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Surrealist Art

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
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Salvador Dali - Return, O Shulamite
Located in London, GB
Original Etching from the series ‘The Song of the Songs of King Solomon’ in colours with stencil on Arches wove paper. signed and numbered by the artist 57.1 x 38 cm - sheet size 66...
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Etching

Salvador Dalí (1904-1989) - Drypoint etching with stencil on Rives paper - 1971
Located in Varese, IT
Drypoint etching with stencil on Rives paper, edited in 1971. Limited edition in 150 copies. Numbered as EA (épreuve d'artiste) (artist's proof) in lower left corner. Hand-signed in ...
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Paper, Etching

Leonor Fini, rare original serigraph on Rives paper, circa 1970
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Rare print handsigned by surrealist artist Leonor Fini, inscreasingly esteemed with the movement of rediscovering art by women. This silkscreen is in perfect condition and from a ver...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Art

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Paper

Vintage Poster Exhibition Galerie Maeght-Lithograph/Offset after J. Mirò-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 Art

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Lithograph, Offset

Salvador Dali - Argus - Original Etching
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Salvador Dali - Argus - from "Mythologie" Original Etching Dimensions: 76 x 56 cm 1962 Editor: Pierre Argillet Edition: /150 Handsigned and numbered On Arches Paper References : Fiel...
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1960s Surrealist Art

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Etching

Ernst, Composition (Spies/Leppien 222), Histoire Naturelle (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
Collotype from frottage on vélin paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the album, Max Ernst, Histoire Naturelle, 1972. Published and printed by Verla...
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

Femmes et Singes
Located in OPOLE, PL
Henri Matisse (1869-1954) - Femmes et Singes Lithograph from 1958. Dimensions of work: 52.5 x 35.5 cm. Publisher: Tériade, Paris. Each copy of this Lithograph was originally publ...
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1950s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

Bonjour Sur Paris, 1952 - Mixed Media Hand-Signed & Annotated by Marc Chagall
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mixed Media work on Paper, hand colored by the artist on a lithographic touch plate. Signed and annotated “bon à tirer” impression on Arches paper, heavily annotated by Chagall. Pap...
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1950s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

Baignoire à tornade liquide (Michler/Löpsinger 822-831; Field 75-13)
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Salvador Dali (1904-1989) Title: Baignoire à tornade liquide (Michler/Löpsinger 822-831; Field 75-13), Imaginations et Objets du Futur (Liquid tornado bathtub, Imaginations a...
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Mixed Media, Lithograph, Drypoint, Screen

Homage to Picasso (huge original painting on canvas)
Located in Aventura, FL
Original oil painting on canvas. Hand signed lower front by Ferjo. Canvas image size 50 x 70 inches. Canvas is not stretched Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of aut...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Art

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Canvas, Oil

"Le Retour (Return), " Color Lithograph after Painting by Rene Magritte
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Le Retour (Return)" is a color lithograph after the original 1940 painting by Rene Magritte. A bird which is really just the sky in the day and clouds. A nest bellow the bird has th...
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Early 2000s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

Bucéphale
Located in OPOLE, PL
Salvador Dali (1904-1989) - Bucéphale Lithograph from 1972 The edition of 187/250.. Dimensions of work: 68 x 50 cm On B.F.K Rives paper as stated in the Field catalogue. Referen...
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

Bucéphale
Bucéphale
$6,629 Sale Price
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CLOSE CALL Signed Lithograph, Surreal Mini Landscape, Cliff, Antique Key
Located in Union City, NJ
CLOSE CALL is a hand drawn limited edition lithograph by the American surrealist artist Fanny Brennan, created using traditional hand lithography techniques printed on archival Arche...
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1990s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

All is Found, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A child in a red-and-white striped shirt sleeps peacefully among vibrant yellow sunflowers. Their face merges effortlessly with the petals, creating a dreamlike...

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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Art

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Oil

"Soulcollector" By Mariska Karto, Original Surrealist Photography
Located in Denver, CO
"Soulcollector" is a striking gothic surrealist painting by acclaimed realist painter Mariska Karto, created with oil paint, photo paper, and an aluminum plate. Mariska was born i...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Art

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Metal

Untitled (Nails), Surrealist Lithograph by Man Ray
Located in Long Island City, NY
Man Ray, American (1890 - 1976) - Untitled (Nails), Portfolio: L'Emerveille Marveilleux, Hommage a Joan Miro, Year: 1973, Medium: Lithograph on Japon, signed and numbered in penci...
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

Signals - Screen Print by Leo Guida - 1984
Located in Roma, IT
Segnali is an artwork realized in 1984 by the italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Colored screen print on ivory-colored cardboard. Hand-signed, titled and dated o...
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Screen

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 Art

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Lithograph

Ecce Homo - Lithograph - 1964
Located in Roma, IT
Ecce homo is a 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 d...
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1960s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

"The Horseman" (2024) by Morgan Cameron, Original Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Morgan Cameron’s (US based) “The Horseman” (2024) is an oil painting on panel that depicts a surreal portrait of the headless horseman on his steed in the bright moonlight. About th...
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2010s Surrealist Art

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Oil, Panel

Joan Miro, Lithograph I, from Lithographs I, 1972
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Joan Miro (1893–1983), titled Lithograph I, from the album Joan Miro Lithographs, Volume I, originates from the 1972 edition published by Tudor Publishin...
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

A Walk in Fantasy, Abstract Figures and Plants, Surreal Painting in Vivid Tones
Located in Barcelona, ES
In this series, Perrine explores the profound relationship between light and color, both essential elements in her artistic expression. Without light, there would be no colors, and i...
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2010s Surrealist Art

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Oil Crayon, Acrylic, Paper

Individual Etchings: Notre Dame de Paris
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Salvador Dali Individual Etchings: Notre Dame de Paris, Published 1969 Medium: E.A. Copper Etching on Japon Artwork Size: 20 x 25 in Framed Size: 33.75 x 28.75 in This work is...
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1960s Surrealist Art

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Etching

PINK HOUSE Signed Mini Lithograph, French Country-Style Home, Artist Paintbrush
Located in Union City, NJ
PINK HOUSE is a hand drawn limited edition lithograph by the American surrealist artist Fanny Brennan, created using traditional hand lithography techniques printed on archival Arche...
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1990s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

Fauvist Still Life with Flowers - Original Oil on Canvas, SIGNED
Located in Paris, IDF
Antonio GUANSE (1926-2008) Still Life with Flowers, 1962 Oil on canvas panel Signed lower right Countersigned and dated on the back On panel, 37 x 45 cm (14.5 x 17.7 in) visible Pre...
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Oil

Cloud Fishing - 21st Century, Contemporary, Surrealism, African Nature, Boy
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Cloud Fishing" is a metaphorical exploration of the ephemeral and the unknown. Through my work, I aim to capture the essence of chasing something elusive and intangible – like fishin...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Art

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Acrylic, Canvas

Gaze 1 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Modern, Men
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity About Artist Oluw...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

Nu à l'éventail - Etching by Marc Chagall - 1924
Located in Roma, IT
This wonderful original etching with drypoint  was realized by Marc Chagall  in 1924. Hand-signed in pencil by the artist "Marc Chagall" at the lower right corner. It's an artist pro...
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1920s Surrealist Art

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Etching

Leonor Fini, rare original lithograph on paper, circa 1970
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Rare print numered by surrealist artist Leonor Fini, now rediscovered and inscreasingly esteemed with the movement of rediscovering art by women. It depicts a beautiful feminine figu...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Art

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Paper

Venus, Mars and Cupid
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Salvador Dali Title: Venus, Mars and Cupid Medium: Engraving with stencil color on Rives paper Year: 1971 Edition: 81/150 Sheet Size: 29 5/8" x 22" Image Size: 22 3/4" x 15" ...
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

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

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Lithograph

Femme Bleue
Femme Bleue
$672 Sale Price
20% Off
"Rhino Friend", Surreal, Dreamlike, Blue, Green, Yellow, Orange, Oil Painting
Located in Franklin, MA
Anita Zotkina’s “Rhino Friend” is a 20 x 24 x 0.7 inch oil on canvas painting that celebrates imagination, innocence, and the bond between humans and animals. In this dreamlike compo...
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2010s Surrealist Art

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Canvas, Oil

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 Art

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Paper, Lithograph

Hecatombe de Toros
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Hecatombe de Toros" 1971, is an original color lithograph on Arches paper by renown Chilean artist Roberto Sebastian Matta, 1911-2002. It is hand signed and numb...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

Limbs, Surrealist Lithograph by Andre Masson
Located in Long Island City, NY
Andre Masson, French (1896 - 1987) - Limbs, Portfolio: Dessins Erotiques, Year: 1971, Medium: Lithograph on Arches, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 23/125, Image Size: 9...
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

Not Alone - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa Women, Flora
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity About Artist Oluw...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

Pantheum Moonlight, Early 20th century surrealist landscape, Cleveland School
Located in Beachwood, OH
Ferdinand Burgdorff (American, 1881-1975) Pantheum Moonlight, 1916 Oil on canvas Signed and dated lower right 16 x 24 inches 21.5 x 29.5 inches, framed Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Ferd...
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1910s Surrealist Art

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Oil

"The Protectors", Surreal, Wolf, Nature, Blue, Grey, Green, Oil Painting
Located in Franklin, MA
Anita Zotkina's “The Protectors” (24 x 20 x 0.7 inches, oil on canvas) is a symbolic painting that explores themes of resilience and guardianship in a modern world of contrasts. A lu...
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2010s Surrealist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Unité, Planche 16 (Set of 2) /// Surrealism Modern Art Le Corbusier Abstract
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Le Corbusier (Charles-Édouard Jeanneret) (Swiss-French, 1887-1965) Title: "Unité, Planche 16" (Set of 2) Portfolio: Unité *Signed by Le Corbusier in pencil lower right. It is...
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1960s Surrealist Art

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Etching, Aquatint, Intaglio

TIE Fighter Beatles Large Oversize Pop Art Print Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
TIE Fighter Beatles by B A T I K Pop art work featuring the Fab Four Paul McCartney , George Harrison, Ringo Starr and John Lennon running away from Star Wars TIE fighters chasing...
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2010s Surrealist Art

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

"Holding Back the Moon" (ca. 2018) By John Tarantola, Nude Portrait Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
John Tarantola's original nude portrait "Holding Back the Moon" (ca. 2018) is a beautiful surrealist oil on panel painting that depicts an athletic nude young male figure, with his a...
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2010s Surrealist Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

The Zodiac II Leo - Año 1975
Located in Sant Celoni, ES
Firmado a lápiz por el artista en la parte inferior y con el tiraje, este en concreto es un E/A (epreuve d'artiste) Se presenta enmarcado con su marco original de la época (he puest...
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Engraving

Carlos Almaraz, Los Angeles Olympics lithograph Deluxe hand signed Edition w/COA
By Carlos Almaraz
Located in New York, NY
Carlos Almaraz Los Angeles 1984 Olympic Games (with COA from Olympic Committee), 1982 Offset Lithograph on Parson's Diploma paper, accompanied by COA from Olympic Committee. Signed i...
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1980s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph, Offset

"Studio Sketch of Ella", Surrealist, Cream, Brown, Collage, Acrylic Painting
Located in Franklin, MA
John Baker’s “Studio Sketch of Ella” is an acrylic painting on canvas with collage 20 x 16 inches in creams and browns. The painting is from the “Studio Visitors” series. When Ella a...
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2010s Surrealist Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

Let's Party
Located in Hollywood, FL
Artist: Ralph Steadman Title: Let's Party Medium: Two color silkscreen on White Rising Stonehenge Deckle Edge Paper Size: 30 x 22 Inches Edition: of 250 Year: 2006 Notes: Custom Fr...
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Early 2000s Surrealist Art

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Screen

LE PROPHETE (MOURLOT 713)
Located in Aventura, FL
Lithograph in colors on Arches paper. Hand signed and numbered by Marc Chagall. Mourlot 713. Edition 41/50. Image size 27.25 x 21 inches. Sheet size 32 x 24.25 inches. Frame ...
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Paper, Lithograph

Here Too, Isn’t It George (surreal painting vintage crack in the blue sky grass)
Located in Quebec, Quebec
Two men dressed in early 20th-century garb crouch across a fractured path, peering intently into a massive rupture that tears through both the earth and the sky. They appear to be ex...
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2010s Surrealist Art

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Canvas, Oil

The Occasion
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Maggie Taylor's digital creations are emblematic, afterimages that invite, transport and are unforgettable. Taylor's images are built, layer by layer and object by object, through a ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Art

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Archival Pigment

L’Auge II - Lithograph by Marc Chagall - 1925
Located in Roma, IT
Lithograph, 1925. Image Dimensions: 30 x 24 cm Hand signed and numbered. Edition of 100 prints. Shipped from Italy.
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1920s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

The Hippies
Located in OPOLE, PL
Salvador Dali (1904-1989) - The Hippies Drypoint etching from 1969. The edition 25/145 on Arches paper. Dimensions of work: 66 x 51 cm. Hand signed. Publisher: Pierre Argillet, ...
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Drypoint, Etching

Portal Multidimensional
Located in Ciudad de México, MX
This striking print is quintessentially Pedro Friedeberg, blending Surrealism, Op Art, and architecture. Its uniqueness comes from the dizzying one-point perspective—a hallmark of hi...
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2010s Surrealist Art

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Digital

Sunrise - Original Cool Tone Abstract Urban Still Life Collage Artwork on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Maria C. Bernhardsson is a colorful artist who lives and paints in Sweden. Most of her works are influenced by the architecture and geometry of houses. Bernhardsson travels the world...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Art

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Paper, Mixed Media

Vintage Exhibition Poster at Galerie Maeght - Offset and Lithograph - 1968
Located in Roma, IT
Mirò - Fondation Maeght is an original artwork realized after Joan Miró. Offset and Lithograph. The artwork was realized in the occasion of the exhibition dedicated to the graphic ...
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1960s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph, Offset

'L'Empire des Lumieres' 1998 Offset Poster, Vintage, Large
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Rene Magritte (1898 – 1967) was a Belgian surrealist artist. He became well known for creating a number of witty and thought-provoking images. Often depicting ordinary objects in an ...
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1990s Surrealist Art

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Offset

Crazy Horse
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Crazy Horse MEDIUM: Lithograph SIGNED: Hand Signed EDITION NUMBER: 223/250 MEASUREMENTS: 30.5" x 22.25" YEAR: 1968 FRAMED: No CONDITION: Excelle...
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1960s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

Vitraux in Four Sheets Royal Insect
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Vitraux in Four Sheets Royal Insect MEDIUM: 4 Lithographs SIGNED: 1 Lithograph is Hand Signed by Salvador Dali EDITION NUMBER: 1 lithograph is numbe...
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

Litografía original III
Located in OPOLE, PL
Joan Miro (1893-1983) - Litografía original III Lithograph from 1972. Dimensions of work: 32 x 24.5 cm. Dimensions in frame: 52 x42 cm. Publisher: Maeght Éditeur, Paris. Printed ...
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1930s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

Joan Miro, The Bird Flies Over the Golden Zone on the Sunlit Hills, 1957
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Joan Miro (1893–1983), titled L’Oiseau s’envole sur la zone poussée d’or sur les collines ensoleillées (The Bird Flies Over the Golden Zone on the Sunlit...
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1950s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

For Alberti, For Spain! - Etching by Joan Mirò - 1975
Located in Roma, IT
For Alberti, For Spain!  it's an artwork realized by Joan Mirò in 1975. Etching,  90 x 66 cm.  Hand signed. Edition 45/90. Reference: Dupin 926 Printed on Fabriano paper, Printed...
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Etching

Vintage Poster Exhibition Galerie Maeght after Joan Mirò - 1978
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract Composition is a vintage Lithograph and Offset poster realized after Joan Mirò (1893-1983) in 1978. Good conditions. Joan Miró i Ferrà (20 April 1893 – 25 December 1983) w...
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph, Offset

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