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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
Suzanne Camp Crosby "Enchanted Forest" 1989 Original Photograph
Located in New York, NY
Suzanne Camp Crosby (American, 1948-2020) Enchanted Forest, 1989 Cibachrome Sight: 14 3/4 x 14 3/4 in. Framed: 23 x 22 x 7/8 in. Signed and inscribed bottom: 2/25, Suzanne Camp Crosb...
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1980s Surrealist Art

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C Print

Mother Goose, Surrealist Etching and Aquatint by Martin Barooshian
Located in Long Island City, NY
Martin Barooshian, American (1929 - 2022) - Mother Goose, Year: circa 1979, Medium: Etching and Aquatint, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: Trial Printers Proof, Image Siz...
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Etching, Aquatint

Vintage Poster Exhibition Galerie Maeght-Lithograph/Offset after J. Mirò-1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Poster Exhibition Galerie Maeght is a vintage Lithograph and Offset poster realized after Joan Mirò (1893-1983) in the 1970s. Good conditions. Joan Miró i Ferrà (20 April 1...
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph, Offset

Pop Surrealist Sculpture, "La Cantina"
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind original wall sculpture by San Diego artist, Cheryl Tall. It's 29 inches tall, with a length of 17 inches and a depth of 13 inches....
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2010s Surrealist Art

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Ceramic

Les Révolutions Scéniques du XXe siècle - Lithograph by Joan Miró -1975
Located in Roma, IT
Les Révolutions Scéniques du XXe siècle is a splendid abstract artwork realized by Joan Miró in the 1975. Color lithograph. Not signed and not numbered. Edited by Arte Adrien Maeght...
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

"Black Cloud 1" Nude Photography 39" x 39" in Edition 1/3 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Black Cloud 1" Nude Photography 39" x 39" in Edition 1/3 by Olha Stepanian Printed on Epson Professional Paper Signed and numbered by the artist Not framed. Ships in a tube. Av...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Art

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Photographic Paper

I'm Going to Graceland - surreal, figurative, contemporary, oil on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary oil painting by Toni Hamel features an Elvis statue in a surreal setting. Toni Hamel creates worlds that, true to the surrealist genre, offer a unique, imaginative...
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2010s Surrealist Art

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Oil, Canvas

Fleeting - surreal, figurative, contemporary, oil on linen
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary surrealistic oil painting is by Toni Hamel. When Toni Hamel begins a new painting, she often refers to an earlier sketch she made. It’s part of the process that en...
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2010s Surrealist Art

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Oil, Linen

Death is something like Cousin Cynthia (Spies/Leppien 13 IV), Max Ernst
Located in Southampton, NY
Photogram from a frottage in black in white on photosensitive paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good Condition; never framed or matted. Notes: A photogram was a...
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1930s Surrealist Art

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Photogram

Filius Prodigus - Lithograph - 1964
Located in Roma, IT
Filius Prodigus 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...
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1960s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

Fountain, Surrealist Etching by Frantisek Kupka
Located in Long Island City, NY
Frantisek Kupka, Czech (1871 - 1957) - Fountain. Year: 1923, Medium: Etching, stamp signed and signed in the plate, Image Size: 9 x 6 inches, Size: 20 x 13.25 in. (50.8 x 33.66 cm), ...
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1920s Surrealist Art

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Etching

"Swimming Suit 2" Figurative Photography 24" x 24" in Ed. 1/15 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Swimming Suit 2" Figurative Photography 24" x 24" in Ed. 1/15 by Olha Stepanian Printed on Epson Professional Paper Signed and numbered by the artist Not framed. Ships in a tube....
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Art

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Photographic Paper

Paint. Mystery of the Hydra
Located in Cuernavaca, Morelos
Acrylic paint on paper
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2010s Surrealist Art

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

"The Omen of Nature" (2022) By Yuko Montgomery, Original Oil Painting of Owl
Located in Denver, CO
Yuko Montgomery's "The Omen of Nature" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a close up portrait of a owl with a surreal sky background. Born in Chiba, Japan, Yuko was ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Art

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Oil, Wood Panel

4710 Jineteadas-horse riding, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Confussion of horse riders and other equines. Batlle dispersion, caos and rush outs. Inspired by the dramatic artworks of the spanish master Francisco Goya :: Painting :: Surrealism ...
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2010s Surrealist Art

Materials

Oil

Giacometti, Couverture, XXe Siècle (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on vélin paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the volume, XXe Siècle, vol. n°7, 1956. Published and printed under the direction of Gualtieri di San Lazza...
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1950s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

Lady in red with her Jazz Band, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
"I once received a compliment about my work. The person said, 'I often wonder why people from all over the world buy Ta's art and write such beautiful things about it. There must be ...
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2010s Surrealist Art

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Oil

Dove of peace - Surrealist print, Limited edition, Established Polish artist
Located in Warsaw, PL
The work comes directly from the artist, is numbered, signed and made on sealed paper. Limited edition of 20. RAFAŁ OLBIŃSKI (born in 1943) He graduat...
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2010s Surrealist Art

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Paper, Color

An evening. Acrylic painting, Pop art, Vibrant colors, Polish artist
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary figurative acrylic on canvas painting by Polish artist Marta Rynkiewicz. Painting is very colorful and vibrant. It depicts a landscape at the pool. The composition consi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

Untitled, Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting on Canvas by Victor Chab
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Victor Chab, Argentine (1930 - ) Title: Untitled - Abstract Bird Year: 1964 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed and dated verso Size: 32 x 25.5 inches (81 x 65 cm)
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1960s Surrealist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Autumn afternoons - Hand-signed numbered lithograph Leonor Fini Surrealist, 1975
Located in New York, NY
Leonor Fini Pendant les après-midi d'automne, 1975 Colored etching on Arches paper 11 × 15 in 28 × 38 cm Limited edition of 185 Condition: Excellent condition
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

The Three Women - Héliogravure by Marc Chagall - 1960
Located in Roma, IT
Héliogravure on brown-toned paper, no signature. Héliogravure  on bot sheets, recto and verso. Edition of 6500 unsigned copies. Printed by Mourlot and published by Tériade on the A...
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1960s Surrealist Art

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Photogravure

Dorothea Tanning (1910–2012) - Coloured Lithograph - 1950
Located in Varese, IT
Bateau Bleau - The Grotto Coloured lithograph, edited in 1950. Limited edition of 200 copies, numbered 156/200 in lower right corner. Signed in pencil by artist in lower left corne...
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1950s Surrealist Art

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

Miró, Composition (Dupin 1291), Miró Graveur (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
Woodcut on vélin paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the volume, miró graveur II. 1961-1973, 1989. Published by Daniel Lelong, éditeur...
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1980s Surrealist Art

Materials

Woodcut

Conclusion de l'Ecclésiaste - Lithograph by Marc Chagall - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Conclusion de l'ecclésiaste is an artwork realized by March Chagall, 1960s. Lithograph on brown-toned paper, no signature. Lithograph on both sheets. Edition of 6500 unsigned lith...
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1960s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

Untitled - Lithograph by Wifredo Lam - 1974
Located in Roma, IT
Untitled  is a lithograph realized by the Cuban Surrealist artist Wifredo Lam (1902-1982). This is a color lithograph on wove paper, properly edited...
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

The Poker Game, Surrealist Screenprint by Israel Rubinstein
Located in Long Island City, NY
The Poker Game by Israel Rubinstein, Israeli (1944) Date: 1980 Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition of 250 Image Size: 27 x 38 inches S...
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1980s Surrealist Art

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Screen

Composition VI - Original Lithograph by Joan Mirò - 1974
Located in Roma, IT
Composition VI is a beautiful color lithograph on paper, realized in 1974 by Joan Miro for the second volume of his catalog ”Mirò Lithographe III. This...
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

Nancy Sliwa, Guardian Of The Animals
Located in Brecon, Powys
His time in New York City has ingrained Berlin with the whole vibe of the culture that existed in the city at that time. He is so passionate when talking about it and the lasting eff...
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2010s Surrealist Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

Don't look for me - Oil painting Pop art Vibrant colors Polish artist
Located in Warsaw, PL
ABOUT THE ARTIST MARTA RYNKIEWICZ is a Polish contemporary artist (born in 1983). She studied painting with Professor Henryk Czenik and graphic arts with Professor Jerzy Krechowic...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Art

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Canvas, Oil

The hunt for the giant frog, Painting, Oil on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
In my childhood, during the summer, we used to go hunting for frogs, in the middle of the night. The frogs croaked placidly at the edge of the pond and remained motionless, surprised...
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2010s Surrealist Art

Materials

Oil

Zodiaque - Etching by Max Ernst - 1971
Located in Roma, IT
" Zodiaque " is an etching realized by Max Ernst in 1971. This print is hand signed and numbered. This is an edition of 100 prints. Reference: Catalogue Spies n. 144. Originally a ...
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Etching

Act I, Scene I - From “Romeo and Juliet - Lithograph-1975
Located in Roma, IT
Act I, Scene I - From “Romeo and Juliet”  is an artwork realized  in 1975. Mixed colored lithograph. Signed and dated in plate on the higher left margin. Perfect conditions. The ...
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

"Animal Illustrations" Allan Rohan Crite, 2 Ink Drawings African American Artist
Located in New York, NY
Allan Rohan Crite Animal Illustrations Signed lower left Pen and ink on paper 23 1/2 x 16 inches Brought up in Boston, Crite received his art training al the School of the Museum of Fine Arts and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree at the Harvard University Extension School in 1968. He worked for most of his life as an illustrator in the Planning Department of the Boston Naval Shipyards, retiring in 1976, but continued to paint at the same time. His work has been widely exhibited and well received in Boston, where a square is named after him. Crite's early paintings depict the daily life of Boston's African-American community, a community that was to be transformed in the following decade by urban renewal and housing projects. In his later paintings, magic-realist visions in which a black Virgin and Child ride on public transportation or float above the city streets, Crite used a bright palette rather than the more somber tones of his "neighborhood paintings...
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1930s Surrealist Art

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Paper, Ink

Assemblage de femmes, Surrealist Etching by Andre Masson
Located in Long Island City, NY
Andre Masson, French (1896 - 1987) - Assemblage de femmes, Year: 1966, Medium: Etching and Aquatint, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 24/50, Image Size: 6.75 x 7.75 inches, S...
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1960s Surrealist Art

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

"Miss Ada" Black & White Photography 31" x 31" in Edition 1/7 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Miss Ada" Black & White Photography 31" x 31" in Edition 1/7 by Olha Stepanian Printed on Epson Professional Paper Signed and numbered by the artist Not framed. Ships in a tube. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Art

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Photographic Paper

The Surrealist Animal, King Ubu - Original Lithograph (Maeght #414)
Located in Paris, IDF
Joan MIRO The Surrealist Animal, King Ubu, 1966 Original lithograph (Atelier Mourlot, Paris) Unsigned Numbered / 75 copies On Arches vellum 54 x 75 cm (c. 21.2 x 29.5 in) REFERENCE...
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1960s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

Job en prières
Located in Paris, FR
Original lithograph by Marc Chagall from The Bible of 1960 "Job en prières" Unsigned 35 x 26 cm Excellent condition
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1960s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

Satyr, Pan and Deer - Greek mythology
Located in Miami, FL
This pen and ink from 1920 depicts a Greek mythological scene with a Satyr companioning Pan, who plays the flute to an interested woodland deer. It is rendered in minute detail with...
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1920s Surrealist Art

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India Ink, Board, Pencil

The Outfit
Located in Columbia, MO
LEONOR FINI The Outfit 1973 Color lithograph Ed. 157/230 12.5 x 9 inches
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

Oiseaux Souterrains, Signed Modern Bird Lithograph by Max Ernst
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Max Ernst, German (1891 - 1976) Title: Oiseaux Souterrains Year: 1975 Medium: Lithograph on Japon paper, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 99 Image Size: 13.5 x 24.5 inc...
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

De l'Origine des Espèces par Voie de Sélection Irrationelle: Visage
Located in New York, NY
A very good impression of this color lithograph. Artist's proof, aside from the edition of 180. Signed and inscribed "EA" in pencil. Printed by Mourlot, Paris. Published by Leon Amie...
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Color, Lithograph

Femme au Collant Rose, Signed Surrealist Lithograph by Rufino Tamayo
Located in Long Island City, NY
The title of this piece by Mexican Surrealist artist Rufino Tamayo translates to "Woman with Pink Tights", The signed and numbered lithograph is from the Mujeres suite, a portfolio o...
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1960s Surrealist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Abstract Surrealist Botanical
Located in Soquel, CA
Detailed drawing of several flowers and geometric shapes by an unknown artist (20th Century). Signed (illegible) and dated on the right side. Presented in a new double mat (grey, and...
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2010s Surrealist Art

Materials

Paper, Felt Pen

Exhibition Poster Galerie Gerald Cramer - Lithograph by Joan Mirò - 1969
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...
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1960s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

Cloudy
Located in Hudson, NY
"Clouds, from all sides now, 2025" Cohn delves into the enigmatic qualities of clouds—how they symbolize both the fleeting and the eternal. Cloud illusions are a sensory journey t...
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2010s Surrealist Art

Materials

Oil

L'Ouraboros, Surrealist Lithograph on Parchment by Salvador Dali
Located in Long Island City, NY
Dalí's Ouroboros is more naturalistic than his other prints in Alchimie des Philosophes, and its features are similar to an eel or sea serpent. It is cut into many pieces, though the...
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1970s Surrealist Art

Materials

Parchment Paper, Lithograph

Esther Invites Ahasuerus to a Banquet - Lithograph by Marc Chagall - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Esther Invites Ahasuerus to a Banquet is an artwork realized by March Chagall, 1960s. Lithograph on brown-toned paper, no signature. Lithograph on both sheets. Edition of 6500 uns...
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1960s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

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

Sichem Removed Dina- Lithograph by Marc Chagall - 1960
Located in Roma, IT
Sichem Removed Dina  is an artwork realized by March Chagall, 1960s. Lithograph on brown-toned paper, no signature. Lithograph on both sheets. Edition of 6500 unsigned lithographs...
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1960s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

"Black Cloud 3" Nude Photography 34" x 27.5" in Edition 1/7 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Black Cloud 3" Nude Photography 34" x 27.5" in Edition 1/7 by Olha Stepanian Printed on Epson Professional Paper Signed and numbered by the artist Not framed. Ships in a tube. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Art

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Photographic Paper

Composition (Cramer 211; Mourlot 1051-1072)
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on vélin d’Arches paper. Paper Size: 19.5 x 14.125 inches. Inscription: Signed in the plate and unnumbered, as issued. Catalogue raisonné references: Cramer, Patrick, and ...
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

MORNING MIST Signed Mini Lithograph Surreal Landscape Forest Fog, Pine Trees
Located in Union City, NJ
MORNING MIST is a hand drawn limited edition lithograph by the American surrealist artist Fanny Brennan, created using traditional hand lithography techn...
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1990s Surrealist Art

Materials

Lithograph

The Stag Reflected in the Water - Etching - 1974
Located in Roma, IT
The Stag Reflected in the Water is an artwork realized in 1974. Etching and drypoint with stencil. Printed by Atelier Rigal. Edition XIV/CXX on Auvergne paper. It belongs to the...
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20th Century Surrealist Art

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Etching

Odes - Rare Book Illustrated by Demetrios Galanis - 1926
Located in Roma, IT
Edition of 300 copies including 6 original etchings/sanguines and many gouaches inside the text by Demetrios Galanis. One of 243 copies on Vergé de Rives. Original editorial softcov...
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1920s Surrealist Art

Materials

Paper

Marc Chagall - A Midsummer Night's dream - Original Handsigned Lithograph
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Marc Chagall - A Midsummer Night's dream - Original Handsigned Lithograph 1975 Dimensions: Sheet : 97.5 x 71.5 cm Image : 80 x 60 cm Handsigned and numbered Edition: 50 Reference: ...
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1960s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

Menorah - Lithograph by Max Ernst - 1972
Located in Roma, IT
Menorah is a lithograph on Arches paper realized by Max Ernst in 1972. Belongs to the suite "Judith". Limited edition of 500. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Godd conditions. ...
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

Oreste e Pilade, 2e version
Located in New York, NY
The Roman numeral edition of 25, aside from the Arabic numeral edition of 99. Signed, titled and numbered VI/XXV in pencil, lower margin. With the artist's blind stamp lower left. Pu...
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Etching, Aquatint, Color

Shy (Lab pet dog, girl, Child, vintage dress, animal, surrealist oil painting
Located in Quebec, Quebec
"Shy," a tender and evocative work by Rudolf Kosow, portrays an encounter that is wrapped in quietude and gentle introspection. A sizable, soulful-eyed dog fills the canvas, its gaze...
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2010s Surrealist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

WPA Magic Realism Oil Painting National Gallery MOMA Thornberg Female 1930's
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original oil on canvas by WPA era artist Cleo Sara Thornberg whose work is represented in the collections of the National Gallery, The MOMA, and The National Gallery. This utterl...
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1930s Surrealist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Surrealist art for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Surrealist art available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add art created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, orange, purple, red and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Salvador Dalí, Marc Chagall, Joan Miró, and Leonor Fini. Frequently made by artists working with Paint, and Lithograph and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Surrealist art, so small editions measuring 1 inches across are also available. Prices for art made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $1 and tops out at $1,450,000, while the average work sells for $1,426.

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