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
Stultae et Prudentes Filiae - Lithograph - 1964
Located in Roma, IT
Stultae et prudentes Filiae 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 1...
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints
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Lithograph
Tristan blessé ("Tristan wounded"), Original etching, Handsigned
Located in Paris, IDF
Salvador DALI
Tristan blessé ("Tristan wounded")
Original etching
Handsigned in pencil
Limited to 115 copies
On vellum Rives 45 x 32.5 cm
This etching is part of serie "...
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1970s Surrealist Figurative Prints
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Etching
Somewhere in time, Figurative Surrealist print, Portrait, Polish art master
Located in Warsaw, PL
Vibrant giclee limited edition print by worldwidely established Polish artist Rafal Olbinski. Figurative surrealistic print with woman and man on the stairway to her mind. There is w...
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2010s Surrealist Figurative Prints
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Paper, Color
Jethro Brings Zepporah - Lithograph by Marc Chagall - 1960
By Marc Chagall
Located in Roma, IT
Jethro Brings Zepporah is an artwork realized by March Chagall, 1960s.
Lithograph on brown-toned paper, no signature.
Lithograph on both sheets.
Edition of 6500 unsigned lithogra...
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints
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Lithograph
Queen Iseult and Her Daughter, from Tristan and Iseult
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Salvador Dali
Title: Queen Iseult and Her Daughter
Portfolio: Tristan and Iseult
Medium: Color engraving
Year: 1970
Edition: XII/XXV
Frame Size: 25 1/4" x 20 3/4"
Sheet Size:...
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1970s Surrealist Figurative Prints
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Engraving
The deceivers - Etching - 150ex
Located in Paris, IDF
Salvador Dali
The deceivers (1960)
Heliogravure reworked with drypoint
Printed signature in the plate
On BFK Rives Vellum paper
Size 32.8 x 26.4 cm (c. 13 x 10")
References:
- Fiel...
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints
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Etching
Consummatum Est! - Lithograph - 1964
Located in Roma, IT
Veni, domine Iesu (The Spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak) is an artwork realized in 1964. It is part of Biblia Sacra vulgatæ editionis published by Rizzoli-Mediolani between ...
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints
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Lithograph
Took The Body Of Jesus - Lithograph - 1964
Located in Roma, IT
Took The Body Of Jesus 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.
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints
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Lithograph
Tamar, Beautiful Daughter of Judah - Lithograph by Marc Chagall - 1960
By Marc Chagall
Located in Roma, IT
Tamar, beautiful daughter of Judah is an artwork from the Series "The Bible", realized by Marc Chagall in 1960.
Mixed colored lithograph on brown-toned paper, no signature.
Edit...
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints
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Lithograph
The Angelus of the Empyrean - Woodcut - 1963
Located in Roma, IT
The Angelus of the Empyrean is a woodcut print realized in 1963 for a series illustrating the Medieval poem of the "Divine Comedy" by Dante Alighieri. Plate n.31 (as reported on the ...
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints
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Woodcut
Rachel Goes Away with Jacob- Lithograph by Marc Chagall - 1960
By Marc Chagall
Located in Roma, IT
Rachel Goes Away with Jacob is an artwork realized by March Chagall, 1960s.
Lithograph on brown-toned paper, no signature.
Lithograph on both sheets.
Edition of 6500 unsigned lith...
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Odyssey - Lithograph after Marc Chagall - 1989
By Marc Chagall
Located in Roma, IT
Odyssey is a splendid artwork realized after Marc Chagall and published in 1989.
Mixed colored lithograph on paper.
This beautiful artwork is from the German edition of Chagall's O...
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1980s Surrealist Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Jean Cocteau - Europe's Construction - Original Lithograph
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Original Lithograph by Jean Cocteau
Title: Europe's Construction
Printed signature in the stone
Dimensions: 33 x 46 cm
Edition: 200
Luxury print edition from the portfolio of Sciaky
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints
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Lithograph
Time Mill
By Roman Sustov
Located in Palm Springs, CA
An ex libris print of a whimsical windmill, blending medieval fantasy with gears and a surrealistic backdrop. Signed in pencil artists proof from the ...
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2010s Surrealist Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
A Logician Devil - Etching - 150ex
Located in Paris, IDF
Salvador Dali
A logician devil (1960)
Heliogravure reworked with drypoint
Printed signature in the plate
On BFK Rives Vellum paper
Size 32.8 x 26.4 cm (c. 13 x 10 in)
References:
-...
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
The Golden Age from The Series "The Divine Comedy" - Woodcut Print - 1963
Located in Roma, IT
The Golden Age from the Series "The Divine Comedy" - Purgatory tav. 22 is a woodcut print realized in 1963 for a series illustrating the Medieval poem of the "Divine Comedy" by D...
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints
Materials
Woodcut
The Apparition of Saint James - Woodcut - 1963
Located in Roma, IT
The Apparition of Saint James - Song 26 - Paradise is a woodcut print realized in 1963 for a series illustrating the Medieval poem of the "Divine Comedy" by Dante Alighieri. Plate n...
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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 is a woodcut print realized in 1963 for a series illustrating the Medieval poem of the "Divine Comedy" by Dante Alighieri. Plate n.28 (as reported on the back o...
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints
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Woodcut
Mystical Ladder - The Divine Comedy - Woodcut - 1963
Located in Roma, IT
Mystical Ladder - 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 issue...
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints
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Woodcut
Iesus Super Mare Ambulans - Lithograph - 1964
Located in Roma, IT
Iesus super mare ambulans 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 196...
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints
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Lithograph
La reine avait bliaut de sole ("The queen with silk tunic"), Etching, Handsigned
Located in Paris, IDF
Salvador DALI
La reine avait bliaut de sole ("The queen with silk tunic")
Original etching
Handsigned in pencil
Limited to 115 copies
On vellum Rives 45 x 32.5 cm
This etching is...
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1970s Surrealist Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
Purple Woman, Etching and Aquatint by Martin Barooshian
Located in Long Island City, NY
Purple Woman
Martin Barooshian, Armenian/American (1929–2022)
Date: circa 1979
Etching and Aquatint on Arches, signed in pencil
Image Size: 21 x 17.75 inches
Size: 30 x 22 in. (76.2 ...
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1970s Surrealist Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
Frère Orgin, l'hermite ("Brother Orgin, the hermit"), Etching, Handsigned
Located in Paris, IDF
Salvador DALI
Frère Orgin, l'hermite ("Brother Orgin, the hermit")
Original etching
Handsigned in pencil
Limited to 115 copies
On vellum Rives 45 x 32.5 cm
This etching ...
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1970s Surrealist Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
Naomi et sus Brus - Lithograph by Marc Chagall - 1960
By Marc Chagall
Located in Roma, IT
Naomi et sus Brus is an artwork realized by March Chagall, 1960s.
Lithograph on brown-toned paper, no signature.
Lithograph on both sheets.
Edition of 6500 unsigned lithographs. ...
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Ezra Teaches the People - Lithograph by Marc Chagall - 1960s
By Marc Chagall
Located in Roma, IT
Ezra Teaches the People is an artwork realized by March Chagall, 1960s.
Lithograph on brown-toned paper, no signature.
Lithograph on both sheets.
Edition of 6500 unsigned lithogra...
Category
1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Vere, hic Homo Iustus Erat - Lithograph - 1964
Located in Roma, IT
Vere, hic homo iustus erat 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 1...
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints
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Lithograph
Folder Los 5 Destacados. Burumbauzerda
Located in Hollywood, FL
Artist: Roberto Matta
Title: Folder Los 5 Destacados Burumbauzerda
Medium: Original Etching & Acquatint on Arches Paper
Signed: Hand Signed
Edition Number: Proof
Measurements: 19.75...
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1970s Surrealist Figurative Prints
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Etching
Zechariah's Candlestick - Lithograph by Marc Chagall - 1960s
By Marc Chagall
Located in Roma, IT
Zechariah's Candlestick is an artwork realized by March Chagall, 1960s.
Lithograph on brown-toned paper, no signature.
Lithograph on both sides.
Edition of 6500 unsigned lithogra...
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Sarah And The Angels - Lithograph by Marc Chagall - 1960
By Marc Chagall
Located in Roma, IT
Sarah and Hagar is an artwork realized by March Chagall, 1960s.
Lithograph on brown-toned paper, no signature.
Lithograph on both sheets.
Edition of 6500 unsigned lithographs. Pri...
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
The Archangel Gabriel - Woodcut Print - 1963
Located in Roma, IT
The Archangel Gabriel from the Series "The Divine Comedy" by Dante Alighieri is a woodcut print realized in 1963.
Good conditions. Not signed.
Plat...
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints
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Woodcut
Doubting Dante - Woodcut - 1963
Located in Roma, IT
Doubting Dante - "The Divine Comedy" - Song 7 - Paradise 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
Vere, hic homo iustus erat - Lithograph - 1964
Located in Roma, IT
Vere, hic homo iustus erat (Truly, this was a just man) is an artwork realized in 1964.
It is part of Biblia Sacra vulgatæ editionis published by Rizzoli-Mediolani between 1967 and ...
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints
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Lithograph
Lesus Flagellatus - Lithograph - 1964
Located in Roma, IT
Lesus flagellatus 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.
Sign...
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints
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Lithograph
Own heaven. Limited edition print, Surreal, Established Polish artist
Located in Warsaw, PL
Giclee limited edition print by worldwidely established Polish artist Rafal Olbinski. Figurative surrealistic print with man watering a tree. Scene takes place at night and there is ...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper, Color
Salvo (1947–2015) – Mele – Lithograph in colors on paper
Located in Varese, IT
Coloured lithograph on paper.
Limited edition, numbered 11/100.
Signed in pencil by artist in lower right corner.
Very good conditions with deep bright colors.
Paper size: 70 x 80 c...
Category
Early 2000s Surrealist Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
Cacciaguida’s History - Woodcut - 1963
Located in Roma, IT
Cacciaguida’s History - "The Divine Comedy" - Song 16 - Paradise is a woodcut print realized in 1963 for a series illustrating the Medieval poem of the "Divine Comedy" by Dante Ali...
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints
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Woodcut
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
Surrealistic Albrecht Dürer's self-portrait Old Masters Style. Giclée Print
Located in Segovia, ES
"Superstar", inspired by Albrecht Dürer's self-portrait at the age of 28.
Fine Art Giclée Pigmented Inkjet. Digital painting printed on museum quality canvas. Edition of 7.
Dimension...
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2010s Surrealist Figurative Prints
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Canvas, Giclée
Come Forth - Lazare - Lithography - 1964
Located in Roma, IT
Come forth - Lazare 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.
Si...
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints
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Lithograph
Assassinat - Etching by James Ensor - 1888
By James Ensor
Located in Roma, IT
Assassinat is an original etching on the Japanese paper, realized by James Ensor in 1888, signed on the plate and dated, with the second signature on the reverse.
In good conditions...
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1880s Surrealist Figurative Prints
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Etching
Vintage Mirò Exhibition Poster Galerie Maeght - 1970
Located in Roma, IT
Mirò Exhibition Poster is an original offset print realized for the sculptures' exhibition of the surrealist artist Joan Mirò at the Galerie Mae...
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1970s Surrealist Figurative Prints
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Offset
Surrealist Body - Handsigned lithograph, 125 copies
Located in Paris, IDF
Patrick BRISSAUD
Surrealist Body
Orignal lithograph
Handsigned in pencil
Numbered / 125 copies
On Arches Vellum 54 x 74 cm (c. 22 x 30 in)
Very good condition, paper slightly yello...
Category
Late 20th Century Surrealist Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
The Tree of Punishment - Woodcut - 1963
Located in Roma, IT
The Tree of Punishment - "The Divine Comedy" - Song 24 - Purgatory 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
And You Child, the Prophet of the Most High - Lithograph - 1964
Located in Roma, IT
And You Child, the Prophet of the Most High is a Color lithograph on heavy rag paper realized in 1964. It is part of Biblia Sacra vulgatæ edition is published by Rizzoli-Mediolani be...
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints
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Lithograph
The Archangel Gabriel - Woodcut - 1963
Located in Roma, IT
The Archangel Gabriel - "The Divine Comedy" - Song 32 - Paradise is a woodcut print realized in 1963 for a series illustrating the Medieval poem of the "Divine Comedy" by Dante Ali...
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints
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Woodcut
Third Planet - Woodcut - 1963
Located in Roma, IT
Third planet - "The Divine Comedy" - Song 14 - Purgatory 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
Abstract Composition - Signs on Yellow - Lithograph - 1972
By Hans Hartung
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract Composition - Signs on Yellow is a lithograph realized by Hans Hartung in 1972.
It comes from the portfolio " San Lazzaro et ses Amis. Hommage au fondateur de la revue XX...
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1970s Surrealist Figurative Prints
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Lithograph
The Wrathful - Woodcut - 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
The Elephant and Jupiter's Monkey - Attr. to S.Dalì - 1974
Located in Roma, IT
The Elephant and Jupiter's Monkey.
Mixed colored etching on Japan paper.
Signed on the lower right margin.
Numbered on the lower left margin. Edition of 249/250.
The artwork is from...
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1970s Surrealist Figurative Prints
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Etching
Purgatory: Canto 12 from The Divine Comedy
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Salvador Dali
Title: Purgatory: Canto 12
Portfolio: The Divine Comedy: Purgatory
Medium: Woodblock engraving
Year: 1963
Edition: 4765
Framed Size: 19 1/4" x 16 3/4"
Sheet Siz...
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints
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Engraving
Aracne - Woodcut - 1963
Located in Roma, IT
Aracne - "The Divine Comedy" - Song 12 - Purgatory is a woodcut print realized in 1963 for a series illustrating the Medieval poem of the "Divine Comedy" by Dante Alighieri. Not s...
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints
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Woodcut
Church and Empire - Woodcut - 1963
Located in Roma, IT
Church and Empire - "The Divine Comedy" - Song 6 - Paradise 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
Nummularii de Templo Eiecti - Lithograph - 1964
Located in Roma, IT
Nummularii de templo eiecti 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 1...
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints
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Lithograph
The Blind of Envy - Woodcut - 1963
Located in Roma, IT
The Blind of Envy 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.14 (as...
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints
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Woodcut
The Superb - Woodcut - 1963
Located in Roma, IT
The Superbs - from the Series "The Divine Comedy" Song 11- Purgatory is a woodcut print realized in 1963 for a series illustrating the Medieval poem of the "Divine Comedy" by Dant...
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints
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Woodcut
Delvaux Composition - Original Lithograph after Paul Delvaux - 1982
By Paul Delvaux
Located in Roma, IT
Composition is a mixed colored lithograph realized after Paul Delvaux by atelier Mourlot.
The artwork is from A même la pierre, Fernand Mourlot Litho...
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1980s Surrealist Figurative Prints
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Lithograph
Tennis - Aquatint and Etching by Fifo Stricker - 1982
Located in Roma, IT
Tennis is a contemporary artwork realized by the artist Fifo Stricker in 1982.
Mixed colored aquatint and etching.
Hand signed and dated by the artist on the lower right margin.
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1980s Surrealist Figurative Prints
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Etching
Hell - Woodcut - 1963
Located in Roma, IT
Hell, Plate 31 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
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