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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
Le Tête XI
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

Elevator, by Roman Sustov
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Artist proof, signed and titled by the artist. An ex libris print featuring an elaborate surrealitic elevator structure. Roman Sustov's prints often provide a fantastic blend of classic technique combined with images from the vast worlds of surrealism, eroticism, fantasy and fairy tales. Signed in pencil artists proof from the edition of 100. Roman Sustov was born in 1977 in Minsk, Belarus. In 1995 he graduated from Minsk Art College and six years later he graduated from the Belarusian Academy of Arts (Department of Graphic). Through this long training he has become a master in etching, lithography and linocut prints. His works can be found in collections in the USA, Germany, Netherlands, Poland, Ukraine, Japan, Russia and Belarus, and in the Contemporary Fine Art Museum (Minsk, Belarus). Roman notes...
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Early 2000s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Etching, Aquatint

Characters XIX ⌘-A, by Guntars Sietins
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Medium: mezzotint with aquatint Image Size: 8.6 x 10.25 inches Edition of 35 Year: 2016 The illusions and reflections in Sietins prints often bring M.C. Escher to mind, but his prin...
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2010s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Mezzotint, Aquatint

Tanks & Trees — Mid-century American Surrealism
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Karl Eugene Fortess, 'Tanks & Trees', lithograph, c. 1940, edition 100. Signed, titled, and numbered '100/P' in pencil. Inscribed 'For Usui - K.' in the bottom left margin. A fine, richly-inked impression, on cream wove paper, with full margins (1 1/2 to 2 1/2 inches); a slight crease across the top right sheet corner, well away from the image; otherwise in excellent condition. Image size 13 1/8 x 10 inches; sheet size 17 3/8 x 13 3/16 inches. Matted to museum standards, unframed. Provenance: Estate of Francis Pratt. Francis and her husband Bumpei Usui...
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1940s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Rachel has Stolen the Idols of Her Father - 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

Abstract Composition - Signs on Yellow - Lithograph - 1972
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 Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

A Tire d'Aile
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "A Tire d'Aile" 1986 is an original color etching with aquatint on Arches paper by French artist Jean Solombre, 1948-2005. It is hand...
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Late 20th Century Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Etching, Aquatint

Vaisseau Fantome - Etching - 1969
Located in Roma, IT
Vaisseau Fantome is an artwork realized in 1969. Drypoint etching. Rives laid paper, signed and numbered. Edition 160/200. Dimension. 40x26.5cm, Sheet. 69x52cm. Ref. Michler/ Löp...
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1960s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Composition (Cramer 97), Une Étoile de Craie, André Masson
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin d'Arches paper. Inscription: unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Une Étoile de Craie, seize lithographies originales par An...
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1970s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Clown, Surrealist Etching by James Kearns
Located in Long Island City, NY
James Kearns, American (1924 - ) - Clown, 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 in....
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1970s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Cerberus - Woodcut print - 1963
Located in Roma, IT
Cerberus - Hell  plate 6 is a woodcut print realized in 1963 for a series illustrating the Medieval poem of the "Divine Comedy" by Dante Alighieri. Good conditions. Limited editio...
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1960s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Woodcut

Teenager, etching/aquatint, 18x13 cm.
Located in Riga, LV
Juris Putrāms graphics artists, works in book and advertising graphics, poster art, creates installations, organizes campaigns, decorates interiors and exhibitions. The artist's work...
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2010s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Paper, Etching

Asleep, etching/aquatint, 18.5x12.5 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Juris Putrāms graphics artists, works in book and advertising graphics, poster art, creates installations, organizes campaigns, decorates interiors and exhibitions. The artist's work...
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2010s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Paper, Etching

Ghost, etching/aquatint, 18.5x13.5 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Juris Putrāms graphics artists, works in book and advertising graphics, poster art, creates installations, organizes campaigns, decorates interiors and exhibitions. The artist's work...
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2010s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Paper, Etching

Lagune
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Lagune" 1986 is an original color etching with aquatint on Arches paper by French artist Jean Solombre, 1948-2005. It is hand signed...
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Late 20th Century Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Etching, Aquatint

Le Viol d'Europe (The Rape of Europa) /// Surrealism Salvador Dali Mythology Art
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Salvador Dali (Spanish, 1904-1989) Title: "Le Viol d'Europe (The Rape of Europa)" Portfolio: Hommage à Albrecht Durer (Suite Mythologique Nouvel...
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1970s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Engraving, Intaglio

French Abstract Surrealist Lithograph Andre Masson Mourlot Paris Limited Edition
Located in Surfside, FL
This is from the suite by Jean Paul Sartre and Andre Masson, Limited edition of 175. published by Fernand Mourlot, 1961. The portfolio is numbered #29/175 and hand signed by Andre Ma...
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20th Century Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

L'Etoile Bleu, Surrealist Lithograph by Joan Miro
Located in Long Island City, NY
Joan Miro, Spanish (1893 - 1983) - L'Etoile Bleu, Portfolio: Lithographs I, Year: 1972, Medium: Lithograph mounted to board, Size: 12.5 x 9.5 in. (31.75 x 24.13 cm), Printer: Mourlot...
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1970s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Dali Petites Nus (Ronsard) A
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Petites Nus (From Ronsard) A MEDIUM: Etching SIGNED: Hand Signed PUBLISHER: Editions Argillet EDITION NUMBER: 32/95 MEASUREMENTS: 15.2" x 11.4" Y...
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1970s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Joshua Armed by The Eternal, Surrealist Etching by Marc Chagall
Located in Long Island City, NY
Marc Chagall, Russian (1887 - 1985) - Joshua Armed by The Eternal, Portfolio: Bible Series, Year: 1956, Medium: Etching on Montval, Edition: 295, Image Size: 11.5 x 9.25 inches, Siz...
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1950s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Etching

The Purgatory, Canto 9 - The Dream
Located in OPOLE, PL
Salvador Dali (1904-1989) - The Purgatory, Canto 9 - The Dream Woodcut print from 1960. Dimensions of work: 33 x 26.2 cm Publisher: Les Heures Claires, Paris. The work is in Exce...
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1960s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Then stood up Elias the prophet as fire, and his word burnt - Lithograph - 1964
Located in Roma, IT
Then stood up Elias the prophet as fire, and his word burnt like a torch is a Color lithograph on heavy rag paper realized in 1964. It is part of Biblia Sacra vulgatæ edition is publ...
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1960s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

The Verbatim Collection Exhibition Poster, Surrealist Poster by Akira Kurosaki
Located in Long Island City, NY
Akira Kurosaki, Chinese/Japanese (1937 - ) - The Verbatim Collection Exhibition Poster, Medium: Poster, Size: 36 x 24 in. (91.44 x 60.96 cm)
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20th Century Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Offset

"Shakespeare"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
The artwork is print on silk and it is limited edition. Shall we wander through realms surreal? Where Shakespeare's tales in moonlight reel. Midsummer's night, where fairies prance,...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Silk

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

Sutherland, Composition, XXe Siècle (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the volume, XXe Siècle, vol. n°38, 1972. Published and printed under the direction of Gualt...
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1970s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Indian Without Reservations
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Chris Orr (British, b. 1943) Indian Without Reservations, 1968. Artist's proof etching, composed of four scenes. Edition of 30 with 5 Artist's proof, of w...
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1960s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Grey Oval - Lithograph by Marcello Avenali - 1960
Located in Roma, IT
Grey Oval is a lithograph realized by Marcello Avenali between the 1960s and 1970s. It is a composition with female legs and shoes and some abstract figures instead of the body.  Ha...
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1960s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Sarah and the Angels - 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

Carnets intimes de Braque V
Located in OPOLE, PL
Georges Braque (1882-1963) - Carnets intimes de Braque V Lithograph from 1955. Dimensions of work: 35 x 26 cm Publisher: Tériade, Paris. The work is in Excellent condition. Fast...
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1950s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Surrealist Fly - Original lithograph, Handsigned & Limited / 75
Located in Paris, IDF
Jimmy ERNST (1920-1984) Surrealist Fly 1973 Original lithograph (Poligrafa workshop) Signed in pencil Numbered / 75 On vellum 57.5 x 45.5 cm (c. 23 x 18 in) INFORMATION : Edited by...
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1970s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Composition (Cramer 97), Une Étoile de Craie, André Masson
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin d'Arches paper. Inscription: unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Une Étoile de Craie, seize lithographies originales par An...
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1970s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Carnets intimes de Braque VIII
Located in OPOLE, PL
Georges Braque (1882-1963) - Carnets intimes de Braque VIII Lithograph from 1955. Dimensions of work: 35 x 26 cm Publisher: Tériade, Paris. The work is in Excellent condition. F...
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1950s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Don Quichotte Overwhelmed (Michler/Löpsinger 1001-1012; Field 57-1)
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Salvador Dali (1904-1989) Title: Don Quichotte Overwhelmed Year: 1957 Medium: Stone lithograph in colors on papier japon nacré paper Edition: 233 Size: 16.25 x 12.875 inches ...
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1950s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

'Vague Lumineuse' (Luminescent Wave) — Late 19th Century Surrealism
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Théophile Pierre Wagner, 'Vague Lumineuse' (Luminescent Wave), lithograph, edition not stated but small, c. 1895. Signed and titled in pencil. Initialed in the stone, lower left. A f...
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1890s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

La Corde Sensible, Surrealist Lithograph after Magritte
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Rene Magritte (after) Title: La Corde Sensible Medium: Lithograph, Signed in Pencil by Georgette Magritte Image Size: 16.5 x 21 inches Sheet Size: 21 ...
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1970s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Le Roi David (King David), Modern Etching by Joan Miro
Located in Long Island City, NY
A classic example of a Miro figure. Rendered in bold black lines with sparse details of color, this etching harkens upon the Biblical figure King David. The piece is nicely framed and is signed and numbered by the artist. Le Roi David...
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1970s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Etching, Aquatint

Spanish signed limited edition original art print engraving 21x15 in. n27
Located in Miami, FL
Andrés Barajas (Spain, 1941) 'Untitled from Portfolio "Los Deseos"', ca.1990-1999 mixed media on paper 20.9 x 15 in. (53 x 38 cm.) Edition of 200 ID: BAR1017-027-200 Hand-signed by a...
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20th Century Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Paper, Engraving, Screen

Le Téléphone (Lobster Telephone) /// Salvador Dali Surrealism Modern Engraving
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Salvador Dali (Spanish, 1904-1989) Title: "Le Téléphone (Lobster Telephone)" Portfolio: Hommage à Leonardo da Vinci (Great Inventions) *Signe...
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1970s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Engraving, Etching, Intaglio

Jona and the Marine Monster - Héliogravure by Marc Chagall - 1960
Located in Roma, IT
Héliogravure on brown-toned paper, so 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

Signed surrealist lithograph by German artist Horst Antes, 1966- 68
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Horst Antes (German, 1936) Zwi Fusse (Two feet) Signed ‘Antes’ (lower right) and inscribed ‘profe’ (lower right) Executed in 1966 – 1968 Lithograph 22.3/4 x 28 in. (57.8 x 71.2 cm.) ...
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20th Century Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Monument to Picasso
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Monument To Picasso MEDIUM: Lithograph SIGNED: Hand Signed EDITION NUMBER: 158/500 MEASUREMENTS: 22.25" x 30" YEAR: 1973 FRAMED: No CONDITION: ...
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1970s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

original lithograph
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. Printed in Paris by Mourlot and published by Pierre à Feu and Maeght Editeur for the Marcel Duchamp / André Breton project Surréalisme en 1947. Issued in...
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1940s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

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

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Etching, Aquatint

Tristan Wounded, from Tristan and Iseult
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Salvador Dali Title: Tristan Wounded Portfolio: Tristan and Iseult Medium: Color engraving Year: 1970 Edition: XII/XXV Frame Size: 25 1/4" x 20 3/4" Sheet Size: 17 3/4" x 12 ...
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1970s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Engraving

The Soldier's Ballad - Lithograph by Max Ernst - 1972
Located in Roma, IT
The Soldier's Ballad is a contemporary artwork realized by Max Ernst in 1972. Mixed colored lithograph on Arches Paper. Edited by Manus Presse, Stuttgart 1972. Not signed and not ...
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1970s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Ernst, Composition, San Lazzaro et ses Amis, XXe Siècle (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin d'Arches paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, XXe San Lazzaro et ses Amis, San Lazzaro et ses amis, hommage au fondat...
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1970s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Lovers Floating with Marcel Marceau, Surrealist Lithograph by Marcel Marceau
Located in Long Island City, NY
Marcel Marceau, French (1923 - 2007) - Lovers Floating with Marcel Marceau, Portfolio: Le Troisieme Oeil (The Third Eye), Year: 1981, Medium: Lithograph on Arches Paper, signed an...
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1980s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Flying dutch - Surrealist print, Limited edition, Established Polish artist
Located in Warsaw, PL
The work comes directly from the artist, is numbered, signed and made on sealed paper. Limited edition of 20. RAFAŁ OLBIŃSKI (born in 1943) He graduated from the Faculty of Archite...
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2010s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Paper, Color

The Soldier's Ballad - Lithograph by Max Ernst - 1972
Located in Roma, IT
The Soldier's Ballad is a contemporary artwork realized by Max Ernst in 1972. Mixed colored lithograph on Arches Paper. Edited by Manus Presse, Stuttgart 1972. Not signed and not ...
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1970s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

The Soldier's Ballad - Lithograph by Max Ernst - 1972
Located in Roma, IT
The Soldier's Ballad is a contemporary artwork realized by Max Ernst in 1972. Mixed colored lithograph on Arches Paper. Edited by Manus Presse, Stuttgart 1972. Not signed and not ...
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1970s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Arnella The Golden Fleece
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Arnella The Golden Fleece MEDIUM: Etching SIGNED: Hand Signed EDITION NUMBER: XLVII/C MEASUREMENTS: 25.25" x 20" YEAR: 1974 FRAMED: No CONDITI...
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1970s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Etching

The Soldier's Ballad - Lithograph by Max Ernst - 1972
Located in Roma, IT
The Soldier's Ballad is a contemporary artwork realized by Max Ernst in 1972. Mixed colored lithograph on Arches Paper. Edited by Manus Presse, Stuttgart 1972. Not signed and not ...
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1970s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Jean - Lithograph by Dorothea Tanning - 1972
Located in Roma, IT
Jean is a lithograph on Arches paper realized by Dorothea Tanning in 1972. Belongs to the suite "Judith". Limited edition of 500. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good conditio...
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1970s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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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

Miró, Miró Scultore (Cramer 193; Mourlot 936) (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on Guarro vélin paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: Published by Gráfica Contemporánea, Milan; printed by La Polígrafa, Barcelon...
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1970s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

"Le Bouquet tout fait (The Ready-made Bouquet), " Lithograph after Rene Magritte
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Le Bouquet tout fait (The Ready-made Bouquet)" is a color lithograph after a 1954 original painting by Rene Magritte. A bourgeois "little man" faces away from the viewer looking towards a fall forest. Flora, the goddess of flowers and season of spring, from Sandro Botticelli's "Primavera" is painted on the back of the man. This juxtaposes fall and spring. Art: 12 x 9.75 in Frame: 22.38 x 20.38 in René-François-Ghislain Magritte was born November 21, 1898, in Lessines, Belgium and died on August 15, 1967 in Brussels. He is one of the most important surrealist artists. Through his art, Magritte creates humor and mystery with juxtapositions and shocking irregularities. Some of his hallmark motifs include the bourgeois “little man,” bowler hats, apples, hidden faces, and contradictory texts. René Magritte’s father was a tailor and his mother was a miller. Tragedy struck Magritte’s life when his mother committed suicide when he was only fourteen. Magritte and his two brothers were thereafter raised by their grandmother. Magritte studied at the Brussels Academy of Fine Arts from 1916 to 1918. After graduating he worked as a wallpaper designer and in advertisement. It was during this period that he married Georgette Berger, whom he had known since they were teenagers. In 1926, René Magritte signed a contract with the Brussels Art Gallery, which allowed him to quit his other jobs and focus completely on creating art. A year later he had his first solo show at the Galerie la Centaurie in Brussels. At this show Magritte exhibited what is today thought of as his first surrealist piece, The Lost Jockey, painted in 1926. In this work a jockey and his steed run across a theater stage, curtains parted on either side. Throughout the scene, there are trees with trunks shaped somewhat like chess pawns with musical scores running vertically up their sides and branches sticking out from all angles. Critics did not enjoy this style of art; it was new, different, and took critical thought to understand, but The Lost Jockey was only the first of many surrealist artworks Magritte would paint. Because of the bad press in Brussels, René and Georgette moved to Paris in 1927, with the hope that this center of avant-garde art would bring him success and recognition. In Paris, he was able to become friends with many other surrealists, including André Breton and Paul Éluard. They were able to learn from and inspire one another, pushing the Surrealist movement further forward. It was also in Paris that Magritte decided to add text to some of his pieces, which was one of the elements that made his artwork stand out. In 1929, he painted one of his most famous oil works: The Treachery of Images. This is the eye-catching piece centered on a pipe. Below the pipe is written “Ceci n’est pas un pipe,” which translates to “This is not a pipe.” This simple sentence upset many critics of the time, for of course it was a pipe. Magritte replied that it was not a pipe, but a representation of a pipe. One could not use this oil on canvas as a pipe, to fill it with tobacco and smoke it. Thus, it was not a pipe. In 1930, Magritte and Georgette moved back to Brussels. Though they would travel to his exhibitions elsewhere, their home going forward would always be in Brussels. Magritte had his first American exhibition at the Julien Levy Gallery in New York City in 1936 and his first show in England two years later in 1938 at The London...
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2010s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

The Soldier's Ballad - Lithograph by Max Ernst - 1972
Located in Roma, IT
The Soldier's Ballad is a contemporary artwork realized by Max Ernst in 1972. Mixed colored lithograph on Arches Paper. Edited by Manus Presse, Stuttgart 1972. Not signed and not ...
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1970s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

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Find a wide variety of authentic Surrealist prints and multiples 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 prints and multiples created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, orange, purple, red and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Salvador Dalí, Marc Chagall, Joan Miró, and Leonor Fini. Frequently made by artists working with Lithograph, and Etching and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Surrealist prints and multiples, so small editions measuring 1 inches across are also available. Prices for prints and multiples made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $48 and tops out at $1,450,000, while the average work sells for $916.

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