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Surrealist Sculptures

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
Syrene. By Victor Minko. Bronze. 50x24x15 cm
Syrene. By Victor Minko. Bronze. 50x24x15 cm

Syrene. By Victor Minko. Bronze. 50x24x15 cm

Located in Riga, LV

Viktor Mikhailovich Minko 1967 - Born in Smorgon, Belarus. 1996 - Graduated from the Belarusian Academy of Arts, Sculpture Department. 1996 - Soros Foundation Grand Prize. 2005 - "Go...

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Early 2000s Surrealist Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Moses and Monotheism
Moses and Monotheism

Moses and Monotheism

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in San Francisco, CA

This artwork titled, "Moses and Monotheism" 1979, is a copper embossed bas relief by artist Salvador Dali, 1904-1989. It is hand signed in felt pen at the lower right corner. The art...

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Late 20th Century Surrealist Sculptures

Materials

Copper

Musicians. By Constantin Selihanov. Bronze.
Musicians. By Constantin Selihanov. Bronze.

Musicians. By Constantin Selihanov. Bronze.

Located in Riga, LV

Konstantin Vladimirovich Selikhanov (born June 18, 1967, Minsk) is a Belarusian sculptor, artist, and graphic artist, the grandson of sculptor S. I. Selikhanov. The alley leading to ...

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Early 2000s Surrealist Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Snail. By Constantin Selihanov. Bronze. 19x29x10 cm
Snail. By Constantin Selihanov. Bronze. 19x29x10 cm

Snail. By Constantin Selihanov. Bronze. 19x29x10 cm

Located in Riga, LV

Konstantin Vladimirovich Selikhanov (born June 18, 1967, Minsk) is a Belarusian sculptor, artist, and graphic artist, the grandson of sculptor S. I. Selikhanov. The alley leading to ...

Category

Early 2000s Surrealist Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

CHROMA aka Rick Wolfryd ¨KNOCK OUT: from the GREATEST SERIES¨ 2026 2 pieces !!
CHROMA aka Rick Wolfryd ¨KNOCK OUT: from the GREATEST SERIES¨ 2026 2 pieces !!

CHROMA aka Rick Wolfryd ¨KNOCK OUT: from the GREATEST SERIES¨ 2026 2 pieces !!

By CHROMA aka Rick Wolfryd

Located in Cuauhtemoc, Ciudad de México

THE GREATEST!!!!!! ALTERATION ART . . . is a collaboration process between CHROMA aka Rick Wolfryd, fine artist and art dealer with over 40 years experience, and various Mexican Hui...

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2010s Surrealist Sculptures

Materials

Glass, Mixed Media

Piano surréaliste, Salvador Dali
Piano surréaliste, Salvador Dali

Piano surréaliste, Salvador Dali

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Fairfield, CT

Artist: Salvador Dali (1904-1989) Title: Piano surréaliste Year: 1984 Medium: Bronze Edition: 350, plus proofs Size: 26.3 x 15.7 x 12 inches Condition: Excellent Inscription: Incised...

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1980s Surrealist Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Hebru Brantley Gaia (Hebru Brantley Lil Mama as Gaia)
Hebru Brantley Gaia (Hebru Brantley Lil Mama as Gaia)

Hebru Brantley Gaia (Hebru Brantley Lil Mama as Gaia)

By Hebru Brantley

Located in NEW YORK, NY

Hebru Brantley GAIA (Hebru Brantley Lil Mama as Gaia): Hebru Brantley’s ethereal art toy features his much iconic, Lil Mama character as Gaia, the fabled personification of Mother E...

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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Sculptures

Materials

Vinyl

Pablo Picasso, "Face Turned Pitcher, " ceramic
Pablo Picasso, "Face Turned Pitcher, " ceramic

Pablo Picasso, "Face Turned Pitcher, " ceramic

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Chatsworth, CA

This piece is an A.R. turned pitcher created by Pablo Picasso in 1955. It is made with white earthenware clay, decoration in engobes in red and black with glaze inside. It bears the ...

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1950s Surrealist Sculptures

Materials

Clay

Classical Sculpture Fragments Painting Cut Paper Relief Sunset Landscape Art
Classical Sculpture Fragments Painting Cut Paper Relief Sunset Landscape Art

Classical Sculpture Fragments Painting Cut Paper Relief Sunset Landscape Art

By Gozo

Located in FISTERRA, ES

Surrealist acrylic painting on cut paper and mounted panel, depicting fragmented sculptures across a dreamlike sunset terrain. This original work by Gozo Collective is part of the Fr...

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2010s Surrealist Sculptures

Materials

Paper, Spray Paint, Acrylic

Helmet Head / - Futuristic Archaism -
Helmet Head / - Futuristic Archaism -

Helmet Head / - Futuristic Archaism -

Located in Berlin, DE

Karl-Heinz Deutsch (*1940 Karlsruhe), Helmet Head, around 2003. Polished and patinated bronze, 23.5 cm (height) x 25.5 cm (length) x 16 cm (depth), weight 4.9 kg. Monogrammed on the ...

Category

Early 2000s Surrealist Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

The Cubist Angel
The Cubist Angel

The Cubist Angel

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in OPOLE, PL

Bronze, hand-patinated and partially polished cast in 1982 using the lost-wax (""à cire perdue"") technique bearing the foundry stamp ""Strehle Kunstguss"" height (including base): 5...

Category

1980s Surrealist Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Daum Montre Molle Sculpture
Daum Montre Molle Sculpture

Daum Montre Molle Sculpture

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Hollywood, FL

ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Daum Montre Molle Sculpture Designed by Salvador Dali for Daum MEDIUM: pate de verde glass and bronze sculpture. Pate de ve...

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Late 20th Century Surrealist Sculptures

Materials

Glass

Figurative Mixed Media Bust Sculpture in Ceramic Oxides and Carved Fir Wood
Figurative Mixed Media Bust Sculpture in Ceramic Oxides and Carved Fir Wood

Figurative Mixed Media Bust Sculpture in Ceramic Oxides and Carved Fir Wood

By Óscar Aldonza Torres

Located in FISTERRA, ES

This figurative mixed media bust sculpture in ceramic, metallic oxides and carved fir wood opens with a strong emphasis on material expression and emotional tension. The work belongs to the Xentes series, a body of sculptures by the Spanish artist Óscar Aldonza Torres that explores the dialogue between individuality and collective identity. The piece combines high-temperature ceramic for the head—treated with oxides and imitation gold leaf—with a tall fir-wood torso...

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2010s Surrealist Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Gold Leaf

The Madonna of Port Lligat Sculpture
The Madonna of Port Lligat Sculpture

The Madonna of Port Lligat Sculpture

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Hollywood, FL

ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: The Madonna of Port Lligat MEDIUM: Sculpture with Bronze Patina SIGNED: Engraved signature in the sculpture EDITION NUMBER: F 015/100 MEASUREMENTS...

Category

1960s Surrealist Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Surreal Contemporary Figurative Mixed-Media Sculpture Found-Object American
Surreal Contemporary Figurative Mixed-Media Sculpture Found-Object American

Surreal Contemporary Figurative Mixed-Media Sculpture Found-Object American

By Philip Kuznicki

Located in Buffalo, NY

One of a kind mixed-media sculpture by Philip Kuznicki from the Spirit exhibition. Comes in its original frame. Born in Dunkirk NY, Kuznicki started his career working for artists su...

Category

2010s Surrealist Sculptures

Materials

Found Objects, Mixed Media

"Dream"
"Dream"

"Dream"

By Vasyl Demkiv

Located in Edinburgh, GB

A woman...Who is she? What does she think about? What does she dream about? Where do her thoughts fly? What kind of soul does she have? Why do I miss you so much? Why don't I feel fe...

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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Iron, Wire

Surreal Contemporary Figurative Mixed-Media Sculpture Found-Object American

Surreal Contemporary Figurative Mixed-Media Sculpture Found-Object American

By Philip Kuznicki

Located in Buffalo, NY

One of a kind mixed-media sculpture by Philip Kuznicki from the Spirit exhibition. Comes in its original frame. Born in Dunkirk NY, Kuznicki started his career working for artists su...

Category

2010s Surrealist Sculptures

Materials

Found Objects, Mixed Media

Musician. By Constantin Selihanov. Bronze.
Musician. By Constantin Selihanov. Bronze.

Musician. By Constantin Selihanov. Bronze.

Located in Riga, LV

Konstantin Vladimirovich Selikhanov (born June 18, 1967, Minsk) is a Belarusian sculptor, artist, and graphic artist, the grandson of sculptor S. I. Selikhanov. The alley leading to ...

Category

Early 2000s Surrealist Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Rune Andersson's The Hands  A Remarkable Swedish Conversation Piece
Rune Andersson's The Hands  A Remarkable Swedish Conversation Piece

Rune Andersson's The Hands A Remarkable Swedish Conversation Piece

Located in Stockholm, SE

Rune Andersson (1936– ) Sweden Händerna (The Hands), 1968 signed and dated a tergo oil on panel and relief framed approximately 66 × 57 cm (26 × 22.4 in) Provenance: Private colle...

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1960s Surrealist Sculptures

Materials

Plaster, Oil, Board

Contemporary,  stainless steel sculpture, Leapfrog, contemporary sculpture.
Contemporary,  stainless steel sculpture, Leapfrog, contemporary sculpture.

Contemporary, stainless steel sculpture, Leapfrog, contemporary sculpture.

Located in La Canada Flintridge, CA

Polished Stainless Steel, and Signed and numbered, Edition 5/9 Bold, energetic, and playfully powerful, Leapfrog by Irina Daylene captures a striking moment of dynamic balance and ...

Category

2010s Surrealist Sculptures

Materials

Stainless Steel

Monkey Girl II, Copper and Resin Sculpture by James Johnson
Monkey Girl II, Copper and Resin Sculpture by James Johnson

Monkey Girl II, Copper and Resin Sculpture by James Johnson

By James Johnson

Located in Long Island City, NY

A mixed media sculpture by James Johnson from 2002. A pregnant female figure of epoxy resin with copper wings and a simian face. Artist: James Johnson Title: Monkey Girl 2 Year...

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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Sculptures

Materials

Copper

"Man with Cup, " Painted Ceramic Figure
"Man with Cup, " Painted Ceramic Figure

"Man with Cup, " Painted Ceramic Figure

By Allan Winkler 1

Located in Chicago, IL

Although this whimsical sculpture by Allan Winkler has the look of outsider art, this ceramic work stems from the art school-trained artist’s interest in...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Acrylic

Femme à l'écharpe rouge Ceramic Plate, Surrealist, Signed, 1958
Femme à l'écharpe rouge Ceramic Plate, Surrealist, Signed, 1958

Femme à l'écharpe rouge Ceramic Plate, Surrealist, Signed, 1958

By Jean Cocteau

Located in CANNES, FR

Jean Cocteau ( 1889-1963 ) " Femme à l'écharpe rouge " Exemplaire d'Auteur . hand signed Jean Cocteau . Partially glazed white earthenware plate with engobe conceived in 1958 In an ...

Category

1950s Surrealist Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

When Farm Dogs Dream 8" high bronze sculpture
When Farm Dogs Dream 8" high bronze sculpture

When Farm Dogs Dream 8" high bronze sculpture

By Gary Alsum

Located in Loveland, CO

When Farm Dogs Dream... by Gary Alsum Whimsical Bronze on Walnut Base Sheep Dogs take over an old Chevy truck filled with sheep, a different sort of herding. License Plate says "BAAA...

Category

2010s Surrealist Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Surrealist sculptures for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Surrealist sculptures 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 sculptures created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of purple, blue, green and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Salvador Dalí, (after) Salvador Dali, David Barnett, and Gary Alsum. Frequently made by artists working with Metal, and Ceramic 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 sculptures, so small editions measuring 2 inches across are also available. Prices for sculptures 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 $273 and tops out at $250,000, while the average work sells for $3,000.