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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
Gaze 2 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Modern Women, Floral
Gaze 2 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Modern Women, Floral

Gaze 2 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Modern Women, Floral

By Akingbade Mayowa

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

Don't Hurt Me

Don't Hurt Me

By Valton Tyler

Located in Dallas, TX

In The New York Times Arts in America column, Edward M. Gomez writes of Valton Tyler, "visionary seems the right word for describing his vivid, unusual and technically refined painti...

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1970s Surrealist Art

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Oil, Linen

"Untitled, " Acrylic Painting

"Untitled, " Acrylic Painting

By Ifeoluwa Alade

Located in Denver, CO

Ifeoluwa Alade ( Nigeria based) "Untitled" is an original, handmade acrylic painting that depicts a female model with colorful butterflies and a dark background. Artist bio: Ifeol...

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2010s Surrealist Art

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Acrylic, Canvas

Centre Noeuds (Sabatier 393), Roberto Matta
Centre Noeuds (Sabatier 393), Roberto Matta

Centre Noeuds (Sabatier 393), Roberto Matta

By Roberto Matta

Located in Fairfield, CT

Artist: Roberto Matta (1912-2002) Title: Centre Noeuds (Sabatier 393) Year: 1974 Edition: 38/125, plus proofs Medium: Etching on Arches paper Size: 23.875 x 17.5 inches Inscription: ...

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1970s Surrealist Art

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Etching

Le Château des Pyrénées (The Castle of the Pyrenees)
Le Château des Pyrénées (The Castle of the Pyrenees)

Le Château des Pyrénées (The Castle of the Pyrenees)

By René Magritte

Located in Milwaukee, WI

Framed 40.50 x 30 in The lithograph features the dry stamps of the Magritte Foundation & ADAGP and is countersigned in pencil by Mr. Charly Herscovici, President of the Magritte...

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Early 2000s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

Spanish Catalan Surrealist Lithograph Portrait Girl with Fruit Still Life
Spanish Catalan Surrealist Lithograph Portrait Girl with Fruit Still Life

Spanish Catalan Surrealist Lithograph Portrait Girl with Fruit Still Life

By Luis Vidal Molné

Located in Surfside, FL

Luis Molné (or Luis Vidal Molné ) painter and lithographer born in Barcelona in 1907 and lived in Monaco where he died in 1970. Friends with Antoni Clavé he belonged to the Catalan ...

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20th Century Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

A fine romance.

A fine romance.

By Maggie Taylor

Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA

In 1981 Maggie Taylor (b. 1961) began to photograph while she was a student at Yale University majoring in philosophy. She primarily took photographs of suburban landscapes and stran...

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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Art

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Digital Pigment

Art Deco Embossed Serigraph by Erte, Signed, 1990, Pearls and Emeralds
Art Deco Embossed Serigraph by Erte, Signed, 1990, Pearls and Emeralds

Art Deco Embossed Serigraph by Erte, Signed, 1990, Pearls and Emeralds

By Erté

Located in Washington, DC

Artist: Erté Title: Pearls and Emeralds Medium: Embossed serigraph Year: 1990 Edition: 265/300 Sheet Size: 41 3/4" x 29 1/4" Image Size: 35 1/4" x 23 1/4" Signature: Stamped signature

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1990s Surrealist Art

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Screen

Jewish Wedding, Surrealist Screenprint by Israel Rubinstein
Jewish Wedding, Surrealist Screenprint by Israel Rubinstein

Jewish Wedding, Surrealist Screenprint by Israel Rubinstein

Located in Long Island City, NY

"Israel Rubinstein (1944 - ) Date: 1980 Screenprint on Arches, signed and numbered in pencil Edition of 350 Image Size: 38.5 x 28.5 inches Size: 47 x 38 in. (119.38 x 96.52 cm)"

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1980s Surrealist Art

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Screen

Souvenir De Voyage - 20th Century, Surrealist, Lithograph, Figurative Print
Souvenir De Voyage - 20th Century, Surrealist, Lithograph, Figurative Print

Souvenir De Voyage - 20th Century, Surrealist, Lithograph, Figurative Print

By (after) René Magritte

Located in Sint-Truiden, BE

Color lithograph after the 1961 gouache op paper by René Magritte, printed signature of Magritte and numbered from the edition of 300. The lithograph features the dry stamps of the Magritte Foundation & ADAGP and is countersigned in pencil by Mr. Charly Herscovici, President of the Magritte Foundation, Chairman of the Magritte Museum and unique representative of the Magritte Succession. A proof of edition is printed on the back of the lithograph, guaranteeing its authenticity. Magritte was a Belgian surrealist artist whose witty and thought-provoking images challenged observers? preconditioned perceptions of reality. Magritte's work frequently displays a juxtaposition of ordinary objects in an unusual context, giving new meanings to familiar things.Magritte grew up in a simple and somewhat tragic household. His father was a modest tailor. His mother, who was mentally unsound, committed suicide in the year 1912. Magritte started drawing at a young age, and his first paintings, produced c. 1915, were Impressionistic in style.Magritte first worked as a draughtsman in a wallpaper factory and, in the year 1922, fell in love with and married Georgette Berger. In 1926, Magritte signed...

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20th Century Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

Le Singe et le Leopard
Le Singe et le Leopard

Le Singe et le Leopard

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist: Salvador Dali (Spanish surrealist, 1904-1989) Title: Le Singe et le Leopard Year: 1976 Medium: Engraving with hand color stencil Edition: Inscribed E....

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1970s Surrealist Art

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Engraving

Birds of a Feather, Original Painting
Birds of a Feather, Original Painting

Birds of a Feather, Original Painting

By Marie-Eve Champagne

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Marie-Eve Champagne combines collage and surrealist techniques in this piece, using carefully curated imagery to invite reflection on our constructed nar...

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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Art

Materials

Acrylic

Leonor Fini, Rogomelec (rare print on paper)
Leonor Fini, Rogomelec (rare print on paper)

Leonor Fini, Rogomelec (rare print on paper)

By Leonor Fini

Located in Saint-Didier, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Leonor Fini, Rogomelec (rare original print on Rives paper) Texte : Rare lithograph on Rives paper, handsigned and numered by surrealist artist Leonor Fini, now rediscovered and inscreasingly esteemed with the movement of rediscovering art by women. Leonor Fini was actually the life of the party during the Surrealist movement like Leonora Carrington, Remedios Varo, Jacqueline Lamba and Claude Lalanne. Many consider her to be the most fiercely independent female artist of the 20th centuryThis rare lithograph was made after the painting untitled Rogomelec, which was sold by Christie's on october 9th 2024 at GBP 907,200. Created in 1978, Rogomelec is an arresting example of Leonor Fini’s fantastical visions. Within a barren land stands a king dressed in an elaborate coat of peacock feathers. Light glints off his dazzling crown. He is magisterial, imperious, royalty incarnated. The painting shares its title with that of Fini’s third novella, first published in 1979; Rogomelec means ‘he who stones the king’. Written in the first person, the story tells of a traveller in a faraway land, home to a decaying monastery-turned-sanatorium, where monks proffer hallucinatory herbal cures, and culminates in an unsettling discovery during a ritual celebration of the king, the subject of the present work. Born in Buenos Aires, Fini moved to Trieste as a young child. There, she developed an early interest in Renaissance and Mannerist art – the latter’s influence is evident in the elongated figure of Rogomelec – as well as Gustav Klimt, the Pre-Raphaelites, and the German and French Romantics, artists she discovered while riffling through her uncle’s extensive library. Largely self-taught, she moved to Paris in 1931 where she befriended René Magritte, Paul Éluard, Max Ernst, and Victor Brauner. Through them, Fini grew close with the Surrealists and participated in their exhibitions, including Peggy Guggenheim’s landmark show 31 Women at her eponymous gallery on West 57 Street in New York. Like her contemporaries, Fini’s paintings too seem wrenched from a dream and across her works she sought to reconcile the world that she experienced with that of her subconscious mind. In Rogomelec, the king’s clothing is meticulous, and the drama of the ensemble was likely influenced by Fini’s work outside the studio. She created sets and costumes for the ballet, stage, and film; collaborated on performances for the Paris Opéra and La Scala in Milan; and conceived of the bottle and packaging for Elsa Schiaparelli’s perfume...

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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Art

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Paper

Aery Kingdom (Black Surrealist Philadelphia artist)
Aery Kingdom (Black Surrealist Philadelphia artist)

Aery Kingdom (Black Surrealist Philadelphia artist)

By Roland Ayers

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

Roland Ayers (1932-2014). Aery Kingdom, WIngs of Cloud, 1971 Ink on illustration board, panel measuring 19.5 × 25.5 inches. Artist label on verso. Signed and dated. Artist and a...

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1960s Surrealist Art

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Paper, Ink

Grenades, Surrealist Lithograph by Andre Masson 1951
Grenades, Surrealist Lithograph by Andre Masson 1951

Grenades, Surrealist Lithograph by Andre Masson 1951

By André Masson

Located in Long Island City, NY

Andre Masson, French (1896–1987) Date: 1951 Lithograph and Chine Colle, signed and numbered in pencil Edition, 9/30 Image Size: 11.75 x 14.75 inches Size: 15 x 19.75 in. (38.1 x 50.1...

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1950s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

Early Bird, Oil Painting
Early Bird, Oil Painting

Early Bird, Oil Painting

By Keith Thomson

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Sometimes, when painting a New York cityscape at sunrise, an artist takes liberties. They turn gray buildings blue, the blue sky gray, or replace the expected. ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Art

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Oil

La lune près de paraître (The Moon About to Appear)
La lune près de paraître (The Moon About to Appear)

La lune près de paraître (The Moon About to Appear)

By Joan Miró

Located in OPOLE, PL

Joan Miro (1893-1983) - La lune près de paraître (The Moon About to Appear) Lithograph from 1967. The edition of 99/100 on Arches paper with full margins. Dimensions of sheet: 31....

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1960s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

Ficus Elastica - Original lithograph - Limited / 25 copies
Ficus Elastica - Original lithograph - Limited / 25 copies

Ficus Elastica - Original lithograph - Limited / 25 copies

By Max Ernst

Located in Paris, IDF

Max ERNST (1891-1976) Ficus Elastica, c. 1965 Original lithograph Unsigned Numbered / XXV copies On Japanese paper 57 x 42 cm INFORMATION: Edition produced by Lucien Treillard, pub...

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1960s Surrealist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Symphony Bicyclette
Symphony Bicyclette

Symphony Bicyclette

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Hollywood, FL

ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Symphony Bicyclette MEDIUM: Lithograph SIGNED: Hand Signed by Salvador Dali EDITION NUMBER: 52/200 MEASUREMENTS: 35.25" x 25.5" YEAR: 1970 FRAMED:...

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1970s Surrealist Art

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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

Analphabetogramme - Signatur Objekt Nr. 23 (Collages, Assemblages, Surrealism)
Analphabetogramme - Signatur Objekt Nr. 23 (Collages, Assemblages, Surrealism)

Analphabetogramme - Signatur Objekt Nr. 23 (Collages, Assemblages, Surrealism)

By Jiri Kolar

Located in Kansas City, MO

Jiri Kolar (Jiří Kolář) Analphabetogramme - Signatur Objekt Nr. 23 (Collages, Assemblages, Poetry, Surrealism) Analphabétogramme (hand-pressed copper print) with matte Year: 1995 Size: 12×11.6×0.6in Edition: 756 of 990 Signed, numbered by hand Publisher: First Edition, Verlag Rommerskirchen, Rolandseck - Germany COA provided Ref.: 924802-1933 White original cardboard in a Plexiglas slipcase, signed and numbered, number 756 of 990. 28 pages in block book form, texts and colored illustrations of collaged sculpture photographs, 1 loosely enclosed hand-signed original hand-pressed copper print ("Analphabétograms") under passepartout. The cardboard cover is cut out like a passe-partout so that the title illustration is visible when the book is hung on the wall as an art object using the acrylic glass frame provided. Tags: Czech artist,Poet,Visual artist,Political activist,Collages,Assemblages,Poetry,Surrealism,Dada...

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1990s Surrealist Art

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Copper

Salvador Dali "Transfiguration"
Salvador Dali "Transfiguration"

Salvador Dali "Transfiguration"

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Boston, MA

Artist: Dali, Salvador Title: Transfiguration Date: 1973 Medium: Drypoint with Added Watercolor Unframed Dimensions: 30" x 22" Signature: Pencil signed Edition: 100/100 Litera...

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1970s Surrealist Art

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Drypoint, Watercolor

TIE Fighter Beatles Large Oversize Pop Art Print Signed Limited Edition
TIE Fighter Beatles Large Oversize Pop Art Print Signed Limited Edition

TIE Fighter Beatles Large Oversize Pop Art Print Signed Limited Edition

By BATIK

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

Materials

Black and White, Archival Pigment

l' Hirondelle
l' Hirondelle

l' Hirondelle

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist: Salvador Dali (Spanish surrealist, 1904-1989) Title: L'Hirondelle Year: 1973 Medium: Color lithograph Edition: Numbered XLVI/CCL in pencil Paper: Arches watermarked Image size: 18.5 x 25 inches paper size: 19 x 25.5 inches Signature: Hand signed in pencil by the artist Publisher: Martin Lawrence and Jacques Carpentier...

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1970s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

RENÉ MAGRITTE Le Maître d'École -  1955 Limited edition Lithograph - Surrealism
RENÉ MAGRITTE Le Maître d'École -  1955 Limited edition Lithograph - Surrealism

RENÉ MAGRITTE Le Maître d'École - 1955 Limited edition Lithograph - Surrealism

By (after) René Magritte

Located in Madrid, Madrid

LE MAÎTRE D'ÉCOLE, 1955 (THE SCHOOLMASTER) Date of creation: 2010 Medium: Lithograph on BFK Rives Paper Edition: 275 Size: 60 x 45 cm Observations: Lithograph on BFK Rives paper plat...

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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

Quietude From Turmoil - Original Colorful Mixed Media Surrealist Landscape Art
Quietude From Turmoil - Original Colorful Mixed Media Surrealist Landscape Art

Quietude From Turmoil - Original Colorful Mixed Media Surrealist Landscape Art

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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2010s Surrealist Art

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Paper, Charcoal, Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel

"Salvador Dali"
"Salvador Dali"

"Salvador Dali"

By Kyrylo Bondarenko

Located in Edinburgh, GB

I saw this landscape in a deserted place in winter. It was snowing and strong wind. The wind stopped blowing and I saw this surrealism. The picture is framed in a wooden frame. Size ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Art

Materials

Oil, Cardboard

'L'Obscurité', Trompe L'oeil, Newport Art Museum, Frye Art Museum, Yale, Zillman
'L'Obscurité', Trompe L'oeil, Newport Art Museum, Frye Art Museum, Yale, Zillman

'L'Obscurité', Trompe L'oeil, Newport Art Museum, Frye Art Museum, Yale, Zillman

By Richard Whitten

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

'L'Obscurité' by Richard Whitten, 2009. Trompe L'oeil, Newport Art Museum, Frye Museum, Yale ----- Initialed lower left, 'RCW' for Richard Whitten (American, born 1958) and dated, l...

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Early 2000s Surrealist Art

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Gold Leaf

Hommage a Picasso (Cannes) (Cote d'Azur) /// Surrealism Salvador Dali Surrealist
Hommage a Picasso (Cannes) (Cote d'Azur) /// Surrealism Salvador Dali Surrealist

Hommage a Picasso (Cannes) (Cote d'Azur) /// Surrealism Salvador Dali Surrealist

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Saint Augustine, FL

Artist: Salvador Dali (Spanish, 1904-1989) Title: "Hommage a Picasso (Cannes) (Cote d'Azur)" *Signed by Dali in pencil lower right Year: 1973 Medium: Original Drypoint Etching on Riv...

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1970s Surrealist Art

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Drypoint, Etching, Intaglio

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