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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
Francis Bacon (1909–1992) - Color etching and aquatint on Guarro laid paper
Located in Varese, IT
Color etching and aquatint on Guarro laid paper, edited in 1981. Limited edition, numbered as: 24/99 Signed in pencil by artist in lower right corner. Very good conditions. Plate si...
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1980s Surrealist Art

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Paper, Etching

Transparent Dream Figurative Surrealism Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Tigran Hovumyan Figurative Surrealist Oil Painter Artwork Title: Transparent Dream Medium: Original Oil on Linen Dimensions: 43" x 37" x 1" (109 x 94 x 3 cm) Year: 2017 Unframed, St...
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2010s Surrealist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Salvador Dali, "Grenade et l'ange from FlorDali - Les Fruits"
Located in Chatsworth, CA
This piece was created in 1969 by Salvador Dali, it is a photolithograph of an original gouache painted on printed illustrations with original engraving was created in 1969 by Salvad...
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1960s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

Serenity
Located in Hollywood, FL
Artist: Ferjo Title: Serenity Size: 30 x 40 Inches Medium: Giclee on Canvas Edition: AP Year: 2003 Notes: Hand Signed on Front. Stretched. Gallery COA Included. Custom Framed...
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Early 2000s Surrealist Art

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Canvas, Giclée

Schéhérazade - 20th Century, Surrealist, Lithograph, Figurative Print
Located in Sint-Truiden, BE
Color lithograph after the 1950 oil on canvas by René Magritte, printed signature of Magritte and numbered from the edition of 275. The lithograph features the dry stamps of the Mag...
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20th Century Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

Joan Miro 'Woman and Birds at Sunrise' Surrealist
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This high-quality reproduction of Joan Miró's "Woman and Birds at Sunrise" was published and printed by te Neues Verlag, Germany. The artwork is elegantly framed in a black wood fram...
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2010s Surrealist Art

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Offset

Salvador Dali "Untitled VII (Le Tricorne)"
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Dali, Salvador Title: Untitled VII (Le Tricorne) Series: Le Tricorne (The Three-Pointed Hat) Date: 1959 Medium: Wood engraving Unframed Dimensions: 12.6" x 8.8" Framed...
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1950s Surrealist Art

Materials

Engraving

Femme Nu
Located in OPOLE, PL
Henri Matisse (1869-1954) - Femme Nu Photogravure from 1952. Dimensions of work: 35.5 x 26.4 cm Publisher: Tériade, Paris. The work is in Excellent condition. Fast and secure sh...
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1950s Surrealist Art

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Photogravure

Femme Nu
Femme Nu
$656 Sale Price
20% Off
The Sacred Flying Chariot -Drawing - 1937
Located in Roma, IT
The Sacred Flying Chariot is an ink drawing and collage on paper realized by an anonymous surrealist artist in 1937. Monogrammed "P.B." on the lower and dated and hand-note on the r...
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1930s Surrealist Art

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Paper, Ink

Sunrise - Original Cool Tone Abstract Urban Still Life Collage Artwork on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Maria C. Bernhardsson is a colorful artist who lives and paints in Sweden. Most of her works are influenced by the architecture and geometry of houses. Bernhardsson travels the world...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Art

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media

Land's End (Black Surrealist Philadelphia artist)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Roland Ayers (1932-2014). Land’s End, 1971 Ink on paper, 3.25 × 5 inches Signed and dated. Artist and art educator, Roland Ayers was born on July 2, 1932, the only child of Ali...
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1970s Surrealist Art

Materials

Paper, Ink

Surrealist Tete en Profil Lithograph in Color Young Womans Head Hors de Commerce
Located in Portland, OR
An original French Surrealist lithograph in colors by Jean Cocteau (1889-1963), titled "Tete un Profil", 1950. This wonderful original lithograph by Jean Cocteau depicts a beautiful ...
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1950s Surrealist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Omega (Poem by George Reamy), Surrealist Etching by Irene Rice Pereira
Located in Long Island City, NY
Omega (Poem by George Reamy) Irene Rice Pereira, American (1902–1971) Date: 1953 Etching and Aquatint, signed, dated and dedicated in pencil Edition of Dedicated Proof Image Size: 14...
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1950s Surrealist Art

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Vintage Poster Exhibition Galerie Maeght after Joan Mirò - 1978
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract Composition is a vintage Lithograph and Offset poster realized after Joan Mirò (1893-1983) in 1978. Good conditions. Joan Miró i Ferrà (20 April 1893 – 25 December 1983) w...
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1970s Surrealist Art

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

Army Of Caine Large Oversize Pop Art Print Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Army Of Caine by B A T I K Pop art work featuring multiples of Michael Caine in Get Carter mode - possibly his most iconic movie role. Archival pigment pop art print signed & limi...
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2010s Surrealist Art

Materials

Black and White, Archival Pigment

Convection, Braniff International Airways Flying Colors Collection
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Alexander Calder (1898-1976) Title: Convection, Braniff International Airways Flying Colors Collection Year: 1975 Medium: Lithograph on vélin d’Arches paper Size: 20 x 26 inc...
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1970s Surrealist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Interior (Black Surrealist Philadelphia artist)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Roland Ayers (1932-2014). Interior, 1973. Ink on paper, 7.5 inches diameter. Signed and dated. Artist and art educator, Roland Ayers was born on July 2, 1932, the only child of ...
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Paper, Ink

"Honfleur Street" (2024) By Christopher Clark, Cityscape, Oil & Acrylic
Located in Denver, CO
Christopher Clark's "Honfleur Street" is an original, handmade oil & acrylic painting that depicts an abstracted cityscape bustling with people and the sun brightly reflecting off of...
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2010s Surrealist Art

Materials

Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel

Surrealist composition
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: collotype (after the Miro lithograph). Printed in 1947 in an edition of 1500 by Meriden Gravure and published by Curt Valentin for "The Prints of Joan Miro" portfolio. Size: ...
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1940s Surrealist Art

Materials

Photogravure

Memories of Surrealism Surrealist Crutches
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Memories of Surrealism Surrealist Crutches MEDIUM: Etching on Japon Paper SIGNED: Hand Signed by Salvador Dali EDITION NUMBER: A XXX/XL MEASUREMENTS...
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1970s Surrealist Art

Materials

Etching

Lying Down Watching The Sun Go Down - Colorful Whimsical Figurative Art on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian painter Silvia Pavarini is known for her distinctly feminine artworks that resonate with the quiet whispers of nature. Each piece she creates embodies an ongoing dialogue wit...
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2010s Surrealist Art

Materials

Paper, Acrylic, Pencil

Transhumante, Surrealist Aquatint Etching by Fernando de Szyszlo
Located in Long Island City, NY
Transhumante Fernando de Szyszlo, Peruvian (1925–2017) Aquatint Etching, signed and numbered in pencil Edition of 44/80 Size: 42.5 x 28 in. (107.95 x 71.12 cm)
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Art

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Etching, Aquatint

"Mais O Belle Dionee" from the suite "lArt d'Aimer d'Ovide"
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled, "Mais O Belle Dionee" from the suite, "l'Art d'Aimer d'Ovide" 1976. is an original wood engraving on Japan nacre paper by artist Salvador Dali 1904-1989. It is...
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Late 20th Century Surrealist Art

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Woodcut

Love Letters
Located in Greenwich, CT
Love Letters is a lithograph on paper with an image size of 2.25 x 2.25 inches, initialed 'FMB' lower right and annotated lower left, framed in a contemporary silver and dark gray fr...
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20th Century Surrealist Art

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Paper, Lithograph

Joan Miro, Constellations of a Seated Woman, from XXe siecle, 1939
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Joan Miro (1893–1983), titled Constellations d'une femme assise (Constellations of a Seated Woman), from the album XXe siecle, Chroniques du jour, 13 rue...
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1930s Surrealist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Ancestor Worship (Black Surrealist Philadelphia artist)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Roland Ayers (1932-2014). Ancestor Worship, 1971. Pen and ink drawing. 4 w. x 6 h. inches, Signed and dated lower right. Artist and art educator, Roland Ayers was born on Jul...
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Paper, Ink

Mid-century French Abstract Surrealist Design for a Sculpture. Acrylic on Paper.
Located in Cotignac, FR
Mid-century design for a sculpture, in acrylic, attributed to French artist and sculptor Guy Benoist. The design is not signed but was bought with other si...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Art

Materials

Acrylic, Paper

Homes in the Desert - Colorful Abstract Landscape Painting on Canvas Framed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Maria C Bernhardsson's original artworks are influenced by the architecture and geometry of houses. Born in Sweden, Bernhardsson travels the world photographing and sketching houses ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Art

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media

Femme Bleue
Located in OPOLE, PL
Henri Matisse (1869-1954) - Femme Bleue Lithograph from 1958. Dimensions of work: 35.5 x 26.4 cm. Plate signed. Publisher: Tériade, Paris. First, original edition. The work is ...
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1950s Surrealist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Femme Bleue
Femme Bleue
$665 Sale Price
20% Off
Marc CHAGALL : Circus, Revolution - Lithograph exhibition poster - Mourlot
Located in Paris, IDF
Marc CHAGALL Circus - Revolution, 1963 Lithograph after the painting, engraved by Charles Sorlier under the supervision of Marc Chagall Printed in Atelier Mourlot Plate signed (prin...
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1960s Surrealist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Jean COCTEAU & Raymond MORETTI: Birth of Venus - Original Handsigned Lithograph
Located in Paris, IDF
Jean Cocteau and Raymond Moretti Birth of Venus Original lithograph Printed signature in the plate, handsigned by Raymond Moretti Numbered 1/29 - Very look for proof bearing n°1 On ...
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1970s Surrealist Art

Materials

Lithograph

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

Materials

Lithograph

BREEZINESS. Original Painting by Stasy Vo
Located in Zofingen, AG
Imagine the warm smell of summer. Here you go to the park in a high mood. And there everything is in bloom, there are lovely flowers spread in the field, the sun is pleasantly warmin...
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2010s Surrealist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Man in a Bowler Hat (large original painting on canvas)
Located in Aventura, FL
Original oil painting on canvas. Hand signed lower front by Ferjo. Canvas image size 24 x 30 x 1 inches. Canvas is stretched. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of au...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Sigismund Enchainé - Lithograph - 1971
Located in Roma, IT
Etching and aquatint on wove paper, from the suite "Caldéron, La Vie Est un Songe". Image dimension 33.5x25 cm. Artist proof aside an edition of 150. Hand signed in pencil. Ref. ...
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1970s Surrealist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Surrealist composition
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: collotype (after the Miro lithograph). Printed in 1947 in an edition of 1500 by Meriden Gravure and published by Curt Valentin for "The Prints of Joan Miro" portfolio. Size: ...
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1940s Surrealist Art

Materials

Photogravure

Homage to Newton (bronze sculpture)
Located in Aventura, FL
Bronze with patina sculpture. Incised signature by the artist and stamp numbered with foundry and date. From the edition of 350. Size including marble plinth approx. 15 x 8.5 x 3.5 ...
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1980s Surrealist Art

Materials

Bronze

Hands, Mid Century mod Surrealist mixed media Signed/N (Gemini 20 Anselmino 61)
Located in New York, NY
MAN RAY Hands, 1966 Silkscreen on Plexiglass Published by Gemini GEL Measurements: Image: 20"h x 16"w sheet plexi: 25.5"h x 19.5"w overall (with frame): 26.75"h x 20.75"w. Edition ...
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1960s Surrealist Art

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Screen, Plexiglass

Once In A Lifetime
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Once In A Lifetime" c. 2000 is a giclee print by noted Israeli artist David Najar, born 1962. It is hand signed and numbered P....
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Art

Materials

Giclée

Obra Inèdita Recent X
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Joan Miró is one of the greatest artists of the 20th century. He is renowned internationally as a painter, sculptor, printmaker, and ceramicist. Miró’s works, which were at the int...
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1960s Surrealist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Salvador dali 'Passiflora lauigera - 1968' Lithograph/Etching, Signed & numbered
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
Artist: Salvador Dali Title: Passiflora laurigera (Le vine, Passionflower) Portfolio: 1968 Flora Dalinae Medium: Photolithograph, etching, and pochoir in colors on BFK Rives Date: 19...
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1960s Surrealist Art

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Etching, Photographic Film, Lithograph

Carlos Enrique Alvrez Painting: Untitled
Located in Miami, FL
Carlos Enrique Alvarez Untitled, 2024 Oil on canvas 47 x 47 in
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Letters, limited edition, Surreal, Established Polish artist
Located in Warsaw, PL
Size of sheet is ca. 29.5 x 21 cm (A4) Contemporary figurative giclee print by Polish artist Rafal Olbinski. Print is signed, numbered and has a stamp of an artist's atelier. It com...
Category

2010s Surrealist Art

Materials

Paper, Color

Pablo Picasso "Portrait de Jacqueline"
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) "Portrait de Jacqueline" 1959 (Baer 1245; Bloch 923) ...
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1950s Surrealist Art

Materials

Linocut

Macbeth, Surrealist Screenprint by Jean Michel Folon
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Jean Michel Folon, Belgian (1934 - 2005) Title: Macbeth Year: circa 1980 Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: EA XV/XX Image Size: 28 x 21.5 inches Siz...
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1980s Surrealist Art

Materials

Screen

Deux Visages en Rouge et Bleu, Surrealist Oil on Canvas Painting by André Masson
Located in Long Island City, NY
André Masson, French (1896 -1987) - Deux Visages en Rouge et Bleu, Year: circa 1950, Medium: Oil on Canvas, unsigned, Size: 8.75 x 6.5 in. (22.23 x 16.51 cm), Frame Size: 15.25 x...
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1950s Surrealist Art

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Oil

White horse, limited edition, Surreal, Established Polish artist
Located in Warsaw, PL
Size of sheet is ca. 29.5 x 21 cm (A4) Contemporary figurative giclee print by Polish artist Rafal Olbinski. Print is signed, numbered and has a stamp of an artist's atelier. It com...
Category

2010s Surrealist Art

Materials

Paper, Color

Femme Bleue
Located in OPOLE, PL
Henri Matisse (1869-1954) - Femme Bleue Lithograph from 1958. Dimensions of work: 35.5 x 26.4 cm Publisher: Tériade, Paris. First, original edition. The work is in Excellent con...
Category

1950s Surrealist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Femme Bleue
Femme Bleue
$665 Sale Price
20% Off
Femme-feuille
Located in OPOLE, PL
Salvador Dali (1904-1989) - Femme-feuille Etching from 1969. 66/145 on Japan paper. Dimensions of work: 38 x 28.5 cm. Hand signed. Publisher: Graphik Europa Anstalt. Reference:...
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1960s Surrealist Art

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Etching

CHROMA aka Rick Wolfryd "THE GREATEST" Sculpture from Huichol ALTERATIONS Series
Located in Cuauhtemoc, Ciudad de México
THE GREATEST!!!!!! ALTERATION ART . . . is a collaboration process between CHROMA aka Rick Wolfryd, fine artist and art dealer with over 40 years experience, and various Mexican Hui...
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2010s Surrealist Art

Materials

Glass, Mixed Media

Litografía original III
Located in OPOLE, PL
Joan Miro (1893-1983) - Litografía original III Lithograph from 1972. Dimensions of work: 32 x 24.5 cm. Dimensions in frame: 52 x42 cm. Publisher: Maeght Éditeur, Paris. Printed ...
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1930s Surrealist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Rhinoceros
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Rhinoceros MEDIUM: Etching SIGNED: Hand Signed PUBLISHER: Michelle Broutta, Paris EDITION NUMBER: 97/150 MEASUREMENTS: 35.4" x 25" YEAR: 1971 F...
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Etching

Florals Rhinoceros Stock
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Florals Rhinoceros Stock MEDIUM: Etching SIGNED: Hand Signed by Salvador Dali PUBLISHER: Editions Graphiques Internationals EDITION NUMBER: 62/350 ...
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Etching

Daum Montre Molle Sculpture
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Daum Montre Molle Sculpture Designed by Salvador Dali for Daum MEDIUM: pate de verde glass and bronze sculpture. Pate de ve...
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Late 20th Century Surrealist Art

Materials

Glass

'Blue Eyes' — Erotic Surrealism
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Hans Bellmer, 'Blue Eyes', engraving and drypoint, edition 99, 1971. Flahutez 89. Signed and numbered '74/99' in pencil. A fine impression, on Arches cream wove paper; the full sheet...
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1960s Surrealist Art

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Engraving, Drypoint

Vintage Poster Exhibition Galerie Maeght-Lithograph/Offset after J. Mirò-1978
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Poster Exhibition Galerie Maeght is a vintage Lithograph and Offset poster realized after Joan Mirò (1893-1983) in 1978. Good conditions. Joan Miró i Ferrà (20 April 1893 –...
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph, Offset

Blue - Original Figurative Girl with Black Lace Violet Dress Painting on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The figurative surrealistic paintings of Carlos Gamez de Francisco are heavily influenced by his Cuban upbringing in a Russian governed academia setting. This presence exposed Franci...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"New Destinations" (2024) By Christopher Clark, Oil & Acrylic Painting of Bird
Located in Denver, CO
Christopher Clark's "New Destinations" is an original, handmade oil & acrylic painting that depicts an abstracted landscape with a bright sunset and a bird taking off in flight. Chr...
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2010s Surrealist Art

Materials

Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel

CONSCIUM EST ABYSSUS QUAE SEPARAT
Located in Zofingen, AG
This work speaks of the invisible rupture that doesn’t arise from a lack of love, but from the misalignment of awakening. One already sees. The other is still asleep. And between the...
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2010s Surrealist Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

Mitocondria, Surrealist Screenprint by Antonio Peticov
Located in Long Island City, NY
Antonio Peticov, Brazilian (1946 - ) - Mitocondria, Year: 1979, Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 150, Image Size: 22 x 26.5 inches, Size: 23.5 x 27.5...
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Screen

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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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