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Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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
Sclaclaviol
Located in Columbia, MO
Leonor Fini was born in Argentina in 1907 but travelled and lived in Europe with her mother from a young age. By 1931, she was in Paris, in the full swing of the Surrealist movement....
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20th Century Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Paper, Etching

Cosmogonies No. 4
Located in Columbia, MO
Cécile Reims (French, 1927–2020) Cécile Reims’s work is distinguished by its masterful technique, intricate detail, and deep engagement with themes of transformation and the natural ...
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1950s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Cotton, Paper, Drypoint, 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 Prints and Multiples

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Watercolor, Etching, Aquatint

Hell 24 - The Thieves - woodcut - 1963
Located in Paris, IDF
Salvador Dali (1904-1989) Hell 24 - The Thieves woodcut Plate signed 1960/63 Printed on paper Vélin BFK Rives Size 32,8 x 26,4 cm (c. 13 x 10") REFERENCES : Field p. 189 à 200 / ...
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1960s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Woodcut

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 Prints and Multiples

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Watercolor, Etching, Aquatint

The Hippies The Sun
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: The Hippies The Sun MEDIUM: Etching SIGNED: Hand Signed PUBLISHER: Graphic Europa Anstalt, Switzerland EDITION NUMBER: XII/C MEASUREMENTS: 25" x 1...
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1960s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Etching

The Famine - Lithograph - 1964
Located in Roma, IT
The Famine is 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 da...
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1960s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Cat with Flower
Located in Columbia, MO
LEONOR FINI Cat with Flower 1973 Color lithograph Ed. 157/230 12.5 x 9 inches
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1970s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

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 Prints and Multiples

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Paper

Science Fiction - Lithograph and etching by Sergio Sarri - 1978
By Sergio Sarri
Located in Roma, IT
Science Fiction is an artwork realized by Sergio Sarri in 1978 . Colored lithograph and etching on paper. Hand-signed and dated by the artist on the lower right. Numbered on lower left. Edition 64/180. Good conditions, except for some very light folds along the margins. This contemporary artwork represents a surreal composition where the artist, like in most of his artworks, refers to not only avant-garde art, but also elements from languages that are considered "minor", such as comic strips, illustrations, and cinema genre. Sarri also enjoys collecting advertising...
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1970s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Etching, Lithograph

Portraits after Raphael - Etching by Nicholas Cochin - 1755
Located in Roma, IT
Portraits 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. Th...
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1750s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Portrait No. 10
Located in Columbia, MO
Leonor Fini (Argentine-French, 1907–1996) A fiercely spirited Surrealist unfettered by social mores, Leonor Fini defied convention with her haunting, dreamlike works that explore the...
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20th Century Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Paper, Lithograph

Ten Recipes of Immortality : Holography of the Squirrel - Signed etching
Located in Paris, IDF
Salvador Dali (1904-1989) Man resuscitated by the holography of the squirrel, 1973 Original engraving Signed in pencil and numbered Edition limited to 50 copies On Japane paper 57 x...
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1970s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Etching, Aquatint

Rosace
Located in OPOLE, PL
Henri Matisse (1869-1954) - Rosace Lithograph from 1958. Dimensions of work: 35.5 x 26.4 cm Plate signed. Publisher: Tériade, Paris. First, original edition. The work is in Exc...
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1950s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Salvador Dali "The Divine Back of Gala"
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Dali, Salvador Title: The Divine Back of Gala Series: After 50 Years of Surrealism Date: 1974 Medium: drypoint engraving with hand coloring on Arches Unframed Dimensions...
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1970s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Engraving, Drypoint

The Traitor of Montaperti - Original Woodcut Print attr. to Salvador Dalì - 1963
Located in Roma, IT
The Traitor of Montaperti from the Series "The Divine Comedy" by Dante Alighieri is an original woodcut print by Salvador Dalì, realized in 1963. Good conditions. Not signed. Plate...
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1960s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Woodcut

The Night in the Desert - Héliogravure by Marc Chagall - 1960
Located in Roma, IT
Héliogravure on brown-toned paper, no signature. Héliogravure  on bot sheets, recto and verso. Edition of 6500 unsigned copies. Printed by Mourlot and published by Tériade on the A...
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1960s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Photogravure

La petite fille sur canape noir, Etching by Hans Bellmer
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Hans Bellmer, German Title: La petite fille sur canape noir Year: circa 1970 Medium: Etching, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 46/70 Image Size: 10.5 x 8 inches Frame...
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1960s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Vintage Poster - Exhibition at Galerie Maeght - 1978
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Poster Exhibition Galerie Maeght is a vintage Lithograph and Offset poster realized after Joan Mirò (1893-1983) in 1978. Good conditions. Joan Miró i Ferrà (20 April 1893 –...
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1970s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Offset, Lithograph

The Oracle - Héliogravure by Marc Chagall - 1960
Located in Roma, IT
Héliogravure on brown-toned paper, no signature. Héliogravure  on bot sheets, recto and verso. Edition of 6500 unsigned copies. Printed by Mourlot and published by Tériade on the A...
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1960s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Photogravure

Woman and Horse - Etching by Guelfo Bianchini - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Artist's proof. Very good condition.
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1970s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Cosmogonies No. 8
Located in Columbia, MO
Cécile Reims (French, 1927–2020) Cécile Reims’s work is distinguished by its masterful technique, intricate detail, and deep engagement with themes of transformation and the natural ...
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1950s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Cotton, Paper, Drypoint, Etching

Exhibition Poster Galerie Gerald Cramer - Lithograph by Joan Mirò - 1969
Located in Roma, IT
Exhibition Poster Galerie Gerald Cramer is a contemporary artwork realized by Joan Mirò. Mixed colored lithograph. The poster was realized in occasion of the exhibition of the arti...
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1960s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

The Hooded - Original b/w Etching - 1977
Located in Roma, IT
Image dimensions: 23x28 cm. Edition of 25 prints, numbered and hand signed. Excellent conditions.
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1970s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Composition, Variations sur l'imaginaire, Lucien Coutaud
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on vélin de Rives paper. Inscription: hand signed and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Variations sur l'imaginaire, 1972. Published by Philipp...
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1970s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Cosmogonies No. 6
Located in Columbia, MO
Cécile Reims (French, 1927–2020) Cécile Reims’s work is distinguished by its masterful technique, intricate detail, and deep engagement with themes of transformation and the natural ...
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1950s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Cotton, Paper, Drypoint, Etching

'Cosmic Embrace', San Francisco Bay Area Modernist, Atelier 63 Woman Artist
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Stamped verso with certification of authenticity for Jane Voitle Mellin (American, born 1952). and created circa 1975. An atmospheric, sugar-lift aquatint showing a young woman, nude and reclining, appearing suspended within an astrologically-appointed room of ambiguous dimension. An elegant use of a difficult medium by this North Carolina and San Francisco Bay Area...
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1970s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Paper, Aquatint

Cosmogonies No. 7
Located in Columbia, MO
Cécile Reims (French, 1927–2020) Cécile Reims’s work is distinguished by its masterful technique, intricate detail, and deep engagement with themes of transformation and the natural ...
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1950s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Cotton, Paper, Drypoint, Etching

ORBITS - Large Hoeckner lithograph
Located in Santa Monica, CA
CARL HOECKNER (1883 – 1972) ORBITS, c. 1935 Lithograph, edition unknown but small. Image 11 3/3 \4 x 18 3/8 inches, sheet 12 3/8 x 19. In good condition aside from small margins an...
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1930s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Cosmogonies No. 5
Located in Columbia, MO
Cécile Reims (French, 1927–2020) Cécile Reims’s work is distinguished by its masterful technique, intricate detail, and deep engagement with themes of transformation and the natural ...
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1950s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Cotton, Paper, Drypoint, Etching

Deep Waters, Screenprint by Israel Rubinstein
Located in Long Island City, NY
"Israel Rubinstein (1944 - ) Date: 1980 Screenprint on Arches, signed and numbered in pencil Edition of 350 Image Size: 21 x 18 inches Size: 29.5 x 2...
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1980s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Screen

The Earthly Paradise - Woodcut - 1963
Located in Roma, IT
The Earthly Paradise - 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 i...
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1960s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Woodcut

Painters - Lithograph by Fabrizio Clerici - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Painters in the Studio is a print realized by Fabrizio Clerici in the 1970s. Lithograph print. Hand-signed and numbered, edition of 125 prints. The artwork is realized through a r...
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1970s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Après-moi le XX° siècle - Original Lithograph by Max Ernst - 1971
Located in Roma, IT
Après-moi Le XX Siècle is an original artwork realized by Max Ernst in 1971. Original colored lithograph. Very good conditions. This lithograph is from the second issue, which wa...
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1970s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Gloria Vultus Moysi - Lithograph - 1964
Located in Roma, IT
Gloria vultus Moysi is a Color lithograph on heavy rag paper realized in 1964. It is part of Biblia Sacra vulgatæ edition is published by Rizzoli-M...
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1960s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

"Le Philosophe Au Papillon, " an Original Color Lithograph, Signed
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Le Philosophe Au Papillon", from Je Reve (I Dream) Portfolio, is an original color lithograph signed in pencil lower right by French Surrealist artist Andre Masson. This is H.C. XXV/XXV. It depicts a brightly colored man...
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1970s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Sarah and the Angels - Héliogravure by Marc Chagall - 1960
Located in Roma, IT
Héliogravure on brown-toned paper, no signature. Héliogravure  on bot sheets, recto and verso. Edition of 6500 unsigned copies. Printed by Mourlot and published by Tériade on the A...
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1960s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Photogravure

Miró, Miró Sculpteur (Cramer 194; Mourlot 937) (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on Guarro vélin paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: Published by Bijuts Shupan Sha, Tokyo; printed by La Polígrafa, Barcelona, 1...
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1970s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Hunter with an Axe - Original lithograph, Signed
Located in Paris, IDF
Jules Perahim (1914-2008) Hunter with an Axe, 1974 Original lithograph Signed in pencil by the artist Numbered / 199 On Arches vellum 56 x 38 cm (c. 22 x 15 inches) INFORMATION : F...
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1970s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Rat in the sky - XX century, Mixed media print, Figurative, Nude
Located in Warsaw, PL
Copy III of X. JACEK SOWICKI (born in 1948) He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow and graduated from the Academy Of Fine Arts in Warsaw in 1973. In 1984-89 he run the gra...
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Late 20th Century Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Paper, Mixed Media

Le Delire du Couturier, Bleu, Rouge, Vert
Located in Wien, 9
signed on lower right, numbered 2/30 lower left
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1960s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Color, Lithograph

"Centre Noeuds" planche #7
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Centre Noeuds" plate #7, 1974, is an original color etching with aquatint on Japan nacre paper by renown Chilean artist Roberto Sebastian Matta, 1911-2002. It is...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Aquatint

Marchand des Couleurs - Lithograph by Man Ray - 1974
Located in Roma, IT
Marchand des couleurs is a contemporary artwork realized in 1974 by Man Ray Mixed colored lithograph on wove paper. Printed by Atelier Desjobert, Pa...
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1970s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Violin Plant - Aquatint and Etching by Fifo Stricker - 1987
Located in Roma, IT
Etching and aquatint realized by Fifo Striker in 1987. Edition of 100. Hand signed and numbered.
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1980s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Sarah and Abimelech - Lithograph by Marc Chagall - 1960
Located in Roma, IT
Color lithograph realized by Marc Chagall in 1960 to illustrate "The Bible".  Edition of 6500, published by Tériade in no. 33 and 34 of the Art Magazine Verve. Printed by Mourlot a...
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1960s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Surrealist Figurative Aquatint Etching California Modernist Sculptor Artist
Located in Surfside, FL
Jack Zajac, American, born 1929 1964 Etching and aquatint hand printed on Fabriano paper, pencil signed and editioned. Edition Roman Numeral III Image: 12 9/16 x 8 5/8 in. (31.9 x 2...
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1960s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Etching, Aquatint

Horse Rider - Lithograph by Alexandre Zlotnik - 1973
Located in Roma, IT
Horse Rider is a print artwork realized by Russian artist Alexandre Zlotnik in 1973. Lithograph print on paper. Hand-signed and numbered by pencil on the lower, edition of 150 prin...
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1970s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Couple with a Candle - Etching - 1968
Located in Roma, IT
Etching and drypoint realized to illustrate Pierre Ronsard's "Les Amours de Cassandre". Published by Argillet, Paris, in 1968. Edition of 299 pieces. One of 165 specimen on Arches...
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1960s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Andromède
Located in Roma, IT
Hand Signed. Edition of 50 prints. Original Prints. Publisher : Paris, Galerie Louis Leiris Image Dimensions : 21 x 26 cm This artwork is shipp...
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1960s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Puppen - Original Screen Print by W. Jorg - 1970s
By Wolfgang Jörg
Located in Roma, IT
Puppen is an original black and white serigraph on paper, realized the German artist Wolfgang Jörg (1934), during the 1970's. Signed and numbered in p...
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1970s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Screen

The Souls - Woodcut Print - 1963
Located in Roma, IT
The Souls from the Series "The Divine Comedy" - Song 5 - 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 Prints and Multiples

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Woodcut

Mr. Thirteen (the insignificance of the significant)
Located in New Orleans, LA
"Mr. Thirteen" is an etching, engraving and drypoint created in 1995, edition: 12 signed in pencil. The print has an embossed chop in the lower right corner, a capital P in a circl...
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1990s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Etching, Engraving, Drypoint

"Ram's Head, Full Face" from the suite "Bestiary and some Correspondences"
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Ram's Head, Full Face" from the suite "Bestiary and some Correspondences" 1968 is an original color lithograph on Arches paper by renown British artist Graham Vi...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

The Absolute Real - Lithograph by Man Ray - 1964
Located in Roma, IT
The Absolute Real is a lithograph realized by Man Ray in 1964. Hand-singed in pencil by the Artist. Lithograph in Red Ink, 1964. Published by Schwarz, the lithograph is part of th...
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1960s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Paper, Lithograph

Cantique du Singulier
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Cantique du Singulier" 1977, is an original colors lithograph on Japan paper by noted French artist Aristide Caillaud, 1902-1990. It is hand signed and numbered ...
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Late 20th Century Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

La Thora Rouge
Located in OPOLE, PL
Marc Chagall (1887-1985) - La Thora Rouge Etching and aquatint from 1981. An unnumbered and unsigned copy outside from signed edition of 60. Dimensions of sheet: 49.5 x 32.5 cm D...
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1980s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Etching, Aquatint

Cain and Abel - Lithograph by Marc Chagall - 1960
Located in Roma, IT
Color lithograph realized by Marc Chagall in 1960 to illustrate "The Bible".  Edition of 6500, published by Tériade in no. 33 and 34 of the Art Magazine Verve. Printed by Mourlot a...
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1960s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Untitled 2
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Roger Chapelain Midy (French, 1904-1992) Title: Untitled 2 Year : Circa 1975 Medium: Color lithograph Edition: Unknown Paper: Silk paper Image size: 18 x 25.25 inche...
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Late 20th Century Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Salvador Dali "Liquid and Gaseous Television"
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Dali, Salvador Title: Liquid and Gaseous Television Series: Imaginations and Objects of the Future Date: 1975 Medium: Lithograph with original drypoint with collage Unfr...
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1970s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Drypoint, Lithograph

Rahab and the Spies in Jericho - Lithograph by Marc Chagall - 1960
Located in Roma, IT
Color lithograph realized by Marc Chagall in 1960 to illustrate "The Bible".  Edition of 6500, published by Tériade in no. 33 and 34 of the Art Magazine Verve. Printed by Mourlot a...
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1960s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

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