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Head with Dominoes, Contemporary Oil on Wood Panel, 2010s, Unframed

Head with Dominoes, Contemporary Oil on Wood Panel, 2010s, Unframed

By Judith Berry

Located in Montreal, Quebec

Berry has a notable interest in fusing and deconstructing forms, proven by her longstanding investigation into the dynamic between abstraction and figuration. Her surreal symbolic la...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Sideways Head with Landscape, Contemporary Oil on Wood Panel, 2010+
Sideways Head with Landscape, Contemporary Oil on Wood Panel, 2010+

Sideways Head with Landscape, Contemporary Oil on Wood Panel, 2010+

By Judith Berry

Located in Montreal, Quebec

Berry has a notable interest in fusing and deconstructing forms, proven by her longstanding investigation into the dynamic between abstraction and figuration. Her surreal symbolic la...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Portrait with Two Small Waves, Contemporary Oil on Wood Panel, 2010+
Portrait with Two Small Waves, Contemporary Oil on Wood Panel, 2010+

Portrait with Two Small Waves, Contemporary Oil on Wood Panel, 2010+

By Judith Berry

Located in Montreal, Quebec

Berry has a notable interest in fusing and deconstructing forms, proven by her longstanding investigation into the dynamic between abstraction and figuration. Her surreal symbolic la...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Portrait with Two Small Waves, Contemporary Oil on Wood Panel, 2010+
Portrait with Two Small Waves, Contemporary Oil on Wood Panel, 2010+

Portrait with Two Small Waves, Contemporary Oil on Wood Panel, 2010+

By Judith Berry

Located in Montreal, Quebec

Berry has a notable interest in fusing and deconstructing forms, proven by her longstanding investigation into the dynamic between abstraction and figuration. Her surreal symbolic la...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

a river runs thru me, Painting, Acrylic on Other
a river runs thru me, Painting, Acrylic on Other

a river runs thru me, Painting, Acrylic on Other

Located in Yardley, PA

a surreal image of a figure depicted as a map :: Painting :: Contemporary :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: Yes ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Le Peintre a la Veste Rouge (The Painter in a Red Vest)
Le Peintre a la Veste Rouge (The Painter in a Red Vest)

Le Peintre a la Veste Rouge (The Painter in a Red Vest)

By Marc Chagall

Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL

Chagall's characteristic whimsical style is evident in the surreal elements that surround the figure, hinting at the artist's boundless imagination and his ability to transcend conve...

Category

1970s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Archival Paper, Lithograph

Lost Mountains in the Great Basin with Desert Flora - Mohane, California, 1856
Lost Mountains in the Great Basin with Desert Flora - Mohane, California, 1856

Lost Mountains in the Great Basin with Desert Flora - Mohane, California, 1856

Located in Langweer, NL

In the foreground, spindly Joshua trees rise like sentinels, their unique forms contributing to the surreal and arid landscape. A figure rests beneath the shade of one tree, while a ...

Category

Antique 1850s Prints

Materials

Paper

Homage to Matisse, Magritte, and Ernst - Painting by David Euler - 2022
Homage to Matisse, Magritte, and Ernst - Painting by David Euler - 2022

Homage to Matisse, Magritte, and Ernst - Painting by David Euler - 2022

By David Euler

Located in Roma, IT

The elements that make-up this composition are weaved together in layers to become surreal. A reclining figure is embedded in a stone-like background and layered on it are golden, c...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Original poster by Joan Miro for the 75th anniversary of Futbol Club Barcelona
Original poster by Joan Miro for the 75th anniversary of Futbol Club Barcelona

Original poster by Joan Miro for the 75th anniversary of Futbol Club Barcelona

By Joan Miró

Located in PARIS, FR

Miró incorporates his iconic abstract motifs, including vividly colored geometric shapes and surreal organic forms. The black figure in the upper portion, featuring a large, exaggera...

Category

1970s Prints and Multiples

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

Interior Jungle  - Original Unique Artwork

Interior Jungle - Original Unique Artwork

Located in London, GB

Interior Jungle 2021 Original Unique Artwork oil on linen Interior Jungle 2021 oil on linen 46 x 36 cm A figure surreal looking figure seemingly without a face sits on a red an...

Category

2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Brittney with Tea Cup, Denver, CO, 2011

Brittney with Tea Cup, Denver, CO, 2011

By Kristen Hatgi

Located in Hudson, NY

Black and White, Nude, Figure, Figurative, surreal , woman, female, portrait

Category

2010s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Original painting on board, Portrait of Benjamin Franklin signed Serg Graff, COA
Original painting on board, Portrait of Benjamin Franklin signed Serg Graff, COA

Original painting on board, Portrait of Benjamin Franklin signed Serg Graff, COA

By Serg Graff

Located in Palm Coast, FL

The background is a gradient of deep red and orange, creating a vivid contrast with the figure in the foreground. The overall style is bold, expressive, and modern, with a playful a...

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Walasse Ting's 1991 lithography titled "Double visage fleurie au criquet"
Walasse Ting's 1991 lithography titled "Double visage fleurie au criquet"

Walasse Ting's 1991 lithography titled "Double visage fleurie au criquet"

By Walasse Ting

Located in PARIS, FR

The lithograph captures the essence of Ting's artistic vision, blending elements of flora and fauna with a playful and surreal twist. The double-faced figure adorned with flowers and...

Category

1990s Prints and Multiples

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

Mauna 'uhane - Mid Century Modern Surrealist Hawaiian Visionary Art
Mauna 'uhane - Mid Century Modern Surrealist Hawaiian Visionary Art

Mauna 'uhane - Mid Century Modern Surrealist Hawaiian Visionary Art

By Marguerite Blasingame

Located in Soquel, CA

Hawaiian Symbolism Figurative & Landscape Oil painting of Mauna Uhane (Mountain Spirit) Symbolic and surreal landscape with a figure of spirit ascending stairway onto path that le...

Category

1940s Post-Minimalist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Stretcher Bars, Linen

"Flora #8" - Geometric Surrealist Painting - Nude - Arcimboldo
"Flora #8" - Geometric Surrealist Painting - Nude - Arcimboldo

"Flora #8" - Geometric Surrealist Painting - Nude - Arcimboldo

By Guy Robinson

Located in Atlanta, GA

"Floral #7" is one in a series of surreal paintings of the female figure featuring intricate patterning and hues of bright yellow, lime green, pale pink, supple pink light blue, and ...

Category

2010s Surrealist Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil, Linen

"Flora #10" - Geometric Surrealist Painting - Nude - Arcimboldo
"Flora #10" - Geometric Surrealist Painting - Nude - Arcimboldo

"Flora #10" - Geometric Surrealist Painting - Nude - Arcimboldo

By Guy Robinson

Located in Atlanta, GA

"Flora #10" is one in a series of surreal paintings of the female figure featuring intricate patterning and hues of purple, magenta, blue, and orange.

Category

2010s Surrealist Nude Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

"Flora #12" - Geometric Surrealist Painting - Nude - Arcimboldo
"Flora #12" - Geometric Surrealist Painting - Nude - Arcimboldo

"Flora #12" - Geometric Surrealist Painting - Nude - Arcimboldo

By Guy Robinson

Located in Atlanta, GA

"Flora #12" is one in a series of surreal paintings of the female figure featuring intricate patterning and hues of blue, pink, orange, green and white.

Category

2010s Surrealist Nude Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

"Flora #13" - Geometric Surrealist Painting - Nude - Arcimboldo
"Flora #13" - Geometric Surrealist Painting - Nude - Arcimboldo

"Flora #13" - Geometric Surrealist Painting - Nude - Arcimboldo

By Guy Robinson

Located in Atlanta, GA

"Flora #13" is one in a series of surreal paintings of the female figure featuring intricate patterning and hues of purple, pink, orange, blue and white.

Category

2010s Surrealist Nude Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

"Flora #14" - Geometric Surrealist Painting - Nude - Arcimboldo
"Flora #14" - Geometric Surrealist Painting - Nude - Arcimboldo

"Flora #14" - Geometric Surrealist Painting - Nude - Arcimboldo

By Guy Robinson

Located in Atlanta, GA

"Flora #14" is one in a series of surreal paintings of the female figure featuring intricate patterning and hues of blue, black, green, white and yellow.

Category

2010s Surrealist Nude Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

"Flora #2" - Geometric Surrealist Painting - Nude - Arcimboldo
"Flora #2" - Geometric Surrealist Painting - Nude - Arcimboldo

"Flora #2" - Geometric Surrealist Painting - Nude - Arcimboldo

By Guy Robinson

Located in Atlanta, GA

"Flora #2" is one in a series of surreal paintings of the female figure featuring intricate patterning and hues of bright yellow, lime green, pink, blue and purple.

Category

2010s Surrealist Nude Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

"Flora #3" - Geometric Surrealist Painting - Nude - Arcimboldo
"Flora #3" - Geometric Surrealist Painting - Nude - Arcimboldo

"Flora #3" - Geometric Surrealist Painting - Nude - Arcimboldo

By Guy Robinson

Located in Atlanta, GA

"Flora #3" is one in a series of surreal paintings of the female figure featuring intricate patterning and hues of bright yellow, lime green, pale pink, light blue and yellow ochre.

Category

2010s Surrealist Nude Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

"Flora #11" - Geometric Surrealist Painting - Nude - Arcimboldo
"Flora #11" - Geometric Surrealist Painting - Nude - Arcimboldo

"Flora #11" - Geometric Surrealist Painting - Nude - Arcimboldo

By Guy Robinson

Located in Atlanta, GA

"Flora #5" is one in a series of surreal paintings of the female figure featuring intricate patterning and hues of bright yellow, lime green, pale pink, light blue and yellow ochre.

Category

2010s Surrealist Nude Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

"Flora" - Geometric Surrealist Painting - Nude - Arcimboldo
"Flora" - Geometric Surrealist Painting - Nude - Arcimboldo

"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 and hues of dark blue, bright yellow, lime green, pink, orange, and yellow ochre.

Category

2010s Surrealist Nude Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

"Floral #5" - Geometric Surrealist Painting - Nude - Arcimboldo
"Floral #5" - Geometric Surrealist Painting - Nude - Arcimboldo

"Floral #5" - Geometric Surrealist Painting - Nude - Arcimboldo

By Guy Robinson

Located in Atlanta, GA

"Floral #5" is one in a series of surreal paintings of the female figure featuring intricate patterning, and hues of vibrant blue, orange, supple pink, rich black, lilac, and bright ...

Category

2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Linen

"Flora #6" - Geometric Surrealist Painting - Nude - Arcimboldo
"Flora #6" - Geometric Surrealist Painting - Nude - Arcimboldo

"Flora #6" - Geometric Surrealist Painting - Nude - Arcimboldo

By Guy Robinson

Located in Atlanta, GA

"Floral #6" is one in a series of surreal paintings of the female figure featuring intricate patterning and hues of rich black, bright blue, vibrant orange, and pink.

Category

2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Linen

"Flora #9" - Geometric Surrealist Painting - Nude - Arcimboldo
"Flora #9" - Geometric Surrealist Painting - Nude - Arcimboldo

"Flora #9" - Geometric Surrealist Painting - Nude - Arcimboldo

By Guy Robinson

Located in Atlanta, GA

"Floral #9" is one in a series of surreal paintings of the female figure featuring intricate patterning and hues of vibrant blue, bright yellow, supple pink, and bright green.

Category

2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Flora #7" - Geometric Surrealist Painting - Nude - Arcimboldo
"Flora #7" - Geometric Surrealist Painting - Nude - Arcimboldo

"Flora #7" - Geometric Surrealist Painting - Nude - Arcimboldo

By Guy Robinson

Located in Atlanta, GA

"Floral #7" is one in a series of surreal paintings of the female figure featuring intricate patterning and hues of vibrant lilac, rich purple, bright green, yellow ochre, and blue.

Category

2010s Surrealist Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil

Marcel Dyf “Place De la Concorde”
Marcel Dyf “Place De la Concorde”

Marcel Dyf “Place De la Concorde”

By Marcel Dyf

Located in Dallas, TX

Lastly the paint, texture and style of throwing every color representing the wet and aged bronze of the fountain figure is surreal and genius in technique. A rare and important Dyf p...

Category

1940s Landscape Paintings

Materials

Paint

"Too Much" a surreal figure on bright red background

"Too Much" a surreal figure on bright red background

By Lannie Hart

Located in New York, NY

Too Much presents a surreal figure on bright red background, choked with too much information.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paper, Oil

Mid Century Surreal Color Etching by Tony Bass
Mid Century Surreal Color Etching by Tony Bass

Mid Century Surreal Color Etching by Tony Bass

Located in Seguin, TX

Signed, titled Bucket Rider and numbered 17/50 in pencil along lower margin. Abstract surreal figure in red, blue and gray. Unframed.

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Prints

Materials

Paper

Mid-Century Surreal Abstract Color Etching by Tony Bass
Mid-Century Surreal Abstract Color Etching by Tony Bass

Mid-Century Surreal Abstract Color Etching by Tony Bass

Located in Seguin, TX

Signed, titled Emperor of Ice Cream and numbered 1/10 in pencil along lower margin. Abstract surreal figure in purple and black. Unframed.

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Prints

Materials

Paper

Abstracted Gazing Figure Mid 20th Century Graphite

Abstracted Gazing Figure Mid 20th Century Graphite

By Richard Caldwell Brewer

Located in San Francisco, CA

This 1940-50s graphite on paper surreal figure is by second generation New York School artist Richard Caldwell Brewer (1923-2014).

Category

1950s Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Graphite

Intertwined Figures Early 20th Century Ink
Intertwined Figures Early 20th Century Ink

Intertwined Figures Early 20th Century Ink

By Jennings Tofel

Located in San Francisco, CA

This early 20th century ink on paper surreal figure scene is by Polish-born New York Expressionist Jennings Tofel (1891-1959).

Category

Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

2020 - surreal flame-worked glass sculpture with female figure and fiber art
2020 - surreal flame-worked glass sculpture with female figure and fiber art

2020 - surreal flame-worked glass sculpture with female figure and fiber art

By Carmen Lozar

Located in Seattle, WA

Surreal flame-worked glass sculpture with colorful fiber art “The sculpture I create with glass is meant to inspire and provoke imagination. Telling stories has always been my prim...

Category

2010s Surrealist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Glass, Thread

SELF DISCIPLINE - surreal ceramic sculpture
SELF DISCIPLINE - surreal ceramic sculpture

SELF DISCIPLINE - surreal ceramic sculpture

Located in Seattle, WA

Surreal Ceramic Sculpture - Orange - Human Figure - Monster Magda Gluszek lives, hikes, and sculpts in the White Mountains of northeastern Arizona.

Category

2010s Surrealist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta, Glaze, Mixed Media, Porcelain, Resin, Oil

BACK TO BACK - surreal ceramic sculpture
BACK TO BACK - surreal ceramic sculpture

BACK TO BACK - surreal ceramic sculpture

Located in Seattle, WA

Surreal Ceramic Sculpture - Human Figure - Unicorn - Pink - Blue Magda Gluszek lives, hikes, and sculpts in the White Mountains of northeastern Arizona.

Category

2010s Surrealist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Stoneware, Glaze, Underglaze, Mixed Media

PARTY BOYS - surreal ceramic sculpture - monsters
PARTY BOYS - surreal ceramic sculpture - monsters

PARTY BOYS - surreal ceramic sculpture - monsters

Located in Seattle, WA

Surreal Ceramic Sculpture - Monster - Human Figure - Red - Blue Magda Gluszek lives, hikes, and sculpts in the White Mountains of northeastern Arizona.

Category

2010s Surrealist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Glaze, Mixed Media, Stoneware, Paint, Underglaze

UGH, YOU'RE STILL HERE - surreal ceramic sculpture
UGH, YOU'RE STILL HERE - surreal ceramic sculpture

UGH, YOU'RE STILL HERE - surreal ceramic sculpture

Located in Seattle, WA

Surreal Ceramic Sculpture - Human Figure - Faun - Satyr Magda Gluszek lives, hikes, and sculpts in the White Mountains of northeastern Arizona.

Category

2010s Surrealist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Stoneware, Glaze, Underglaze

Portrait of a Woman
Portrait of a Woman

Portrait of a Woman

By David Sharpe

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Sharpe’s post-Imagist language—bold figuration, surreal inflection, and emotional intensity—animates the mask-like facial passages and layered torso imagery, creating a vivid dialogu...

Category

1990s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Graphite

Portrait of a Woman #2
Portrait of a Woman #2

Portrait of a Woman #2

By David Sharpe

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Sharpe’s post-Imagist language—bold figuration, surreal inflection, and emotional intensity—animates the mask-like face and the calligraphic mapping of the garment and chair, setting...

Category

1990s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Graphite

ABSTRACT ADVENTURE
ABSTRACT ADVENTURE

ABSTRACT ADVENTURE

By Daria Kusto

Located in CÓRDOBA, ES

The magic flow reality... A smiling figure and their surreal horse set off into the unknown — through blue-tinted dreams, cryptic signs, and joyful abstraction.

Category

2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Portrait of a Man
Portrait of a Man

Portrait of a Man

By David Sharpe

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Without color, the image leans on tonal shifts, cross-hatching, and faceted marks to build a mask-like visage that oscillates between observation and invention—classic post-Imagist C...

Category

1990s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Graphite

"Bending Woodman Toy" Ink on Paper, Drawing by Jerry O'Day
"Bending Woodman Toy" Ink on Paper, Drawing by Jerry O'Day

"Bending Woodman Toy" Ink on Paper, Drawing by Jerry O'Day

By Jerry O'Day 1

Located in Pasadena, CA

Its directness, combined with the subtly surreal posture of the figure, makes it a poetic addition to any collection of mid-century Californian modern art.

Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

Mountains of the White Tiger
Mountains of the White Tiger

Mountains of the White Tiger

Located in THOMERY, FR

The canvas bursts with shades of pink, purple, and hints of blue, creating a surreal atmosphere. A lone figure is depicted at the water’s edge, seemingly in contemplation, while a ma...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Fauvist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Money-Food
Money-Food

Money-Food

By Oksana Tanasiv

Located in Norwalk, CT

In this piece, the artist explored the insatiable hunger for wealth and its illusory satisfaction. The surreal image of a figure devouring money as if it were food speaks volumes of ...

Category

2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Epoxy Resin, Oil

Arc en Ciel
Arc en Ciel

Arc en Ciel

By Jean Michel Folon

Located in Los Angeles, CA

The artist uses a luminous color palette that conveys optimism and attributing the artwork a child like quality to enhance the subject, which in this case is a surreal color figure ...

Surreal Figural Signed Print with Nudes
Surreal Figural Signed Print with Nudes

Surreal Figural Signed Print with Nudes

Located in Swedesboro, NJ

This is a beautiful signed print showing a surreal scene of some nude figures. The print measures 39 tall x 29 wide x 1 inch thick.

Category

1990s French Organic Modern Prints

Materials

Paper

Untitled, Nude Surreal Figure in a Landscape
Untitled, Nude Surreal Figure in a Landscape

Untitled, Nude Surreal Figure in a Landscape

By Heinrich Maryan Frama

Located in Surfside, FL

Genre: Surrealism Subject: Abstract Medium: Mixed Media Surface: Board Country: France Dimensions w/Frame: 26" x 21 3/4 Signed and signed with thumbprint Born ca.1949 in Slovenia, (...

Category

20th Century Surrealist Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Untitled, Nude Surreal Figure in a Landscape
Untitled, Nude Surreal Figure in a Landscape

Untitled, Nude Surreal Figure in a Landscape

By Heinrich Maryan Frama

Located in Surfside, FL

Genre: Surrealism Subject: Abstract Medium: Mixed Media Surface: Board Country: France Dimensions w/Frame: 26" x 21 3/4 Signed and signed with thumbprint Born ca.1949 in Slovenia, (...

Category

20th Century Surrealist Mixed Media

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How Much is a Surreal Figure?

A surreal figure can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $2,087, while the lowest priced sells for $45 and the highest can go for as much as $400,000.
Questions About Surreal Figure
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019

    In figurative Surrealist works, natural forms — humans, animals, objects — are depicted, although they are generally dislocated or mutated.

    1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019

    The two types of Surrealism are abstract and figurative.