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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
Ernst, La Foret bleue (Spies/Leppien 89D), XXe Siècle (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Original Edition Lithograph on wove paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Excellent Condition; never framed or matted. Notes: From the volume, XXe Siècle, vol. no. 20, 1962. Pub...
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1950s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

AUTUMN
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed and numbered by the artist. First edition engraving with color. Edition of 150. Sheet size: 14 x 12.25 inches. Image size 10.43 x 7.95 inches. Custom framed as pictured...
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1970s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Engraving, Paper

Ernst, Deux Oiseaux (Spies/Leppien 438) (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Original Edition Lithograph on wove paper. Edition: 1,500. Inscription: Signed in the plate and unnumbered, as issued. Excellent Condition; never framed or matted. Notes: Published a...
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1970s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Ernst, Têtes d'Aigles (Spies/Leppien 88A), XXe Siècle (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Original Edition Lithograph on wove paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Excellent Condition; never framed or matted. Notes: From the volume, XXe Siècle, vol. no. 20, 1962. Pub...
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1950s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Manessier, Croquis, XXe Siècle (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Original Edition Lithograph on wove paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Excellent Condition; never framed or matted. Notes: From the volume, XXe Siècle, vol. no. 20, 1962. Pub...
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

original lithograph
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. Printed in 1972 for the art revue XXe Siecle (issue No. 38). Size: 12 1/4 x 9 1/4 inches (310 x 237 mm). Not signed.
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1970s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Ernst, Un chant d'amour (Spies/Leppien 71), XXe Siècle (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Original Edition Lithograph on wove paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Excellent Condition; never framed or matted. Notes: From the volume, XXe Siècle, vol. no. 10, 1958. Pub...
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1950s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

SURREALISTIC PORTRAIT OF DALI SURROUNDED BY BUTTERFLIES
Located in Aventura, FL
Photo lithograph and etching with collage mounted on board from the suite Memories of Surrealism. Hand signed and numbered by Salvador Dali. Sheet size 29.75 x 21.25 inches. Image ...
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1970s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph, Paper

Ernst, Composition (Spies/Leppien 202D), XXe Siècle (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Original Edition Lithograph on wove paper. Signed in the plate and unnumbered, as issued, verso. Excellent Condition; never framed or matted. Notes: From the volume, XXe Siècle, Homa...
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1970s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Miro, Composition (Dupin 40), XXe Siècle (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Original Edition Linocut on wove paper. Edition: 1,500. Inscription: Signed in the plate and unnumbered, as issued, verso. Excellent Condition; never framed or matted. Notes: From th...
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1930s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Linocut

Zadkine, Composition, XXe Siècle (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Original Edition Linocut on wove paper. Edition: 1,500. Inscription: Signed in the plate and unnumbered, as issued. Excellent Condition; never framed or matted. Notes: From the volum...
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1930s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Linocut

de Chirico, Composition, XXe Siècle (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Original Edition Linocut on wove paper. Inscription: Signed in the plate and unnumbered, as issued. Excellent Condition; never framed or matted; lithograph by the artist, verso, as i...
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1930s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Linocut

Arp, Composition, XXe Siècle (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Original Edition Woodcut on wove paper. Edition: 1,500. Inscription: Signed in the plate and unnumbered, as issued. Excellent Condition; never framed or matted. Notes: From the volum...
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1950s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

de Chirico, Composition, XXe Siècle (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Original Edition Linocut on wove paper. Inscription: Signed in the plate and unnumbered, as issued, verso. Excellent Condition; never framed or matted; lithograph by the artist, vers...
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1930s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Linocut

Woman, Flowers and Potteries - Lithograph - Numbered / 100
Located in Paris, FR
Jean Marais (1913 - 1998) Woman, Flowers and Potteries Lithograph and offset print Signed with the stamp of the artist Bears also a printed signature in the plate Numbered / 100 On ...
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Late 20th Century Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Arp, Composition, XXe Siècle (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Original Edition Woodcut on wove paper. Edition: 1,500. Inscription: Signed in the plate and unnumbered, as issued. Excellent Condition; never framed or matted. Notes: From the volum...
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1950s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Marcoussis, Rimbaud, XXe Siècle (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Original Edition burin etching and engraving on wove paper. Edition: 1,500. Inscription: Signed in the plate and unnumbered, as issued. Excellent Condition; never framed or matted. N...
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1930s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Engraving, Etching

Wardell-Power, L'homme calculateur, XXe Siècle (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Original Edition etching and engraving on wove paper. Inscription: Signed in the plate and unnumbered, as issued, verso. Excellent Condition; never framed or matted; lithograph by th...
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1930s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Engraving, Etching

Paradise: Canto 33 from The Divine Comedy
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Salvador Dali Medium: Woodblock engraving Title: Paradise: Canto 33 Portfolio: The Divine Comedy: Paradise Year: 1963 Edition: 4765 Framed Size: 19 1/8" x 16 5/8" Sheet Size:...
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Engraving

Ernst, Elektra, XXe Siècle (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Original Edition Lithograph on wove paper. Edition: 1,500. Inscription: Signed in the plate and unnumbered, as issued, verso. Excellent Condition; never framed or matted. Notes: From...
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1930s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Hell : Charon and the Crossing of the Acheron - woodcut - 1963 [Field #page 189]
Located in Paris, FR
Salvador Dali (1904-1989) Hell 3 - Charon and the Crossing of the Acheron Wood engraving from "Divine Comedy" Printed signature in the plate 1960/63 Printed on paper Vélin BFK Rives...
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Magnelli, Composition, XXe Siècle (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Original Edition Linocut on wove paper. Edition: 1,500. Inscription: Signed in the plate and unnumbered, as issued. Excellent Condition; never framed or matted. Notes: From the volum...
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1930s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Linocut

Hélion, Composition, XXe Siècle (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Original Edition Linocut on wove paper. Edition: 1,500. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Excellent Condition; never framed or matted. Notes: From the volume, XXe Sièc...
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1930s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Linocut

Liquid Tornado Bath Tub (Michler/Löpsinger 823; Field 75-11B), Salvador Dali
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Salvador Dali (1904-1989) Title: Liquid Tornado Bath Tub (Michler/Löpsinger 823; Field 75-11B), Imagination & Objects of the Future Portfolio Year: 1975 Medium: Lithograph, d...
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1970s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Mixed Media, Lithograph, Drypoint

original lithograph
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. Printed in 1979 and published in Barcelona by La Poligrafa in an edition of 1000. Size: 10 x 7 1/2 inches (255 x 188 mm). Not signed.
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1970s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Miro, Composition, The Prints of Joan Miro (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Etching on wove paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued; publisher’s imprint, verso, as issued. Good Condition; never framed or matted. Notes: From the folio, The Prin...
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1940s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Etching

Salvador Dali - Head of Veal - Original Etching
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Salvador Dali - Head of Veal - Original Etching Embossed signature From the edition of 731 Dimensions: 38,5 x 28,5 cm 1969 References : Field 69-1 / Michler & Lopsinger 305
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Etching

Personaje en Perfil, Surrealist Etching by Rufina Tamayo
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Surrealist etching by Mexican artist Rufino Tamayo of a simple red and blue figure standing in profile against a brown background, gesturing with one red hand to something out of v...
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1980s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Etching

Miro, Les Révolutions Scéniques (Mourlot 1078; Cramer 207) (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Original Limited Edition Lithograph on wove paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Excellent Condition; never framed or matted. Notes: Extracted from the volume, Les...
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1970s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Salvador Dalí, Meeting of the Forces of Luxury, Paradise:Canto 26 (Field 189-20)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Original Limited Edition Wood Engraving in Colors on Rives BFK paper. Edition: 4765, French; 3188, Italian. Paper Size: 13 x 10.25 inches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Catalogue Raisonne Reference: Michler & Löpsinger 1039-1138; Field 189-200. Excellent condition; unframed. Notes: The Salvador Dali Divine...
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Miro, Composition, The Prints of Joan Miro (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Etching on wove paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued; publisher’s imprint, verso, as issued. Good Condition; never framed or matted. Notes: From the folio, The Prin...
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1940s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Etching

Miro, Composition, The Prints of Joan Miro (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Etching on wove paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued; publisher’s imprint, verso, as issued. Good Condition; never framed or matted. Notes: From the folio, The Prin...
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1940s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Etching

Miro, Composition, The Prints of Joan Miro (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Etching on wove paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued; publisher’s imprint, verso, as issued. Good Condition; never framed or matted. Notes: From the folio, The Prin...
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1940s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Etching

Salvador Dalí, The Joy of the Blessed, Paradise: Canto 24 (Field 189-200)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Original Limited Edition Wood Engraving in Colors on Rives BFK paper. Edition: 4765, French; 3188, Italian. Paper Size: 13 x 10.25 inches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Catalogue Raisonne Reference: Michler & Löpsinger 1039-1138; Field 189-200. Excellent condition; unframed. Notes: The Salvador Dali Divine...
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Miro, Composition (Mourlot 234; Cramer 39) (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Original Edition Lithograph on wove paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Excellent Condition, with centerfold, as issued; never framed or matted. Notes: From volum...
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1950s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Salvador Dalí, The Splendour of Beatrice, Paradise: Canto 18 (Field 189-200)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Original Limited Edition Wood Engraving in Colors on Rives BFK paper. Edition: 4765, French; 3188, Italian. Paper Size: 13 x 10.25 inches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as...
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Miro, Composition, The Prints of Joan Miro (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Etching on wove paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued; publisher’s imprint, verso, as issued. Good Condition; never framed or matted. Notes: From the folio, The Prin...
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1940s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Etching

Miro, Composition (Mourlot 223; Cramer 34) (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on Vellum Paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good Condition; never framed or matted. Notes: From volume, Derrière le miroir, No. 87-88-89. June-July-A...
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1950s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Miro, Composition, The Prints of Joan Miro (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Etching on wove paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued; publisher’s imprint, verso, as issued. Good Condition; never framed or matted. Notes: From the folio, The Prin...
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1940s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Etching

Beati Pauperes...Beati Mites...Beati - Lithograph - 1964
Located in Roma, IT
Beati pauperes...beati mites...beati is an artwork realized in 1964. It is part of Biblia Sacra vulgatæ editionis published by Rizzoli-Mediolani between 1967 and 1969. Color lithog...
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1970s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Miro, Composition, The Prints of Joan Miro (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Etching on wove paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued; publisher’s imprint, verso, as issued. Good Condition; never framed or matted. Notes: From the folio, The Prin...
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1940s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Etching

Miro, Composition, The Prints of Joan Miro (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Etching on wove paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued; publisher’s imprint, verso, as issued. Good Condition; never framed or matted. Notes: From the folio, The Prin...
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1940s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Etching

Miro, Composition, The Prints of Joan Miro (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Etching on wove paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued; publisher’s imprint, verso, as issued. Good Condition; never framed or matted. Notes: From the folio, The Prin...
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1940s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Etching

Miro, Composition, The Prints of Joan Miro (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Etching on wove paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued; publisher’s imprint, verso, as issued. Good Condition; never framed or matted. Notes: From the folio, The Prin...
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1940s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Etching

pochoir
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: pochoir. Printed at the atelier of Daniel Jacomet in 1958 for the art revue XXe Siecle (issue number 10) published in Paris by San Lazzaro. Size: 12 3/8 x 9 1/2 inches (315 x...
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1950s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Miro, Composition, The Prints of Joan Miro (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Etching on wove paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued; publisher’s imprint, verso, as issued. Good Condition; never framed or matted. Notes: From the folio, The Prin...
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1940s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Etching

Salvador Dali - Fight Before la Dame - Original Handsigned Etching
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Salvador Dali - Original Handsigned Etching From La Quête du Graal Dimensions: 45 x 33 cm Handsigned Edition: 38/100 (from the rare deluxe suite aside from the standard edition) Cat...
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1970s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Etching

Miro, Composition, The Prints of Joan Miro (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Etching on wove paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued; publisher’s imprint, verso, as issued. Good Condition; never framed or matted. Notes: From the folio, The Prin...
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1940s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Etching

Miro, Composition, The Prints of Joan Miro (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Etching on wove paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued; publisher’s imprint, verso, as issued. Good Condition; never framed or matted. Notes: From the folio, The Prin...
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1940s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Etching

Miro, Composition, The Prints of Joan Miro (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Etching on wove paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued; publisher’s imprint, verso, as issued. Good Condition; never framed or matted. Notes: From the folio, The Prin...
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1940s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Etching

Miro, Composition, The Prints of Joan Miro (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Etching on wove paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued; publisher’s imprint, verso, as issued. Good Condition; never framed or matted. Notes: From the folio, The Prin...
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1940s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Etching

Miro, Composition, The Prints of Joan Miro (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Etching on wove paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued; publisher’s imprint, verso, as issued. Good Condition; never framed or matted. Notes: From the folio, The Prin...
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1940s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Etching

Miro, Composition, The Prints of Joan Miro (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Etching on wove paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued; publisher’s imprint, verso, as issued. Good Condition; never framed or matted. Notes: From the folio, The Prin...
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1940s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Etching

Miro, Composition, The Prints of Joan Miro (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Etching on wove paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued; publisher’s imprint, verso, as issued. Good Condition; never framed or matted. Notes: From the folio, The Prin...
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1940s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Etching

Miro, Composition, The Prints of Joan Miro (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Etching on wove paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued; publisher’s imprint, verso, as issued. Good Condition; never framed or matted. Notes: From the folio, The Prin...
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1940s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Etching

Miro, Composition, The Prints of Joan Miro (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Etching on wove paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued; publisher’s imprint, verso, as issued. Good Condition; never framed or matted. Notes: From the folio, The Prin...
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1940s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Etching

Miro, Composition, The Prints of Joan Miro (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Etching on wove paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued; publisher’s imprint, verso, as issued. Good Condition; never framed or matted. Notes: From the folio, The Prin...
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1940s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Etching

Lunar Poet - Etching by Guelfo Bianchini - 1978
Located in Roma, IT
Lunar Poet  is a Contemporary Artwork realized in Italy by  Guelfo Bianchini  (Ancona, 1937) in 1978 . Colored Etching on paper.  Hand-signed  in pencil on the lower right corner: ...
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