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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
Self-Portrait Sundial
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Self-Portrait Sundial MEDIUM: Lithograph SIGNED: Hand Signed EDITION NUMBER: 103/150 MEASUREMENTS: 22.25" x 18" YEAR: 1966 CONDITION: Excellent ...
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Le Viol d'Europe
Located in New York, NY
A very good impression of this color drypoint on Japon nacré. Artist's proof, aside from the edition of 270. Signed and inscribed "EA" in pencil. Published by Vision Nouvelle, Paris....
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1970s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Color, Drypoint

Pop Art Edition 2/5 Etching India Lucknow Artist Woman Girl Pink Blue
Located in Norfolk, GB
From emerging Indian artist Sonal Varshneya Ojha are the last available works from her Limited Edition of 7 series Kissa Goi. Art 1821 is selling the last 14, different works, of th...
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2010s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Archival Paper, Etching

Solomon's Prayer - Etching by Marc Chagall - 1956
Located in Roma, IT
Etching on Montval wove paper, realized by Marc Chagall in 1931-39 and published by Tériade in 1956. Edition of 275+30 out of commerce copies. Not signed nor numbered, as issued. ...
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1950s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Etching

Télévision liquide et gazeuse (M/L 822-831; Field 75-13)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph, silkscreen, drypoint, and collage on vélin de Rives BFK paper. Inscription: hand signed and numbered, I-70/250, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Imaginat...
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1970s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Woman with Rose and Bird - Original handsigned lithograph
Located in Paris, IDF
Corneille Woman with Rose and Bird, 1985 Original lithograph Handsigned Justified EA On vellum 56 x 76 cm (c. 22 x 30 inch) Excellent condition
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1990s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Chevalier Royal de l'Apocalypse - Original etching - 1972
Located in Paris, IDF
Salvador Dali (1904-1989) Chevalier Royal de l'Apocalypse (1972) Original Etching on Arches vellum Handsigned in pencil Numbered /85 Size : 26 x 19.6 inch (66 x 50 cm) Reference...
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1970s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Etching

Unicorn Woman - Original handsigned etching - 150ex
Located in Paris, IDF
Hans BELLMER Unicorn Woman Original etching Handsigned in pencil Numbered on 150 copies On Arches vellum 65 x 50 cm (c. 26 c 20in) Excellent condition
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Etching

Ernst, Composition (Spies/Leppien 222), Histoire Naturelle (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Collotype from frottage on vélin paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the album, Max Ernst, Histoire Naturelle, 1972. Published and printed by Verla...
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1970s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

"Alice Monday Morn" - 1975 Surrealist Lithograph on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
"Alice Monday Morn" - 1975 Surrealist Lithograph on Paper 1975 surrealist lithograph on paper titled "Alice Monday Morn" by Jim Crabb (American, b. 1947). This piece gives the impression of looking through a tunnel or cave to see biomorphic objects. Some of them look like bugs, cells, or worms. Several of the shapes are connected by a thin line, implying a rope of some other mechanism. Titled, numbered, signed, and dated along the bottom edge: Alice Monday Morn 11/20 J Crabb...
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1970s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Paper, Ink, Lithograph

"I am" Black & White Photography 31" x 31" in Edition of 7 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"I am" Black & White Photography 31" x 31" in Edition of 7 by Olha Stepanian Printed on Epson Professional Paper Signed and numbered by the artist Not framed. Ships in a tube. A...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Photographic Paper

Japanese Child; lent by Dean Reynolds, Surrealist Lithograph by Morris Broderson
Located in Long Island City, NY
Morris Broderson, American (1928 - 2011) - Japanese Child; lent by Dean Reynolds, Portfolio: The Atelier Portfolios, Number One: Morris Broderson, Year: 1961, Medium: Lithograph, ...
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Mary Mother of Christ II, Surrealist Lithograph by Morris Broderson
Located in Long Island City, NY
Morris Broderson, American (1928 - 2011) - Mary Mother of Christ II, Portfolio: The Atelier Portfolios, Number One: Morris Broderson, Year: 1961, Medium: Lithograph, signed and da...
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

The Lady with the Dog / - Like the master, so the dog -
Located in Berlin, DE
Reiner Schwarz (*1940 Hirschberg), The Lady with the Dog, 1971. Lithograph, 33 cm x 26 (image), 59 cm x 42 cm (sheet size), signed in pencil at lower right "R.[ein] Schwarz", dated "...
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Paper

Under the mask of the Venetian girl / - Monstrous Reality -
Located in Berlin, DE
Reiner Schwarz (*1940 Hirschberg), Under the mask of the Venetian girl, 1968. Lithograph, 30 cm x 24 (image), 59 cm x 42 cm (sheet size), signed “R.[einer] Schwarz” in pencil lower r...
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Paper

Miró, Composition, Derrière le miroir (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition, with centerfold, as issued. Notes: From Derrière le miroir, Hommage à Aimé et Marguerite M...
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1980s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Fisherman
Located in Belgrade, MT
This piece is part of my private collection since the 1970's.It is original and is not signed.
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Paint, Etching, Lithograph

Face. Limited edition print, Surrealism, Established Polish artist
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary colorful figurative surrealistic print on paper by Polish artist Rafal Olbinski. This print symbolizes equality of people of all races. The print is signed by the artist...
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2010s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Paper, Color

The Angel of the First Heaven - Woodcut attr. to Salvador Dalì - 1963
Located in Roma, IT
The Angel of the First Heaven, from the Series "The Divine Comedy" by Dante Alighieri, is a woodcut print realized in 1963. Good conditions....
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Spanish 1984 signed limited edition original art print etching 21x15 in. n20
Located in Miami, FL
Eduardo Naranjo (Spain, 1944) 'La creación III', 1984 etching, aquatint on paper Guarro Super Alpha 250g. 20.9 x 15 in. (53 x 38 cm.) Edition of 225 I...
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1980s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Paper, Engraving, Screen

Deborah, the Prophetesse - Etching by Marc Chagall - 1956
Located in Roma, IT
Etching on Montval wove paper, realized by Marc Chagall in 1931-39 and published by Tériade in 1956. Edition of 275+30 out of commerce copies. Not signed nor numbered, as issued. ...
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1950s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Etching

Peon Carrying Head of Bull, Surrealist Lithograph by Morris Broderson
Located in Long Island City, NY
Morris Broderson, American (1928 - 2011) - Peon Carrying Head of Bull, Portfolio: The Atelier Portfolios, Number One: Morris Broderson, Year: 1961, Medium: Lithograph, signed and ...
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Army Of Caine Large Oversize Pop Art Print Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Army Of Caine by B A T I K Pop art work featuring multiples of Michael Caine in Get Carter mode - possibly his most iconic movie role. Archival pigment pop art print signed & limi...
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2010s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

Anne Invokes the Lord - Etching by Marc Chagall - 1956
Located in Roma, IT
Etching on Montval wove paper, realized by Marc Chagall in 1931-39 and published by Tériade in 1956. Edition of 275+30 out of commerce copies. Not signed nor numbered, as issued. ...
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1950s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Etching

Salvador Dali - The Torso - Original Stamp-Signed Etching
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Salvador Dali - The Torso - Original Stamp-Signed Etching Stamp signed by Dali Edition of 294 copies. Paper : Arches vellum. Dimensions : 16x12". Catalogue Raisonné : Field 68-6 (...
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Etching

Femmes Surrealiste - Surrealistic Woman
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Femmes Surrealiste - Surrealistic Woman MEDIUM: Etching SIGNED: Hand Signed EDITION NUMBER: 23/150 MEASUREMENTS: 25.6" x 19.6" YEAR: 1974 FRAME...
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1970s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Etching

David Before Saul - Etching by Marc Chagall - 1956
Located in Roma, IT
Etching on Montval wove paper, realized by Marc Chagall in 1931-39 and published by Tériade in 1956. Edition of 275+30 out of commerce copies. Not signed nor numbered, as issued. ...
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1950s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Etching

Samuel Called by God - Etching by Marc Chagall - 1956
Located in Roma, IT
Etching on Montval wove paper, realized by Marc Chagall in 1931-39 and published by Tériade in 1956. Edition of 275+30 out of commerce copies. Not signed nor numbered, as issued. ...
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1950s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Etching

David Wins Over Goliath - Etching by Marc Chagall - 1956
Located in Roma, IT
Etching on Montval wove paper, realized by Marc Chagall in 1931-39 and published by Tériade in 1956. Edition of 275+30 out of commerce copies. Not signed nor numbered, as issued. ...
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1950s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Etching

King David - Etching by Marc Chagall - 1956
Located in Roma, IT
Etching on Montval wove paper, realized by Marc Chagall in 1931-39 and published by Tériade in 1956. Edition of 275+30 out of commerce copies. Not signed nor numbered, as issued. ...
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1950s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Etching

The Ark of the Covenant Transported to Jerusale - Etching by Marc Chagall - 1956
Located in Roma, IT
Etching on Montval wove paper, realized by Marc Chagall in 1931-39 and published by Tériade in 1956. Edition of 275+30 out of commerce copies. Not signed nor numbered, as issued. ...
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1950s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Etching

Italian Surrealist Aquatint Etching Enrico Baj Pop Art with Watercolor Painting
Located in Surfside, FL
Enrico Baj (1924-2003) Italian, limited edition print. Hand signed and numbered in pencil from limited edition of 100 Aquatint etching with the addition of hand watercolor painting ...
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20th Century Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Watercolor, Etching, Aquatint

Surreal Pop Art Limited Edition Etching Indian Artist Woman Tree Hair Pots
Located in Norfolk, GB
From emerging Indian artist Sonal Varshneya Ojha are the last available works from her Limited Edition of 7 series Kissa Goi. Art 1821 is selling the last 14, different works, of th...
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2010s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Archival Paper, Etching

The Judgement of Solomon - Etching by Marc Chagall - 1956
Located in Roma, IT
Etching on Montval wove paper, realized by Marc Chagall in 1931-39 and published by Tériade in 1956. Edition of 275+30 out of commerce copies. Not signed nor numbered, as issued. ...
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1950s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Etching

Solomon is Proclaimed King of Israel - Etching by Marc Chagall - 1956
Located in Roma, IT
Etching on Montval wove paper, realized by Marc Chagall in 1931-39 and published by Tériade in 1956. Edition of 275+30 out of commerce copies. Not signed nor numbered, as issued. ...
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1950s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Etching

Joshua Stops the Sun - Etching by Marc Chagall - 1956
Located in Roma, IT
Etching on Montval wove paper, realized by Marc Chagall in 1931-39 and published by Tériade in 1956. Belongs to the series "The Bible". Edition of 275+30 out of commerce copies. N...
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1950s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Etching

Miró, Composition, (Cramer 249; Mourlot 1260), Joan Miró Lithographs (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the volume, Joan Miró Lithographs, Volume IV 1981. Published by Maeght Éditeur...
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1980s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Vellum, Lithograph

David Mourning the Death of his Son - Etching by Marc Chagall - 1956
Located in Roma, IT
Etching on Montval wove paper, realized by Marc Chagall in 1931-39 and published by Tériade in 1956. Edition of 275+30 out of commerce copies. Not signed nor numbered, as issued. ...
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1950s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Italian Surrealist Aquatint Etching Enrico Baj Pop Art Nude Mod Cherubs Angels
Located in Surfside, FL
Enrico Baj (1924-2003) Italian, limited edition print. Hand signed and numbered in pencil from limited edition of 100 Aquatint etching Image size: cm 39.5 x 29.5, sheet cm 53 x 39 ...
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20th Century Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

Solomon's Vision - Etching by Marc Chagall - 1956
Located in Roma, IT
Etching on Montval wove paper, realized by Marc Chagall in 1931-39 and published by Tériade in 1956. Edition of 275+30 out of commerce copies. Not signed nor numbered, as issued. ...
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1950s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Etching

Ecce Homo - Lithograph - 1964
Located in Roma, IT
Ecce homo is a Color lithograph on heavy rag paper realized in 1964. It is part of Biblia Sacra vulgatæ edition is published by Rizzoli-Mediolani between 1967 and 1969. Signed and d...
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Aida, Lithograph by Paul Wunderlich
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Paul Wunderlich, German (1927 - 2010) Title: Aida Year: 1978 Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 150/250 Size: 29 x 21.5 inches Frame Size: 39 x 30.5 ...
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1970s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Solomon on his Throne - Etching by Marc Chagall - 1956
Located in Roma, IT
Etching on Montval wove paper, realized by Marc Chagall in 1931-39 and published by Tériade in 1956. Edition of 275+30 out of commerce copies. Not signed nor numbered, as issued. ...
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1950s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Etching

Ernst, Composition (Spies/Leppien 222), Histoire Naturelle (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Collotype from frottage on vélin paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the album, Max Ernst, Histoire Naturelle, 1972. Published and printed by Verla...
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1970s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Nude with Snail
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Dali, Salvador Title: Nude with Snail Series: Secret Poems of Appolinaire Date: 1967 Medium: Drypoint etching Unframed Dimensions: 15" x 11" Framed Dimensions: 25.25" ...
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Drypoint, Etching

The Calling of Ezekiel - Etching by Marc Chagall - 1956
Located in Roma, IT
Etching on Montval wove paper, realized by Marc Chagall in 1931-39 and published by Tériade in 1956. Edition of 275+30 out of commerce copies. Not signed nor numbered, as issued. ...
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1950s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Etching

Reconciliation of All Creatures - Etching by Marc Chagall - 1956
Located in Roma, IT
Etching on Montval wove paper, realized by Marc Chagall in 1931-39 and published by Tériade in 1956. Edition of 275+30 out of commerce copies. Not signed nor numbered, as issued. ...
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1950s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Etching

Ernst, Composition (Spies/Leppien 252), XXe Siècle (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the volume, XXe Siècle, N° 42, 1974. Published and printed under the direction...
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1970s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Elijah Comforted by an Angel - Etching by Marc Chagall - 1956
Located in Roma, IT
Etching on Montval wove paper, realized by Marc Chagall in 1931-39 and published by Tériade in 1956. Edition of 275+30 out of commerce copies. Not signed nor numbered, as issued. ...
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1950s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Porol-Vua, Signed Surrealist Lithograph by Roberto Matta
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Roberto Matta, Chilean (1911 - 2002) Title: Porol-Vua Year: 1978 Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 97/100 Image Size: 20 x 28.5 inches Size: 22 x 29....
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1970s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Prophecy on Jerusalem - Etching by Marc Chagall - 1956
Located in Roma, IT
Etching on Montval wove paper, realized by Marc Chagall in 1931-39 and published by Tériade in 1956. Edition of 275+30 out of commerce copies. Not signed nor numbered, as issued. ...
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1950s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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"It's just a shadow" - 1975 Surrealist Lithograph on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
"It's just a shadow" - 1975 Surrealist Lithograph on Paper 1975 surrealist lithograph on paper titled "It's just a shadow" by Jim Crabb (American, b. 1947). This piece resembles a s...
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1970s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Laid Paper, Lithograph

Deliverance of Jerusalem - Etching by Marc Chagall - 1956
Located in Roma, IT
Etching on Montval wove paper, realized by Marc Chagall in 1931-39 and published by Tériade in 1956. Edition of 275+30 out of commerce copies. Not signed nor numbered, as issued. ...
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1950s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Le Château des Pyrénées - 20th Century, Surrealist, Lithograph, Figurative Print
Located in Sint-Truiden, BE
Numbered: 193/300 Color lithograph after the 1959 oil on canvas by René Magritte, printed signature of Magritte and numbered from the edition of 300. The lithograph features the dry...
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20th Century Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Oracle Over Babylon - Etching by Marc Chagall - 1956
Located in Roma, IT
Etching on Montval wove paper, realized by Marc Chagall in 1931-39 and published by Tériade in 1956. Edition of 275+30 out of commerce copies. Not signed nor numbered, as issued. ...
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1950s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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God Appears to Moses in the Burning Bush - Etching by Marc Chagall - 1956
Located in Roma, IT
Etching on Montval wove paper, realized by Marc Chagall in 1931-39 and published by Tériade in 1956. Belongs to the series "The Bible". Edition of 275+30 out of commerce copies. N...
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1950s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Miró, Composition, Derrière le miroir (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition, with centerfold, as issued. Notes: From volume, Derrière le miroir, N° 186, 1970. Publishe...
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1970s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

The Cycles of Life Suite
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: The Cycles of Life 3 Piece Suite Vigor of Youth One's Identity Reflection MEDIUM: 3 Etchings SIGNED: Each piece is Hand Signed EDITION NUMBER: 182...
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1970s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Etching

Surrealist figurative prints for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Surrealist figurative 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 figurative 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, red, yellow and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Salvador Dalí, Marc Chagall, (after) René Magritte, and Rafał Olbiński. 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 figurative prints, so small editions measuring 2.5 inches across are also available. Prices for figurative 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 $48 and tops out at $1,450,000, while the average work sells for $941.

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