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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Item Ships From: Europe
Style: Surrealist
René Magritte - LE SEIZE SEPTEMBRE - Limited Surrealism French Contemporary
Located in Madrid, Madrid
René Magritte - LE SEIZE SEPTEMBRE, 1956 (THE SIXTEENTH OF SEPTEMBER)
Date of creation: 2010
Medium: Lithograph on BFK Rives Paper
Edition number: 147/275
Size: 60 x 45 cm
Condition:...
Category
Mid-20th Century Surrealist Art
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
"Changes" Oil on Canvas Figurative Painting
Located in Lisboa, PT
"Changes" Oil on Canvas Figurative Painting 2023
Artwork is on supported wooden frame. Ready to hang.
Tam Ess makes oil paintings that explore the subconscious, blending figurative ...
Category
2010s Surrealist Art
Materials
Oil
Texts and Letters - Etching Surrealism German
By Max Ernst
Located in London, GB
This work is hand signed in pencil by the artist at the lower right margin "max ernst".
This etching was printed for "Texte und Briefe" of Antonin Artaud.
The work was printed in 196...
Category
1960s Surrealist Art
Materials
Etching
Exhibition Poster Galerie Gerald Cramer - Lithograph by Joan Mirò - 1969
By Joan Miró
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...
Category
1960s Surrealist Art
Materials
Lithograph
Surrealist Watercolour/Gouache on Paper. 'The Birth of Sculpture''
Located in Cotignac, FR
Late 20th century surrealist gouache and watercolour on paper by British artist Derek Carruthers. The painting is signed to the bottom right and titled 'Birth of Sculpture' to the re...
Category
Late 20th Century Surrealist Art
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
HUGE ORIGINAL 1970'S FRENCH ABSTRACT MODERNIST PAINTING - SURREALIST NUDE
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist: Claude Lagouche (French 1943-2020)
Claude Lagouche was born January 2, 1943 in Naves, died January 16, 2020.
He quickly gained recognition for his talent and his work, exh...
Category
Mid-20th Century Surrealist Art
Materials
Oil
Maldoror : Allegory of Time & Aging - Original Etching, HANDSIGNED (Field #34-2)
Located in Paris, FR
Salvador Dali
Allegory of time and aging, 1975
Original etching
Signed in pencil
Limited to 100 copies (Here numbered 52)
On Arches vellum 32.5 x 25 cm (c. 12.7 x 9.8 in)
REFERE...
Category
1970s Surrealist Art
Materials
Engraving
Hell 33 - The Betrayers of their Hosts - woodcut - 1963 (Field p. 189)
Located in Paris, FR
Salvador Dali (1904-1989)
Hell 33 - The Betrayers of their Hosts
woodcut
Printed signature in the plate
1960/63
Printed on paper Vélin BFK Rives
Size 32,8 x 26,4 cm (c. 13 x 10")
R...
Category
1960s Surrealist Art
Materials
Woodcut
Salvador Dali signed lithograph 'Capricorn from the Zodiac II', 1975, `68/250
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Salvador Dalí (Spanish, 1904-1989)
Capricorn from The Zodiac II, 1975
Lithograph
Signed and numbered `68/250 Dali’ (lower edge)
12.3/4 x 9.1/2 in. (32.4 x 24.2 cm.)
Reference: Field ...
Category
20th Century Surrealist Art
Materials
Lithograph
Maldoror : Surrealist Fight - Original etching, HANDSIGNED (Field #34-2)
Located in Paris, FR
Salvador Dali
The Fight, 1975
Original etching
Signed in pencil
Limited to 100 copies (Here numbered 52)
On Arches vellum 32.5 x 25 cm (c. 12.7 x 9.8 in)
REFERENCES :
- Catalog ...
Category
1970s Surrealist Art
Materials
Engraving
JEREMY GEDDES - EDIFICE, Limited Surrealism Rocket Australian Artist Modern
Located in Madrid, Madrid
JEREMY GEDDES - EDIFICE
Date of creation: 2023
Medium: Giclée on Hahnemuhle Photo Rag paper
Edition: 549
Size: 61 x 81 cm
Condition: In mint conditions, brand new and never framed
G...
Category
2010s Surrealist Art
Materials
Paper, Giclée, Digital Pigment
Untitled - Lithograph by Dorothea Tanning - 1974
Located in Roma, IT
Untitled is an artwork realized by Dorothea Tanning in 1974.
Colored lithograph.
Good conditions. Printed by Atelier Pierre Chave in Vence, France.
This lithograph was realized...
Category
1970s Surrealist Art
Materials
Lithograph
Under The Blue Umbrella
Located in London, GB
Silkscreen print. Produced in 2016, pressed on heavy quality stock paper. This series is limited to 50 pieces. Hand signed and numbered by Mehdi.
Category
2010s Surrealist Art
Materials
Screen
Surrealist Gouache on Paper, 'Threshold or Pagans'.
Located in Cotignac, FR
Contemporary surrealist watercolour and gouache on paper by British artist Derek Carruthers. Signed bottom right.
An intriguing and beautifully painted surrealist work of a figure ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Art
Materials
Paper, Gouache
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
Paper size: 57.1 x 38 cm
Edi...
Category
1970s Surrealist Art
Materials
Etching
Wild Encounters-original abstract surreal wildlife oil painting-modern art
By Nathan Neven
Located in London, Chelsea
This original artwork by Nathan Neven joyfully presents an unusual scene of wildlife merged with a grand interior space. The artist adds contemporary touches to his subject matter su...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Man Ray, Échiquier Surréaliste: 1934/1991, Silver Gelatin Print, Dada
By Man Ray
Located in Hamburg, DE
Man Ray (1890-1976)
Échiquier Surréaliste (Surrealist Checkerboard), 1934/1991
Medium: Silver Gelatin Print (later print)
Dimensions: 30.5 x 23.7 cm
Stamped: "Copie d'une épreuve...
Category
20th Century Surrealist Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
René Magritte - LE BEAU MONDE- Limited Lithograph Surrealism French Contemporary
Located in Madrid, Madrid
René Magritte - LE BEAU MONDE, 1962 (THE BEAUTIFUL WORLD)
Date of creation: 2010
Medium: Lithograph on BFK Rives Paper
Edition number: 154/275
Size: 60 x 45 cm
Condition: In very goo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Surrealist Art
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
Laid Up
Located in London, GB
Silkscreen in colours on Somerset Tub Sized Radiant White 410gsm paper. Edition of 35.
Category
2010s Surrealist Art
Materials
Screen
René Magritte - DÉCALCOMANIE, 1966 Limited ed. Lithograph. Surrealism French
Located in Madrid, Madrid
René Magritte - DÉCALCOMANIE, 1966 (DECALCOMANIA)
Date of creation: 2010
Medium: Lithograph on BFK Rives Paper
Edition number: 141/275
Size: 60 x 45 cm
Condition: In mint conditions...
Category
Mid-20th Century Surrealist Art
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
Golden Lady - original wildlife interior Leopard contemporary oil painting- art
By Nathan Neven
Located in London, Chelsea
"Golden Lady" by Nathan Neven is an enchanting piece that captures the essence of abstract expressionism. In this oil on canvas masterpiece, a leopard gracefully lounges on a red set...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
René Magritte - LE CHEF D'OEUVRE OU... Limited Surrealism French Contemporary
Located in Madrid, Madrid
René Magritte - LE CHEF D'OEUVRE OU LES MYSTÈRES DE L'HORIZON, 1965
Date of creation: 2010
Medium: Lithograph on BFK Rives Paper
Edition number: 131/275
Size: 60 x 45 cm
Condition: N...
Category
Mid-20th Century Surrealist Art
Materials
Lithograph
Contemporary French Surrealist Oil Painting Evolving Shapes and Movement
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Composition
signed by Jack Penouel (French 1936-2018)
oil on canvas, framed
framed: 18.5 x 15.5 inches
canvas : 18 x 15 inches
provenance: the ar...
Category
Late 20th Century Surrealist Art
Materials
Oil
Family Day Off - London modern cityscape wildlife surreal abstract oil painting
By Nathan Neven
Located in London, Chelsea
In this contemporary surrealist painting Nathan Neven juxtaposes a familiar city scene and classic underground entrance with the unusual presence of apes. This charming dream-like sc...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Out and About - Original wildlife New York cityscape oil painting-modern art
By Nathan Neven
Located in London, Chelsea
"Out and About" by Nathan Neven beckons viewers into a lively exploration of the urban landscape as ostriches take a whimsical stroll across the iconic Brooklyn Bridge, with the vibr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Joan Ponç - UNTITLED Etching. Spanish Surrealism Contemporary Art Purple
By Joan Ponç
Located in Madrid, Madrid
Joan Ponç - SIN TÍTULO 1
Date of creation: 1975
Medium: Etching on paper
Edition number: 70/75
Size: 56 x 76 cm
Condition: In perfect conditions and never framed
Observations: Etchin...
Category
1970s Surrealist Art
Materials
Engraving, Etching
Noble Creatures-original wildlife architecture interior animal oil painting- art
By Nathan Neven
Located in London, Chelsea
In this original painting by Nathan Neven the artist depicts a grand interior space filled with the endearing presence of a courageous lion and great elephant. This captivating juxta...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Eiffel-original Paris impressionist Cityscape painting-modern art
By Nathan Neven
Located in London, Chelsea
"Eiffel" by Nathan Neven is a captivating exploration of the iconic Eiffel Tower set against a vibrant Parisian panorama. Crafted with oil on canvas, Neven's abstract expressionist ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Grande Place-original cityscape wildlife animal architecture-modern art
By Nathan Neven
Located in London, Chelsea
"Grande Place" by Nathan Neven is a captivating portrayal that transports the viewer to the heart of Brussels, Belgium. In this magnificent artwork, two lions roam the iconic citysca...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Right by You - original painting surreal wildlife interior animals-modern art
By Nathan Neven
Located in London, Chelsea
This original artwork by contemporary artist Nathan Neven captures a delightful fusion of subject matter through exuberant expressive gestures and vibrant colors. The artist skillful...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Fashion Beauty Kaleidoscope, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
A parade of models have been depicted in this painting displaying their beauty,attire and jewellery. Its show time and every model is at her best showing her beauty ,body shape,attir...
Category
2010s Surrealist Art
Materials
Acrylic
Take Care of You- original abstract wildlife interior oil painting- modern art
By Nathan Neven
Located in London, Chelsea
In "Take Care of You" by Nathan Neven, a heartwarming scene unfolds within the canvas, inviting viewers into a surreal and vibrant interior setting. This captivating wildlife paintin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Sapient Business-original abstract surreal wildlife oil painting-modern art
By Nathan Neven
Located in London, Chelsea
This original artwork by Nathan Neven joyfully presents an unusual scene of wildlife merged with a grand interior space. The artist adds contemporary touches to his subject matter su...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Flamingos exploring France-original abstract landscape wildlife oil painting-Art
By Nathan Neven
Located in London, Chelsea
"Flamingos Exploring France" by Nathan Neven takes viewers on a whimsical journey through an iconic French architectural setting. The expressive portrayal of flamingos against a back...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Emperors and Albert Bridge - surrealist wildlife animal oil painting- modern art
By Nathan Neven
Located in London, Chelsea
In this contemporary surrealist painting, Nathan Neven skillfully merges a familiar cityscape and classic architectural elements with the unexpected presence of an Arctic penguin nea...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Red Royal Ostrich Buckingham Palace -original interior wildlife oil painting-Art
By Nathan Neven
Located in London, Chelsea
"Red Royal Ostrich" by Nathan Neven is a mesmerizing oil on canvas painting that brings the regal beauty of four ostriches into a vibrant interior setting, with the backdrop adorned ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Live it Up-original surreal contemporary wildlife interior painting- modern art
By Nathan Neven
Located in London, Chelsea
"Live it Up" by Nathan Neven is a captivating masterpiece that seamlessly blends abstract expressionism with a playful composition. In this oil on canvas creation, two ostriches and...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Blue Heart with Sin
Located in PARIS, FR
Panchat Yodmanee-Ice (1993 - )
Blue Heart with Sin
Acrylique sur toile
97 x 130 cm 38.2 x 51.2 in.
2023
Born in 1993 in Nakornsrithammarat, Thailand, Panchat holds a B.F.A. from th...
Category
2010s Surrealist Art
Materials
Acrylic
French Surrealist Oil Painting Evolving Shapes and Movement
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Composition
signed by Jack Penouel (French 1936-2018)
dated 02'
signed oil on canvas, framed
framed: 26 x 21.5 inches
canvas : 25.75 x 20.75 inch...
Category
Late 20th Century Surrealist Art
Materials
Oil
Pink Composition - Lithograph by Max Ernst - 1974
By Max Ernst
Located in Roma, IT
Pink Composition is an artwork realized by Max Ernst in 1974.
Original colored lithograph.
Good conditions. Printed by Atelier Pierre Chave in Vence, France.
This lithograph was ...
Category
1970s Surrealist Art
Materials
Lithograph
Cathedral of Christ the Savior. 1989., paper, screen print, 60x32.5 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Cathedral of Christ the Savior. 1989, paper, screen print, 60x32.5 cm
Category
1980s Surrealist Art
Materials
Paper, Screen
Untitled Ohne Titel - German French Surrealism
By Max Ernst
Located in London, GB
This original etching and aquatint is hand signed in pencil by the artist "Max Ernst" at the lower right margin.
It is hand numbered in pencil from the edition of 99, at the lower le...
Category
1960s Surrealist Art
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
Exhibition Poster Galerie Gerald Cramer - Lithograph by Joan Mirò - 1969
By Joan Miró
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...
Category
1960s Surrealist Art
Materials
Lithograph
Maldoror : Molt Clock, Time Sleeping - Original etching, HANDSIGNED
Located in Paris, FR
Salvador Dali
Time Sleeping, 1975
Original etching
Signed in pencil
Limited to 100 copies (Here numbered 52)
On Arches vellum 32.5 x 25 cm (c. 12.7 x 9.8 in)
REFERENCES :
- Cata...
Category
1970s Surrealist Art
Materials
Engraving
Maldoror : The giant with a bag - Original etching, HANDSIGNED
Located in Paris, FR
Salvador Dali
The giantess with a bag, 1975
Original etching
Signed in pencil
Limited to 100 copies (Here numbered 52)
On Arches vellum 32.5 x 25 cm (c. 12.7 x 9.8 in)
REFERENCE...
Category
1970s Surrealist Art
Materials
Etching
Abraham Lincoln: Gala Gazing at the Mediterranean Sea - Lithograph
Located in Paris, FR
Salvador Dalí (1904-1989) (after)
Abraham Lincoln: Gala Gazing at the Mediterranean Sea, 1996
Printografie (photolithography) in limited edition authorized by the Dali Foundation
Si...
Category
1990s Surrealist Art
Materials
Lithograph
Direction blue - black. 2006, glass, copper, author technique 18x56x50 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Direction blue - black. 2006, glass, copper, author technique 18x56x50 cm
Category
Early 2000s Surrealist Art
Materials
Copper
Glass sculpture Merkuce from the series The Italians 2008, glass, 37, 5x11x10 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Glass sculpture Merkuce from the series The Italians 2008, glass, 37, 5x11x10 cm
Category
Early 2000s Surrealist Art
Materials
Glass
The Sensual Landscape- original surrealism landscape painting - contemporary Art
Located in London, Chelsea
"The Sensual Landscape" by George Callaghan invites viewers into a captivating realm of softness and allure, where cool and earthy tones intertwine in...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Surrealist Painting By Philip Krevoruck Wpa Era
Located in Hoddesdon, GB
Philip Krevoruck 1919-1999 an accomplished WPA artist . Surrealist Oil on board painted during the 1950s .
Dimensions:
30inch X 25.5inch including frame . 24 X 19.5 without frame .
M...
Category
1950s Surrealist Art
Materials
Oil
Emperor : Napoleonic Troops Passing Through - Original etching, HANDSIGNED
Located in Paris, FR
Salvador Dali
Napoleonic troops passing through, 1975
Original etching
Signed in pencil
Limited to 100 copies (Here numbered 52)
On Arches vellum 32.5 x 25 cm (c. 12.7 x 9.8 in)
...
Category
1970s Surrealist Art
Materials
Etching
Tsundere, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Tsundere, adj. Japanese word used especially in the Anime/Manga world to describe a character who shows initially a cold, hostile and impulsive behaviour, then let gradually emerge ...
Category
2010s Surrealist Art
Materials
Acrylic
Rhinoceros, Tribute to Albrecht DURER - Signed lithograph poster (Gaspar #1503)
Located in Paris, FR
Salvador Dali (1904-1989)
Rhinoceros, Tribute to Albrecht DURER, 1971
Original lithograph
Signed in pencil
Numbered / 300
On Guarro vellum 76 x 56.5 cm (c. 30 x 22 in)
REFERENCE : ...
Category
1970s Surrealist Art
Materials
Lithograph
Sinopia, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Sinopia is a term that refers to a reddish pigment used in the past and also to the underlayer drawing of frescoes, also realised with that pigment. This painting is “unfinishedâ€
Category
2010s Surrealist Art
Materials
Oil
PPP, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
A humble homage to one of the greatest Italian scholar of all times, the port, director, author, journalist and painter Pier Paolo Pasolini. Acrylic on stretched canvas, 60x80x4 ...
Category
2010s Surrealist Art
Materials
Acrylic
Salvador Dali - Flordali I - Lithograph
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Salvador Dali - Lithograph
Title: Flordali I
Dimensions: 76 x 106 cm
Printed signature
Edition of 4880
Reference: Field page 233 / Michler & Lopsinger 1586
The artwork is shipped wit...
Category
1980s Surrealist Art
Materials
Lithograph
Flute Player - Lithograph - After PABLO PICASSO
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
After PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973)
Flute Player
Dimensions: 56 x 38 cm
Signed and dated in the plate
Posthumous edition by Edition Succession Picasso, Paris.
Editions de la Paix
Picas...
Category
1950s Surrealist Art
Materials
Lithograph
Surrealist Watercolour and Gouache on Paper. 'The Picnic'.
Located in Cotignac, FR
Late 20th century surrealist watercolour and gouache on paper by British artist Derek Carruthers. Signed bottom right.
An intriguing and beautifully painted surrealist juxtapositio...
Category
Late 20th Century Surrealist Art
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
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