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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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In My Heart - Original Figurative Monochromatic Red Art Charcoal on Sheet Music
In My Heart - Original Figurative Monochromatic Red Art Charcoal on Sheet Music

In My Heart - Original Figurative Monochromatic Red Art Charcoal on Sheet Music

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Robert Lebsack creates artworks using mixed media with ink, acrylic, and charcoal on archival copies of newspapers, textbooks, and sheet music. As a visionary artist, Lebsack weaves ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Art

Materials

Paper, Charcoal, Ink, Mixed Media

Joan Miro, Figures Before the Sun, from Derriere le miroir, 1950
Joan Miro, Figures Before the Sun, from Derriere le miroir, 1950

Joan Miro, Figures Before the Sun, from Derriere le miroir, 1950

By Joan Miró

Located in Southampton, NY

This exquisite lithograph by Joan Miro (1893–1983), titled Personnages devant le soleil (Figures Before the Sun), from the folio Derriere le miroir, No. 29–30, originates from the 19...

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1950s Surrealist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Pippin Bumble's Favorite Time of Day, Oil Painting
Pippin Bumble's Favorite Time of Day, Oil Painting

Pippin Bumble's Favorite Time of Day, Oil Painting

By Diane Flick

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A robot elephant balances an heirloom tomato and a pot of daisy flower on its head. This is artist Diane Flick's first painting using AI-generated reference p...

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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Art

Materials

Oil

Red Bow II - Original Framed Surrealist Figurative Portrait
Red Bow II - Original Framed Surrealist Figurative Portrait

Red Bow II - Original Framed Surrealist Figurative Portrait

By Carlos Gamez de Francisco

Located in Los Angeles, CA

The figurative surrealistic paintings of Carlos Gamez de Francisco are heavily influenced by his Cuban upbringing in a Russian governed academia setting. This presence exposed Franci...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Art

Materials

Ink, Watercolor, Archival Paper, Graphite

"Luminous, " Oil Painting
"Luminous, " Oil Painting

"Luminous, " Oil Painting

Located in Denver, CO

Sara Scribner's (US based) "Luminous" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a realistic portrait of a feminine form in a white dress with delicate white butterflies drawing near her in the darkness. About the Artist: Sara Scribner (B. 1982 Fremont, California) is a figurative painter living in Oklahoma. She earned a BFA in painting from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. She has exhibited in museums and galleries across the US and in Europe, including European Museum of Modern Art (MEAM) museum in Barcelona, Spain, Wausau Museum of Art in Wausau, WI, Wally Workman Gallery...

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2010s Surrealist Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

Cosmicstrip III, Aquatint Etching by Roberto Matta
Cosmicstrip III, Aquatint Etching by Roberto Matta

Cosmicstrip III, Aquatint Etching by Roberto Matta

By Roberto Matta

Located in Long Island City, NY

Cosmicstrip III by Roberto Matta, Chilean (1911–2002) Date: 1959 Etching, signed and numbered in pencil Edition of 21/50 Image Size: 14.75 x 19.25 inches Frame Size: 23.75 x 28 inche...

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1950s Surrealist Art

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

'Fantasia Americana, 1880' — Mid-Century American Surrealism
'Fantasia Americana, 1880' — Mid-Century American Surrealism

'Fantasia Americana, 1880' — Mid-Century American Surrealism

By Lawrence Kupferman

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

Lawrence Kupferman, 'Fantasia Americana – 1880', drypoint etching with sandground, 1943. Signed, titled, and annotated 'Series A, 1971 2/6' in pencil. A superb, richly-inked impression, on heavy, cream wove paper, with full margins (2 1/2 to 3 1/2 inches); the paper slightly lightened within the original mat opening, otherwise in excellent condition. One of only 6 impressions printed in 1971, with the added sandground grey background tint. Archivally matted to museum standards, unframed. Image size 11 13/16 x 14 3/4 inches; sheet size 18 x 20 1/4 inches. Collections: National Gallery of Art, Zimmerli Art Museum (Rutgers University). ABOUT THE ARTIST Lawrence Kupferman (1909 - 1982) was born in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston and grew up in a working-class family. He attended the Boston Latin School and participated in the high school art program at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. In the late 1920s, he studied drawing under Philip Leslie Hale at the Museum School—an experience he called 'stultifying and repressive'. In 1932 he transferred to the Massachusetts College of Art, where he first met his wife, the artist Ruth Cobb. He returned briefly to the Museum School in 1946 to study with the influential expressionist German-American painter Karl Zerbe. Kupferman held various jobs while pursuing his artistic career, including two years as a security guard at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. During the 1930s he worked as a drypoint etcher for the Federal Art Project, creating architectural drawings in a formally realistic style—these works are held in the collections of the Fogg Museum and the Smithsonian American Art Museum. In the 1940s he began incorporating more expressionistic forms into his paintings as he became progressively more concerned with abstraction. In 1946 he began spending summers in Provincetown, Massachusetts, where he met and was influenced by Mark Rothko, Hans Hofmann, Jackson Pollock, and other abstract painters. At about the same time he began exhibiting his work at the Boris Mirski Gallery in Boston. In 1948, Kupferman was at the center of a controversy involving hundreds of Boston-area artists. In February of that year, the Boston Institute of Modern Art issued a manifesto titled 'Modern Art and the American Public' decrying 'the excesses of modern art,' and announced that it was changing its name to the Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA). The poorly conceived statement, intended to distinguish Boston's art scene from that of New York, was widely perceived as an attack on modernism. In protest, Boston artists such as Karl Zerbe, Jack Levine, and David Aronson formed the 'Modern Artists Group' and organized a mass meeting. On March 21, 300 artists, students, and other supporters met at the Old South Meeting House and demanded that the ICA retract its statement. Kupferman chaired the meeting and read this statement to the press: “The recent manifesto of the Institute is a fatuous declaration which misinforms and misleads the public concerning the integrity and intention of the modern artist. By arrogating to itself the privilege of telling the artists what art should be, the Institute runs counter to the original purposes of this organization whose function was to encourage and to assimilate contemporary innovation.” The other speakers were Karl Knaths...

Category

1940s Surrealist Art

Materials

Drypoint, Etching

Toast To Celebrate - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Women, Love, Drinks
Toast To Celebrate - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Women, Love, Drinks

Toast To Celebrate - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Women, Love, Drinks

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

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Leonora Carrington, The Transparent Hen

Leonora Carrington, The Transparent Hen

By Leonora Carrington

Located in Miami, FL

Leonora Carrington The Transparent Hen, 1969 Watercolor and ink on paper 11 x 4 in Provenance: Private Collection, Dr. Salomon Grimberg (Gift from the artist). Private Collection, T...

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20th Century Surrealist Art

Materials

Ink, Watercolor, Laid Paper

Silent cloister. Contemporary Acrylic Painting, Vibrant, Landscape, Polish art

Silent cloister. Contemporary Acrylic Painting, Vibrant, Landscape, Polish art

By Marta Rynkiewicz

Located in Warsaw, PL

Contemporary figurative surrealist acrylic on canvas painting by Polish artist Marta Rynkiewicz. Artwork depicts vibrant landscape with architectural elements. Marta Rynkiewicz is ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

At The Warehouse - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Woman, Dog
At The Warehouse - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Woman, Dog

At The Warehouse - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Woman, Dog

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

Shipping Procedure FREE Shipping Worldwide 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 Authent...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Roger Bonafé Modern Still Life with Hat Bottle and Flower Oil Pastel 1981
Roger Bonafé Modern Still Life with Hat Bottle and Flower Oil Pastel 1981

Roger Bonafé Modern Still Life with Hat Bottle and Flower Oil Pastel 1981

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title Roger Bonafé Modern Still Life with Hat Bottle and Flower Oil Pastel 1981 Key Details Artist: Roger Bonafé (French, b.1932), signed and dated 1981 Medium: Oil pastel on thick ...

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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Art

Materials

Oil Pastel

'European Landscape' —Mid-century American Surrealism
'European Landscape' —Mid-century American Surrealism

'European Landscape' —Mid-century American Surrealism

By Lawrence Kupferman

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

Lawrence Kupferman, 'European Landscape', drypoint, edition 50, 1942. Signed, dated, titled, and numbered '7/50' in pencil. A superb, finely nuanced impression, on cream wove paper; the full sheet with margins (1 to 1 3/4 inches); in excellent condition. Image size 10 7/8 x 13 3/8 inches; sheet size 13 1/8 x 16 1/2 inches. Archivally matted to museum standards, unframed. An impression of this work is included in the permanent collection of the Syracuse University Art Museum. ABOUT THE ARTIST Lawrence Kupferman (1909 - 1982) was born in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston and grew up in a working-class family. He attended the Boston Latin School and participated in the high school art program at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. In the late 1920s, he studied drawing under Philip Leslie Hale at the Museum School—an experience he called 'stultifying and repressive'. In 1932 he transferred to the Massachusetts College of Art, where he first met his wife, the artist Ruth Cobb. He returned briefly to the Museum School in 1946 to study with the influential expressionist German-American painter Karl Zerbe. Kupferman held various jobs while pursuing his artistic career, including two years as a security guard at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. During the 1930s he worked as a drypoint etcher for the Federal Art Project, creating architectural drawings in a formally realistic style—these works are held in the collections of the Fogg Museum and the Smithsonian American Art Museum. In the 1940s he began incorporating more expressionistic forms into his paintings as he became progressively more concerned with abstraction. In 1946 he began spending summers in Provincetown, Massachusetts, where he met and was influenced by Mark Rothko, Hans Hofmann, Jackson Pollock, and other abstract painters. At about the same time he began exhibiting his work at the Boris Mirski Gallery in Boston. In 1948, Kupferman was at the center of a controversy involving hundreds of Boston-area artists. In February of that year, the Boston Institute of Modern Art issued a manifesto titled 'Modern Art and the American Public' decrying 'the excesses of modern art,' and announced that it was changing its name to the Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA). The poorly conceived statement, intended to distinguish Boston's art scene from that of New York, was widely perceived as an attack on modernism. In protest, Boston artists such as Karl Zerbe, Jack Levine, and David Aronson formed the 'Modern Artists Group' and organized a mass meeting. On March 21, 300 artists, students, and other supporters met at the Old South Meeting House and demanded that the ICA retract its statement. Kupferman chaired the meeting and read this statement to the press: “The recent manifesto of the Institute is a fatuous declaration which misinforms and misleads the public concerning the integrity and intention of the modern artist. By arrogating to itself the privilege of telling the artists what art should be, the Institute runs counter to the original purposes of this organization whose function was to encourage and to assimilate contemporary innovation.” The other speakers were Karl Knaths...

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1940s Surrealist Art

Materials

Drypoint

Les Négresses
Les Négresses

Les Négresses

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in OPOLE, PL

Salvador Dali (1904-1989) - Les Négresses Etching from 1969. 66/145 on Japan papaer. Dimensions of work: 38 x 28 cm. Hand signed. Publisher: Graphik Europa Anstalt. Reference: ...

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1960s Surrealist Art

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Etching

original lithograph

original lithograph

By Joan Miró

Located in Henderson, NV

Medium: original lithograph. Catalogue reference: M 236. Printed by Mourlot in 1956 and published in Paris by Maeght for the Jacques Prevert catalogue. Size: 9 x 7 3/4 inches (228 x ...

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1950s Surrealist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Le Buste (The Bust)

Le Buste (The Bust)

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in OPOLE, PL

Salvador Dali (1904-1989) - Le Buste (The Bust) Drypoint etching with roulette from 1969. The edition 142/145. Dimensions of work: 38 x 28 cm. Hand signed. Publisher: Pierre Arg...

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1970s Surrealist Art

Materials

Drypoint, Etching

Etudes de Sphinx (Sphinx and Cat)
Etudes de Sphinx (Sphinx and Cat)

Etudes de Sphinx (Sphinx and Cat)

By Leonor Fini

Located in Columbia, MO

Leonor Fini (Argentine-French, 1907 - 1996) was an independent and visionary artist whose work defied categorization within Surrealism, despite her association with its key figures i...

Category

20th Century Surrealist Art

Materials

Ink

Chimera No. 1
Chimera No. 1

Chimera No. 1

By Leonor Fini

Located in Columbia, MO

Leonor Fini (Argentine-French, 1907 - 1996) was an independent and visionary artist whose work defied categorization within Surrealism, despite her association with its key figures i...

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20th Century Surrealist Art

Materials

Paper, Etching, Aquatint

René Magritte - LE DOMAINE D'ARNHEIM Limited Surrealism French Contemporary
René Magritte - LE DOMAINE D'ARNHEIM Limited Surrealism French Contemporary

René Magritte - LE DOMAINE D'ARNHEIM Limited Surrealism French Contemporary

By (after) René Magritte

Located in Madrid, Madrid

René Magritte - LE DOMAINE D'ARNHEIM, 1962 (THE DOMAIN OF ARNHEIM) Date of creation: 2010 Medium: Lithograph on BFK Rives Paper Edition number: 155/275 Size: 60 x 45 cm Condition: Ne...

Category

Mid-20th Century Surrealist Art

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

Leonor Fini, Untitled, from Fruits of Passion, 1980 (after)
Leonor Fini, Untitled, from Fruits of Passion, 1980 (after)

Leonor Fini, Untitled, from Fruits of Passion, 1980 (after)

By Leonor Fini

Located in Southampton, NY

This exquisite heliogravure, titled Sans titre (Untitled), after Leonor Fini, from the album Fruits de la passion, trente-deux variations sur un theme de Leonor Fini (Fruits of Passi...

Category

1980s Surrealist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Army Of Caine Large Oversize Pop Art Print Signed Limited Edition
Army Of Caine Large Oversize Pop Art Print Signed Limited Edition

Army Of Caine Large Oversize Pop Art Print Signed Limited Edition

By BATIK

Located in London, GB

Army Of Caine by B A T I K Pop art work featuring multiples of Michael Caine in Get Carter mode - possibly his most iconic movie role. Archival pigment pop art print signed & limi...

Category

2010s Surrealist Art

Materials

Black and White, Archival Pigment

Joan Miro, Untitled, from Miro and Artigas Ceramics, 1974
Joan Miro, Untitled, from Miro and Artigas Ceramics, 1974

Joan Miro, Untitled, from Miro and Artigas Ceramics, 1974

By Joan Miró

Located in Southampton, NY

This exquisite lithograph by Joan Miro (1893–1983), titled Sans Titre (Untitled), originates from the 1974 album ceramiques de miro et artigas (Miro and Artigas Ceramics). Published by Maeght Editeur, Paris, and printed by Arte, Adrien Maeght, Paris, this work reflects Miros lyrical fusion of abstraction, gesture, and ceramic-inspired form. In Sans Titre (Untitled), Miro channels the vivid spontaneity and symbolic richness that define his mature graphic language. Executed as a lithograph on velin paper, this work measures 11.024 x 22.28 inches, with stitch perforations and centerfold as issued. Signed in the plate and unnumbered as issued. Printed by Arte, Adrien Maeght, Paris, one of the foremost ateliers of the 20th century. Artwork Details: Artist: Joan Miro (1893–1983) Title: Sans Titre (Untitled), from the album ceramiques de miro et artigas (Miro and Artigas Ceramics), 1974 Medium: Lithograph on velin paper Dimensions: 11.024 x 22.28 inches (28 x 56.57 cm), with stitch perforations and centerfold as issued Inscription: Signed in the plate and unnumbered as issued Date: 1974 Publisher: Maeght Editeur, Paris Printer: Arte, Adrien Maeght, Paris Catalogue raisonne reference: Mourlot, Fernand, and Joan Miro. Catalogue des Lithographies de Miro. Vol. V. Andre Sauret, 1984, illustrations 926–927. Cramer, Patrick. Joan Miro: The Illustrated Books: Catalogue Raisonne. Patrick Cramer, 1989, illustration 183. Condition: Well preserved, consistent with age and medium Provenance: From the 1974 album ceramiques de miro et artigas (Miro and Artigas Ceramics), published by Maeght Editeur, Paris; printed by Arte, Adrien Maeght, Paris Notes: Excerpted from the album (translated from French), The original lithographs were drawn in the ateliers Arte, Adrien Maeght, Paris. Completed printing on April 30, 1974. About the Publication: Ceramiques de miro et artigas (Miro and Artigas Ceramics) is a landmark 1974 album published by Maeght Editeur that documents and celebrates the long, fertile collaboration between Joan Miro and the master ceramicist Josep Llorens Artigas. The album serves as both an artistic tribute and an archival record of their shared exploration into the expressive possibilities of fire, clay, pigment, and surface. Maeght Editeur—renowned for its exceptional production standards and its close relationships with leading modern artists—commissioned original lithographs specifically for the album, each reflecting the tactile, gestural, and symbolic vocabulary that Miro developed through decades of experimentation in ceramics. Printed by Arte, Adrien Maeght in Paris, the production exemplifies the publisher’s commitment to uniting fine art printing with rigorous documentation. The album honors one of the most important artist–artisan partnerships of the 20th century, capturing the profound synergy between Miro’s visionary abstraction and Artigas’s mastery of traditional and experimental ceramic processes. As with all major Maeght publications, the album was conceived not merely as a catalogue but as a complete work of art, synthesizing text, image, and craftsmanship into an enduring contribution to the history of modernist printmaking and book arts. About the Artist: Joan Miro (1893–1983) was a Catalan painter, sculptor, printmaker, and ceramicist whose visionary imagination and lyrical abstraction made him one of the most influential and beloved artists of the 20th century. Born in Barcelona, Miro drew inspiration from Catalan folk art, Romanesque frescoes, and the luminous landscapes of Mont-roig del Camp, developing a deep connection to nature that infused his work with vitality and symbolism. After formal training at the Escola dArt in Barcelona, he absorbed the lessons of Post-Impressionism and Cubism before moving to Paris in the early 1920s, where he became a leading figure in the Surrealist movement. There, Miro forged a personal visual language of biomorphic shapes, floating symbols, and radiant color harmonies that reflected both spontaneity and spiritual depth. In creative dialogue with peers such as Alexander Calder, Alberto Giacometti, Salvador Dali, Wassily Kandinsky, Marcel Duchamp, and Man Ray, he helped revolutionize modern art by dissolving the boundaries between abstraction and dream imagery. Miros inventive approach extended far beyond painting, embracing sculpture, ceramics, and monumental public commissions that redefined how art could interact with space and emotion. His expressive freedom and gestural abstraction profoundly influenced later artists including Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, Alexander Calder, Jean Dubuffet, Antoni Tapies, and Joan Mitchell, inspiring generations who sought to merge instinct, color, and imagination. Today, Miros work remains a cornerstone of modernism, prized by collectors and celebrated in major museums worldwide. His highest auction record was achieved by Peinture (Etoile Bleue) (1927), which sold for 23561250 GBP (approximately 37 million USD) at Sothebys, London, on June 19, 2012. Joan Miro Sans Titre 1974, Miro ceramiques...

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1970s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

Construction - Handsigned Original Lithograph
Construction - Handsigned Original Lithograph

Construction - Handsigned Original Lithograph

Located in Paris, IDF

Alain LE YAOUANC Construction Original lithograph Handsigned in pencil On Japan paper, 40,5 x 31,5 cm (c. 15,9 x 12,4 inch) Excellent condition

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1970s Surrealist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Joan Miro, Figures Before the Sea, from D'Aci i d’Alla, 1934
Joan Miro, Figures Before the Sea, from D'Aci i d’Alla, 1934

Joan Miro, Figures Before the Sea, from D'Aci i d’Alla, 1934

By Joan Miró

Located in Southampton, NY

This exquisite lithograph and pochoir by Joan Miro (1893–1983), titled Figures davant el mar (Figures Before the Sea), originates from the historic 1934 album D'Aci i d’Alla, Numero Extraordinari de Nadal dedicat a l’art del segle XX. Published by Llibreria Catalonia, Barcelona, under the direction of Antonio Lopez Llausas, Editeur, Barcelona, 1934, and under the supervision of Joan Prats, Barcelona, and Josep Lluis Sert, Barcelona; printed by Pochoir Publicity Art, Barcelona, under the direction of J. Mateu, Barcelona, 1934, the work reflects Miros early mastery of Surrealist biomorphism and his exceptional sensitivity to the pochoir technique, whose saturated, hand-applied colors were ideally suited to his luminous Mediterranean palette. Executed as a lithograph and pochoir on velin paper, this work measures 13 x 11.1875 inches (33.02 x 28.42 cm). Unsigned and unnumbered as issued. Printed by Pochoir Publicity Art, Barcelona, under the direction of J. Mateu. Artwork Details: Artist: Joan Miro (1893–1983) Title: Figures davant el mar (Figures Before the Sea), from the album D'Aci i d’Alla, Numero Extraordinari de Nadal dedicat a l’art del segle XX, 1934 Medium: Lithograph and pochoir on velin paper Dimensions: 13 x 11.1875 inches (33.02 x 28.42 cm) Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered as issued Date: 1934 Publisher: Llibreria Catalonia, Barcelona; under the direction of Antonio Lopez Llausas, Editeur, Barcelona, with the supervision of Joan Prats and Josep Lluis Sert Printer: Pochoir Publicity Art, Barcelona; under the direction of J. Mateu Catalogue raisonne reference: Dupin, Jacques, and Joan Miro. Miro Engraver 1928–1960. Rizzoli, 1984, illustration 13. Cramer, Patrick. Joan Miro: The Illustrated Books: Catalogue Raisonne. Patrick Cramer, 1989, illustration 11. Condition: Well preserved, consistent with age and medium Provenance: From the album D'Aci i d’Alla, Numero Extraordinari de Nadal dedicat a l’art del segle XX, 1934, published by Llibreria Catalonia, Barcelona About the Publication: The 1934 album D'Aci i d’Alla, Numero Extraordinari de Nadal dedicat a l’art del segle XX, stands as one of the most ambitious, sophisticated, and culturally significant Catalan art publications of the interwar period, conceived at a moment when Barcelona was a thriving hub of artistic modernity. Produced by Llibreria Catalonia under the direction of Antonio Lopez Llausas, with the close involvement of Joan Prats and Josep Lluis Sert—two of the most influential Catalan cultural figures of the twentieth century—the album embodied a vision of Catalonia as an active, forward-looking center of international avant-garde thought, connected intellectually and aesthetically to Paris, yet deeply rooted in Mediterranean identity. Unlike standard periodicals, D'Aci i d’Alla functioned as a hybrid fine art album, design object, and critical journal, integrating essays, photography, architecture, poetry, and original artworks in a unified modernist aesthetic. The 1934 Numero Extraordinari, devoted to twentieth-century art, was particularly ambitious in scope: it surveyed the newest movements in modernism while highlighting Catalonia’s unique contributions to the international avant-garde. Its inclusion of an original Joan Miro pochoir...

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1930s Surrealist Art

Materials

Lithograph

The Chair by the Window, Superb Large Surrealist oil painting on canvas

The Chair by the Window, Superb Large Surrealist oil painting on canvas

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

The Chair by the Window Surrealist School, circa 1970's signed lower left, indistinctly (see photos) framed: 24 x 30.5 inches provenance: private collection, London Superb Surreali...

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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Leonor Fini, Untitled, from Shakespeare, The Tempest, 1965
Leonor Fini, Untitled, from Shakespeare, The Tempest, 1965

Leonor Fini, Untitled, from Shakespeare, The Tempest, 1965

By Leonor Fini

Located in Southampton, NY

This exquisite lithograph by Leonor Fini (1907–1996), titled Sans titre (Untitled), from Shakespeare, La Tempete (Shakespeare, The Tempest), originates from the 1965 issue published ...

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1960s Surrealist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Calder, Composition, A Bestiary (after)
Calder, Composition, A Bestiary (after)

Calder, Composition, A Bestiary (after)

By Alexander Calder

Located in Southampton, NY

Letterpress printing on spécialement fabriqué Curtis Rag vélin paper. Paper Size: 12.5 x 9.1875 inches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the album, A Best...

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1950s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

Joan Miro, Untitled, from Derriere le miroir, 1967 (after)
Joan Miro, Untitled, from Derriere le miroir, 1967 (after)

Joan Miro, Untitled, from Derriere le miroir, 1967 (after)

By Joan Miró

Located in Southampton, NY

This exquisite lithograph after Joan Miro (1893–1983), titled Sans titre (Untitled), originates from the 1967 folio Derriere le miroir, L'oiseau solaire, l'oiseau lunaire, etin-celle...

Category

1960s Surrealist Art

Materials

Lithograph

"Recall, " Oil Painting
"Recall, " Oil Painting

"Recall, " Oil Painting

Located in Denver, CO

Alla Bartoshchuk's "Recall" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a nude female figure in the company of laughing blue and purple women, wher...

Category

2010s Surrealist Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

Brotherhood -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Black Men, Acrylic
Brotherhood -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Black Men, Acrylic

Brotherhood -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Black Men, Acrylic

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

Shipping Procedure FREE Shipping Worldwide 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 Authent...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Cherie Floriferous - original surrealist oil painting - wildlife art
Cherie Floriferous - original surrealist oil painting - wildlife art

Cherie Floriferous - original surrealist oil painting - wildlife art

Located in London, Chelsea

We offer complimentary worldwide shipping and cover all tariffs and import taxes for this artwork. This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet C...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Untitled, (Aerial Circus Series)
Untitled, (Aerial Circus Series)

Untitled, (Aerial Circus Series)

By Roland Ayers

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

Roland Ayers (1932-2014). Untitled, (Aerial Circus Series), 1968. Ink on Strathmore illustration board, 27 × 30 inches. Signed and dated. Artist and art educator, Roland Ayers ...

Category

1960s Surrealist Art

Materials

Paper, Ink

Ritual. 2022. oil on cardboard, 40x30 cm

Ritual. 2022. oil on cardboard, 40x30 cm

By Juris Dimiters

Located in Riga, LV

Ritual. 2022. oil on cardboard,, 40x30 cm Juris Dimiters (1947) Education: 1958-1965 Janis Rozentals Art High School of Riga 1965-1973 Art Academy of Latvia, Painting Department, specialism in scenography. Solo shows: 1981- Baiba & Leo Benias Gallery, West Berlin (as part of the Skulme family exhibition) 1984- Museum of Foreign Art , Riga; Cēsis Exhibition Hall; 1986- Firebird Gallery, Alexandra; International Images, Pittsburgh, USA. 1987- Exhibition Hall, Jurmala. 1987- Exhibition Hall, Stockholm, Sweden (as part of the Skulme family exhibition) 1989- Delta Art Gallery, Nijmegen (The Netherlands). 1992- Maya Polsky Gallery, Chicago, USA. 2000- State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow and State Museum of Art , Riga. 2004- Riga Museum of History and Navigation. 2007- Imagine Gallery, Riga. 2007- Art gallery Laipa, Valmiera. 2007- Moscow house, Riga. 2009- Zurab Tsereteli...

Category

2010s Surrealist Art

Materials

Oil, Cardboard

Afro Lady -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Modern Women, Floral
Afro Lady -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Modern Women, Floral

Afro Lady -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Modern Women, Floral

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...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

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