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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
Alabama Surreal Folk Art Oil Painting African American Woman, Flower Headdress
By Maltby Sykes
Located in Surfside, FL
" written on the stretcher verso It is a Surrealist Folk Art figure of an African woman oil painting on
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1960s Folk Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Untitled - surreal landscape minimalist painting
By Jacob El Hanani
Located in New York, NY
This early work by Jacob El Hanani was done in 1970. It is mixed media on masonite. It is hand
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1970s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Masonite, Ink

"Trio, " Rare and Early Oil Painting of Three Nudes in Surreal Landscape by Lear
By John B. Lear
Located in Philadelphia, PA
figures in statuesque poses, sometimes combined with female figures, as here. This is an early painting
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Vintage 1950s American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Early Abstract 1926 - Scottish Abstract art modernist oil painting
By William Johnstone
Located in London, GB
Scottish artist William Johnstone OBE painted this stunning abstract oil painting. It is a superb
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1920s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Au Debut dele Printemps" - "Early Spring" Surreal Figurative Tree Man
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
Surreal figurative abstract depicting a half man, half tree figure on a pedestal in a dream-like
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Early 2000s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Early Morning Sun, 2022, oil on aluminum panel, surrealist pastoral oil painting
Located in New York, NY
Both spare and dynamic, Karl Hartman’s hyper-saturated countrysides and surreal depictions of
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2010s American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

MINDSCAPE Contemporary Surreal Landscape Oil on Paper 1989 Female Artist
By Tula Telfair
Located in New York, NY
MINDSCAPE Contemporary Surreal Landscape Oil on Paper 1989 Female Artist, 17 x 8 inches sight
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1980s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil

Surreal Bridge Melodies-original realism NY cityscape painting-contemporary Art
Located in London, Chelsea
painting that captures the essence of New York City in a surreal symphony of color and movement. Using
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

American Modernist "Chow Line" Ashcan School Rare California Surreal Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
painted and unusual scene. A rare early work by Justin Murray (1912 - 1987). Signed. Another great
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1920s Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

"Another Dress Rehearsal" Oil on Canvas Fantasy Surreal celebrated London artist
By George Underwood
Located in Southampton, NY
the viewer, the figures being both heroic and vulnerable simultaneously". This oil painting by George
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

"Dawn's Early Light" Vertical oil painting of Edgartown Lighthouse at Sunrise
By Rob Brooks
Located in Edgartown, MA
neighborhood corner store, Rob Brooks offers us a visual journey from the real to surreal. Rob Brooks paintings
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2010s Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Artist's Dream II - Figure Painting on Beach, Surreal Self-Portrait
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
Large-scale surreal figurative landscape featuring a self-portrait of the artist at work with his
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative 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
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Oil Crayon

Check!, Oil Painting
By Jesse Aldana
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments"This painting shows live-action role players under a bright early evening
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Artist's Dream V" Nude Painting Nudes, Surreal Figurative with Self-Portrait
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
Contemporary surreal figurative landscape featuring a self-portrait of the artist painting a figure
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Early Autumn Dawn - Italian Oil Painting Blue Yellow White Green Red Brown
Located in Sofia, BG
"Early autumn dawn" "Alba di prim'autunno" is a painting by the famous Italian artist Maestro Gene
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2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil

Enigma - Surreal Scene With Figure in Muted Greys, Original Oil on Canvas Framed
By John Seubert
Located in Chicago, IL
understand. Such is the subject matter of John Seubert, aka John Grey's painting of the same name. The
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Go With The Flow" Fantasy and Surreal Oil on Canvas by acclaimed British artist
By George Underwood
Located in Southampton, NY
". This oil painting by George Underwood is titled "Go With The Flow" and measures approx. 28x34" framed
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2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Jacques Gourgue Haitian Painter Oil on Board, Surreal Still Life
By Jacques Enguerrand Gourgue
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Jacques Enguerrand Gourgue (1930-1996) surreal still life. Oil on board in excellent condition
Category

Mid-20th Century Haitian Other Paintings

Materials

Paint

The Long Cut, Oil Painting
By Jesse Aldana
Located in San Francisco, CA
, landscape, realism, oil painting, greenThe Long CutJesse AldanaOil painting on stretched
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

The Vision - Surreal Black Female Portrait
Located in Miami, FL
This earlier work depicts an unexpected multicolored cone extending from the subject's eye. It
Category

1980s Surrealist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Look at Me, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
, shore, seascape, realism, representational, oil painting, green, blueLook at MeAndres
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

"The Red Studio" - Surreal Figurative Interior Scene
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
Surreal large-scale figurative abstract depicting two nude female figures in a red interior space
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Early 2000s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

"Cafe Society", Surreal Large-Scale Figurative Abstract
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
, figures, and a blue bust with glowing eyes are layered in a surreal, dream-like space by Bay Area artist
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21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

“Dawn Patrol” illustrative oil painting depicting surf boards and horizon
By Rob Brooks
Located in Edgartown, MA
neighborhood corner store, Rob Brooks offers us a visual journey from the real to surreal. Rob Brooks paintings
Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Oil

Four Faces, Contemporary Surreal Figurative Abstract on Black
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
Contemporary surreal figurative oil painting featuring the faces of four men floating in the lower
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Contemporary Surreal Figurative Self Portrait with Neon Green
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
you; it’s just there. And early 20th-century modernist art is the thing that I keep returning to
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

"The Temptation of St. Anthony", Contemporary Surreal Figurative Abstract
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
A contemporary take on The Temptation of St. Anthony, a subject often depicted in a surreal style
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Destiny's Path, Hawaii - Surreal Mid Century Hawaiian Figurative Abstract
By Marguerite Blasingame
Located in Soquel, CA
Destiny's Path, Hawaii - Surreal Mid Century Hawaiian Figurative Abstract Symbolistic and romantic
Category

1940s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Artist's Dream - Nude Figure on Beach, Surreal Self-Portrait
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
Large-scale surreal figurative landscape featuring a self-portrait of the artist dreaming on a
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Studio Sweepings" Contemporary Large-Scale Surreal Figurative Abstract Interior
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
Contemporary large scale surreal figurative abstract interior scene by Bay Area artist Michael
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Linen

"Goodbye to All That" - Contemporary Surreal Figurative Abstract Landscape
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
Contemporary large-scale surreal figurative abstract depicting a Miro-esque red form at the focal
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Swamp Boogie, bright orange and green abstract landscape, surreal scene
By Rachelle Krieger
Located in New York, NY
Acrylic, spray paint, oil bar and oil on linen During these difficult times I have been finding
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil Crayon, Oil, Spray Paint, Acrylic

Surreal Landscape with an American Underslung and Rolls Royce
By Siegfried Reinhardt
Located in Missouri, MO
Siegfried Reinhardt "Surreal Landscape and the Artist with his American Underslung and Rolls Roys
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Wood Panel, Oil

"Who is the Loneliest Monk?" Contemporary Surreal Figurative Abstract
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
, surrounded by chaotic layers of faces and figures in a surreal, dream-like space. Signed "Michael Paulker
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21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Permanent Marker, Oil, Canvas, Acrylic

Surreal Full Moon Hawaii Cliff House Nocturnal Hawaiian 1940s Landscape
By Marguerite Blasingame
Located in Soquel, CA
Surreal Full Moon Hawaii Cliff House Nocturnal Hawaiian 1940s Landscape Symbolic and surreal mid
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1940s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

"Artist's Dream III", Surreal Figurative w Self-Portrait & Classical Sculpture
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
Contemporary surreal figurative landscape featuring a self-portrait of the artist at work with his
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Artist's Dream VII - "The Talking Cure", Contemporary Surreal Self-Portrait
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
A contemporary surreal figurative landscape featuring a self-portrait of the artist by Bay Area
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative 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
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2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

The Space Between, bright orange and yellow abstract landscape, surreal scene
By Rachelle Krieger
Located in New York, NY
Acrylic, spray paint, oil bar and oil on linen During these difficult times I have been finding
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil Crayon, Oil, Spray Paint, Acrylic

Artist's Dream VI - Frolicking on the Beach, Surreal Self-Portrait
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
Surreal figurative landscape featuring a self-portrait of the artist as a nude figure on the beach
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Botanical V, bright green and orange abstract plants, surreal scene
By Rachelle Krieger
Located in New York, NY
finding respite and refuge in nature, once again painting outdoors, after many years of working
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil, Acrylic

Botanical IV, bright green and orange abstract plants, surreal scene
By Rachelle Krieger
Located in New York, NY
finding respite and refuge in nature, once again painting outdoors, after many years of working
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil, Acrylic

Botanical VI, bright green and orange abstract plants, surreal scene
By Rachelle Krieger
Located in New York, NY
finding respite and refuge in nature, once again painting outdoors, after many years of working
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil, Acrylic

Botanical III, bright green and orange abstract plants, surreal scene
By Rachelle Krieger
Located in New York, NY
finding respite and refuge in nature, once again painting outdoors, after many years of working
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil, Acrylic

Botanical I, bright green and orange abstract plants, surreal scene
By Rachelle Krieger
Located in New York, NY
finding respite and refuge in nature, once again painting outdoors, after many years of working
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Acrylic, Paper

Botanical II, bright green and orange abstract plants, surreal scene
By Rachelle Krieger
Located in New York, NY
finding respite and refuge in nature, once again painting outdoors, after many years of working
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil, Acrylic

"Bouquet de flores y órganos III" flowers, organs, pastel colors, surreal
Located in Ciudad de México, MX
Mexico today. My early paintings and drawings are explicitly erotic in that they focus exclusively on
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Untitled Dynamic Colorful Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting, Israeli-American
Located in Surfside, FL
of 16, Miller was painting elaborate surreal dream lands referencing religion, politics and the
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1990s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"The Sea Beach at Ebb Tide", Contemporary Surreal Nude Figural Landscape
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
Contemporary surreal figural abstract painting of three nude figures in various poses in an
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

"Artist's Dream IV" Reclined Figure on Beach, Contemporary Surreal Self-Portrait
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
Dramatic contemporary surreal figurative landscape featuring a self-portrait of the artist by Bay
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

"Sui Generis Redux" Contemporary Large-Scale Surreal Figurative Abstract w Face
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
A striking contemporary large-scale surreal figurative abstract, with a head of a man floating in a
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"A Disturbance in the Force" Contemporary Large-Scale Surreal Figural Abstract
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
A striking, large-scale contemporary surreal figurative abstract by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Artist's Dream VIII - Waking Up, Contemporary Surreal Self-Portrait on Beach
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
Contemporary surreal figurative landscape featuring a self-portrait of the artist by Bay Area
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Nudes on the Beach, Contemporary Surreal Figurative Abstract with Self-Portrait
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
Contemporary surreal figurative landscape depicting a male nude laying on the beach next to his art
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Matthew Jay Russell, "Mystic Morning", Dreamy Dory Boat Seascape Oil Painting
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
"Mystic Morning" is a 48x30 oil painting on canvas by artist Matthew Jay Russell, featuring an
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2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

'Bixby Bridge, Big Surreal #1', Santa Cruz, Big Sur, California Hwy 1, Carmel
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed, verso, 'David R. A. Watson' (American, born 1950), titled, 'Bixby Bridge, Big Surreal #1
Category

2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Paper, Paint, Oil

Matthew Jay Russell, "Low Tide", 36x60 Maritime Coastal Boat Oil Painting
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
"Low Tide" is a 36x60 oil painting on canvas by artist Matthew Jay Russell, featuring a moored
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Enchanting" a surreal and realist portrait of a woman with a floral headdress
By Elise Remender
Located in Edgartown, MA
.” Elise Remender’s love of painting began at an early age as she created imaginary worlds in her hometown
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2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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