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"Dazed", Surreal, Figure, Mixed Media
"Dazed", Surreal, Figure, Mixed Media

"Dazed", Surreal, Figure, Mixed Media

Located in Franklin, MA

“Dazed” by artist Mary Spencer is a 28 x 39.5 inch surreal mixed media work on paper. The artwork is signed and dated on the back. Mary Spencer’s works on paper investigate gaze as ...

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1980s Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media

"Expulsion", Surreal, Figure, Fish, Mixed Media
"Expulsion", Surreal, Figure, Fish, Mixed Media

"Expulsion", Surreal, Figure, Fish, Mixed Media

Located in Franklin, MA

“Expulsion” by artist Mary Spencer is a 28 x 39.5 inch surreal mixed media work on paper. The artwork is signed and dated on the front and back. Mary Spencer’s works on paper invest...

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1980s Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Paper, 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, (...

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20th Century Surrealist Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

"Passing Over", Surreal, Figure, Fish, Mixed Media
"Passing Over", Surreal, Figure, Fish, Mixed Media

"Passing Over", Surreal, Figure, Fish, Mixed Media

Located in Franklin, MA

“Passing Over” by artist Mary Spencer is a 28 x 39.5 inch surreal mixed media work on paper. The artwork is signed and dated on the front and back. Mary Spencer’s works on paper inv...

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1980s Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media

Latin American Modern Surreal Figure Painting, 1950's
Latin American Modern Surreal Figure Painting, 1950's

Latin American Modern Surreal Figure Painting, 1950's

Located in Washington, DC

Wonderful Surreal Latin American painting. Painting is oil on masonite board with original frame. Appears to be unsigned. Condition is excellent. Measures 14" H x 10.75". Framed it m...

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1950s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

Oil Painting of Surreal Figure By Francisco Poblet, 1968
Oil Painting of Surreal Figure By Francisco Poblet, 1968

Oil Painting of Surreal Figure By Francisco Poblet, 1968

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Surrealist oil painting by Francisco Poblet, the understudy of Salvador Dali. Vibrant color palette depicting a shirtless man and his mirror image, with a surrealist rose dripping fr...

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Vintage 1960s Paintings

Materials

Paint

"Robber", Surreal Figure, Green, Red, Blue, Oil, Monotype, Mixed Media
"Robber", Surreal Figure, Green, Red, Blue, Oil, Monotype, Mixed Media

"Robber", Surreal Figure, Green, Red, Blue, Oil, Monotype, Mixed Media

Located in Franklin, MA

“Robber” by artist Mary Spencer is a 22.5 x 30 inch surreal mixed media painting on paper with dominant colors of blue, red and green. The painting is signed on the front and back. ...

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1980s Surrealist Paintings

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media, Monotype

Sterling Strauser Signed Vintage American Surreal Figural Framed Oil Painting
Sterling Strauser Signed Vintage American Surreal Figural Framed Oil Painting

Sterling Strauser Signed Vintage American Surreal Figural Framed Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Vintage American modernist surreal oil painting by Sterling Strauser (1907-1995) . Oil on board. Signed. Framed. Provenance from a Sag Harbor, NY collection. Handsomely framed in mod...

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1940s Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Vintage American Modernist Surreal Figural Nude Portrait Large Framed Painting
Vintage American Modernist Surreal Figural Nude Portrait Large Framed Painting

Vintage American Modernist Surreal Figural Nude Portrait Large Framed Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Antique American modernist nude portrait oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. In excellent original condition. Handsomely framed in a modern molding. Excellent condition, ready to ...

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1950s Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

"Birth Tear/Tear" Judy Chicago, Abstracted Surreal Figure, Feminist Art
"Birth Tear/Tear" Judy Chicago, Abstracted Surreal Figure, Feminist Art

"Birth Tear/Tear" Judy Chicago, Abstracted Surreal Figure, Feminist Art

By Judy Chicago

Located in New York, NY

Judy Chicago Birth Tear/Tear, 1985 Signed, dated, and numbered in margin Serigraph on Stonehenge Natural White Image 25 x 35 inches Sheet 30 x 40 inches Judy Chicago’s “Birth Tear/T...

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1980s Feminist Figurative Prints

Materials

Paper, Screen

Figures on the Beach with Sculpture, Contemporary Surreal Figural Landscape
Figures on the Beach with Sculpture, Contemporary Surreal Figural Landscape

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 figures in different states of being, in this contemplative symbolic contemporary ...

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2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"A Disturbance in the Force" Contemporary Large-Scale Surreal Figural Abstract
"A Disturbance in the Force" Contemporary Large-Scale Surreal Figural Abstract

"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 (American, b. 1957). Titled "A Disturbance in the Force" on verso. Signed "Michael ...

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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"The Sea Beach at Ebb Tide", Contemporary Surreal Nude Figural Landscape
"The Sea Beach at Ebb Tide", Contemporary Surreal Nude Figural Landscape

"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 abstracted beach landscape with three faces in the foreground, one of which is red, by Bay...

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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

La Dulce Aqua Vita, Signed Surrealist Etching by Roberto Matta
La Dulce Aqua Vita, Signed Surrealist Etching by Roberto Matta

La Dulce Aqua Vita, Signed Surrealist Etching by Roberto Matta

By Roberto Matta

Located in Long Island City, NY

In this colorful print, Chilean Surrealist, Roberto Matta's surreal figure turns an urn upside-down to pour out the magical water.

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Early 2000s Surrealist Figurative Prints

Materials

Handmade Paper, Etching

Signed Lithograph: The Flowering of Inspiration, Edition 9 of 350
Signed Lithograph: The Flowering of Inspiration, Edition 9 of 350

Signed Lithograph: The Flowering of Inspiration, Edition 9 of 350

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Naples, Florida

Lithograph from an original gouache on Arches paper Signed in pencil lower right and numbered of 350 lower left Edition 9 of 350 In The Flowering of Inspirat...

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1970s Surrealist Figurative Prints

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

"Diver" Contemporary Figurative Surrealist Portrait painting
"Diver" Contemporary Figurative Surrealist Portrait painting

"Diver" Contemporary Figurative Surrealist Portrait painting

Located in East Quogue, NY

Frame size: 15.25 x 13.25 inches Painting: 10 x 8 inches Paul Green is an American Postwar & Contemporary artist known for his Surreal figure-genre paintings. His work is included...

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1990s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Wood Panel

Primitive Boho Hand-Carved Wood Bust
Primitive Boho Hand-Carved Wood Bust

Primitive Boho Hand-Carved Wood Bust

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Whether you see a wise elder, an ancient totem, or a surreal figure from a dream, the face invites curiosity and interpretation.

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Late 20th Century American Organic Modern Busts

Materials

Wood

Surreal Etching Print of Crowned Figure on Horse, 1984
Surreal Etching Print of Crowned Figure on Horse, 1984

Surreal Etching Print of Crowned Figure on Horse, 1984

By Maximino Javier

Located in Palm Springs, CA

This richly detailed print by Mexican artist Maximino Javier, dated 1984, exemplifies his surreal and symbolic approach to etching. At the center of the composition is a crowned figu...

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1980s Surrealist Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Figure - Etching by Sergio Barletta - 1960

Figure - Etching by Sergio Barletta - 1960

By Sergio Barletta

Located in Roma, IT

The artwork represents a surreal figure. Only 2 Exemplares. Sergio Barletta (1934) is an Italian cartoonist and illustrator, who has also published some humorous and political sati...

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1960s Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Etching

Millicent Tomkins Surreal Mixed Media Painting Figure with Birds
Millicent Tomkins Surreal Mixed Media Painting Figure with Birds

Millicent Tomkins Surreal Mixed Media Painting Figure with Birds

Located in Fulton, CA

A mixed media, surreal painting by Millicent Tomkins. Features a female figure with birds.

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Late 20th Century American Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Hardwood

Artist's Dream - Nude Figure on Beach, Surreal Self-Portrait
Artist's Dream - Nude Figure on Beach, Surreal Self-Portrait

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 beach with his palette, with a group of figures in the distance by Bay Area artist Mich...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

American Modernist Surreal Beach Scene Framed Figural Original Oil Painting
American Modernist Surreal Beach Scene Framed Figural Original Oil Painting

American Modernist Surreal Beach Scene Framed Figural Original Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Vintage American modernist beach scene oil painting . Oil on board. Signed. Framed. Measuring: 21 by 25 inches overall, and 18 by 22 painting alone. Excellent condition, ready to h...

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1930s Surrealist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Artist's Dream II - Figure Painting on Beach, Surreal Self-Portrait
Artist's Dream II - Figure Painting on Beach, Surreal Self-Portrait

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 palette, painting a sculpture of a nude figure on a beach by Bay Area artist Michael...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Seeing Egg, Surreal Ovoid Figural Acrylic Painting, Cleveland School Artist
Seeing Egg, Surreal Ovoid Figural Acrylic Painting, Cleveland School Artist

Seeing Egg, Surreal Ovoid Figural Acrylic Painting, Cleveland School Artist

By Clarence Holbrook Carter

Located in Beachwood, OH

Clarence Holbrook Carter (American, 1904-2000) Seeing Egg, c. 1960s Acrylic on textured paper 30 x 22 inches 38.5 x 30.5 inches, framed A surrealist mid-century figural abstract pai...

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1960s American Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Totemic Arhat - Surreal Buddhist Figure of Enlightenment, Acrylic on Panel
Totemic Arhat - Surreal Buddhist Figure of Enlightenment, Acrylic on Panel

Totemic Arhat - Surreal Buddhist Figure of Enlightenment, Acrylic on Panel

By Oliver Hazard Benson

Located in Chicago, IL

Oliver Hazard Benson Totemic Arhat acrylic on panel 9h x 7w in 22.86h x 17.78w cm OB0111 Oliver Hazard’s paintings are produced directly from his imagination and deals with a mixtur...

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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Panel

Surreal Abstract Landscape with Golden Sun and Blue Figure French Gouache
Surreal Abstract Landscape with Golden Sun and Blue Figure French Gouache

Surreal Abstract Landscape with Golden Sun and Blue Figure French Gouache

By Guy Nicod

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: Surreal Abstract Landscape with Golden Sun and Blue Figure French Gouache Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) Signed, lower right Gouache on artist paper, unframed Size: 15.75 x 1...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gouache

A 1930s Modern Surreal Abstract Drawing "Figure Abstract" by Hananiah Harari
A 1930s Modern Surreal Abstract Drawing "Figure Abstract" by Hananiah Harari

A 1930s Modern Surreal Abstract Drawing "Figure Abstract" by Hananiah Harari

By Hananiah Harari

Located in Chicago, IL

A Striking, 1930s Modern Surrealist Abstract Drawing, "Figure Abstract" by Notable New York Avant Garde Artist, Hannah Harari (Am. 1912-2000). Graphite on paper, dating from 1936....

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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Graphite

Return of the Goddess - Original Painting of Surreal, Symbolic Goddess Figure
Return of the Goddess - Original Painting of Surreal, Symbolic Goddess Figure

Return of the Goddess - Original Painting of Surreal, Symbolic Goddess Figure

By Oliver Hazard Benson

Located in Chicago, IL

As is generally the case with my paintings, this work proceeded from a place of unknowing. The specificity of imagery and technique belie the non-specific character of the ideas and ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Nude Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Panel

TnT - Surreal Nude Figure, Fine Point Graphite Drawiing, Matted and Framed
TnT - Surreal Nude Figure, Fine Point Graphite Drawiing, Matted and Framed

TnT - Surreal Nude Figure, Fine Point Graphite Drawiing, Matted and Framed

By Oliver Hazard Benson

Located in Chicago, IL

An overly exaggerated nude figure is the subject of Oliver Hazard Benson's drawing entitled "TnT". Upon closer look, the artist's fine hand is evident in the amazing detail in the f...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Giclée

The Cat - Oil on canvas, Abstract surreal royal figure of beautiful man
The Cat - Oil on canvas, Abstract surreal royal figure of beautiful man

The Cat - Oil on canvas, Abstract surreal royal figure of beautiful man

By Michele Mikesell

Located in Dallas, TX

Despite its title, The Cat depicts no literal feline—rather, it channels the qualities of one: grace, independence, and quiet dominance. The figure becomes an archetype of composure ...

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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Oil

Surreal Modeling Clay Ping Pong Racket Relief With Miniature Figure on motorbike
Surreal Modeling Clay Ping Pong Racket Relief With Miniature Figure on motorbike

Surreal Modeling Clay Ping Pong Racket Relief With Miniature Figure on motorbike

By Vera Vizzi

Located in FISTERRA, ES

Modeling-clay relief on a repurposed ping-pong racket where a luminous chroma spot animates a restrained, tactile surface. Scintilla is a concise mixed-media relief that foregrounds ...

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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Paste, Clay, Found Objects, Acrylic

Large French Modernist Surrealist Abstract Oil Moon Surface Figures 1970s
Large French Modernist Surrealist Abstract Oil Moon Surface Figures 1970s

Large French Modernist Surrealist Abstract Oil Moon Surface Figures 1970s

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

It has the feel of a collected European interior rather than something chosen simply to decorate a wall, bringing in a note of 1970s French modernism, surreal figuration and personal...

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20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Vintage Jefferson Airplane Concert Poster by Greg Irons, Bill Graham, 1967
Vintage Jefferson Airplane Concert Poster by Greg Irons, Bill Graham, 1967

Vintage Jefferson Airplane Concert Poster by Greg Irons, Bill Graham, 1967

Located in San Diego, CA

#5067 This striking psychedelic composition—featuring Irons’ unmistakable graphic style, bold color fields, and surreal figural imagery—captures the visual language of the late 19...

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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Posters

Materials

Paper

1967 Bill Graham Fillmore Concert Poster — B.B. King, Steve Miller Band
1967 Bill Graham Fillmore Concert Poster — B.B. King, Steve Miller Band

1967 Bill Graham Fillmore Concert Poster — B.B. King, Steve Miller Band

Located in San Diego, CA

#5069 Printed in bold red with yellow and white hand-drawn lettering, the poster showcases Myers’ distinctive visual language—fluid typography, surreal figural imagery, and high-c...

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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Posters

Materials

Paper

Untitled (Postwar, Figurative Expressionism, West Coast, ~44% OFF - RARE FIND)
Untitled (Postwar, Figurative Expressionism, West Coast, ~44% OFF - RARE FIND)

Untitled (Postwar, Figurative Expressionism, West Coast, ~44% OFF - RARE FIND)

By Roy De Forest

Located in Kansas City, MO

Roy De Forest, Bay Area Funk Art, American painter, California art, UC Davis artist, postwar American art, figurative expressionism, West Coast art movement, contemporary American pa...

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1980s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Altweibersommer (Indian Summer, Surreal, Art Nouveau Influence, ~34% OFF)
Altweibersommer (Indian Summer, Surreal, Art Nouveau Influence, ~34% OFF)

Altweibersommer (Indian Summer, Surreal, Art Nouveau Influence, ~34% OFF)

By Paul Wunderlich

Located in Kansas City, MO

Paul Wunderlich lithograph, German figurative print, sensual female figure artwork, surreal figurative composition, allegorical portrait print, symbolic erotic imagery, Art Nouveau i...

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Early 1900s Art Nouveau Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Rendezvous Au Jardin Zoologique Signed Stone Lithograph, Surreal, 1973
Rendezvous Au Jardin Zoologique Signed Stone Lithograph, Surreal, 1973

Rendezvous Au Jardin Zoologique Signed Stone Lithograph, Surreal, 1973

By Martin Engelman

Located in Union City, NJ

RENDEZVOUS AU JARDIN ZOOLOGIQUE is an expressive abstract composition portraying imaginary monster-like creatures and a surreal looking human figure printed utilizing a visually appe...

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1970s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Contemporary Tiger Painting Acrylic on Fabriano Paper with Surreal Pattern
Contemporary Tiger Painting Acrylic on Fabriano Paper with Surreal Pattern

Contemporary Tiger Painting Acrylic on Fabriano Paper with Surreal Pattern

By Nico Pearleyes

Located in FISTERRA, ES

This surreal tiger painting transforms the figure of the animal into a rhythmic visual structure that oscillates between figurative representation and abstract pattern.

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2010s Pop Art Animal Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic, Color Pencil

Destiny's Path, Hawaii - Surreal Mid Century Hawaiian Figurative Abstract
Destiny's Path, Hawaii - Surreal Mid Century Hawaiian Figurative Abstract

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 1940s surreal figurative of pastel orange figure journeying down path by Marguerit...

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1940s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

"Flying, " Original Surreal Ink Drawing signed by David Barnett
"Flying, " Original Surreal Ink Drawing signed by David Barnett

"Flying, " Original Surreal Ink Drawing signed by David Barnett

By David Barnett

Located in Milwaukee, WI

"Flying" is an original ink drawing by David Barnett, signed in the lower right corner. This strange, surreal image centers around a figure that appears to have leaped from the broke...

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1960s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

André Masson "La jambe déguisée" 1975 Signed Etching w/ Aquatint, Edition of 50
André Masson "La jambe déguisée" 1975 Signed Etching w/ Aquatint, Edition of 50

André Masson "La jambe déguisée" 1975 Signed Etching w/ Aquatint, Edition of 50

By André Masson

Located in Miami, FL

ANDRÉ MASSON – "LA JAMBE DÉGUISÉE" ⚜ Etching with Aquatint ⚜ Hand Signed Lower Right ⚜ Numbered 23/50 ⚜ Conservation Frame SURREAL FIGURATION AND AUTOMATIC LINE Created in 1975, La ...

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1970s Surrealist Abstract Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Robert White "Modern Mythology" 2021 Oil with Anatomical Realism & Surreal Edge
Robert White "Modern Mythology" 2021 Oil with Anatomical Realism & Surreal Edge

Robert White "Modern Mythology" 2021 Oil with Anatomical Realism & Surreal Edge

By Robert Kenneth White

Located in Miami, FL

WHY COLLECT THIS WORK? ✓ Singular, surreal portrait merging figure and marine life ✓ Anatomical mastery paired with poetic visual storytelling ✓ High-impact composition suited for mo...

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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Cubist Artist Studio With Sewing Mannequins Spools Of Thread And Surreal Mirror
Cubist Artist Studio With Sewing Mannequins Spools Of Thread And Surreal Mirror

Cubist Artist Studio With Sewing Mannequins Spools Of Thread And Surreal Mirror

By Guy Nicod

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Above, bottles and cones of pigment stack like towers, and to the far right a circular mirror contains a surreal reflection: a stylised blonde figure holding a spindly tree, framed a...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gouache

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"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.

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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

Unavailable

H 27 in W 21 in D 0.1 in

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.

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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.

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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).

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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).

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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...

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

Untitled, ca.1939 Important Racial Painting by 1930s Radical American Surrealist
Untitled, ca.1939 Important Racial Painting by 1930s Radical American Surrealist

Untitled, ca.1939 Important Racial Painting by 1930s Radical American Surrealist

By Walter Quirt

Located in Seattle, WA

NOTES: Exceptionally rare painting circa late 1930s when Quirt begins to transition from “social surrealism” to an exploration of more explicitly surreal figuration and landscape tha...

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1930s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Portrait of a Woman
Portrait of a Woman

David SharpePortrait of a Woman, 1991

Unavailable

H 31 in W 22 in

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...

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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

Daria KustoABSTRACT ADVENTURE, 2025

Unavailable

H 16.54 in W 28.75 in D 0.4 in

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

David SharpePortrait of a Man, 1991

Unavailable

H 31 in W 22 in

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

Linda ClergetMountains of the White Tiger

Unavailable

H 39.38 in W 31.5 in D 0.4 in

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

Oksana TanasivMoney-Food, 2016

Unavailable

H 24 in W 36 in D 1.5 in

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 ...

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2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Epoxy Resin, Oil

Arc en Ciel
Arc en Ciel

Jean Michel FolonArc en Ciel, 1981

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H 34.25 in W 56 in D 1.25 in

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

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H 39 in W 29 in D 1 in

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, (...

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20th Century Surrealist 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, (...

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20th Century Surrealist Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Thinking Wanderer, Avery Palmer, Oil painting, pop surreal figure traveling
Thinking Wanderer, Avery Palmer, Oil painting, pop surreal figure traveling

Thinking Wanderer, Avery Palmer, Oil painting, pop surreal figure traveling

By Avery Palmer

Located in Dallas, TX

"Thinking Wanderer" by Avery Palmer is an oil painting on hardboard. It features a pop surreal figure traveling through landscape, and we acknowledge the long winding path behind him...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Driven, Avery Palmer, Oil painting, pop surreal figure and toy, outdoors setting
Driven, Avery Palmer, Oil painting, pop surreal figure and toy, outdoors setting

Driven, Avery Palmer, Oil painting, pop surreal figure and toy, outdoors setting

By Avery Palmer

Located in Dallas, TX

"Driven" by Avery Palmer is an oil painting on hardboard. It features a pop surreal figure driving a toy human head. Avery Palmer is known for his thoughtful pop surealist-style.

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Remnant of Chilhood, Avery Palmer, Oil painting, pop surreal figure as pink toy
Remnant of Chilhood, Avery Palmer, Oil painting, pop surreal figure as pink toy

Remnant of Chilhood, Avery Palmer, Oil painting, pop surreal figure as pink toy

By Avery Palmer

Located in Dallas, TX

"Remnant of Childhood" by Avery Palmer is an oil painting on hardboard. It features a pop surreal figure as a pink wind-up toy. Avery Palmer is known for his thoughtful pop surealist...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Woman in Yellow, Avery Palmer, Oil painting, pop surreal figure as toy, outdoors
Woman in Yellow, Avery Palmer, Oil painting, pop surreal figure as toy, outdoors

Woman in Yellow, Avery Palmer, Oil painting, pop surreal figure as toy, outdoors

By Avery Palmer

Located in Dallas, TX

"Woman in Yellow" by Avery Palmer is an oil painting on hardboard. It features a pop surreal figure in an outdoor landscape. Each Avery Palmer artwork comes mounted in a traditional ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Long Journey, Avery Palmer, Oil on board, pop surreal figure traveling on path
Long Journey, Avery Palmer, Oil on board, pop surreal figure traveling on path

Long Journey, Avery Palmer, Oil on board, pop surreal figure traveling on path

By Avery Palmer

Located in Dallas, TX

"Long Journey" by Avery Palmer is an oil painting on hardboard. It features a pop surreal figure traveling through landscape, and we acknowledge the long winding path behind him - ho...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Antique French Neoclassical Sevres School Parian Surreal Figural Grouping 19th C
Antique French Neoclassical Sevres School Parian Surreal Figural Grouping 19th C

Antique French Neoclassical Sevres School Parian Surreal Figural Grouping 19th C

Located in Big Flats, NY

A large antique French figural grouping in the manner of Sevres offers parian porcelain construction with surreal scene of figures, cherubs and birds, seated on pierced bronze base, ...

Category

Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Seated Figure
Seated Figure

Seated Figure

By Frederic Vangeerbergen

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Fantastic Surreal figure, unique.

Category

1980s Cubist Figurative Sculptures

Surreal Floral Portrait. Leaves and Flowers - Limited Edition
Surreal Floral Portrait. Leaves and Flowers - Limited Edition

Surreal Floral Portrait. Leaves and Flowers - Limited Edition

By Natasha Lelenco

Located in FISTERRA, ES

In this piece, Lelenco skillfully blends elements of nature and portraiture to create a surreal figure, where a face made of leaves, blossoms, and fruits emerges against a vibrant bl...

Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Prints

Materials

Metal

Enlarging Perspective - Surreal stretched male figure in bronze
Enlarging Perspective - Surreal stretched male figure in bronze

Enlarging Perspective - Surreal stretched male figure in bronze

By P. Roch Smith

Located in Bloomfield, ON

It’s a striking image—a man, standing—his legs impossibly long, his arms spread wide affording him, perhaps a new and bigger perspective. Is this the intention behind Toronto artist ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze, Steel

Joan Miro Inspired Mid-Century Tapestry Rug
Joan Miro Inspired Mid-Century Tapestry Rug

Joan Miro Inspired Mid-Century Tapestry Rug

Located in New York, NY

A charming and simple ivory field is the setting for the action, in which a highly surreal figure, which is suggestive of a human figure, stands and stares off, bedecked in motley co...

Category

20th Century Swedish Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

The Desired Moment. Surreal Ocean Landscape with Lone Female Figure, Framed
The Desired Moment. Surreal Ocean Landscape with Lone Female Figure, Framed

The Desired Moment. Surreal Ocean Landscape with Lone Female Figure, Framed

By René Monzón Relova “Pozas”

Located in Chicago, IL

The surreal landscape in "The Desired Moment" show the waves lapping onto the shore with a lone women staring out into the unknown. The soft waves and sand have us dreaming of the w...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel, Canvas

Choices  My Precarious Queendom - Surreal Black Figure Painting Blue Teal + Gold

Choices My Precarious Queendom - Surreal Black Figure Painting Blue Teal + Gold

By Abi Salami

Located in Gilroy, CA

'Choices' is one of the most recent paintings in the 'My Precarious Queendom' series of work by contemporary artist, Abi Salami. In the background, a looming sphere of gold leaf ri...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

The Unicorn Trader, Surreal Painting, Male Figure, Horse-Like Unicorns, Crystals
The Unicorn Trader, Surreal Painting, Male Figure, Horse-Like Unicorns, Crystals

The Unicorn Trader, Surreal Painting, Male Figure, Horse-Like Unicorns, Crystals

By Christopher Klein

Located in Chicago, IL

At first glance, the viewer is drawn in by the Tibetan monk who is displaying his beautiful horses. But with a closer look, we realize they are not horses at all but mystical unicor...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

The Perfect Evening - Original Oil Painting of Figure in a Surreal Landscape
The Perfect Evening - Original Oil Painting of Figure in a Surreal Landscape

The Perfect Evening - Original Oil Painting of Figure in a Surreal Landscape

By René Monzón Relova “Pozas”

Located in Chicago, IL

This original oil painting depicts a grass filled field populated with trees looking upon a mountain scene bathed in clouds and light. The artist often includes a narrative element ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Nails Shaped into a Surreal Bull Figure Andirons in Wrought Iron, Italy 1950
Nails Shaped into a Surreal Bull Figure Andirons in Wrought Iron, Italy 1950

Nails Shaped into a Surreal Bull Figure Andirons in Wrought Iron, Italy 1950

Located in Milan, IT

Beautifully crafted Nails shaped into a Surreal Bull figure andirons in wrought iron, Italy 1950s.

Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Andirons

Materials

Wrought Iron

"Birds" Julius Moessel, 1945
"Birds" Julius Moessel, 1945

"Birds" Julius Moessel, 1945

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H 44 in W 38 in D 3 in

"Birds" Julius Moessel, 1945

By Julius Moessel 1

Located in Solebury, PA

He garnered recognition for his decorative paintings of exotic birds and tropical animals, as well as for his imaginative surreal figural works. Several of his more whimsical piece...

Category

Mid-20th Century American Paintings

Materials

Paint

"Birth" - Surreal Pen and Ink Black and White Drawing of Female Nude Figure
"Birth" - Surreal Pen and Ink Black and White Drawing of Female Nude Figure

"Birth" - Surreal Pen and Ink Black and White Drawing of Female Nude Figure

By Katherine Filice

Located in Gilroy, CA

BIRTH (AWARD WINNER) • Selected as finalist in 2019 International Artist Grand Prize Competition Art Revolution Taipei April * Top 10 Outstanding Works 2018 Asia Contemporary Art Fai...

Category

2010s Surrealist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Ballpoint Pen

The Trust, Surreal Landscape of the Sea with Lone Figure, Oil on Panel, Framed
The Trust, Surreal Landscape of the Sea with Lone Figure, Oil on Panel, Framed

The Trust, Surreal Landscape of the Sea with Lone Figure, Oil on Panel, Framed

By René Monzón Relova “Pozas”

Located in Chicago, IL

Here the artist has brought his signature "hidden" figure into the forefront of the painting entitled "The Trust". She sits alone contemplating the crashing waves all around her. T...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Panel

The Awakening - Surreal Landscape of a Lone Figure and the Sea, Oil on Canvas

The Awakening - Surreal Landscape of a Lone Figure and the Sea, Oil on Canvas

By René Monzón Relova “Pozas”

Located in Chicago, IL

This surrealistic landscape of a lone figure staring out into the sea as waves crash along a rocky shoreline is a place in the mind of the artist Pozas. From his native country of C...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Cliff's Edge Surreal Hawaiian Landscape
Cliff's Edge Surreal Hawaiian Landscape

Cliff's Edge Surreal Hawaiian Landscape

By Marguerite Blasingame

Located in Soquel, CA

Symbolic and surreal landscape with figure and sailboat by Marguerite Louis Blasingame (American; 1906-1947), circa 1940-45.

Category

1940s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Anubis Reimagined: Abstract Figurative Painting, Mythological & Surreal Themes
Anubis Reimagined: Abstract Figurative Painting, Mythological & Surreal Themes

Anubis Reimagined: Abstract Figurative Painting, Mythological & Surreal Themes

By Michele Mikesell

Located in Dallas, TX

Titled "Anubis Reimagined", this piece embodies an evocative exploration of mythological and surreal themes. The central figure, elongated and adorned with a crown-like element, exud...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Oil

1970s Modernist Swiss Colorful Surrealism Signed Dada Lithograph Andre Thomkins
1970s Modernist Swiss Colorful Surrealism Signed Dada Lithograph Andre Thomkins

1970s Modernist Swiss Colorful Surrealism Signed Dada Lithograph Andre Thomkins

By André Thomkins

Located in Surfside, FL

This one is titled "Walk in a Broken Lake" and depicts a surreal figure of a robed woman walking in an abstract landscape in yellow, green, red and blue with a Salvador Dali esque qu...

Category

1970s Surrealist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

1970s Modernist Swiss Colorful Surrealism Signed Dada Lithograph Andre Thomkins
1970s Modernist Swiss Colorful Surrealism Signed Dada Lithograph Andre Thomkins

1970s Modernist Swiss Colorful Surrealism Signed Dada Lithograph Andre Thomkins

By André Thomkins

Located in Surfside, FL

This one is titled "What do you and I and she sea... sieh" and depicts a surreal figure of a robed woman walking in an abstract landscape by a lake in yellow, green, red and blue wit...

Category

1970s Surrealist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

"Hidden Fairy" Oil Painting

"Hidden Fairy" Oil Painting

By Matteo Di Ventra

Located in Denver, CO

Matteo Di Ventra's (US based) "Hidden Fairy" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a surreal nude figure with butterfly wings

Category

2010s Surrealist Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

"Emerged Fairy" Oil Painting

"Emerged Fairy" Oil Painting

By Matteo Di Ventra

Located in Denver, CO

Matteo Di Ventra's (US based) "Emerged Fairy" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a surreal nude figure with butterfly wings

Category

2010s Surrealist Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Manner of Gustave de Smet (1877-1943) - 20th Century Oil, Nude in Moonlight
Manner of Gustave de Smet (1877-1943) - 20th Century Oil, Nude in Moonlight

Manner of Gustave de Smet (1877-1943) - 20th Century Oil, Nude in Moonlight

Located in Corsham, GB

The composition employs bold colours and simplified shapes, creating a dreamlike atmosphere that blends the figure with its surreal surroundings. Unsigned. Presented in a gilt frame.

Category

20th Century Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil

Verre eglomise painting
Verre eglomise painting

Verre eglomise painting

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H 39 in W 30 in

Verre eglomise painting

Located in New York, NY

A rectangular verre eglomise painting depicting a female figure in a surreal architectural setting depicted en grisaille with yellow butterfly accents.

Category

Vintage 1940s French Paintings

The Chairs

The Chairs

By Reine Paradis

Located in Bozeman, MT

Reine Paradis constructs narrative photographs staging herself as the central figure in a surreal landscape. Paradis is dressed in orange in her images and is shown interacting in co...

Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

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