963 for a series illustrating the Medieval poem of the "Divine Comedy" by Dante Alighieri. Not signed, as issued. Plate n.30 (as report...
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Large Colorful Jerusalem Israeli Judaica Surrealist Lithograph on Heavy Paper
Located in Surfside, FL
THis is a fabulous, Surrealist lithograph in bright fauvist colors by Hasidic mystic Boruch Nachshon It depicts jerusalem with King David and a menorah in a Jerusalem Landscape. Bar...
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20th Century Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Vanni Fucci's Prophecy - Woodcut - 1963
Located in Roma, IT
Vanni Fucci's Prophecy - Hell Plate- 24 is a woodcut print realized in 1963 for a series illustrating the Medieval poem of the "Divine Comedy" by Dante Alighieri. Not signed, as is...
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

"Cíclopes" Cyclops - surrealist geometric print, perspective, optic illusion
Located in Ciudad de México, MX
Pedro Friedeberg is an artist and designer from Mexico of Italian origin, known for his surreal work full of lines, colors, and ancient religious symbols. His best-known piece is the “ManoChair”: a sculpture/chair designed to sit on the palm, using the fingers as backrests and armrests. Friedeberg began to study architecture but did not finish his studies. He began to produce designs that went against the conventional forms of the 1950s, some as incredible as houses with artichoke roofs. His work caught the attention of Mathías Goeritz who encouraged him to continue his career as an artist. Friedeberg became part of a group of Mexican surrealist...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Gold Leaf

The Heaven of Venus - The Divine Comedy - Woodcut - 1963
Located in Roma, IT
The Heaven of Venus - The Divine Comedy is a woodcut print realized in 1963 for a series illustrating the Medieval poem of the "Divine Comedy" by Dante Alighieri. Not signed, as is...
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Forest of Suicides - Woodcut - 1963
Located in Roma, IT
Forest of suicides - The Divine Comedy is a woodcut print realized in 1963 for a series illustrating the Medieval poem of the "Divine Comedy" by Dante Alighieri. Not signed, as iss...
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

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...
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Etching, Paper

The Furies - Woodcut Print attr. to Salvador Dalì - 1963
Located in Roma, IT
The Furies, from the Series "The Divine Comedy" by Dante Alighieri, is a woodcut print by Salvador Dalì realized in 1963. Good conditions. Not signed. Pla...
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Anatomy Studies - Etching by Nicholas Cochin - 1755
Located in Roma, IT
Anatomy Studies is an etching realized by Nicholas Cochin in 1755. Good conditions with foxing and folding. Signed in the plate. The artwork is depicted through confident strokes....
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1750s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Etching

The Angry Ones - Woodcut - 1963
Located in Roma, IT
The Angry Ones is a woodcut print realized in 1963 for a series illustrating the Medieval poem of the "Divine Comedy" by Dante Alighieri. Not signed, as issued. Good conditions. ...
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

“Innerbloom” Photography 24" x 24" inch Edition of 24 by Brian Ziff
Located in Culver City, CA
“Innerbloom” Photography 24" x 24" inch Edition of 24 by Brian Ziff Giclee (Archival Ink) Print on Canson Platine Fibre Rag From "Rite of Spring" series In this melancholy series...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Archival Ink, Rag Paper, Giclée

Paradise: Canto 28 from The Divine Comedy
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Salvador Dali Title: Paradise: Canto 28 Portfolio: The Divine Comedy: Paradise Medium: Woodblock engraving Year: 1963 Edition: 4765 Framed Size: 19 1/4" x 16 3/4" Sheet Size:...
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Engraving

Logicial Devil - Woodcut - 1963
Located in Roma, IT
Logician Devil is a woodcut print realized in 1963 for a series illustrating the Medieval poem of the "Divine Comedy" by Dante Alighieri. Not signed, as issued. Plate n.34 (as re...
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

The Falsifiers - WoodcutPrint - 1963
Located in Roma, IT
The Falsifiers from the Series "The Divine Comedy" is a woodcut print realized in 1963 for a series illustrating the Medieval poem of the "Divine Comedy" by Dante Alighieri. Not sig...
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Saint Peter - Woodcut - 1963
Located in Roma, IT
Saint Peter is a woodcut print realized in 1963 for a series illustrating the Medieval poem of the "Divine Comedy" by Dante Alighieri. Not signed, as issued. Plate n.27 (as repor...
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

On the Edge of the Seventh Circle - Woodcut - 1963
Located in Roma, IT
On the Edge of the Seventh Circle - Hell, Plate-4- Divine Comedy is a woodcut print realized in 1963 for a series illustrating the Medieval poem of the "Divine Comedy" by Dante Aligh...
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

The Beauty of Beatrice - The Divine Comedy - Woodcut Print - 1963
Located in Roma, IT
The beauty of Beatrice - The Divine Comedy is a woodcut print realized in 1963 for a series illustrating the Medieval poem of the "Divine Comedy" by Dante Alighieri. Not signed, as...
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

DISCOVERY (MIRO PICASSO)
Located in Aventura, FL
Lithograph in colors on paper. Hand signed and numbered AP on front by the artist. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of authenticity included. All reasonable offers ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph, Paper

The Golden Age - Woodcut - 1963
Located in Roma, IT
The Golden Age - Purgatory, Plate 22, is a woodcut print realized in 1963 for a series illustrating the Medieval poem of the "Divine Comedy" by Dante Al...
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Inferno: Canto 19 from The Divine Comedy
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Salvador Dali Title: Inferno: Canto 19 Portfolio: The Divine Comedy: Inferno Medium: Woodblock engraving Year: 1963 Edition: 4765 Framed Size: 19 1/4" x 16 3/4" Sheet Size: 1...
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Engraving

Heaven of Jupiter - Woodcut - 1963
Located in Roma, IT
Heaven of Jupiter is a woodcut print realized in 1963 for a series illustrating the Medieval poem of the "Divine Comedy" by Dante Alighieri. Not signed, as issued. Plate n.20 (as...
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Portrait after Raphael - Etching by Nicholas Cochin - 1755
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait after Raphael is an etching realized by Nicholas Cochin in 1755. Signed in the plate. Good conditions with foxing. The artwork is depicted through confident strokes. The...
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1750s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Etching

Paradise: Canto 31 from The Divine Comedy
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Salvador Dali Medium: Woodblock engraving Title: Paradise: Canto 31 Portfolio: The Divine Comedy: Paradise Year: 1963 Edition: 4765 Framed Si...
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Engraving

Beatrice and Rachele - Woodcut - 1963
Located in Roma, IT
Beatrice and Rachele is a woodcut print realized in 1963 for a series illustrating the Medieval poem of the "Divine Comedy" by Dante Alighieri. Not signed, as issued. Plate n.32 ...
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Cacciaguida's History Lessons - The Divine Comedy - Woodcut Print - 1963
Located in Roma, IT
Cacciaguida's History Lessons - The Divine Comedy is a woodcut print realized in 1963 for a series illustrating the Medieval poem of the "Divine Comedy" by Dante Alighieri. Not sig...
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Angel of Mercy - Woodcut - 1963
Located in Roma, IT
Angel of Mercy - The Divine Comedy is a woodcut print realized in 1963 for a series illustrating the Medieval poem of the "Divine Comedy" by Dante Alighieri. Not signed, as issued....
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

The Archangel Gabriel - Woodcut - 1963
Located in Roma, IT
The Archangel Gabriel - The Divine Comedy is a woodcut print realized in 1963 for a series illustrating the Medieval poem of the "Divine Comedy" by Dante Alighieri. Not signed, as ...
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Souls of Contumacy - Woodcut - 1963
Located in Roma, IT
Souls of Contumacy is a woodcut print realized in 1963 for a series illustrating the Medieval poem of the "Divine Comedy" by Dante Alighieri. Not signed, as issued. Plate n.3 (as...
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Song 33 - Woodcut - 1963
Located in Roma, IT
Song 33 is a woodcut print realized in 1963 for a series illustrating the Medieval poem of the "Divine Comedy" by Dante Alighieri. Not signed, as issued. Plate n.33 (as reported...
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

The Wrathful "The Divine Comedy" - Woodcut attr. to Salvador Dali- 1963
Located in Roma, IT
The Wrathful - from the Series "The Divine Comedy" is a woodcut print realized in 1963 for a series illustrating the Medieval poem of the "Divine Comedy"...
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Spanish Artist Santi Moix Aquatint Etching Ed 2/3 Surrealist Abstract Symbols
Located in Surfside, FL
Moix, Santi (Spanish, b. 1960), Figural Abstraction, hybrid print with etching and aquatint, 23.5 x 16.75 inches, pencil signed and numbered 2/3. Santi Moix (Barcelona, 1960) lives ...
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20th Century Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

Saint Mathew, from the Twelve Apostles suite (signed & numbered limited edition)
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Lithograph on Arches paper with embossing and gold foil by the Spanish surrealist artist Salvador Dali. From the 1977 Twelve Apostles Suite (sometimes ...
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1970s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Gold Leaf

The Souls - The Divine Comedy - Woodcut - 1963
Located in Roma, IT
The Souls - The Divine Comedy is a woodcut print realized in 1963 for a series illustrating the Medieval poem of the "Divine Comedy" by Dante Alighieri. Not signed, as issued. Pl...
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Hard Margins from The Series "The Divine Comedy" - Woodcut Print - 1963
Located in Roma, IT
The Hard Margins - from the Series "The Divine Comedy" - Hell is a woodcut print realized in 1963 for a series illustrating the Medieval poem of the "Divine Comedy" by Dante Alighier...
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Young Lady - Original Etching Hand Signed & Numbered
Located in Paris, FR
Léonor FINI (1907-1996) Young lady Original etching, 1973 Hand signed in pencil Numbered /275 copies On Arches vellum size 56 x 38 cm (c. 22 x 15 in) Very good condition
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1970s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Etching

Inferno: Canto 5 from The Divine Comedy
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Salvador Dali Title: Inferno: Canto 5 Portfolio: The Divine Comedy: Inferno Medium: Woodblock engraving Year: 1963 Edition: 4765 Framed Size: 19 1/4" x 16 3/4" Sheet Size: 13...
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Engraving

The Superbs - Woodcut Print - 1963
Located in Roma, IT
The Superbs - from the Series "The Divine Comedy" Song 11- Purgatory is a woodcut print realized by S. Dalì in 1963 for a series illustrating the Medieval poem of the "Divine Com...
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Anatomy Studies - Etching by Nicholas Cochin - 1755
Located in Roma, IT
Anatomy Studies is an etching realized by Nicholas Cochin in 1755. Good conditions with slight foxing. Signed in the plate. The artwork is depicted through confident strokes. The...
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1750s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Etching

Unknown
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Untitled" is a color lithograph by acclaimed Iranian artist Mahmoud Farshchian, born 1930. It is hand signed and numbered 217/250 in p...
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Late 20th Century Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

La Source du Calme
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Roberto Matta, Chilean (1911 - 2002) Title: La Source du Calme Year: 2002 Medium: Carborundum Etching on Hand-Made Paper, signed and numbered in marker Edition: 125, XXXV Pap...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Handmade Paper, Etching

Full Moon - Etching by Guelfo Bianchini - 1978
Located in Roma, IT
Full Moon is a Contemporary Artwork realized by the Italian Artist Guelfo Bianchini (Ancona, 1937) in 1978. Original colored Etching on paper. Hand-signed in pencil on the lower...
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1970s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Etching

"Music is Eternal" Photography 24" x 24" in Edition of 15 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Music is Eternal" Photography 24" x 24" in Edition of 15 by Olha Stepanian Printed on Epson Professional Paper Signed and numbered by the artist Not framed. Ships in a tube. Av...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Photographic Paper

Dante Recovers his Sight - Woodcut - 1963
Located in Roma, IT
Dante Recovers his sight is a woodcut print realized in 1963 for a series illustrating the Medieval poem of the "Divine Comedy" by Dante Alighieri. Not signed, as issued. Plate n...
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Heaven 28 - The Archangel Gabriel - Woodcut - 1963 (Field p. 189)
Located in Paris, FR
Salvador Dali (1904-1989) Heaven 28 - The Archangel Gabriel Woodcut on paper Printed signature in the plate 1960/63 Printed on paper Vélin BFK Rive...
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

In the Stream of Anger - Woodcut - 1963
Located in Roma, IT
In the Stream of Anger is a woodcut print realized in 1963 for a series illustrating the Medieval poem of the "Divine Comedy" by Dante Alighieri. Not signed, as issued. Plate n.1...
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Salvador Dali - from Biblia Sacra - Offset Lithograph
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Salvador Dali - The Biblia Sacra was published in 1969 by Rizzoli of Rome - SIGNATURE : printed in the image - LIMITED : 1499 - SIZE : 19 x 13 3/4" - REFERENCES : Michler and Lopsi...
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Whispers from Carnival of St. Petersburg Suite by Mihail Chemiakin
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Mihail Chemiakin, Russian (1943 - ) Title: Whispers from Carnival of St. Petersburg Suite Year: Circa 1980 Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 300 Ima...
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1980s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

"A Midsummer Night's Dream" - Surreal Lithograph in Ink on Paper (#1/9)
Located in Soquel, CA
Detailed and vivid close-up of an eye with a reflection by an unknown artist (American, 20th Century). In the reflection of the eye, there is a person seated on the ground with a lar...
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1990s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Paper, Ink

HOMAGE TO THE MASTERS (MIRO)
Located in Aventura, FL
Giclee on canvas. Hand signed and numbered by the artist. AP edition. Canvas is not stretched. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of authenticity included. All reason...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Giclée, Canvas

"Harlequin", Lithograph by Mihail Chemiakin
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Mihail Chemiakin, Russian (1943 - ) Title: Harlequin Year: Circa 1980 Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 75 Image Size: 20 x 17.5 inches Size: 30 x 21...
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1980s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Giorgio De Chirico - Trovatore - Hand-Signed Lithograph - 1972
Located in Varese, IT
color lithograph on paper edited in 1972 ”Il Trovatore” , the most represented work by Giorgio De Chirico signed in pencil by artist and numbered as: 41/99 paper size: 70 x 50 cm fra...
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20th Century Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph, Paper

“Morning Dew” Photography 24" x 24" inch Edition of 24 by Brian Ziff
Located in Culver City, CA
“Morning Dew” Photography 24" x 24" inch Edition of 24 by Brian Ziff Giclee (Archival Ink) Print on Canson Platine Fibre Rag From "Rite of Spring" series In this melancholy serie...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Archival Ink, Rag Paper, Giclée

Inferno: Canto 3 from The Divine Comedy
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Salvador Dali Title: Inferno: Canto 3 Portfolio: The Divine Comedy: Inferno Medium: Woodblock engraving Year: 1963 Edition: 4765 Framed Size: 19 1/4" x 16 3/4" Sheet Size: 13...
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Engraving

"Piccarda Donati"- "The Divine Comedy" - Woodcut attr. to Salvador Dali- 1963
Located in Roma, IT
"Piccarda Donati" from the Series "The Divine Comedy" - Song 3 - Paradise is a woodcut print realized in 1963 for a series illustrating the Medieval poem of the "Divine Comedy" by ...
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

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