$500Sale Price|20% Off
Surreal Figurative Landscape with Milk and Cookies
Located in Soquel, CA
Surrealist figurative composition by David Lee Musser (American, 1949-2013). Addressed to, titled, dated and signed “Still Life with Milk and Cookies' @ 1992 David Musser" on verso.
Canvas, Acrylic
Sold
H 8.25 in W 10.25 in
Italian American Modernist Pattern Painting Key West Kitty Cat Piero Aversa Art
Located in Surfside, FL
Aversa was collected by actresses Katherine Hepburn and Agnes Moorehead; diplomat and prominent New York socialite, Francis Kellogg; gallery owner, Julius Fleischmann; society songst...
Mixed Media, Board
$1,600
H 19.25 in W 23.25 in D 1.125 in
Surreal Landscape by Italian Artist Lanfranco Finocchioli
Located in New York, NY
Lanfranco Finocchioli (Italian, b. 20th century) Sognando Capri (Dreaming of Capri), 2003 Oil on canvas 13 3/4 x 19 5/8 in. Framed: 19 1/4 x 23 1/4 x 1 1/8 in. Signed and dated lower...
Canvas, Oil
$2,800Sale Price|20% Off
H 35.04 in W 38.19 in D 0.4 in
Yo No Vendra - figurative painting, landscape painting
By Mauricio Vergara
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful surrealist painting by Mauricio comes rolled in a tube and needs to be stretched when received. In his pieces, Mauricio combines his figurative expertise along with su...
Canvas, Oil
$5,500
H 24.25 in W 32.125 in D 4.5 in
The Mysteries of Life, Surrealist, Outsider Art Oil Painting
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Jaro Hess (Czech/American, 1889-1979) Signed: Jaro Hess '66 (Lower, Right) " The Mysteries of Life ", 1966 (titled by provenance) Oil on Canvas laid on Masonite 18" x 26" Housed...
Canvas, Masonite, Oil
$4,640Sale Price|20% Off
H 47.25 in W 59.06 in D 0.4 in
Ya te Olvide - figurative painting, landscape painting, surreal painting
By Mauricio Vergara
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful surrealist painting by Mauricio comes rolled in a tube and needs to be stretched when received. In his pieces, Mauricio combines his figurative expertise along with su...
Canvas, Oil
$4,623
H 31.5 in W 39.38 in
Original Picasso Inspired Surrealist Figures and Fantasy Cityscape Oil Painting
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Original Picasso Inspired Surrealist Figures and Fantasy Cityscape Oil Painting Artist: Gustavo Úbeda Romero (Herencia, Spain, 1930–São Paulo, Brazil, 1994) Medium: Original oil pai...
Oil
$19,800Sale Price|20% Off
H 25 in W 38 in D 3 in
Antique American Large Surreal Masterpiece Landscape Portrait Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique surrealist oil painting of a landscape with a sculpture. Oil on board, circa 1949. Signed. Displayed in a period frame. Image, 35"L x 22"H.
Canvas, Oil
$2,684
H 33.08 in W 45.28 in D 1.19 in
The Familiar Wild - original surrealist painting- contemporary landscape artwork
Located in London, Chelsea
We offer complimentary worldwide shipping and cover all tariffs and import taxes for this artwork. This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet C...
Canvas, Acrylic
$2,500
H 21.75 in W 14.75 in
Yes, But Does It Float - Original Surreal Oil Painting with Symbolic Imagery
By Mark Bowers
Located in Chicago, IL
Mark Bowers Yes, But Does it Float oil on linen 21.75h x 14.75w in 55.24h x 37.47w cm MJB004 Mark Bowers- Artist Statement With the depiction of landscape playing such a central ro...
Linen, Oil
$6,400Sale Price|46% Off
H 47 in W 59 in D 2 in
Um Quarto Ambiente- surreal painting oil on canvas
By Fernando Vignoli
Located in Miami, FL
Professionally known as Vignoli, was a Brazilian painter and sculptor. He began his career in 1982 creating canvases in oil on canvas, where he applies his own technique, which, acco...
Canvas, Oil
$3,500
H 35.04 in W 38.19 in D 0.4 in
Dulce Nostalgia - figurative painting, landscape painting
By Mauricio Vergara
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful surrealist painting by Mauricio comes rolled in a tube and needs to be stretched when received. In his pieces, Mauricio combines his figurative expertise along with su...
Canvas, Oil
$1,290Sale Price|40% Off
H 48 in W 36 in D 1 in
Day at the Park - Surreal Figurative
Located in Soquel, CA
Bold figurative work by Richard Cronin (American, b. 1952). Two figures are at the edge of the sea, one of which is seated and holding two beach balls. The figures and scene are rend...
Canvas, Oil
$7,400
H 17.25 in W 21.25 in
At the Museum I - surreal, contemporary, figurative, oil on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This surrealist painting by Toni Hamel features a Group of Seven piece and focuses on the theme of climate change. In this imaginative painting, Toni Hamel sends a powerful message ...
Canvas, Oil
$864Sale Price|20% Off
H 21 in W 17 in
French Surrealist Large Oil Painting Figurative Scene
By Andres 33
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Figurative Abstract French School oil painting on board painting: 21 x 17 inches condition: overall very good and pleasing provenance: from a private collection of this artists work ...
Oil
Surrealist Landscape with Figures and Grecian Urns
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Boleslaw Cybis (1895-1957). Surrealist Landscape with Grecian Urns and Figures, ca. 1930's. Ink, pencil and gouache on paper, image measures 10.5 x 13 inches. Matting measures 17....
Ink, Gouache, Pencil, Paper
$788Sale Price|20% Off
H 27.56 in W 19.69 in
Plain-air -- Figurative acrylic painting, Landscape, Surrealistic, Polish art
By Mikołaj Malesza
Located in Warsaw, PL
MIKOŁAJ MALESZA (born in 1954) a painter and a stage designer. He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, at the Department of Interior Design, where he graduated from in 1979...
Acrylic, Cardboard
$3,750
H 13.5 in W 19.5 in D 0.75 in
Harry Bilson Fantastical Landscape Painting
Located in New York, NY
Harry Bilson (Icelandic, b. 1948) Untitled (Fantastical Landscape), c. 21st Century Oil on canvas 17 1/2 x 12 in. Framed: 13 1/2 x 19 1/2 x 3/4 in. Signed lower right: Bilson Bilson...
Canvas, Oil
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