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"Nature's Time" - Horizontal surreal painting, oil on canvas - dark blue sky.
By Fernando Vignoli
Located in Miami, FL
and creation, in perfect harmony within the history of each painting. The style of Vignoli is a fusion
Category

2010s Surrealist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"It's Not True" (abstract, surreal, dark, black, gold, leopard, canvas painting)
By Nicholas Evans
Located in Paris, IDF
and oil stick on canvas. An abstract and surreal painting with accents of pinks, reds, purples, and
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Oil Crayon

Leaf People Surreal Painting
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
#5-3004 gouache on board, displayed in a dark-wood frame
Category

1950s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

 Leaf People Surreal  Painting
 Leaf People Surreal  Painting
H 16.5 in W 13.25 in D 1 in
"Epergne" (black & white, abstract, surreal, dark, mysterious, natural, canvas)
By Nicholas Evans
Located in Paris, IDF
painting, in the darkness, with intentionally obstructed typography overlayed. Artist's signature is on
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Oil

"Magdalena" (black & white, red, text type, abstract, surreal, dark, mysterious)
By Nicholas Evans
Located in Paris, IDF
MAGDALENA 2024, Paris, France An abstract and surreal original painting which is primarily black
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

"Intermission", surreal, contemporary, reds, greens, blues, oil painting
By Alexandra Rozenman
Located in Natick, MA
draws one into a surreal stage-like setting. A dark background is interrupted by bright reds, blues and
Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Portland Crawl still life lobster wine bottles dark new england color surreal
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
claws (lobster being an inspiration for several of his paintings) and developed this idea *ABOUT
Category

2010s Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

surreal scene oil on canvas painting surrealism
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Aigües and his style drifted towards a surreal cubism close to the magical language from Dau to Set, but
Category

1980s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Surreal
By John Brevard
Located in Coral Gables, FL
In this John Brevard painting, we see a strange and surreal creature that seems to inhabit a
Category

2010s Spanish Space Age Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Surreal
Surreal
H 40 in W 30 in D 2 in
"Rider and his Orange Juice", surreal, landscape, whites, blues, oil painting
By Alexandra Rozenman
Located in Natick, MA
inch surreal landscape oil painting in soft whites and blues with touches of black and orange. Rozenman
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Untitled - Surreal Chaotic Urban Café Scene, Original Oil Painting
By Benjamin Duke
Located in Chicago, IL
This Is Home, Crooked Tree Arts Council, Petosky, MI 2020 Benjamin Duke: Paintings, Vickers Theater
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

My Wandering Eyes, Contemporary Figurative Landscape Surreal Painting, Acrylic
By Jaylen Pigford
Located in Austin, TX
sees his work as a balance of light and dark. His paintings are autobiographical reflections on past
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Paint, Canvas, Acrylic

A Surreal Dream oil painting by Noel Dumolard
By (after) Salvador Dali
Located in LA FERTÉ-SOUS-JOUARRE, FR
This captivating artwork, titled "Surreal Dream," is an exquisite oil painting on canvas created by
Category

20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas

A Surreal Dream oil painting by Noel Dumolard
A Surreal Dream oil painting by Noel Dumolard
H 28.35 in W 33.47 in D 1.19 in
Egg Walkers Nudes surreal dreamlike setting dark muted colors
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
series of Nudes with Attitude by the artist Stephen Basso's highly original pastels and oil paintings are
Category

2010s Surrealist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Pastel

"Life has Many Layers", landscape, surreal, night, blues, browns, oil painting
By Alexandra Rozenman
Located in Natick, MA
landscape is signed front and back. The title of this surreal and truthfully exciting painting speaks for
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Ermine" by Anne Siems, Surreal figurative painting, woman and regal animals
By Anne Siems
Located in Dallas, TX
world of Anne Siems. Like many of her works, “Ermine” balances light and dark, magic, sensuality, life
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Wood Panel

"Under the Magnolia" - pastel drawing, nature, figurative, surreal, dream, dark
Located in Atlanta, GA
encountered, and sometimes fantastical imaginings. These drawings and paintings are the raw material of which
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Archival Paper, Pastel

"Boy with Calen" by Anne Siems, Surreal figurative painting, boy with flowers
By Anne Siems
Located in Dallas, TX
"Boy with Calendula" by Anne Siems, is a captivating figurative-narrative painting featuring a
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Wood Panel

Surreal Portrait, "This Is All That Is Me"
Located in San Diego, CA
. In this painting the artists has depicted a woman staring at the viewer against a dark background
Category

2010s Surrealist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Sueño primordial" Dreamscape, nature, dawn, pastels, ethereal, surreal, shore
Located in Ciudad de México, MX
youthful dreams. Alejandra España resists this dark potential, using a common, joyful language of play to
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2010s Naturalistic Landscape Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

"Saudade" (black & white, rich, text, type, abstract, surreal, natural, neutral)
By Nicholas Evans
Located in Paris, IDF
SAUDADE 2024, Paris, France An abstract, original painting on linen, which is primarily black
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Linen

Ouroboros - Colorful Surreal Scene with Serpents & Figures, Original Oil
By Benjamin Duke
Located in Chicago, IL
This Is Home, Crooked Tree Arts Council, Petosky, MI 2020 Benjamin Duke: Paintings, Vickers Theater
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Green House, Surreal Classic Architecture with Italian Cypress Trees
By John Hrehov
Located in Chicago, IL
A classical structure is cast in a green hue as the sun sets on this surreal scene by John Hrehov
Category

2010s American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

MIDNIGHT IN EDEN - Orange, Blue, Brown Adam and Eve in Surreal Garden at Night
By Constantin Werner
Located in Signal Mountain, TN
This painting is Werner's interpretation of The Garden of Eden at nighttime, as he imagines it
Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Dream in Pink Modern Cuban Art Hyperrealism Mixed Media Surreal
By Brian Sanchez
Located in Houston, TX
of the hyperrealism paintings by the artist. Other available paintings by the artist Brian Sanchez
Category

2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil

Holiday End - Surreal Christmas Scene, Original Oil on Canvas, Framed
By John Hrehov
Located in Chicago, IL
John Hrehov Education 1985 MFA-Painting, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1981 BFA
Category

2010s Surrealist Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Figures on the Beach with Sculpture, Contemporary Surreal Figural Landscape
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
Dark storm clouds loom over a surreal, desolate beach landscape, which is populated by several male
Category

2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Sound of the Changing Season - Surreal Rural Scene, Hyper-realistic
By Christopher Klein
Located in Chicago, IL
. The raven, who is bursting forth from the steam of this tempest, represents the cold, dark and harsh
Category

2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Render to Caesar, Surreal Scene with Classical Greek Scupture and Garden
By John Hrehov
Located in Chicago, IL
surreal scene. This piece is floated in a white wooden frame measuring 38h x 32w x 2d inches. John Hrehov
Category

2010s Surrealist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Virgen & Child, Oil, Mixed Media, Hyperrealism, Modern Cuban Art, Surreal
By Brian Sanchez
Located in Houston, TX
hyperrealism paintings by the artist. Other available paintings by the artist Brian Sanchez are in the image
Category

2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil

What is Behind, Oil, Mixed Media, Hyperrealism, Modern Cuban Art, Surreal
By Brian Sanchez
Located in Houston, TX
hyperrealism paintings by the artist. Brian Sanchez recently showed at the Art Fair in Dallas, Texas. This
Category

2010s Surrealist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil

Self Improvement - Surreal Android Portrait in Oil on Canvas with Textured Gesso
Located in Soquel, CA
Dark surreal portrait of an humanoid cyborg performing surgery on itself by Andy Smith (American
Category

2010s Surrealist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Gesso, Canvas, Oil

Rising - Surreal Landscape with Row of Trees and Owl, Oil on Panel
By John Hrehov
Located in Chicago, IL
painting is framed in a simple dark gray wooden frame measuring 25.25 x 29.25 inches. John Hrehov Rising
Category

2010s Surrealist Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Lost in Dinard, Surreal Architectural Landscape with Two Figures by Ben Duke
By Benjamin Duke
Located in Chicago, IL
This small surreal landscape shows a line of row houses that are exaggerated and seemingly floating
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

She Preferred The Dark Side
By Sarah Svetlana
Located in Los Angeles, CA
skillfully portrays this search in her paintings, creating mesmerizing works that serve as painted roadmaps
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

"Peeling off the Darkness" oil portrait woman with red flower in dark hair
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Rachel Bess Peeling off the Darkness, 2015 oil on panel 18" x 14.5" unframed 25.25" x 22" framed
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Deep Dark Fears (Abstract, Contemporary, Minimal)
By Lukasz Olek
Located in Kansas City, MO
Lukaszs Olek Deep Dark Fears Acrylic on Canvas Year: 2020 Size: 79x79x0.8in Signed by hand COA
Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Dahlia Web - Surreal Field of Dahlias with a Spider Web, OIl on Panel
By John Hrehov
Located in Chicago, IL
A field of dahlias climb the surface of this surreal landscape titled "Dahlia Web". A spider has
Category

2010s Surrealist Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Untitled (In the Garden) - Surreal Scene w/ Couple and Their St. Bernard Dog
By Benjamin Duke
Located in Chicago, IL
: Paintings, Vickers Theater, Three Oaks, MI 2019 Family Reunion, Roy G Biv Gallery, Columbus, OH 2018 Wrap It
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Dark Forest - Expressionism, Underwater Sea Landscape, Seascape, Abstract
By Justyna Pennards-Sycz
Located in Salzburg, AT
painting. Justyna’s paintings push the boundaries between abstraction and representation and tempt you to
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Cow Bone and Peonies (Surreal Still life with earth tones and pink and purple)
By Ann Getsinger
Located in Hudson, NY
Frame, dark wood with gold inlay Signed right bottom corner Ann Getsinger’s oil paintings have been
Category

1990s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Flora Carnivora (2021), oil on linen, dark landscape, flowers, garden, night
By Fabricio Suarez
Located in Jersey City, NJ
. Painting itself is 20" high by 16" wide. Oil painting with surreal quality to earth scape and skyscape
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil, Panel

The Arsonist - Color Pencil Drawing, Surreal Nighttime Scene, Framed
By John Hrehov
Located in Chicago, IL
particular scene. Here, the artist presents us with a curious scene. A lone figure in the dark, with a
Category

2010s Surrealist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Archival Paper, Color Pencil

Fox Hunt (2021), oil on canvas, dark landscape, flowers, garden, floral, night
By Fabricio Suarez
Located in Jersey City, NJ
float frame. Painting itself is 20" high by 16" wide. Oil painting with surreal quality to earth scape
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas, Panel

What Lies Beneath (2021), oil on linen, dark landscape, flowers, garden, night
By Fabricio Suarez
Located in Jersey City, NJ
float frame. Painting itself is 20" high by 16" wide. Oil painting with surreal quality to earth scape
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil, Panel

Holiday End - Color Pencil Drawing, Surreal Christmas Scene, Framed
By John Hrehov
Located in Chicago, IL
6.50h x 8w in 16.51h x 20.32w cm JHR005 John Hrehov Education 1985 MFA-Painting, University of Illinois
Category

2010s Surrealist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Archival Paper, Color Pencil

Tapies Mid-Century Dau al Set Dada Spain Abstract Surrealism Dark Monster Signed
By Antoni Tàpies
Located in Milwaukee, WI
dark mid-century abstract painting. There is a monstrous figure barely visible on the left side of the
Category

Mid-20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Matched, Oil Painting
By Miranda Gamel
Located in San Francisco, CA
edge of the surreal and the fantastical while remaining grounded in human emotion. Each painting
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Forgotten Bedroom", contemporary, field, sunset, greens, blues, oil painting
By Alexandra Rozenman
Located in Natick, MA
story or a surreal dream? This painting is oil on canvas, initialed on the front and signed, titled and
Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

"Thrum of the Forge" Oil Painting
By David Cheifetz
Located in Denver, CO
painting. "Reflecting the language of dreams, these dark, hyperrealistic tableaux suggest bizarre and
Category

2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Study For Cole Porter Paintings (Oil Painting of City Skyline w/ Sailboat)
By Bill Sullivan
Located in Hudson, NY
Study For Cole Porter Paintings (Oil Painting of City Skyline w/ Sailboat) by Bill Sullivan 12 x 20
Category

1980s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Flora" - Geometric Surrealist Painting - Nude - Arcimboldo
By Guy Robinson
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Flora" is one in a series of surreal paintings of the female figure featuring intricate patterning
Category

2010s Surrealist Nude Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Improvisation abstract African-American artist painting.
By Roland Ayers
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
, he drifted away from painting to focus on linear figurative drawings of a surreal nature. His return
Category

1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink

Le Voyageur- Original surrealistic floral skyscape painting- modern art
Located in London, Chelsea
, where viewers can experience the captivating magic of Packard's surreal floral and skyscape painting
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Month Night, Impressionism, Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
a surreal and enchanting scene of a month-long night. The canvas is dominated by the dark blue-black
Category

2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Big Blues", geometric, abstract, red, green, gold, acrylic painting
By Melissa Shaak
Located in Natick, MA
Melissa Shaak’s “Big Blues” is a 50 x 38 inch abstract acrylic painting on paper. Dynamic blue
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

"Reds and Blues 2", abstract, whimsical, black, acrylic painting
By Melissa Shaak
Located in Natick, MA
Melissa Shaak’s “Reds and Blues 2” is a 30 x 22 inch abstract acrylic painting on top-quality
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

"They Would Cease to Exist Without Us, " Oil painting
By Benjamin Garcia
Located in Denver, CO
portraits with an aesthetic language that is both dark and subtly surreal with an approach to his subjects
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Pantomime Horse", contemporary, women, yellow, pink, white, acrylic painting
By Sandra Cohen
Located in Natick, MA
Sandra Cohen’s “Pantomime Horse” is an unframed 18 x 18 x 1 inch acrylic painting on canvas
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Arch and Pole - Square Figurative Painting with Earth Colors
By Gregory Kitterle
Located in New York, NY
gives to the scene a surreal feeling. The artist writes: "Irregularities of my painting surfaces
Category

2010s Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Ink, Board, Oil, Pencil

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