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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
Surrealist landscape with animal and figures
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Surrealist landscape with doorway, animal and figures Watercolor on heavy paper, n.d. Unsigned Stamped with the artist's estate stamp (see photo) Provenance: Estate of the artist R...
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Late 20th Century Surrealist Art

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Watercolor

La Page Blanche - 20th Century, Surrealist, Lithograph, Figurative Print
Located in Sint-Truiden, BE
Numbered: 193/300 Color lithograph after the 1967 oil on canvas by René Magritte, printed signature of Magritte and numbered from the edition of 300. The lithograph features the dry...
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20th Century Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

El Jardin de las Delicias, by Maximino Javier
Located in Palm Springs, CA
El Jardín de las Delicias by Maximino Javier was created in 1970. This date places it within a significant period of artistic exploration, reflecting the cultural and social themes p...
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Etching

Within You II, Surrealist Etching and Aquatint by Saint Clair Cemin
Located in Long Island City, NY
Saint Clair Cemin, Brazilian (1951 - ) - Within You II, Year: 1978, Medium: Etching and Aquatint on Arches, signed, numbered and dated in pencil, Edition: 11/30, Image Size: 5.75 x ...
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Etching, Aquatint

Miriam and the Prophetess- Lithograph by Marc Chagall - 1960
Located in Roma, IT
Miriam and the Prophetess  is an artwork realized by March Chagall, 1960s. Lithograph on brown-toned paper, no signature. Lithograph on both sheets. Edition of 6500 unsigned litho...
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1960s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

Unknown
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Untitled" is an original color lithograph by acclaimed Iranian artist Mahmoud Farshchian, born 1930. It is hand signed and numbered 20...
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Late 20th Century Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

Moses and Monotheism Moses & Akhenaton
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Moses & Monotheism Moses & Akhenaton MEDIUM: Etching on soft glove sheepskin SIGNED: Hand Signed PUBLISHER: Art et Valeur, Paris EDITION NUMBER: 2...
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Etching

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

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Lithograph

Star Wars Galaxy Darth Vader 1994 Signed Limited Edition Lithograph
Located in Rochester Hills, MI
Ken Steacy 1994 Signed Limited Edition Star Wars Galaxy Darth Vader "Galaxy" 1994 Artist: Ken Steacy Medium: Lithograph Arches Paper Paper Size: 23½" x 30" inches Image Size: 17½" x...
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1990s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

Torse Tatoué - Lithograph by André Masson - 1947
Located in Roma, IT
This lithograph is hand signed and numbered. Edition of 75 prints. André Masson (1896-1987) was a French painter, whose style was influenced by Cubism and Surrealism . After traveli...
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

Tabula A from Brodsky and Utkin: Projects 1981 - 1990
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Alexander Brodsky and Ilya Utkin, Russian (1955 - ) Title: Tabula A from Brodsky and Utkin: Projects 1981 - 1990 Year: 1990 Medium: Etching on German Rag paper, signed and nu...
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1990s Surrealist Art

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Etching

Tauramachie Surrealiste The Giraffe on Fire
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Tauramachie Surrealiste The Giraffe on Fire MEDIUM: Etching SIGNED: Hand Signed EDITION NUMBER: LXIV/C MEASUREMENTS: 20" x 26" YEAR: 1970 FRAMED:...
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Etching

La Voyante - Lithograph by Paul Delvaux - 1974
Located in Roma, IT
La Voyante is an original contemporary artwork realized by Paul Delvaux in 1974. Color Lithograph on Arches Paper. Hand signed and numbered on the lower margin. Edition of 25/75. ...
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

Petites Nus (Ronsard) E
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Petites Nus (From Ronsard) E MEDIUM: Etching SIGNED: Hand Signed PUBLISHER: Editions Argillet EDITION NUMBER: 26/95 MEASUREMENTS: 15.2" x 11.4" Y...
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Etching

La Grande Parade des Chats (The Great Parade of the Cats)
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Leonor Fini Title: La Grande Parade des Chats (The Great Parade of the Cats) Year: 1973 Medium: Color lithograph Edition: Numbered 1...
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

Les Metamorphoses Erotiques
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Les Metamorphoses Erotiques MEDIUM: Etching SIGNED: Hand Signed by Salvador Dali PUBLISHER: Edita: a L'Erotitiade/Editions des trois Continents ME...
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1960s Surrealist Art

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Etching

Salvador Dali American Trotting Horses No.1 rare poster for Tokyo Exhibit 1974
Located in Paonia, CO
Salvador Dali American Trotting Horses no.1 poster for Tokyo Exhibit 1974. This image is from the The Currier and Ives Suite of six litho...
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1970s Surrealist Art

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C Print

BIG HORN Signed Lithograph, Surreal Mini Landscape, French Horn, Rocky Shore
Located in Union City, NJ
BIG HORN is a hand drawn limited edition lithograph by the American surrealist artist Fanny Brennan, created using traditional hand lithography techniques printed on archival Arches ...
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1990s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

8 Mortal Sins Suite
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: 8 Mortal Sins Suite Anger Avarice Dalinean Envy Gluttony Lust Pride Sloth MEDIUM: 8 Etchings SIGNED: Each piece is Hand Signed PUBLISHER: Jean Schne...
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1960s Surrealist Art

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Etching

The Beauty of Beatrice - Woodcut - 1963
Located in Roma, IT
The Beauty of Beatrice is a woodcut print realized in 1963 for a series illustrating the Medieval poem of the "Divine Comedy" by Dante Alighieri...
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1960s Surrealist Art

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Woodcut

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

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Lithograph

Pillar of Strength 3 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Woman, African
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Pillar of Strength” is a radiant fabric collage painting that pays homage to the unshakable resilience, grace, and dignity of the African woman. Composed entirely from intricately la...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Art

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Fabric, Canvas

Fill 'er Up - surreal, figurative, contemporary, oil on linen
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary surrealistic painting by Toni Hamel is a social comment on the environment. Toni Hamel’s beautifully detailed imagery is rooted in storytelling. The Canadian artis...
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2010s Surrealist Art

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Oil, Linen

Vintage Amazing Surreal Street Art Modern Abstract Framed Signed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American school surreal oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed verso. Framed. Measuring 24 by 30 overall and 22 by 28 painting alone.
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1960s Surrealist Art

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Canvas, Oil

RANDOM SELECTION 2, Hand Drawn Lithograph, Surrealist Landscape, Window View
Located in Union City, NJ
RANDOM SELECTION 2 is an original hand drawn limited edition lithograph by the British artist, Michael Hasted printed using hand lithography on archival Somerset paper, 100% acid fre...
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1980s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

Lithographie Originale V (Abstract, Modern, Surrealism, Colorful, ~22% OFF)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Joan Miró Lithographie Originale V Color Lithograph Year: 1977 Size: 12.5 × 9.6 inches Catalogue Raisonné: Teixidor, Miro Lithographe III, 1964-1969 Publisher: Maeght Editeur, Paris, France Verso: Typographically annotated: 'Joan Miro - Lithographie originale V' Unsigned, Unknown Edition Size COA provided --------------------------------------- Joan Miró i Ferrà was a Spanish painter, sculptor, and ceramicist born in Barcelona. A museum dedicated to his work, the Fundació Joan Miró, was established in his native city of Barcelona in 1975, and another, the Fundació Pilar i Joan Miró, was established in his adoptive city of Palma de Mallorca in 1981 Surrealism, Fauvism, Cubism, Abstract expressionism, Naive art, Expressionism, Suprematism Pablo Picasso, André Breton, Hans Arp, André Masson, Hieronymus Bosch, Tristan Tzara, Modest Urgell
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

Untitled Gargoyle
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Artists proof printed on 100% cotton rag monochromatic Panoramic
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Early 2000s Surrealist Art

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Lithograph

Italian Modernist Surrealist Woman Colorful Oil Painting Lazzaro Donati
Located in Surfside, FL
Lazzaro Donati (Italian, 1926-1977) Oil on board. Colorful woman. Hand signed upper right. signed, titled on back of panel. Dimensions: (Frame) H 37" x W 29", (Panel) H 27.5" x W 20" Lazzaro Donati was born in Florence and attended the Academy of Fine Arts. He began to paint in 1953, and in 1955 held his first exhibition at the Indiano Gallery in Florence. Within three years eleven exhibitions followed in Italy, and as his reputation grew he was invited to give major exhibitions in London, Paris, New York, Chicago, Rio de Janeiro and Montevideo. He is considered one of the foremost contemporary Italian painters and his paintings hang in museums and private collections throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia. His work i faucist recalling the works of the french Raoul Dufy, Dunoyer de Segonzac, Francois Gall and Jean Jansem. This particular work is reminiscent of the work of Manolo Valdes. Donati lived and worked at 24 Piazza Donatello in Florence, the square where generations of artists have created works worthy of the great Florentine tradition. As you entered the narrow hallway to his studio, a gilded life-size Venetian angel beckoned you to his door. Once inside, the present faded away and you found yourself in an atelier where early masters might have worked during the Renaissance. Within, luxurious Persian rugs set off the innumerable objects d’art and antique furnishings. Light poured in through the sloping glass wall on the north side. A dramatic stairway led to an overhanging balcony which served as a private gallery where the artist hung some of his favorite early works. To the left of the entrance was a smaller studio where Donati sculpted, with a window overlooking the famous old English cemetery where tourists laid flowers on the grave of Elizabeth Barrett Browning. In the main studio itself, where Donati received his clients in an atmosphere as polished as an office of a top executive, one hardly realized that it was here that the artist actually painted. His easel was covered with Persian blue velvet, the painting on the easel was already framed, his chair was upholstered in red velvet and on his palette the colors were arranged with the precision of a Byzantine mosaic. In a corner stand were his latest works, framed and ready to be sent off to his next exhibition in Europe or America. He spoke fluent French and English as well as some Spanish and German. “After all”, he said, “you've got to know how to sell...
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1960s Surrealist Art

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Oil, Panel

"Drowned in Thought" by José Gerson - Oil on Masonite - 53x71 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Artwork sold with frame: (61.5 x 79 cm) José Gerson is a multifaceted Swiss artist whose career spans photography, painting, sculpture, drawing, and film. From an early age, he show...
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Late 20th Century Surrealist Art

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Oil, Masonite

Surrealist Figurative Sculpture, "Siren"
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind original surrealist figurative sculpture made from wood by San Diego artist, Debbie Korbel. Its dimensions are 72" x 66" x 42". A...
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2010s Surrealist Art

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Driftwood

"Minimalism" - surrealist still life, flowers, cat, apple, bird
Located in Atlanta, GA
This painting features hues of green, purple, blue, red, and yellow. This surrealist still life features a cat, vegetables, flowers, pastries, a bird and patterns. Guy Robinson is i...
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2010s Surrealist Art

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Linen, Oil

Little mouse / - Hypertrophic filigree -
Located in Berlin, DE
Reiner Schwarz (*1940 Hirschberg), Little mouse, 1968. Lithograph, 30 cm x 21 (sheet size), signed “R.[einer] Schwarz” in pencil lower right, dated “[19]68”, identified as copy no. 1...
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1960s Surrealist Art

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Paper

Greener Grass
Located in Bozeman, MT
Rene Gonzalez (b.1983, Montreal, Canada) grew up first in Canada as the son of political refugees, then in Costa Rica interacting with a new tropical set...
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2010s Surrealist Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

Together (oil painting vintage couple figurative nostalgia sleeping beauty flesh
Located in Quebec, Quebec
Mental closeness connects two dissimilar beings, despite great differences. keywords; surrealism, portrait, oil painting, earth tones, figurative painting, strangeness, contemporary...
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2010s Surrealist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Metamorphosis Cat (A)
Located in Columbia, MO
Leonor Fini was born in Argentina in 1907 but travelled and lived in Europe with her mother from a young age. By 1931, she was in Paris, in the full swing of the Surrealist movement....
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Art

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Etching

Braggart (beagle dog face cowboy shotgun americana vintage surreal oil painting)
Located in Quebec, Quebec
Rudolf Kosow's Braggart depicts a striking contrast between a colossal, melancholic dog and a diminutive cowboy figure. The dog's immense, expressive face dominates the canvas, its w...
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2010s Surrealist Art

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Canvas, Oil

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

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Paper

Ipse Coniungat Vos - Lithograph by Salvador Dalí - 1964
Located in Roma, IT
Ipse coniugant vos ("May he himself join you in Marriage") is an artwork realized in 1964. It is part of Biblia Sacra vulgatæ editionis published by Rizzoli-Mediolani between 1967 ...
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1960s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

CLIFF-HANGER Signed Mini Lithograph, Surreal Landscape Seashell, Waterfall Ledge
Located in Union City, NJ
CLIFF-HANGER is a hand drawn limited edition lithograph by the American surrealist artist Fanny Brennan, created using traditional hand lithography techniques printed on archival Arc...
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1990s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

Carter's Seeds, c.1940s poster design
Located in London, GB
Carter's Seeds Poster Design Gouache 49 x 32 cm Provenance: Family of A. E. Halliwell Little is known about the artist other than the fact that he studied under the celebrated art...
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1940s Surrealist Art

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Gouache

Discord (couple oil painting suitcase vintage nostalgia sleeping beauty skin)
Located in Quebec, Quebec
In this painting, the painter tries to portray the young sleeping, lying and oversized figure of a woman as part of the landscape. Who likes to be this person and what is she doing i...
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2010s Surrealist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Point To Where It Hurts (Hummingbird, Portrait, Storytelling, Oil Painting)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Joseph Broghammer Point To Where It Hurts (Hummingbird, Portrait, Storytelling, Oil Painting) Oil on Canvas Year: 2023 Size: 66x72in Signed by hand COA provided Ref.: 924802-1898 *o...
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2010s Surrealist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Miro, Guggenheim Museum (after)
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: After Joan Miro (1893-1983) Title: Untitled (Guggenheim Museum) Year: 1966 Medium: Offset lithograph exhibition poster on premium paper Size: 33.75 x 24 inches Condition: Exc...
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1960s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph, Offset

Leonor Fini, original lithograph from Satiricon, 1970
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Rare lithograph by surrealist artist Leonor Fini. This signed print is in perfect condition and from a very searched series untitled Satyricon and dealing with Antique Rome and its f...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Art

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Paper

Walking Creature, Contemporary Surreal Figurative Abstract
Located in Soquel, CA
Walking Creature, Contemporary Surreal Figurative Abstract by Michael William Eggleston Bold and imaginative contemporary figurative abstract by San Francisco artist Michael William...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Cats Dot and Swirl
Located in Columbia, MO
LEONOR FINI Cats Dot and Swirl 1973 Color lithograph Ed. 157/230 12.5 x 9 inches
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

Collage Watercolor Painting David Gilhooly California Funk Surrealism MixedMedia
Located in Surfside, FL
DAVID JAMES GILHOOLY (American, 1943-2013), Mixed media collage 6 x 4 inches, Hand signed and dated verso Napoleon from the back, with King Henry VIII holding a pastry. titled: "England cannot be conquered by a few French pastries" cut and pasted cardstock assemblage, collaged art. David Gilhooly RCA (1943 – 2013), was an American ceramicist, sculptor, painter, printmaker, and professor. He is best known for pioneering the Funk art movement. He made a series of ceramic frogs called FrogWorld, as well as ceramic food, planets, and other creatures. David James Gilhooly III was born on April 15, 1943, in Auburn, California. He was raised in Los Altos, California; Saint Croix in the Virgin Islands; and Humacao, Puerto Rico. He enrolled in University of California, Davis (UC Davis) initially studying biology, followed by anthropology, and ending with a focus on fine art. While attending UC Davis, Gilhooly served as artist Robert Arneson assistant starting in 1963. He graduated from UC Davis with a BA degree in 1965, and an MA degree in 1967. Gilhooly, together with Robert Arneson, Peter Vandenberge, Chris Unterseher, and Margaret Dodd, working together in TB-9 (temporary building 9) were what was later to be called, The Funk Ceramic...
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2010s Surrealist Art

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Logicial Devil - Woodcut - 1963
Located in Roma, IT
Logician Devil is a woodcut print realized in 1963 for a series illustrating the Medieval poem of the "Divine Comedy" by Dante Alighieri. Not signed, as issued. Plate n.34 (as re...
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1960s Surrealist Art

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Woodcut

Vagabond (labrador retriever pet dog surrealism animal neutral tones)
Located in Quebec, Quebec
Please note, the whites areas in the painting are trully white as opposed to bluey as shown in the pictures. Painting is signed at the front. COA provided keywords; surrealism, humo...
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2010s Surrealist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Velasquez Les Menines by Salvador Dali 1974 Lithograph
Located in Paonia, CO
Velasquez Les Menines is one of six graphics from the series Changes in Great Masterpieces published by Sidney Lucas, 1974. Master Dali has given us a...
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

The Angel of Mercy - Woodcut - 1963
Located in Roma, IT
The Angel of Mercy - from the Series "The Divine Comedy" is a woodcut print realized in 1963 for a series illustrating the Medieval poem of the "Divine Comedy" by Dante Alighieri. No...
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1960s Surrealist Art

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Woodcut

Le Prophète Jèrémie - Plate from The Bible - Lithograph by Marc Chagall - 1960
Located in Roma, IT
Jèrémie Plate from The Bible is an original artwork realized by Marc Chagall in 1960. Mixed colored lithograph. The artwork is from the series "The Bible" In 1931, on commission f...
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1960s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

Faust Cavalier et la Mort
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Faust Cavalier et la Mort MEDIUM: Etching SIGNED: Hand Signed EDITION NUMBER: 44/95 MEASUREMENTS: 11.4" x 15.3" YEAR: 1969 FRAMED: Yes CONDITION...
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1960s Surrealist Art

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Etching

Aliyah The Wailing Wall
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Aaliyah The Wailing Wall MEDIUM: Lithograph SIGNED: Hand Signed EDITION NUMBER: 232/250 MEASUREMENTS: 25" x 19.6" YEAR: 1968 FRAMED: No CONDITI...
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1960s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

Le Sacre du Printemps
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Le Sacre du Printemps MEDIUM: Lithograph on Japon Paper SIGNED: Hand Signed EDITION NUMBER: EA MEASUREMENTS: 22.25" x 30" YEAR: 1966 FRAMED: No ...
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1960s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

Modern Figurative Surrealist Watercolor Painting, Drawing 'Prince of Innocence'
Located in Surfside, FL
Angelic boy with a devil figure. Gary Hansmann (1947-2008) was active/lived in California. He is known for abstract, Surrealism figure painting. Gary William Hansmann was born Dec. 4, 1940, in San Diego to Ethel May Williams and Lester Hughes Hansmann. He grew up in Encinitas and served in the Army in the early 1960s. Gary Hansmann, San Diego artist, teacher and gallery owner, was known for his Surrealist drawings and graphics. He spent time working in Paris and exhibiting his art throughout Europe, but San Diego was home until he moved to Washington state. His life partner was fellow artist, Jill Hosmer. Mr. Hansmann, a respected printmaker and prolific artist, created thousands of drawings, prints and paintings as well as hundreds of poems. His interest in bullfighting led to a book of poetry and illustrations on the subject, “La Corrida, The Run”, a collection of poetry & artwork written as he was preparing for his first bullfight. Prologue written by famous Mexican Matador Antonio Lomelin. The book is written in English and translated into Spanish on opposing pages and was published in 1983. Mr. Hansmann taught intaglio and monotype at the Academy of Fine Arts in San Diego from 1977 to 1980 and at the San Diego Museum of Art in 1980. He also gave lectures and demonstrations throughout the art community, including at the San Diego Art Guild in Del Mar and Artist Equity in San Diego. Although he attended Palomar College in San Marcos and studied lithography at the San Diego Academy of Fine Arts, Mr. Hansmann was mostly self-taught and self-educated. Mr. Hansmann had shows in several art-world capitals, including Paris; Lisbon, Portugal; Cologne, Germany; Brussels, Belgium; and New York. he had one-person exhibits at the Loft Gallery in Clarkston, the Lewis-Clark State College Center of Arts & History, the Carnegie Art Center in Walla Walla and the Valley Art Center in Clarkston. During his long, distinguished career as an artist he had numerous one-person exhibits all over the world and the United States. His group shows are too numerous to mention, but his one-person exhibits were in Koln, Germany; Bruxelles, Belgium; Paris, France; Viana do Castelo, Portugal; Lisbon, Portugal; Tecate, Mexico; and British Columbia, Canada; and many states at home. Palomar College, San Marcos, Calif. San Diego Academy of Fine Arts Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, N.Y. University of Southern California, Idyllwild (ISOMATA) University of San Diego San Diego Museum of Art James Copley Library, La Jolla, Calif. Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana, Venice, Italy Centre de Arte Moderna Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon, Portugal Museo Taurino de la Communidad de Madrid, Madrid, Spain Atelier Lacouriere et Frelaut, Paris, France Gordon Gilkey Collection Portland Art Museum, Portland, Or. Coos Art Museum, Coos Bay...
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1980s Surrealist Art

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Paper, India Ink, Watercolor

Vintage Surrealist Composition - Precious Stones Abstract
Located in Soquel, CA
Highly detailed surrealist composition evoking tribal, abstracted carved stone-like shapes fitting together like a three dimensional sphere shaped puzzle, floating in a sky blue space by Clayton Anderson (American b. 1943). Textured plaster border around the edge of the piece. Signed "Clayton Anderson" along the upper left edge and on verso. Presented in a deep maple box frame. Clayton Anderson (American, b. 1943) studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and worked with Ben Kimihira, Walter...
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Plaster, Oil, Wood Panel

SOLO Signed Lithograph, Mini Landscape, White Tree, Green Grass, Yellow Flowers
Located in Union City, NJ
SOLO is a hand drawn, limited edition lithograph by the American surrealist artist Fanny Brennan, created using traditional hand lithography techniques printed on archival Arches pri...
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1990s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

Ernst, Composition (Monod 2619; Spies/Leppien A19/C), Dent Prompte (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on vélin d’Arches paper. Inscription: unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Dent Prompte, Dix poèmes inédits illustrés par Max Ernst, ...
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1960s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

Reclining Figure (Cramer 366), San Lazzaro et ses Amis, XXe siècle
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on vélin d'Arches paper. Paper Size: 10.5 x 14 inches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Catalogue raisonné references: Moore, Henry, et al. Henry Moore, Ca...
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

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