Hans Christian Anderson The Girl Who Trod on The Loaf
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Hollywood, FL
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Departure of The Fisherman
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Departure of The Fisherman MEDIUM: Lithograph SIGNED: Hand Signed
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
“Vénus au joueur d'orgue“
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Warren, NJ
Vénus au joueur d'orgue (M. & L. 484c) Etching with stencil printed in colours, 1971, signed and inscribed out of 50 in pencil, in Roman numerals . printed by Atelier Rigal, Pari...
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1970s Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
The Four Ages of Man Suite
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: The Four Ages of Man Suite Juventud Adolescencia Madurez Vejez
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1970s Surrealist Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Salvador DalíComputer circuit - La electronica - Homenaje a Leonardo da Vinci - 1975, 1975
$2,385
H 14.18 in W 19.69 in D 0.4 in
Computer circuit - La electronica - Homenaje a Leonardo da Vinci - 1975
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Sant Celoni, ES
SALVADOR DALÍ I DOMÉNECH (Figueras, Gerona, 1904 – 1989). "La electronica". Litografía papel
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1970s Surrealist Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Self-Portrait Sundial
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Self-Portrait Sundial MEDIUM: Lithograph SIGNED: Hand Signed
Category
1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Anamorphoses Lys
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Anamorphoses Lys MEDIUM: Lithograph SIGNED: Hand Signed EDITION
Category
1970s Surrealist Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
The Dentist & The Doctor, from L’Aventure Medicale
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Miami, FL
TECHNICAL INFORMATION Salvador Dali The Dentist: The Healing Light & The Doctor: The Struggle
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1980s Surrealist Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
Fantastic Voyage
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Fantastic Voyage MEDIUM: Lithograph SIGNED: Hand Signed EDITION
Category
1960s Surrealist More Prints
Materials
Lithograph
La Jungle Humaine - Le Cavalier
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Miami, FL
TECHNICAL INFORMATION Salvador Dali La Jungle Humaine - Le Cavalier 1976 Lithograph 18 3/4 x 25
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1970s Surrealist Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
Manhattan Skyline
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Manhattan Skyline MEDIUM: Lithograph SIGNED: Hand Signed
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1970s Surrealist More Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Le Sacre du Printemps
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Le Sacre du Printemps MEDIUM: Lithograph on Japon Paper SIGNED
Category
1960s Surrealist Still-life Prints
Materials
Lithograph
The Chalice of Love
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: The Chalice of Love MEDIUM: Lithograph SIGNED: Hand Signed
Category
1970s Surrealist Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Currier & Ives Fire! Fire! Fire!
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Currier & Ives Fire! Fire! Fire! MEDIUM: Lithograph + Collage
Category
1970s Surrealist Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
The Fisherman
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: The Fisherman MEDIUM: Lithograph SIGNED: Hand Signed EDITION
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Dalinean Horses The Centaur of Crete
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Dalinean Horses The Centaur of Crete MEDIUM: Lithograph SIGNED
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1970s Surrealist More Prints
Materials
Lithograph
La Pieta Nera, from "Les Vitraux"
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Miami, FL
TECHNICAL INFORMATION Salvador Dali La Pieta Nera (The Black Madonna) 1974 Lithograph 30 x 22 in
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1970s Surrealist Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
Ivanhoe - Rowena
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Miami, FL
TECHNICAL INFORMATION: Salvador Dali Ivanhoe - Rowena 1978 Lithograph 29 1/2 x 21 1/2 in
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1970s Surrealist Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Tristan & Isolde
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Miami, FL
TECHNICAL INFORMATION Salvador Dali Tristan & Isolde 1972 Lithograph in Black and White Surface
Category
1970s Surrealist Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
The Earth Goddess (The Chef)
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Miami, FL
TECHNICAL INFORMATION: Salvador Dali The Earth Goddess (The Chef) 1980 Lithograph 29 x 21 1/2 in
Category
1980s Surrealist Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Tristan & Isolde
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Tristan & Isolde MEDIUM: Lithograph on Rowlux with added color
Category
1970s Surrealist Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Triumph of The Sea
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Triumph of The Sea MEDIUM: Lithograph SIGNED: Hand Signed
Category
1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Old Faust
By Salvador Dalí
Located in OPOLE, PL
Salvador Dali (1904-1989) - Old Faust Etching from 1969. The edition 18/145. Dimensions of work
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1960s Surrealist More Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Wilfred of Ivanhoe
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Austin, TX
SALVADOR DALI (1904-1989) Title: Wilfred of Ivanhoe Medium: Lithograph Measurements
Category
20th Century Modern More Art
Materials
Lithograph
Salvador DalíLes Caprices Pinces Princiers (Frank Hunter Authenticated), 1971
$1,837Sale Price|25% Off
H 29 in W 34 in D 1 in
Les Caprices Pinces Princiers (Frank Hunter Authenticated)
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Aventura, FL
From Les Diners De Gala. Photo lithograph with a separate original engraving titled Spoon on
Category
1970s Surrealist Still-life Prints
Materials
Paper, Engraving, Lithograph
Homage to Albrecht Durer 1971
By Salvador Dalí
Located in New York, NY
This lithographic poster after surrealist painter, Salvador Dali pays tribute to Albrecht Durer, a
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1970s Modern More Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Portrait of Autumn
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Glorious, elaborate, and eccentric - these are just a few of the words to describe Salvador Dali
Category
1980s Surrealist Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
The Resurrection - Lithography - 1964
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Roma, IT
The Resurrection is a Color lithograph on heavy rag paper realized in 1964. It is part of Biblia
Category
1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Come Forth - Lazare - Lithography - 1964
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Roma, IT
Come forth - Lazare is a Color lithograph on heavy rag paper realized in 1964. It is part of Biblia
Category
1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Salvador DalíMany Sins Are Forgiven To The Sinful Woman - Lithography - 1964, 1964
$656
H 18.9 in W 13.78 in D 0.04 in
Many Sins Are Forgiven To The Sinful Woman - Lithography - 1964
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Roma, IT
Many Sins Are Forgiven To The Sinful Woman is a Color lithograph on heavy rag paper realized in
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
l' Hirondelle
By Salvador Dalí
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Salvador Dali (Spanish surrealist, 1904-1989) Title: L'Hirondelle Year: 1973 Medium: Color
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1970s Surrealist Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Salvador DalíTHE CADUSEUS OF MARS NOURISHED BY THE BALL OF FIRE OF JUPITER, 1974
$3,750Sale Price|25% Off
H 38.5 in W 27.5 in
THE CADUSEUS OF MARS NOURISHED BY THE BALL OF FIRE OF JUPITER
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Aventura, FL
. All reasonable offers will be considered. About the Artist: Salvador Dalí (Spanish, 1904–1989) was a
Category
1970s Surrealist Figurative Prints
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Engraving, Lithograph, Paper
VISION PLANETAIRE ET SCATOLOGIC
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Aventura, FL
Artist: Salvador Dalí (Spanish, 1904–1989) was a renowned Surrealist artist known for his enigmatic
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1970s Surrealist Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper, Lithograph, Engraving
Les Songes Drolatiques de Pantagruel
By Salvador Dalí
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Salvador Dali (Spanish surrealist, 1904-1989) Title: Les Songes Drolatiques De
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1970s Surrealist Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Salvador DalíProphétie de Dalínean (Michler/Löpsinger 822-831; Field 75-13), 1975
$8,400Sale Price|20% Off
H 21 in W 28.5 in
Prophétie de Dalínean (Michler/Löpsinger 822-831; Field 75-13)
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Fairfield, CT
Salvador Dali, and the printing was shot in l'atelier de J.J. Rigal in Paris. The lithographs were drawn by
Category
1970s Surrealist Landscape Prints
Materials
Mixed Media, Drypoint, Lithograph, Screen
Salvador DalíAntiombrelle à atomiseurs de liquides (Michler/Löpsinger 822-831; Field 75-13), 1975
$8,400Sale Price|20% Off
H 28.5 in W 21 in
Antiombrelle à atomiseurs de liquides (Michler/Löpsinger 822-831; Field 75-13)
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Salvador Dali (1904-1989) Title: Antiombrelle à atomiseurs de liquides (Michler/Löpsinger
Category
1970s Surrealist Landscape Prints
Materials
Mixed Media, Drypoint, Lithograph, Screen
Salvador DalíJardin biologique (Michler/Löpsinger 822-831; Field 75-13), 1975
$14,800Sale Price|20% Off
H 28.5 in W 21 in
Jardin biologique (Michler/Löpsinger 822-831; Field 75-13)
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Fairfield, CT
Salvador Dali, and the printing was shot in l'atelier de J.J. Rigal in Paris. The lithographs were drawn by
Category
1970s Surrealist Landscape Prints
Materials
Mixed Media, Drypoint, Lithograph, Screen
Salvador DalíEspace-temps en fusion (Michler/Löpsinger 822-831; Field 75-13), 1975
$19,600Sale Price|20% Off
H 28.5 in W 21 in
Espace-temps en fusion (Michler/Löpsinger 822-831; Field 75-13)
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Salvador Dali (1904-1989) Title: Espace-temps en fusion (Michler/Löpsinger 822-831; Field
Category
1970s Surrealist Landscape Prints
Materials
Mixed Media, Drypoint, Lithograph, Screen
Salvador DalíTéléphone-homard cybernétique (Michler/Löpsinger 822-831; Field 75-13), 1975
$22,800Sale Price|20% Off
H 28.5 in W 21 in
Téléphone-homard cybernétique (Michler/Löpsinger 822-831; Field 75-13)
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Salvador Dali (1904-1989) Title: Téléphone-homard cybernétique (Michler/Löpsinger 822-831
Category
1970s Surrealist Landscape Prints
Materials
Mixed Media, Drypoint, Lithograph, Screen
Salvador DalíMaquillage cyclopéen (Michler/Löpsinger 822-831; Field 75-13), 1975
$4,400Sale Price|20% Off
H 28.5 in W 21 in
Maquillage cyclopéen (Michler/Löpsinger 822-831; Field 75-13)
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Salvador Dali (1904-1989) Title: Maquillage cyclopéen (Michler/Löpsinger 822-831; Field 75
Category
1970s Surrealist Landscape Prints
Materials
Mixed Media, Drypoint, Lithograph, Screen
Salvador DalíFauteuil à respirer pneumatique (Michler/Löpsinger 822-831; Field 75-13), 1975
$4,400Sale Price|20% Off
H 28.5 in W 21 in
Fauteuil à respirer pneumatique (Michler/Löpsinger 822-831; Field 75-13)
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Salvador Dali (1904-1989) Title: Fauteuil à respirer pneumatique (Michler/Löpsinger 822-831
Category
1970s Surrealist Landscape Prints
Materials
Mixed Media, Drypoint, Lithograph, Screen
Salvador DalíLocomotion paradisiaque intra-utérine (Michler/Löpsinger 822-831; Field 75-13), 1975
$4,400Sale Price|20% Off
H 28.5 in W 21 in
Locomotion paradisiaque intra-utérine (Michler/Löpsinger 822-831; Field 75-13)
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Salvador Dali (1904-1989) Title: Locomotion paradisiaque intra-utérine (Michler/Löpsinger
Category
1970s Surrealist Landscape Prints
Materials
Mixed Media, Drypoint, Lithograph, Screen
Salvador DalíTélévision liquide et gazeuse (Michler/Löpsinger 822-831; Field 75-13), 1975
$4,400Sale Price|20% Off
H 28.5 in W 21 in
Télévision liquide et gazeuse (Michler/Löpsinger 822-831; Field 75-13)
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Salvador Dali (1904-1989) Title: Télévision liquide et gazeuse (Michler/Löpsinger 822-831
Category
1970s Surrealist Landscape Prints
Materials
Mixed Media, Drypoint, Lithograph, Screen
Salvador DalíLunettes à hologrammes et ordinateurs pour voir les objets imaginés (F 75-13), 1975
$8,400Sale Price|20% Off
H 28.5 in W 21 in
Lunettes à hologrammes et ordinateurs pour voir les objets imaginés (F 75-13)
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Salvador Dali (1904-1989) Title: Baignoire à tornade liquide (Michler/Löpsinger 822-831
Category
1970s Surrealist Landscape Prints
Materials
Mixed Media, Drypoint, Lithograph, Screen
Salvador DalíBaignoire à tornade liquide (Michler/Löpsinger 822-831; Field 75-13), 1975
$6,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 28.5 in W 21 in
Baignoire à tornade liquide (Michler/Löpsinger 822-831; Field 75-13)
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Salvador Dali (1904-1989) Title: Baignoire à tornade liquide (Michler/Löpsinger 822-831
Category
1970s Surrealist Landscape Prints
Materials
Mixed Media, Lithograph, Drypoint, Screen
Montre Molles et les Papillons
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Salvador Dalí's "Montre Molles et Les Papillons" is a surreal masterpiece that fuses the artist's
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Archival Paper, Engraving, Lithograph
Salvador DalíLe Caducee de Mars Alimente par la Boule de feu de Jupiter, 1974
$4,038
H 50 in W 40 in D 1.5 in
Le Caducee de Mars Alimente par la Boule de feu de Jupiter
By Salvador Dalí
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Salvador Dali (Spanish surrealist, 1904-1989) Title: Le Caducee de Mars Alimente par la
Category
Late 20th Century Surrealist Abstract Prints
Materials
Etching, Lithograph
The path to wisdom, from Retrospective
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
The path to wisdom, from Retrospective, 1978 Lithograph in colors on Arches paper 29-3/8 x 21-1/2
Category
1970s Modern Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
Salvador DalíThe Unicorn Laser Disintegrates the Horns of Cosmic Rhinoceroses (The Conquest o, 1974
$16,850
H 43.25 in W 31.75 in
The Unicorn Laser Disintegrates the Horns of Cosmic Rhinoceroses (The Conquest o
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Greenwich, CT
suite – 29.5 x 22" image size, signed ‘Dalí’ lower right and annotated lower left. Framed in a
Category
20th Century Surrealist Prints and Multiples
Materials
Drypoint, Lithograph
The Face in the Windmill
By Salvador Dalí
Located in New York, NY
Color Lithograph. Artist's proof, aside from an edition of 150. Signed and inscribed "EA" in
Category
1960s Surrealist Abstract Prints
Materials
Color, Lithograph
Planetary And Scatologic Vision
By Salvador Dalí
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Salvador Dali (Spanish surrealist, 1904-1989) Title: Planetary and Scatologic Vision Year
Category
Late 20th Century Surrealist Abstract Prints
Materials
Engraving, Lithograph
Salvador DalíLES SPOUTNIKS ASTIQUES ELASTICOTS STATISTIQUES, 1971
$1,837Sale Price|23% Off
H 18.9 in W 22.44 in
LES SPOUTNIKS ASTIQUES ELASTICOTS STATISTIQUES
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed and numbered by the artist. From Les Diners De Gala. Photo lithograph with a separate
Category
1970s Surrealist Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph, Paper
Salvador DalíLES SUPRENES DE MAILLAISE LILIPUTIENS, 1971
$1,837Sale Price|23% Off
H 18.9 in W 22.44 in
LES SUPRENES DE MAILLAISE LILIPUTIENS
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed and numbered by the artist. From Les Diners De Gala. Photo lithograph with a separate
Category
1970s Surrealist Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph, Paper
LES DELICES PETITS MARTYRS
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed and numbered by the artist. From Les Diners De Gala. Photo lithograph with a separate
Category
1970s Surrealist Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph, Paper
BAROMETER WOMAN
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Aventura, FL
Photolith on arches paper from the series Time. Hand signed and numbered by the artist. From the EA edition of 30. There is also a main edition of 300. Sheet size 29.5 x 21 inche...
Category
1970s Surrealist Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
Charlot"Sur la rivière (Marne)" - On the River Marne - Hand Colored Lithograph, c. 1935
$465
H 20 in W 16 in D 0.75 in
"Sur la rivière (Marne)" - On the River Marne - Hand Colored Lithograph
Located in Soquel, CA
lithographs by the famous surrealist artist Salvador Dali. They worked directly with Mr. Dali over several
Category
1930s Impressionist Landscape Prints
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Marius SznajdermanLarge Venezuelan Modernist Abstract Oil Painting Machu Picchu Marius Sznajderman, 1983
$2,800
H 41 in W 31 in
Large Venezuelan Modernist Abstract Oil Painting Machu Picchu Marius Sznajderman
By Marius Sznajderman
Located in Surfside, FL
lithographs by Salvador Dali as material. The collages were reproduced in a limited-edition booklet titled
Category
1980s Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
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Dali Lithographs For Sale on 1stDibs
There is a broad range of dali lithographs for sale on 1stDibs. There are many Surrealist, Modern and Abstract versions of these works for sale. There are many variations of these items available, from those made as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. Dali lithographs available on 1stDibs span a range of colors that includes beige, gray, brown, black and more. Many versions of these artworks are appealing in their rich colors and composition, but Salvador Dalí, (after) Salvador Dali, Marc Chagall and Various Artists produced especially popular works that are worth a look. The range of these distinct pieces — often created in lithograph, paper and etching — can elevate any room of your home. Large dali lithographs can be an attractive addition to some spaces, while the smaller iterations available — each spanning 5 inches in width — may make for a better choice for a more modest living area.
How Much are Dali Lithographs?
Dali lithographs can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $1,895, while the lowest priced sells for $179 and the highest can go for as much as $50,000.
A Close Look at Surrealist Art
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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Finding the Right Prints And Multiples for You
Decorating with fine art prints — whether they’re figurative prints, abstract prints or another variety — has always been a practical way of bringing a space to life as well as bringing works by an artist you love into your home.
Pursued in the 1960s and ’70s, largely by Pop artists drawn to its associations with mass production, advertising, packaging and seriality, as well as those challenging the primacy of the Abstract Expressionist brushstroke, printmaking was embraced in the 1980s by painters and conceptual artists ranging from David Salle and Elizabeth Murray to Adrian Piper and Sherrie Levine.
Printmaking is the transfer of an image from one surface to another. An artist takes a material like stone, metal, wood or wax, carves, incises, draws or otherwise marks it with an image, inks or paints it and then transfers the image to a piece of paper or other material.
Fine art prints are frequently confused with their more commercial counterparts. After all, our closest connection to the printed image is through mass-produced newspapers, magazines and books, and many people don’t realize that even though prints are editions, they start with an original image created by an artist with the intent of reproducing it in a small batch. Fine art prints are created in strictly limited editions — 20 or 30 or maybe 50 — and are always based on an image created specifically to be made into an edition.
Many people think of revered Dutch artist Rembrandt as a painter but may not know that he was a printmaker as well. His prints have been preserved in time along with the work of other celebrated printmakers such as Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dalí and Andy Warhol. These fine art prints are still highly sought after by collectors.
“It’s another tool in the artist’s toolbox, just like painting or sculpture or anything else that an artist uses in the service of mark making or expressing him- or herself,” says International Fine Print Dealers Association (IFPDA) vice president Betsy Senior, of New York’s Betsy Senior Fine Art, Inc.
Because artist’s editions tend to be more affordable and available than his or her unique works, they’re more accessible and can be a great opportunity to bring a variety of colors, textures and shapes into a space.
For tight corners, select small fine art prints as opposed to the oversized bold piece you’ll hang as a focal point in the dining area. But be careful not to choose something that is too big for your space. And feel free to lean into it if need be — not every work needs picture-hanging hooks. Leaning a larger fine art print against the wall behind a bookcase can add a stylish installation-type dynamic to your living room. (Read more about how to arrange wall art here.)
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