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Surrealist Portrait 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
Surrealist Composition with Bird in Profile
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Engraving, aquatint and mixed intaglio Signed, dated and annotated "AP" References And Exhibitions: Tschacbasov was a Russian/Amiercan artist who was widely exhibited and collecte...
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1940s Surrealist Portrait Prints

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Engraving, Aquatint, Intaglio

Portrait after Raphael - Etching by Jean François Poletnich - 1755
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait after Raphael is an etching realized by Jean Francois Poletnich in 1755. Signed in the plate. Good conditions with foxing and stain. The artwork is depicted through confi...
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1750s Surrealist Portrait Prints

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Etching

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 Portrait Prints

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Etching

The Muses - Etching by Nicholas Cochin - 1755
Located in Roma, IT
The Muses is an etching realized by Nicholas Cochin in 1755. Good conditions. Signed in the plate. The etching was realized for the anatomy study “JOMBERT, Charles-Antoine (1712-1784) - Méthode pour apprendre le dessein, ou l'on donne les regles générales de ce grand Art.. enrichie de cent planches representant differentes parties du Corps Humain.. et quelques etudes d`Animaux & de Paysage. Paris: C.A. Jombert, 1755” The plates of this important study were mainly dedicated to anatomical studies, physiognomy and proportions, many taken from works by famous artists such as Raphael, Guido Reni and Titian, as well as classical works including the Farnese Hercules and the Medici Venus.
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1750s Surrealist Portrait Prints

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Etching

The Muse - Etching by Guelfo Bianchini - 1995
Located in Roma, IT
The Muse is a Contemporary Artwork realized in Italy by Guelfo Bianchini (Ancona, 1937) in 1995 . Etching on paper. Hand-signed and dated in pencil on the lower right corner: Gue...
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1990s Surrealist Portrait Prints

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Etching

In a Dream - Etching by Guelfo Bianchini - 1995
Located in Roma, IT
In a Dream is a Contemporary Artwork realized in Italy by Guelfo Bianchini (Ancona, 1937) in 1995 . Original colored Etching on paper. Hand-signed and dated in pencil on the low...
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1990s Surrealist Portrait Prints

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Etching

THE CADUSEUS OF MARS NOURISHED BY THE BALL OF FIRE OF JUPITER
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed and numbered in pencil. From the series La Conquete du Cosmos (Conquest of Cosmos). Authenticated by Albert Field on verso. Sheet siz...
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1970s Surrealist Portrait Prints

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Engraving, Lithograph, Paper

Man in Red, Surrealist Lithograph by Aubrey Schwartz
Located in Long Island City, NY
Aubrey Schwartz, American (1928 - 2019) - Man in Red, Year: circa 1965, Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 14/15, Image Size: 9 x 10 inches, Size: 15 x 13 i...
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1960s Surrealist Portrait Prints

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Lithograph

Dream Catcher, Surrealist Etching and Aquatint by Saint Clair Cemin
Located in Long Island City, NY
Saint Clair Cemin, Brazilian (1951 - ) - Dream Catcher, Year: 1978, Medium: Etching and Aquatint on Arches, signed, numbered and dated in pencil, Edition: 2/30, Image Size: 6.25 x 4...
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1970s Surrealist Portrait Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

The Wait, Surrealist Etching and Aquatint by Saint Clair Cemin
Located in Long Island City, NY
Saint Clair Cemin, Brazilian (1951 - ) - The Wait, Year: 1978, Medium: Etching and Aquatint on Arches, signed and dated in pencil, Image Size: 11.75 x 11.5 inches, Size: 29.75 x 22...
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1970s Surrealist Portrait Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

Dutch Still Life, Surrealist Lithograph by Peter Paone
Located in Long Island City, NY
Peter Paone, American (1936 - ) - Dutch Still Life, Year: circa 1965, Medium: Lithograph on Rives, signed, titled and numbered in color pencil, Edition: ...
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1960s Surrealist Portrait Prints

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Lithograph

Donna, Surrealist Lithograph by Peter Paone
Located in Long Island City, NY
Peter Paone, American (1936 - ) - Donna, Year: circa 1965, Medium: Lithograph, signed, titled and numbered in color pencil, Edition: 50, Image Size: 25 x...
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1960s Surrealist Portrait Prints

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Lithograph

Portrait of a Woman, Surrealist Lithograph by Aubrey Schwartz
Located in Long Island City, NY
Aubrey Schwartz, American (1928 - 2019) - Portrait of a Woman, Year: circa 1965, Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: AP, Image Size: 20 x 13 inches, Size: 3...
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1960s Surrealist Portrait Prints

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Lithograph

Tattooed Boy, Surrealist Lithograph by Peter Paone
Located in Long Island City, NY
Peter Paone, American (1936 - ) - Tattooed Boy, Year: circa 1965, Medium: Lithograph on Rives, signed, titled and numbered in pencil, Edition: 25, Image ...
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1960s Surrealist Portrait Prints

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Lithograph

Dancer, Surrealist Etching by James Kearns
Located in Long Island City, NY
James Kearns, American (1924 - ) - Dancer, Year: circa 1975, Medium: Etching on Rives, signed, titled and numbered, Edition: 44/50, Image Size: 8.75 x 14.5 inches, Size: 15 x 22 in...
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1970s Surrealist Portrait Prints

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Etching

Acrobat, Surrealist Etching by James Kearns
Located in Long Island City, NY
James Kearns, American (1924 - ) - Acrobat, Year: circa 1975, Medium: Etching on Rives, signed, titled and numbered, Edition: 44/50, Image Size: 14.5 x 8.75 inches, Size: 22 x 15 i...
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1970s Surrealist Portrait Prints

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Etching

VERS LA RIVE ("LES POEMES")
Located in Aventura, FL
In 1968 several of Chagall's poems were published in the album "Les Poemes" (The Poems). He also illustrated this album, featuring a series of 24 woodcuts. Unsigned. From the edi...
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1960s Surrealist Portrait Prints

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Paper, Woodcut

HELL CANTO 20
Located in Aventura, FL
Woodblock engraving on paper from the Divine Comedy series. Sheet size 13 x 10 inches. Frame size approx 18 x 15 inches. Edition 4,765 in French, 3,000 in Italian, 300 in German. ...
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1960s Surrealist Portrait Prints

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Paper, Woodcut

FLEURS DEVANT LA FENETRE (MOURLOT 478)
Located in Aventura, FL
Lithograph in colors on Arches paper. Hand signed and numbered by Marc Chagall. Mourlot 478. Edition 5/50 (there were also 25 artist’s proofs numbered in Roman numerals). Image size 17.75 x 16.5 inches. Sheet size 26.25 x 21 inches. Frame size approx 33 x 28 inches. Artwork is in excellent condition. All reasonable offers will be considered. About the Artist: Marc Chagall (French/Russian, 1887–1985) was an artist whose work anticipated the dream-like imagery of Surrealism. Over the course of his career, Chagall developed the poetic, amorphous, and deeply personal visual language evident in paintings like I and the Village...
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1960s Surrealist Portrait Prints

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Paper, Etching

Viktorija Pashuta "Fashion Marie Antoinette" Original Fine Art Print
Located in Culver City, CA
Viktorija Pashuta "VOGUE Fashion" photography Original Fashion Photograph from the Series CASABLANCA by an award-winning fashion photographer Vikto...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Portrait Prints

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Archival Paper, Color

The Muse - Original Etching on Paper by Guelfo Bianchini - 1995
Located in Roma, IT
The Muse is an original Contemporary Artwork realized in Italy by Guelfo Bianchini (Ancona, 1937) in 1995. Original colored Etching on paper. Hand-signed and dated in pencil on th...
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1990s Surrealist Portrait Prints

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Etching

PRISE DE JERUSALEM (CRAMER 30)
Located in Aventura, FL
Etching with hand coloring on Arches paper. Hand signed and numbered by Marc Chagall. From La Bible. Cramer books 30. Edition 23/100. Image size 12.75 x 10.12 inches. Sheet size 21 x 15.5 inches. Frame size approx 28 x 22 inches. Published by Tériade, Paris. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of authenticity issued by Gallery Art. All reasonable offers will be considered. About the Artist: Marc Chagall (French/Russian, 1887–1985) was an artist whose work anticipated the dream-like imagery of Surrealism. Over the course of his career, Chagall developed the poetic, amorphous, and deeply personal visual language evident in paintings like I and the Village (1911). “When I am finishing a picture, I hold some God-made object up to it—a rock, a flower, the branch of a tree or my hand as a final test,” he said. “If the painting stands up beside a thing man cannot make, the painting is authentic. If there's a clash between the two, it's bad art...
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1950s Surrealist Portrait Prints

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Paper, Etching

HEAVEN CANTO 30
Located in Aventura, FL
Woodblock engraving on paper from the Divine Comedy series. Sheet size 13 x 10 inches. Frame size approx 18 x 15 inches. Edition 4,765 in French, 3,000 in Italian, 300 in German. ...
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1960s Surrealist Portrait Prints

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Paper, Woodcut

Salvador Dali - Freud with a Snail's Head - Original Signed Engraving
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Salvador Dali - Freud with a Snail's Head - Original Signed Engraving Handsigned in pencil and Numbered Edition: F195/195 - Printer: Atelier Rigal. - Paper: Rives vellum ; each etch...
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1970s Surrealist Portrait Prints

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Etching

HENRY IV
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed and numbered by the artist. From the Shakespeare II suite. Color etching on B.F.K Rives paper. Image size: 6.75 x 4.75 inches; paper size: 17.75 x 12.5 inches. Published ...
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1970s Surrealist Portrait Prints

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Etching, Paper

SOFAFIGUR
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed and numbered by the artist. Etching and aquatint on lana paper. Image size 19.3 x 14.9 in. Frame size approx 29 x 25 in. Edition of 95. Certificate of authenticity includ...
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1960s Surrealist Portrait Prints

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Etching, Paper, Aquatint

Théo Tobiasse - A train - Original Lithograph
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Théo Tobiasse Title: C'est un train portant un parfum d'odalisque Signed and Numbered Dimensions: 57 x 76 cm Information : Edition of 175 Condition : E...
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1980s Surrealist Portrait Prints

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Lithograph

"Le Philosophe au Papillon from Je Reve (I Dream) Portfolio, " signed by Masson
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Le Philosophe au Papillon" is an original color lithograph from the Je Reve portfolio by surrealist artist Andre Masson. The artist signed the piece i...
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1970s Surrealist Portrait Prints

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Lithograph

VANITY (PICASSO)
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 reas...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Portrait Prints

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Giclée, Canvas

Théo Tobiasse - Jerusalem Inside - Original Lithograph with Collage
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Théo Tobiasse Title: Jerusalem roule le long de ma gorge Signed and Numbered Dimensions: 57 x 76 cm Information : Edition of 175 Condition : Excellent
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1980s Surrealist Portrait Prints

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Lithograph

Armodio - Original Composition - Signed Etching
By Armodio
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
ARMODIO (1938) Abstract Composition Original Etching Signed and justified c.p.a Dimensions: 49,5 x 34,5 cm. Armodio was born in Piacenza in 1938. His training depends not so much on the attendance of the "Gazzola" Art Institute in his city, but also on the encounter with the painter Luciano Spazzali, whose study is the ideal place for experimentation and contamination. Here he met the painter Gustavo Foppiani, first teacher and then a fellow traveler; the two work together and then join the painter Carlo Bertè who will divide the study until 1980. This formed a free grouping animated by curiosity towards the most varied manifestations of culture, intent on reading reality under the sign of irony and inclined towards playful transgression. The first Piacenza personal exhibition was in 1963 at the Genocchi Gallery in Piacenza and in 1964, thanks to Foppiani, the Obelisk of Rome...
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1960s Surrealist Portrait Prints

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Etching

Jean Cocteau (after) - Europe's Colors - Lithograph
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Lithograph after a drawing by Jean Cocteau Title: Profil Signed in the plate Dimensions: 33 x 46 cm Edition: 600 Luxury print edition from the portfolio of Sciaky 1961
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1960s Surrealist Portrait Prints

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Lithograph

HOMAGE TO DALI
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 reas...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Portrait Prints

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Giclée, Canvas

Femme au bouquet de fleurs (Lady with Flower Bouquet)
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
This vintage color lithograph on paper is after a watercolor by Marc Chagall titled Femme au bouquet de fleurs (Lady with Flower Bouquet). Signed on ...
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1960s Surrealist Portrait Prints

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Lithograph

Two Young Girls, Portrait Print by Leonard Foujita
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Leonard Tsugouharu Foujita (Japanese, 1886 - 1968) Title: Two Young Girls Year: circa 1960 Medium: Lithograph, signed in pencil Imag...
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1970s Surrealist Portrait Prints

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Lithograph

JEREMIAH
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed and numbered by the artist. Sheet size: 26 x 19.8 inches. Edition: of 400. Catalogue Raisonné: Field 75-4K, pp. 101. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of...
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1970s Surrealist Portrait Prints

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Etching, Intaglio, Paper

HEAVEN CANTO 5
Located in Aventura, FL
Woodblock engraving on paper from the Divine Comedy series. Sheet size 13 x 10 inches. Frame size approx 18 x 15 inches. Edition 4,765 in French, 3,000 in Italian, 300 in German. ...
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1960s Surrealist Portrait Prints

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Paper, Woodcut

POEMES: GRAVURES V
Located in Aventura, FL
Woodcut on Japon Nacré paper. Hand signed and numbered (of 26) by the artist. From a total edition of 238: 26 on Japon Nacré numbered 1-26, 200 on Rives numbered 27-226, 12 on Rives...
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1960s Surrealist Portrait Prints

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Woodcut

BABY BUGGY
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed, dated and numbered screen print on Somerset paper. Image size 30 x 24 inches. Sheet size 33 x 26 inches. From the edition of 200. Certificate of Authenticity Included. ...
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1970s Surrealist Portrait Prints

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Paper, Screen

#1, Tree Huggers from the Future - (Man in Yellow Hazmat Suit in a Poppy field)
Located in London, GB
George McLeod, UNTITLED #1, 2021 Archival Pigment Print 30 x 46 Edition of 10 + 2 AP, Framed; white frame with antireflective art glass (Unframed options...
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2010s Surrealist Portrait Prints

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Archival Pigment

LES SPOUTNIKS ASTIQUES ELASTICOTS STATISTIQUES
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed and numbered by the artist. From Les Diners De Gala. Photo lithograph with a separate original engraving titled Spoon on Crutches. Image size...
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1970s Surrealist Portrait Prints

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Lithograph, Paper

Art Deco - Surreal Baby Among the Stars in a Theater
Located in Miami, FL
In most of Nora's work, she combines realism and fantasy. Here, the viewer's position is the back of a theater. In front, there are four raised hands, cheering a monumental image of a sleeping wrapped infant resting on a crescent moon and surrounded by two stars. The infant is floating above the seats and centered in the middle theater curtain...
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1920s Surrealist Portrait Prints

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Lithograph, Monotype

HELL CANTO 25
Located in Aventura, FL
Woodblock engraving on paper from the Divine Comedy series. Sheet size 13 x 10 inches. Frame size approx 18 x 15 inches. Edition 4,765 in French, 3,000 in Italian, 300 in German. ...
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1960s Surrealist Portrait Prints

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Paper, Woodcut

BAHIA'S SUNFLOWERS
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 reas...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Portrait Prints

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Giclée, Canvas

OU EST LE JOUR ("LES POEMES")
Located in Aventura, FL
In 1968 several of Chagall's poems were published in the album "Les Poemes" (The Poems). He also illustrated this album, featuring a series of 24 woodcuts. Unsigned. From the edi...
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1960s Surrealist Portrait Prints

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Paper, Woodcut

MUSEUM OF GENIUS AND WHIM from "After 50 Years of Surrealism"
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed and numbered by the artist. Signed and authenticated by Frank Hunter on verso. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of authenticity included. Edition: F EA on L...
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1970s Surrealist Portrait Prints

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Engraving, Paper

BABY BONNET
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed, dated and numbered screenprint on Somerset paper. Image size 29.5 x 23.25 inches. Sheet size 33 x 26 inches. From the edition of 200. Certificate of Authenticity Includ...
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1970s Surrealist Portrait Prints

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Paper, Screen

TEAR OF TIME (Melting Clock)Signed Lithograph on Arches Paper, Surrealism
Located in Union City, NJ
TEAR OF TIME (Melting Clock) is a limited edition color lithograph by the Modern master Salvador Dali, after an original Salvador Dali gouache pa...
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20th Century Surrealist Portrait Prints

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Lithograph

Love
Located in Kansas City, MO
Artist: Akio Takamori Title: Love Date: 2008 Medium: Archival ink jet and hand lithography Dimensions: 24 x 31.5 inches Editions: 45 Akio Takamori’s evolution as an artist began as...
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Early 2000s Surrealist Portrait Prints

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Printer's Ink, Archival Ink, Color, Inkjet, Lithograph

Salvador Dali - Dix Recettes d’Immortalite - Original Signed Artworks
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Salvador Dali, Dix Recettes d'Immortalité Very Good Condition Audouin-Descharnes, Paris, 1973 Reference: M. & L. 567-577, Field 73-20 The complete set of 11 signed, numbered and not...
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1970s Surrealist Portrait Prints

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Lithograph

Salvador Dali - Fruits With Holes - Original Hand-Signed Lithograph
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Salvador Dali - Fruits With Holes - Original Hand-Signed Lithograph 1969 Dimensions: P. 57 x 37 cm Sheet: 75 x 56 cm Handsigned, EA (Epreuve d'Artiste) Excellent Condition Reference...
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1960s Surrealist Portrait Prints

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Lithograph

Salvador Dali - Wild Blackberries
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Framed Salvador Dali's Lithograph Wild Blackberries 1970 Dimensions: P. 57 x 37 cm Sheet: 75 x 56 cm Handsigned, EA (Epreuve d'Artiste) Excellent Co...
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1970s Surrealist Portrait Prints

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Lithograph

Salvador Dali - Apricot - Original Hand-Signed Lithograph
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Salvador Dali - Apricot - Original Hand-Signed Lithograph 1969 Dimensions: P. 57 x 37 cm Sheet: 75 x 56 cm Handsigned, EA (Epreuve d'Artiste) aside from the edition of 200. Paper :...
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1960s Surrealist Portrait Prints

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Lithograph

Salvador Dali - Currant's Reverence - Original Hand-Signed Lithograph
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Salvador Dali - Currant's Reverence - Original Hand-Signed Lithograph Dimensions: P. 57 x 37 cm Sheet: 75 x 56 cm Handsigned Edition: XIV/XXXV Lithograph with drypoint in colours, 1...
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1960s Surrealist Portrait Prints

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Lithograph

Surrealist portrait prints for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Surrealist portrait 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 portrait 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, purple, pink, red and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Salvador Dalí, Rafał Olbiński, Marc Chagall, and Guelfo Bianchini. Frequently made by artists working with Lithograph, and Paper 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 portrait prints, so small editions measuring 2.5 inches across are also available. Prices for portrait 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 $50 and tops out at $220,000, while the average work sells for $1,000.

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