Viviane and Lancelot on the Lake, Original Drypoint Etching, 1975, Signed
By Salvador Dalí
Located in OPOLE, PL
Salvador Dali (1904-1989) - Viviane and Lancelot on the Lake Drypoint etching from 1975.
Drypoint, Etching
Fight Before la Dame de Malehout, Original Drypoint Etching, 1975, Signed
By Salvador Dalí
Located in OPOLE, PL
Salvador Dali (1904-1989) - Fight Before la Dame de Malehout Drypoint etching from 1975.
Drypoint, Etching
$3,436Sale Price|20% Off
La Venus aux Fourrures: Lady Leaf Etching, Surrealist, Hand Signed, 1968
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: La Venus aux Fourrures Lady Leaf MEDIUM: Etching SIGNED: Hand Signed EDITION NUMBER: 34/145 MEASUREMENTS: 11" x 15" Framed: 17" x 20" YEAR: 1968 ...
Etching
$2,000Sale Price|20% Off
Les Amours Jaunes: Rebel Poet Etching with Gold Flakes, 1974, Hand Signed
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Les Amours Jaunes The Rebel Poet MEDIUM: Etching + Gold Flakes SIGNED: Hand Signed EDITION NUMBER: CLXII/CC MEASUREMENTS: 11" x 14.75" Framed: 19....
Etching
$5,200Sale Price|20% Off
Poems Secrets Nude at The Fountain, Surrealist Etching, Hand Signed, 1967
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Poems Secrets Nude at The Fountain MEDIUM: Etching SIGNED: Hand Signed PUBLISHER: Editions Argillet, Paris EDITION NUMBER: 24/145 MEASUREMENTS: 15...
Etching
1971 L'Académie de Paris Etching, Surrealist, Signed, 184/250
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Roma, IT
L'Académie de Paris (The Academy in Paris). Etching on Arches wove paper (watermark), 1971. Signed and numbered 184/250 A. Plate 42.5 cm x 59.5 cm. Sheet approx. 56.5 cm x 75.5 c...
Etching
$4,800Sale Price|20% Off
La Venus aux Fourrures The Head Surrealist Etching, Hand Signed, 1968
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: La Venus aux Fourrures The Head MEDIUM: Etching SIGNED: Hand Signed EDITION NUMBER: 66/150 MEASUREMENTS: 15" x 11" YEAR: 1968 FRAMED: No CONDITI...
Etching
$10,000Sale Price|20% Off
Le Cirque Le Fou (Clown) Etching, Surrealist, Hand Signed, 1965, Framed
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Le Cirque Le Fou (Clown) MEDIUM: Etching SIGNED: Hand Signed PUBLISHER: Jean Schneider, Basel/Berggruen, Paris EDITION NUMBER: 135/175 MEASUREME...
Etching
Woman at the Fountain, Original Etching with Watercolor, 1967, Signed
By Salvador Dalí
Located in OPOLE, PL
Salvador Dali (1904-1989) Femme à la fontaine (Woman at the Fountain) Original drypoint etching with hand-applied watercolor on Japon paper, from the deluxe edition of Poèmes Secret...
Watercolor, Etching
$3,360Sale Price|20% Off
Moses & Monotheism Tear of Blood Surrealist Etching on Sheepskin, Hand Signed
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Moses & Monotheism The Tear of Blood MEDIUM: Etching on soft glove sheepskin SIGNED: Hand Signed PUBLISHER: Art et Valeur, Paris EDITION NUMBE...
Etching
La Vida es Sueño Etching Portfolio, Modern, Signed, 1975, 18 Prints
By Salvador Dalí
Located in OPOLE, PL
Salvador Dali (1904-1989) - La Vida es Sueño Portfolio of 18 etchings from 1975.
Etching
$6,400Sale Price|20% Off
Three Graces of Cova d'or, Surrealist Etching, Hand Signed, Framed
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Three Graces of Cova d'or MEDIUM: Etching with embossed verso SIGNED: Hand Signed PUBLISHER: Galerie des Quatre Mouvements EDITION NUMBER: 55/90 ME...
Etching
$2,000Sale Price|20% Off
Les Amours Jaunes Duel With Camelias, Surrealist Etching, Hand Signed, 1974
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Les Amours Jaunes Duel With Camelias MEDIUM: Etching + Gold Flakes SIGNED: Hand Signed EDITION NUMBER: CLXII/CC MEASUREMENTS: 11" x 14.75" Framed:...
Etching
$9,200Sale Price|20% Off
Les Rois Mages L'Incantation Etching, Surrealist, Hand Signed, 1960, Framed
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Les Rois Mages L'Incantation MEDIUM: Etching SIGNED: Hand Signed PUBLISHER: Editions Argillet EDITION NUMBER: XLIX/C MEASUREMENTS: 15" x 11" YEAR...
Etching
A Ticket for Glory, Original Drypoint etching with stencil, 1973, Signed
By Salvador Dalí
Located in OPOLE, PL
Salvador Dali (1904-1989) - A Ticket for Glory Drypoint etching with stencil from 1973. Editon A 55/195 on Arches paper. Dimensions of work: 65.4 x 50.4 cm Publisher: Transworld ...
Drypoint, Etching, Stencil
$3,995
The Divine Love of Gala, Original Drypoint Etching, Surrealist, 1973, Signed
By Salvador Dalí
Located in OPOLE, PL
Salvador Dali (1904-1989) - The Divine Love of Gala Drypoint etching with stencil from 1973. F171/195 on BFK Rives paper. Dimensions of work: 65.4 x 50.4 cm Publisher: Transworld...
Drypoint, Etching, Stencil
Le Pêcheur (The Angler) Etching, Surrealist, Signed, 1968, 56/95
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Roma, IT
Etching and drypoint realized in 1968. Table from the Series "Les Amours de Cassandre", published by Argillet, Paris. Edition of 56/95 on japanese paper, hand colored. Hand signed...
Etching
Hommage à Konrad Adenauer Etching, Surrealist, Signed, 1960s, 69/200
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Roma, IT
Color etching on Arches paper. Image dimension 19.8x12.3. Edition of 69/200. Hand signed and numbered in pencil. Prov. Collection Marie Luise Seidel. Ref. Michler Lopsinger 219a.
Etching
Ten Recipes of Immortality : Holography of the Squirrel - Signed etching
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Paris, IDF
Salvador Dali (1904-1989) Man resuscitated by the holography of the squirrel, 1973 Original engraving Signed in pencil and numbered Edition limited to 50 copies On Japane paper 57 x...
Etching, Aquatint
$3,995
A Shattering Entrance on the American Stage, Original Drypoint Etching, Signed
By Salvador Dalí
Located in OPOLE, PL
Salvador Dali (1904-1989) - A Shattering Entrance upon the American Stage Drypoint etching with stencil from 1973. Editon A 55/195 on Arches paper. Dimensions of work: 65.4 x 50.4...
Drypoint, Etching
$7,511
A Shattering Entrance upon the American Stage, Drypoint etching, 1973, Signed
By Salvador Dalí
Located in OPOLE, PL
Salvador Dali (1904-1989) - A Shattering Entrance upon the American Stage Drypoint etching with stencil from 1973. Editon A 55/195 on Arches paper. Dimensions of work: 65.4 x 50.4...
Drypoint, Etching, Stencil
$7,511
The Great Inquisitor Expels the Saviour, Original Drypoint Etching, 1973, Signed
By Salvador Dalí
Located in OPOLE, PL
Salvador Dali (1904-1989) - The Great Inquisitor Expels the Saviour Drypoint etching with stencil from 1973. F171/195 on BFK Rives paper. Dimensions of work: 65.4 x 50.4 cm Publi...
Drypoint, Etching, Stencil
Femmes Poules (Hen Women) Etching, Surrealist, Signed, 1960s, 49/150
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Roma, IT
Etching on chamois-colored laid paper, realized in 1968/69. Plate from "Faust (La Nuit de Walpurgis), published by Argillet, Paris. Edition of 49/150, hand colored. Hand signed a...
Etching
Grotesque Etching on Chamois Paper, Surrealist, Signed, 1960s, 49/150
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Roma, IT
Etching on chamois-colored laid paper, realized in 1968/69. Plate from "Faust (La Nuit de Walpurgis), published by Argillet, Paris. Edition of 49/150, hand colored. Hand signed an...
Etching
Chevalier à Genou Etching, Surrealist, Signed, 1960s, Edition 49/150
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Roma, IT
Etching on chamois-colored laid paper, realized in 1968/69. Plate from "Faust (La Nuit de Walpurgis), published by Argillet, Paris. Edition of 49/150, hand colored. Hand signed an...
Etching
God, Time, Space, and the Pope - orignal etching - signed - 1974
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Paris, IDF
Salvador Dali God, Time, Space, and the Pope Original etching and stencil Handsigned in the right corner with the blind stamp of the editor in the left corner On BFK Rives vellum...
Etching, Stencil
$3,700
"Le Chateau de Gala" Surrealist Drypoint Etching, Signed Artist's Proof, 1974
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Astoria, NY
Salvador Dali (Spanish, 1904-1989), "Le Chateau de Gala" [Gala's Castle], Drypoint Etching with Pochoir coloring on Japan paper, 1974, from After 50 Years of Surrealism, published At...
Washi Paper, Drypoint, Etching
Price Upon Request
Dan Etching from Twelve Tribes of Israel, Surrealist, Signed, 20/195
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
“Dan” is an example of how Dalí’s work was influenced by religious themes. Depicted here is “Dan” is a 14.75 x 19.5- inch hand-signed etching with color stencil created in 1973.
Etching
Price Upon Request
Gad (Twelve Tribes of Israel) Surrealist Etching, Signed, 20/195, 1973
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
“Gad” is an example of how Dalí’s work was influenced by religious themes. Depicted here is “Gad” is a 14.75 x 19.5- inch hand-signed etching with color stencil created in 1973.
Etching
Fleur en Lys Etching, Surrealist Style, Signed, 1960s, Edition 49/150
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Roma, IT
Etching on chamois-colored laid paper, realized by Dalì in 1968/69. Plate from "Faust (La Nuit de Walpurgis), published by Argillet, Paris. Edition of 49/150, hand colored. Hand s...
Etching
$3,995
The Museum of Genius: Fancy, Original Drypoint Etching, Modern, 1973, Signed
By Salvador Dalí
Located in OPOLE, PL
Salvador Dali (1904-1989) - The Museum of Genius and Fancy Drypoint etching with stencil from 1973. Editon A 55/195 on Arches paper. Dimensions of work: 65.4 x 50.4 cm Publisher:...
Drypoint, Etching
$4,400Sale Price|20% Off
The Mythology of Oedipus & The Sphinx Etching on Japon Paper, Hand Signed
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: The Mythology Edipus & The Sphinx MEDIUM: Etching on Japon Paper EDITION NUMBER: XLII/C SIGNED: Hand Signed by Salvador Dali PUBLISHER: Pierre A...
Etching
Sorcière au Balai Etching, Surrealist, Signed, 1968, Edition 105/145
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Roma, IT
Sorcière au Balai is a rare artwork from the Series "Faust" (La Nuit de Walpurgis), realized 1968/69. Etching, Drypoint, Watercolor and Roulette on Japon Paper. Hand signed and num...
Etching
Price Upon Request
Benjamin (Twelve Tribes of Israel) Surrealist Etching, Signed, 20/195, 1973
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
From the portfolio of 13 original color etchings published by Transworld Art, New York, and printed by Transworld Art S.A., Fribourg Suisse, from the English and Hebrew edition of 19...
Etching
Ponte de Rodillas Etching, Drypoint, Surrealist, Signed, 1977, 21/200
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Roma, IT
Ponte de Rodillas is a contemporary artwork realized in 1977. The artwork is from the series: 'Les Caprices de Goya de Dali'. Drypoint on Heliosgravure, on Rives paper. Plate dime...
Drypoint, Etching
The 1914–18 War, Original Drypoint Etching with Watercolor, 1967, Signed
By Salvador Dalí
Located in OPOLE, PL
Salvador Dalí (1904–1989) Guerre de 1914–1918 (The First World War), 1967 Original drypoint etching with hand-applied watercolor on Japon paper, from the deluxe edition of Poèmes Se...
Watercolor, Drypoint, Etching
$5,500
The Beach at Sète, Original Drypoint Etching with Watercolor, 1967, Signed
By Salvador Dalí
Located in OPOLE, PL
Salvador Dali (1904-1989) La Plage de Sète (The Beach at Sète) Original drypoint etching with hand-applied watercolor on Japon paper, from the deluxe edition of Poèmes Secrets d’Ap...
Watercolor, Etching, Drypoint
$2,600Sale Price|20% Off
After 50 Years of Surrealism The Curse Conquered, Hand Signed Etching, 1974
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: After 50 Years of Surrealism The Curse Conquered MEDIUM: Etching SIGNED: Hand Signed EDITION NUMBER: EA MEASUREMENTS: 19.75" x 26" YEAR: 1974 FRA...
Etching
$3,160Sale Price|20% Off
La Venus Aux Fourrures Woman With Whip Surrealist Etching, Hand Signed, 1968
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: La Venus Aux Fourrures Woman with Whip MEDIUM: Etching SIGNED: Hand Signed PUBLISHER: Editions Argillet, Paris EDITION NUMBER: 66/145 MEASUREMENTS...
Etching
Chevalier a Genou Etching, Signed Drypoint, Late 20th Century, 38/145
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Milwaukee, WI
No. 305. Prestel. Ed. Ralf Michler and Lutz W. Lopsinger. Catalog Raisonne of Dali's Etchings and Mixed-Media Prints, 1924 - 1980. From the Faust Series (La Nuit de Walpurgis). This ...
Drypoint, Etching
$6,000
Hommage a Picasso (Cannes / Cote d'Azur) Signed Etching, F. Hunter Authenticated
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed lower right by Salvador Dali. Hand numbered 57/200 lower left.
Paper, Etching
$20,000Sale Price|20% Off
Conquest of Cosmos 1 Suite, 6 Surrealist Etchings, Hand Signed, Matched Numbered
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Conquest of Cosmos 1 Suite MEDIUM: 6 color Etchings & Aquatints with embossing SIGNED: Each piece is Hand Signed PUBLISHER: Levine & Levine...
Etching
La Fille au Flambeau Etching, Surrealist, Signed, 1968, Edition 56/95
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Roma, IT
Etching and drypoint realized in 1968. Table from the Series "Les Amours de Cassandre", published by Argillet, Paris. Edition of 56/95 on japanese paper, hand colored. Hand signed...
Etching
Jeremiah Etching on Paper, Hand Signed, Edition 126/400, 1975, Framed
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed and numbered by the artist. Sheet size: 26 x 19.8 inches. Edition 126/400. Catalogue Raisonné: Field 75-4K, pp. 101. Artwork is in excellent condition. All reasonabl...
Etching, Intaglio, Paper
La Fée (The Fairy) Etching, Surrealist, Signed, 1968, Edition 56/95
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Roma, IT
Etching and drypoint realized in 1968. Table from the Series "Les Amours de Cassandre", published by Argillet, Paris. Edition of 56/95 on japanese paper, hand colored. Hand signed...
Etching
Tete de Veau (Calf's Head) Etching, Surrealist, Signed, 1960s, 49/150
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Roma, IT
Etching on chamois-colored laid paper, realized in 1968/69. Plate from "Faust (La Nuit de Walpurgis), published by Argillet, Paris. Edition of 49/150, hand colored. Hand signed an...
Etching
Fleur en Lys Etching, Surrealist Style, Signed, Edition 49/150, 1960s
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Roma, IT
Etching on chamois-colored laid paper, realized in 1968/69. Plate from "Faust (La Nuit de Walpurgis), published by Argillet, Paris. Edition of 49/150, hand colored. Hand signed an...
Etching
Vieux Faust Etching, Surrealist Style, Signed, 1960s, Edition 105/145
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Roma, IT
Vieux Faust (Old Faust) is an artwork realized in 1968/69, from the Series "Faust" (La Nuit de Walpurgis). Etching, Drypoint, Watercolor and Roulette on Japon Paper, Hand signed an...
Paper, Watercolor, Drypoint, Etching
Femme au Clown Etching, Surrealist, Signed, Edition 105/145, 1960s
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Roma, IT
Femme au Clown (Woman with Clown) is an artwork belonging to the Series "Faust" (La Nuit de Walpurgis), and realized in 1968/69. Etching, Drypoint, Watercolor and Roulette on Japon ...
Paper, Watercolor, Drypoint, Etching
Femmes Poules (Hen Woman) Etching, Surrealist, Signed, 1960s, 105/145
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Roma, IT
Femmes Poules (Hen Woman) is an artwork realized in 1968/69, from the Series "Faust" (La Nuit de Walpurgis). Etching, Drypoint, Watercolor and Roulette on Japon Paper. Hand signed ...
Etching, Paper, Watercolor, Drypoint
Le Buste Etching, Surrealist Style, Signed, Edition 105/145, 1960s
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Roma, IT
Le Buste, from the Series "Faust" (La Nuit de Walpurgis), is an artwork realized in 1968/69. Etching, Drypoint, Watercolor and Roulette on Japon Paper. Hand signed and numbered. Ed...
Paper, Watercolor, Drypoint, Etching
$2,054
A Shattering Entrance upon the American Stage - orignal etching - signed - 1974
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Paris, IDF
Salvador Dali A Shattering Entrance upon the American Stage Original etching and stencil Handsigned in the right corner with the blind stamp of the editor in the left corner On B...
Etching, Stencil
Tete de Veau (Calf's Head) Etching, Surrealist, Signed, 1960s Edition
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Roma, IT
Tete de Veau (Calf's Head) is an artwork realized in 1968/69, from the Series "Faust" (La Nuit de Walpurgis). Etching, Drypoint, Watercolor and Roulette on Japon Paper. Hand signed...
Paper, Watercolor, Drypoint, Etching
Le Legacy Aquatint Etching on Japon Paper, Signed, 4/150, 20th Century
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed lower right by Salvador Dali. Hand numbered 4/150 lower left.
Paper, Etching, Aquatint
$3,995
God, Time, Space, and the Pope, Original Drypoint Etching, Modern, 1973, Signed
By Salvador Dalí
Located in OPOLE, PL
Salvador Dali (1904-1989) - God, Time, Space, and the Pope Drypoint etching with stencil from 1973. Editon A 55/195 on Arches paper. Dimensions of work: 65.4 x 50.4 cm Publisher:...
Drypoint, Etching
1971 L'Académie de Paris, Pencil Signed EA Colorful Etching
By Salvador Dalí
Located in New York, NY
Salvador Dali 1971 L'Académie de Paris Etching 19x25 inches Image 27x33 inches with frame overall good condition Pencil Signed lower right Pencil Edition Size EA This Large piece ...
Lithograph
Museum Of Genius And Whim, Hand Signed Etching, EA Edition, 1974, Framed
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed and numbered by the artist. Signed and authenticated by Frank Hunter on verso. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of authenticity included. Edition: F EA on L...
Engraving, Paper
Nude with Garter, Original, Surrealist, 1969, Signed, Framed
By Salvador Dalí
Located in OPOLE, PL
Salvador Dali (1904-1989) - Nu à la jarretière (Nude with Garter) Drypoint etching from 1969.
Drypoint, Etching
Prunier hâtif (Hurrying Plum-tree), Original Lithograph, 1969, Signed
By Salvador Dalí
Located in OPOLE, PL
Salvador Dali (1904-1989) - Prunier hâtif (Hurrying Plum-tree) Lithograph with drypoint etching from 1969.
Drypoint, Etching, Lithograph
$3,196Sale Price|20% Off
Memories of Surrealism Angel of Dada Surrealism Japon Paper Signed 1971
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Memories of Surrealism Angel of Dada Surrealism MEDIUM: Etching on Japon Paper SIGNED: Hand Signed by Salvador Dali EDITION NUMBER: A XXX/XL MEASURE...
Etching
Instantly recognizable by his waxed, upturned mustache, the flamboyant Salvador Dalí is one of modern art’s most distinctive figures. He is also one of the icons of the 20th-century avant-garde Surrealist movement, whose dreamlike images, drawn from the depths of the unconscious, he deployed in paintings, sculptures, prints and fashion, as well as in film collaborations with Luis Buñuel and Alfred Hitchcock.
Dalí was born in Figueres, Catalonia, and even as a youngster, displayed the sensitivity, sharp perception and vivid imagination that would later define his artworks. In these, he conjured childhood memories and employed religious symbols and Freudian imagery like staircases, keys and dripping candles to create unexpected, often shocking pieces.
Dalí's use of hyperrealism in conveying Surrealist symbols and concepts that subvert accepted notions of reality is epitomized in what is perhaps his most recognizable painting, The Persistence of Memory (1931), in which he depicts the fluidity of time through melting clocks, their forms inspired by Camembert cheese melting in the sun. His artistic genius, eccentric personality and eternal quest for fame made him a global celebrity.
“Each morning when I awake, I experience again a supreme pleasure,” he once said. “That of being Salvador Dalí.”
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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.
Find a collection of original Surrealist paintings, sculptures, prints and multiples and more art on 1stDibs.
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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