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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
Salvador Dali - Biblia Sacra - Offset Lithograph
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Salvador Dali - The Biblia Sacra was published in 1969 by Rizzoli of Rome - SIGNATURE : printed in the image - LIMITED EDITION: 1499 - SIZE : 19 x 13 3/4" - REFERENCES : Michler an...
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1960s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

Mirò Lithograph II, no. IV - Lithograph by J. Mirò - 1974
Located in Roma, IT
Mirò Lithographe II, no. IV is a beautiful color lithograph on paper, realized in 1974 by Joan Miró for the second volume of his "Mirò Lithographe II", composed by an original lithog...
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

Reflection
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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20th Century Surrealist Art

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Archival Paper, Etching

Ma Vie - Vintage Rare Book Illustrated by Marc Chagall - 1931
Located in Roma, IT
First edition of Chagall's autobiography. Limited edition of 1650 specimens. Format: In-8° Pages: 253 32 reproductions of drawings of Chagall's youth. Good conditions.
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1930s Surrealist Art

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Paper

The Divine Wood - Woodcut - 1963
Located in Roma, IT
The Divine Wood 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.28 (as r...
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1960s Surrealist Art

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Woodcut

Figurative Picasso Etching, 'Sculpteur et Modèle Debout', 1933
Located in New York, NY
Pablo Picasso's "Sculpteur et modèle debout" (1933), (which translates to "Sculptor and Model Standing") is a striking example of his exploration of the human form and his innovative...
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1930s Surrealist Art

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Etching, Paper

Glass sculpture Merkuce from the series The Italians 2008, glass, 37, 5x11x10 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Glass sculpture Merkuce from the series The Italians 2008, glass, 37, 5x11x10 cm
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Early 2000s Surrealist Art

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Glass

Adoration
Located in Columbia, MO
Leonor Fini (Argentine-French, 1907–1996) A fiercely spirited Surrealist unfettered by social mores, Leonor Fini defied convention with her haunting, dreamlike works that explore the...
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20th Century Surrealist Art

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Paper, Screen

Fantasy. 1995, acrylic on canvas, 100x60 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Fantasy. 1995, acrylic on canvas, 100x60 cm Painting with fantastic creatures, castle, gandolier and explosion in the sky Igor Leontiev (1957) - one of the leading independent paint...
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1990s Surrealist Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

Jeremiah's Prophecy Against the King Joachim, 1967 by Salvador Dali
Located in Paonia, CO
  Jeremiah's Prophecy Against the King Joachim, 1967 is a colored lithograph from the original gouache on heavy rag paper from Salvador Dali’s five volume Biblia Sacra Suite ...
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1960s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

Jean - Lithograph by Dorothea Tanning - 1972
Located in Roma, IT
Jean is a lithograph on Arches paper realized by Dorothea Tanning in 1972. Belongs to the suite "Judith". Limited edition of 500. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good conditio...
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

1965 Mid Century Modern Swedish Still Life Tempera Painting - Pears & Glass Vase
Located in Bristol, GB
PEARS & GLASS VASE Size: 29.5 x 37 cm (including frame) Tempera on board A brilliantly executed and characterful surrealist still life composition, executed in tempera on board in 1...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Art

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Tempera, Board

Ripple Effect ll
Located in East Hampton, NY
Ripple Effect II Year: 2018 Medium: Photography (printed on metal) Size: 30" x 20" (larger sizes available - inquire within) 16x24 on metal - 20x30 on metal Made to Order Water Ripp...
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2010s Surrealist Art

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Metal

Original poster - Vintage Offset Poster by R.S. Matta
Located in Roma, IT
Original poster, colored lithograph on paper. Signed on plate on lower margin at the center. Good condition, except for some foxing and stains on the left margin. Roberto Sebastián...
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20th Century Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

Hommage à San Lazzaro - Lithograph by M. Chagall - 1975
Located in Roma, IT
Hommage à San Lazzaro is a lithograph realized by Marc Chagall for the Art Revew "XXème Siècle". This original print (not signed and not numbered) comes from the portfolio Hommage à...
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

Les Dernières Nuits de Paris - Rare Book Illustrated by Philippe Soupault - 1928
Located in Roma, IT
Edition of 500 copies. Copy on papier Velin du Marais paper. Language: french. Soft editorial cover, almost perfect conditions. Uncut. Philippe Soupaul...
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1920s Surrealist Art

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Paper

“Tramp Stamp 1” (FRAMED) Photography 30" x 24" inch Edition 1/12 by Brian Ziff
Located in Culver City, CA
“Tramp Stamp 1” (FRAMED) Photography 30" x 24" inch Edition 1/12 by Brian Ziff Giclee (Archival Ink) Print on Canson Platine Fibre Rag American Dreams - From "Playboy" series. T...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Art

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Archival Ink, Rag Paper, Giclée

"Three of Us" Nude Photography 39" x 39" in Edition 1/3 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Three of Us" 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. Avai...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Art

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Photographic Paper

Vintage Exhibition Poster at Galerie Maeght - Offset and Lithograph - 1968
Located in Roma, IT
Mirò - Fondation Maeght is an original artwork realized after Joan Miró. Offset and Lithograph. The artwork was realized in the occasion of the exhibition dedicated to the graphic ...
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1960s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph, Offset

The Pagoda
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Dali, Salvador Title: The Pagoda Series: The Hippies Date: 1969 Medium: drypoint with added color Signature: Pencil signed Edition: IIC/C Literature: AF 56 Provenance...
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1960s Surrealist Art

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Drypoint

Composition (Field 69-3; M/L. 1600), VI tavole dal ciclo della, Biblia Sacra
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph in colors on vélin Fabriano charta ex meris pannis "ab alveo" manu fabricata, perlucidis figuris intexta paper. Paper size: 19 x 13.75 inches. Inscription: Signed in the p...
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1960s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

Surrealist Acrylic Portraiture Painting, "Clark" by Christopher Polentz
Located in San Diego, CA
A 8.5” x 11.5” x 2” Surrealist Acrylic Portrait Painting by artist Christopher Polentz. A certificate of authenticity will accompany the piece upon its purchase or delivery. “Gopher...
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2010s Surrealist Art

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Acrylic

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

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Lithograph

Paradise: Canto 25 from The Divine Comedy
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Salvador Dali Medium: Woodblock engraving Title: Paradise: Canto 25 Portfolio: The Divine Comedy: Paradise Year: 1963 Edition: 4765 Framed Size: 19 1/8" x 16 5/8" Sheet Size:...
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1960s Surrealist Art

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Engraving

'Cosmic Embrace', San Francisco Bay Area Modernist, Atelier 63 Woman Artist
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Stamped verso with certification of authenticity for Jane Voitle Mellin (American, born 1952). and created circa 1975. An atmospheric, sugar-lift aquatint showing a young woman, nude and reclining, appearing suspended within an astrologically-appointed room of ambiguous dimension. An elegant use of a difficult medium by this North Carolina and San Francisco Bay Area...
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Paper, Aquatint

HIGH TIDE LOW TIDE Signed Lithograph, Mini Seascape, Islands, Beach, Blue Water
Located in Union City, NJ
HIGH TIDE, LOW TIDE is a hand drawn, limited edition lithograph by the American surrealist artist Fanny Brennan, created using traditional hand lithography techniques printed on arch...
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1990s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

Vintage Poster Modern Art Museum - 1977
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Poster Modern Art Museum is a vintage Lithograph and Offset poster realized after Joan Mirò (1893-1983) in 1977. Good conditions. Joan Miró (20 April 1893 – 25 December 198...
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Offset, Lithograph

Surrealist Screen Print Collage with Glitter Multiple Enrico Baj Italian Pop Art
Located in Surfside, FL
Enrico Baj (1924-2003) Italian, limited edition print. Features an abstract figural work with applied glitter. Hand signed lower right and numbered 153/250 lower left. Mixed media p...
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20th Century Surrealist Art

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Glitter, Mixed Media

1970s Modernist Swiss Colorful Surrealism Signed Dada Lithograph Andre Thomkins
Located in Surfside, FL
This one is titled "Little Animals" and depicts drawings of small animals over an abstract forest background in green, red and tan with a quali...
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph, Offset

Salvador Dali - The Grand Inquisitor
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Salvador Dali - The Grand Inquisitor - Original Signed Engraving Handsigned in pencil and Numbered Edition: F195/195 - Printer: Atelier Rigal. - ...
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Etching

Lullaby music by the sea guitars and song soft tranquil dreamlike color
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Stephen Basso's highly original paintings are romantic yet thought provoking musings. His whimsical works are alive with boundless imagination wry wit and fearless color The elemen...
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2010s Surrealist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Plate from the Holy Bible - Lithograph by Marc Chagall - 1960
Located in Roma, IT
Plate from the Holy Bible  is an artwork realized by Marc Chagall, 1960s. Lithograph on brown-toned paper, no signature. Lithograph on both sheets. Edition of 6500 unsigned lithog...
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1960s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

Salvador Dali - The Wine Casks
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Salvador Dali - The Wine Casks - Original Lithograph Joseph FORET, Paris, 1957 PRINTER : Delorme. SIGNATURE : plate signed by Dali. LIMITED : Total edition of 233 SIZE : 41 x 33 cm ...
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1950s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

Beautiful and elegant blue painted bronze sculpture "Clio, Musa della Storia"
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Patinated bronze, lost-wax casting. Antonio Nocera - Italian painter and sculptor, born in Caivano (Naples) in 1949. Antonio is currently engaged in the...
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2010s Surrealist Art

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Bronze

LES ENCHANTEURS (MOURLOT 569)
Located in Aventura, FL
Lithograph in colors on Arches paper. Hand signed and numbered by Marc Chagall. Mourlot 569 Edition 43/50 (there were also 25 artist's proofs). Image size 22 x 14.5 inches. Sheet size 29.75 x 20.75 inches. Frame size approx 37 x 27 inches. Artwork is in excellent condition. All reasonable offers will be considered. About the Artist: Marc Chagall (French/Russian, 1887–1985) was an artist whose work anticipated the dream-like imagery of Surrealism. Over the course of his career, Chagall developed the poetic, amorphous, and deeply personal visual language evident in paintings like I and the Village...
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1960s Surrealist Art

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Paper, Lithograph

Balancing Act, Surrealist Screenprint by Clarence Holbrook Carter
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Clarence Holbrook Carter, American (1904 - 2000) Title: Balancing Act Year: 1976 Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 200, A...
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Screen

Gerard Tunney, Theatre Dressing Room, Original figurative painting
Located in Deddington, GB
Gerard Tunney Theatre Dressing Room Original Figurative Painting Acrylic Paint on Canvas Canvas Size: H 30cm x W 60cm x D 2cm Sold Unframed Please note that insitu images are purely ...
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2010s Surrealist Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

The Apparition of St. James "The Divine Comedy" - Woodcut attr. to S. Dali- 1963
Located in Roma, IT
The Apparition of St. James from the Series "The Divine Comedy" - Song 26 - Paradise is a woodcut print realized in 1963 for a series illustrating the Medieval poem of the "Divine C...
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1960s Surrealist Art

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Woodcut

Peccatum Originis - Lithograph - 1964
Located in Roma, IT
Peccatum Originis 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. Sign...
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1960s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

Frère Ogrin, l'hermite (Brother Ogrin, the Hermit) /// Surrealism Salvador Dali
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Salvador Dali (Spanish, 1904-1989) Title: "Frère Ogrin, l'hermite (Brother Ogrin, the Hermit)" Portfolio: Tristan et Iseult *Monogram signed by Dali in pencil lower right Year: 1970 Medium: Original Engraving on Mandeure paper Limited edition: 101/125 Printer: Atelier Rigal, Paris, France Publisher: Leon Amiel, New York, NY and Paris, France Reference: "The Official Catalog of the Graphic Works of Salvador Dali" - Field No. 70-10-K, page 60; "Dali: Catalogue Raisonné of Etchings and Mixed-Media Prints, 1924-1980" - Michler/Löpsinger No. 416, page 183-184 Framing: Recently framed in a gold ornate moulding with 100% cotton rag matting, gold filet, and 99% UV protective Museum Glass Framed size: 28" x 22.25" Sheet size (folded): 18" x 12.75" Sheet size (unfolded): 18" x 25.5" Image size: 15.75" x 10.5" Condition: One tiny tear upper left. Some faint spots lower left. It is otherwise a strong impression is excellent condition Notes: Provenance: private collection - Indianapolis, IN; acquired from Ferdinand Roten Galleries, Baltimore, MD retaining their original gallery label on verso. Numbered by Dali in pencil lower left. Comes from Dali's 1970 "Tristan et Iseult" portfolio of 21 color engravings. Leon Amiel chop mark/blind stamp lower left. These engravings from the "Tristan et Iseult" portfolio were printed on folded sheets with their respective text descriptions as issued. We are specialists in Salvador Dali's printmaking oeuvre, having personally worked with his cataloger Albert Field in the 1980's, we unconditionally guarantee all of our examples to be authentic. Biography: Salvador Dalí (May 11, 1904 – January 23, 1989), was a prominent Spanish Catalan surrealist painter born in Figueres, Spain. Dalí was a skilled draftsman, best known for the striking and bizarre images in his surrealist work. His painterly skills are often attributed to the influence of Renaissance masters. His best-known work, The Persistence of Memory, was completed in August 1931. Dalí's expansive artistic repertoire included film, sculpture, and photography, in collaboration with a range of artists in a variety of media. Dalí attributed his "love of everything that is gilded and excessive, my passion for luxury and my love of oriental clothes...
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Engraving, Intaglio

Where Is It? l
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
The world that I live in is uncertain, unstable, but I have to keep going and find something that can comfort me. This work is talking about the uncomfortable moment, but hopeful future, at the same time. This piece is made by layering Korean mulberry paper on a wooden panel with homemade flour glue. Then I apply a glue base. Next, I draw my sketch, and trace it on the paper. Then I paint three or four layers of a background color using pigments and glue base. Lastly, I paint the animal subject in fine detail, which takes most of time. The painting is on a cradled wood panel with finished edges. It comes ready to hang.

About the Artist
Heejin has been been drawing for as long as she can remember. She grew up with a serious illness and spent much of her childhood in the hospital. Drawing served as an outlet for her, bringing her peace and distraction. Heejin says there was no doubt as she grew up that she wanted to be an artist. She studied oriental painting extensively as a college student in South Korea and then went on to study art therapy in graduate school.

Where Is It? l
Heejin Sutton...

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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Art

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Mixed Media

Courtesans, Etching by Leonor Fini
Located in Long Island City, NY
Leonor Fini, Argentine/French (1918–1996) Date: Circa 1970 Color Etching, signed and numbered in pencil Edition of 59/280 Image Size: 17 x 14.5 inches Size: 29.5 in. x 21 in. (74.93 ...
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Etching

Measure for Measure - Etching - 1968
Located in Roma, IT
Measure for Measure is an artwork realized in 1968. Colored Drypoint Etching. Printed by Ateliers Rigal at WUCUA. From the series Shakespeare I, 1968. Edition LXVII/XCV. Inscr...
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1960s Surrealist Art

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Etching

Alexander Calder lithograph 1970s (Calder prints)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Alexander Calder Lithograph c. 1973 from Derrière le miroir: Lithograph in colors; 15 x 11 inches. Very good overall vintage condition; well-preseved. Unsigned from an edition of un...
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

Composition (Spies/Leppien 218), La Ballade du Soldat, Max Ernst
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin d'Arches paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, La Ballade du Soldat, 34 Lithographies Originales de Max Ernst, 1972. P...
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

Tristan and Isolde
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Tristan and Isolde" 1978 is an original color lithograph on Arches wove paper by noted Italian/Argentinian artist Leonor Fini, 1907-1996. It is hand signed and n...
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Late 20th Century Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

The Lion Eating Straw Like The Ox Biblia Sacra Salvador Dali lithograph
Located in Paonia, CO
The Lion Eating Straw Like The Ox refers to the following text...The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall eat straw like th...
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1960s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

Surrealist Photo Collage Assemblage Art Butterfly Mouth Ivan Chermayeff
Located in Surfside, FL
Ivan Chermayeff (1932-2017): Butterfly Mouth Mixed media collage, 2002, hand signed 'Ivan Chermayeff' and dated lower right, titled lower left. Bears label from David Findlay Jr. Gallery, NY. 22 1/2 x 15 in. (sheet), 25 3/4 x 18 1/4 in. (frame). Provenance: The estate of the artist. Ivan Chermayeff born London, United Kingdom, 1932 Chermayeff was one of the greatest American graphic designers, the son of the Russian born, British architect Serge Chermayeff. Ivan Chermayeff Graduated from the Phillips Academy of Andover, Massachusetts in 1950. He studied at Harvard until 1952, and the Institute of Design (New Bauhaus) until 1954. Graduated from the Yale School of Arts and Architecture in 1955 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts. The same year he did a short apprenticeship with Alvin Lustig—a pioneer of American graphic design—and then moved on to CBS as Assistant Art Director in record cover design. In 1956 he co-founded Brownjohn, Chermayeff & Geismar Associate, with Robert Brownjohn and his former schoolmate Tom Geismar. In 1959 Brownjohn left and the studio changed to Chermayeff & Geismar Inc. It soon became one of the best-known design firms worldwide. The firm produced over six-hundred marks, and they were among the very first to develop an abstract trademark (Chase Bank, 1960), still in use today. In 1964 they designed the outstanding corporate identity of Mobil Oil, that is one of the most recognizable identities ever. From its foundation, the studio served major companies including Giorgio Armani, Barneys, Hearst, MoMA (Museum of Modern Art), National Geographic, NBC (National Broadcasting Company), PBS (Public Broadcasting Service), Rockefeller, and others. Recently, Serge Haviv joined as a new partner and the firm changed to Chermayeff & Geismar & Haviv. Besides his design profession, Chermayeff is a talented illustrator artist and collagist. Many graphic pieces he made show a perfect balance of rational logics with imagination, featuring both abstract geometric shapes and figurative images. His collage works require a same sense of witty assemblage, where gathered information, like scraps of paper, stamps, and Polaroid photograph pictures combine as fragmented clues to a greater message. The Surrealist collages often take the shape of people, whose facial features are born of scraps and daily ephemera. They are amusing and infinitely thought-provoking; as Chermayeff has said, “Collages make it possible for everything to be something else.” Board overseers at Parsons School of Design and trustee at New School University from 1988 to 2002. Visiting professor at Cooper Union, University of California, and Kansas City Art Institute. He started making collages at the age of 17 to overcome his fear of not being able to draw. They are mostly made from day-to-day ephemera: envelopes, stamps, cigarette packs, train tickets, strips of coloured paper, found images, stones from the beach or squashed rusty cans. Inspired by Surrealism and organised by the artist’s hand and complemented with strong lines, they make faces, figures, fragmented narratives. Like all great designs, they evoke surprise and the pleasure of recognition. As he put it: “Design is all about seeing and making connections which are not so obvious.”President of AIGA (American Institute of Graphic Arts) from 1963 to 1966. Trustee of MoMA (Museum of Modern Art) from 1965 to 1986. Member of the board of directors of IDCA (International Design Conference in Aspen) from 1968 to 1999. Board Director at Municipal Art Society of New York in 1972-76. Member of AGI (Alliance Graphique Internationale) since 1978. Board Director at Smithsonian Institution from 1988 to 1996. He was elected to the Hall of Fame of ADC New York (Art Directors Club) in 1982. Trustee of the Archives of America Art in 1987-90. Royal Designer for Industry since 1992. He was awarded numerous prizes including the Industrial Art Medal from AIA (American Institute of Architects) in 1967, the Philadelphia College of Art Gold Medal in 1971, AIGA Gold Medal (American Institute of Graphic Arts) in 1979, the President’s Fellow Award from the Rhode Island School of Design in 1981, the First International Design Award from Japan Design Foundation in 1983, the Yale Arts Medal in 1985, the Distinguished Service Award from New School University in 1999, the Society of Illustrators Gold Medal in 2002, the Tokyo Type Directors Club Award in 2004, and the National Design Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2014. He also received a honorary doctorate in law from the Portland School of Art in 1981, and two honorary doctorates in fine arts from the Philadelphia University of Arts and the Corcoran Museum of Art, Washington in 1991. Along with Seymour Chwast, Sid Chafetz, Saul Bass, Milton Glaser, Paul Rand, Ikko Tanaka...
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Early 2000s Surrealist Art

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Paper, Mixed Media

Untitled - Etching by Johnny Friedlaender - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Untitled is an etching on wove paper realized by Johnny Friedlaender (Pless, 1912 - Paris, 1992). Signed and numbered 64/95. 76 x 56,5 cm, o. R. Embossing stamp: Manus Presse.
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Etching

King Ahasuerus - Plate from The Bible II - by Marc Chagall - 1960
Located in Roma, IT
King Ahasuerus - Plate from The Bible II is an original artwork realized by Marc Chagall in 1960. Mixed colored lithograph. The artwork is from the series "The Bible" In 1931, on ...
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1960s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

Inferno: Canto 26 from The Divine Comedy
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Salvador Dali Title: Inferno: Canto 26 Portfolio: The Divine Comedy: Inferno Medium: Woodblock engraving Year: 1963 Edition: 4765 Framed Size: 19 1/4" x 16 3/4" Sheet Size: 1...
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1960s Surrealist Art

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Engraving

PURGATORY CANTO 8
Located in Aventura, FL
Woodblock engraving on paper from the Divine Comedy series. Sheet size 13 x 10 inches. Frame size approx 18 x 15 inches. Edition 4,765 in French, 3,000 in Italian, 300 in German. ...
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1960s Surrealist Art

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Paper, Woodcut

Salvador Dali Normandy Normandie original French travel poster SNCF Railway 1969
Located in London, GB
To see our other vintage travel posters, many of which have skiing subjects, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this Seller" - or send us a me...
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1960s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

Direction blue - black. 2006, glass, copper, author technique 18x56x50 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Direction blue - black. 2006, glass, copper, author technique 18x56x50 cm
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Early 2000s Surrealist Art

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Copper

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

Rescue Dogs - Original animal surrealistic painting-contemporary art
Located in London, Chelsea
This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online. In "Rescue Dogs," Michael Abrams presents a dramatic and emot...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Inferno: Canto 25 from The Divine Comedy
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Salvador Dali Title: Inferno: Canto 25 Portfolio: The Divine Comedy: Inferno Medium: Woodblock engraving Year: 1963 Edition: 4765 Framed Size: 19 1/4" x 16 3/4" Sheet Size: 1...
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1960s Surrealist Art

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Engraving

Gold Gilt Bronze Sculpture Pendant Art Israeli Tumarkin Abstract Surrealist
Located in Surfside, FL
Measures about 5.25 X 3.75 inches. Box is 17 X 13 inches. Signed by artist verso. From the literature that I have seen I believe the edition size was limited to 10, I do not know if ...
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1960s Surrealist Art

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Gold, Bronze

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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