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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.

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Style: Surrealist
Courtside Blooms, Knicks - Floral Sports Inspired Still Life Mixed Media Collage
Courtside Blooms, Knicks - Floral Sports Inspired Still Life Mixed Media Collage

Courtside Blooms, Knicks - Floral Sports Inspired Still Life Mixed Media Collage

By Maria C. Bernhardsson

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Maria C. Bernhardsson is a colorful artist who lives and paints in Sweden. Most of her works are influenced by the architecture and geometry of houses. Bernhardsson travels the world...

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2010s Surrealist Paintings

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media

I'm okay
I'm okay

I'm okay

Located in Zofingen, AG

Sometimes, fear and a sense of security, tension and calm, the desire to hide and the desire to stay in the open all exist within me at the same time. They aren’t necessarily contrad...

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2010s Surrealist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Surreal Anthropomorphic Interior, Dalí Circle Cadaqués Spanish Oil Painting art
Surreal Anthropomorphic Interior, Dalí Circle Cadaqués Spanish Oil Painting art

Surreal Anthropomorphic Interior, Dalí Circle Cadaqués Spanish Oil Painting art

By Antoni Pitxot

Located in Sitges, Barcelona

Surreal Anthropomorphic Interior, Dalí Circle Cadaqués Spanish Oil Painting Artist: Antoni Pitxot Technique: Oil on cardboard Date: 1996 Signature: Signed “Pitxot 96” lower left Ins...

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1990s Surrealist Paintings

Materials

Oil

Believe - 21st Century, Contemporary, Surrealism, African Nature, Fashion
Believe - 21st Century, Contemporary, Surrealism, African Nature, Fashion

Believe - 21st Century, Contemporary, Surrealism, African Nature, Fashion

By Akanji Bolaji

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

Believe is a moving meditation on hope, self-worth, and the courage to look past our limits. Standing on a bed of clouds, the figure wears an oversized blue coat and giant red boots,...

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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Harvest is Ready - 21st Century, Contemporary, Surrealism, African Nature, Child

Harvest is Ready - 21st Century, Contemporary, Surrealism, African Nature, Child

By Akanji Bolaji

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. Akanji Bolaji (b...

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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Waiting Portrait Surrealism Original oil Painting
Waiting Portrait Surrealism Original oil Painting

Waiting Portrait Surrealism Original oil Painting

By Ashot Yan

Located in Granada Hills, CA

Figurative Surrealism Original Painting Artist: Ashot Yan Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Oil on Linen, Year: 2023 Style: Portrait Surrealism, T...

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2010s Surrealist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

House on a Hill 2 - Abstract Colorful Architectural Landscape Painting on Canvas
House on a Hill 2 - Abstract Colorful Architectural Landscape Painting on Canvas

House on a Hill 2 - Abstract Colorful Architectural Landscape Painting on Canvas

By Maria C. Bernhardsson

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Maria C Bernhardsson's original artworks are influenced by the architecture and geometry of houses. Born in Sweden, Bernhardsson travels the world photographing and sketching houses ...

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2010s Surrealist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Portrait of Woman, Figurative Surrealism Original oil Painting
Portrait of Woman, Figurative Surrealism Original oil Painting

Portrait of Woman, Figurative Surrealism Original oil Painting

By Ashot Yan

Located in Granada Hills, CA

Figurative Surrealism Original Painting Artist: Ashot Yan Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Oil on Linen, Year: 2023 Style: Surrealism, Title: Sti...

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2010s Surrealist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Echoes of Hope - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Fabric, African
Echoes of Hope - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Fabric, African

Echoes of Hope - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Fabric, African

By Agwunwa Theophilus

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

Hope often speaks in quiet ways—through resilience, through healing, and through the strength to keep looking forward. In this piece, layered fragments of color and texture come toge...

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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Paintings

Materials

Fabric, Canvas

Star-Crossed, Oil Painting
Star-Crossed, Oil Painting

Star-Crossed, Oil Painting

By Keith Thomson

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Two astronauts sit across from each other, the table between them barely separating their bodies as they lean in close. It was a first date, and they had a wond...

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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Paintings

Materials

Oil

Stallion and a Unicorn -21st Century, Contemporary, Abstract, African, Horse
Stallion and a Unicorn -21st Century, Contemporary, Abstract, African, Horse

Stallion and a Unicorn -21st Century, Contemporary, Abstract, African, Horse

By Akanji Bolaji

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

A Stallion and a Unicorn explores the duality of action and aspiration, grounding us in the tension between lived reality and imagined possibility. The stallion embodies patriotism r...

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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Walking Creature: Contemporary Surreal Figurative Abstract, 2005
Walking Creature: Contemporary Surreal Figurative Abstract, 2005

Walking Creature: Contemporary Surreal Figurative Abstract, 2005

By Michael William Eggleston

Located in Soquel, CA

Walking Creature, Contemporary Surreal Figurative Abstract by Michael William Eggleston Bold and imaginative contemporary figurative abstract by San Francisco artist Michael William...

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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Surrealist Mineral Landscape Spanish Catalan Oil Canvas Painting Dalí Circle art
Surrealist Mineral Landscape Spanish Catalan Oil Canvas Painting Dalí Circle art

Surrealist Mineral Landscape Spanish Catalan Oil Canvas Painting Dalí Circle art

By Antoni Pitxot

Located in Sitges, Barcelona

Dalí Circle Surrealist Mineral Landscape, Spanish Catalan Oil Painting Artist: Antoni Pitxot Soler / Antoni Pichot Soler (Figueres, 1934 – 2015) Title: Surrealist Mineral Landscape Date: 1985 Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 50 × 61 cm / 19.7 × 24 in Framing: Unframed Signature: Signed and dated lower right Condition: Very good overall condition. Stable canvas and paint layer. Rich surface texture, visible impasto and original brushwork. Description Powerful surrealist oil painting by Antoni Pitxot Soler, one of the most important Catalan artists connected to Salvador Dalí’s inner circle and a key figure in the visual universe of Cadaqués and Figueres. Painted in 1985, this work belongs to Pitxot’s mature period and presents one of his most recognizable subjects: a dreamlike mineral landscape built from stones, fragments, shells, fossil-like forms and metamorphic shapes. The composition seems suspended between landscape, archaeology and hallucination, where inert matter becomes almost alive. The painting is especially strong visually. The lower section is constructed through a dense accumulation of sculptural forms, painted with thick, expressive brushwork and a refined chromatic range of blues, ochres, pinks, whites, greys and earthy tones. Above them, a floating organic form...

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1980s Surrealist Paintings

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Oil

In Spite of it All (Window, Skyscape, Warm, Dreamy, ~29% OFF)
In Spite of it All (Window, Skyscape, Warm, Dreamy, ~29% OFF)

In Spite of it All (Window, Skyscape, Warm, Dreamy, ~29% OFF)

By Annieo Klaas

Located in Kansas City, MO

Annieo Klaas In Spite of it All 2024 Oil on Canvas 84 x 48 inches (213.36 x 121.92 cm) Signed lower right COA provided *On stretcher frame - gallery wrapped - ready to hang Annieo ...

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2010s Surrealist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars

Flower Pot 4 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Abstract, Still Life, Nature, Floral

Flower Pot 4 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Abstract, Still Life, Nature, Floral

By Akanji Bolaji

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. About Artist Aka...

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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Newcomer, Portrait Surrealism Original oil Painting
Newcomer, Portrait Surrealism Original oil Painting

Newcomer, Portrait Surrealism Original oil Painting

By Ashot Yan

Located in Granada Hills, CA

Portrait Surrealism Original Painting Artist: Ashot Yan Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Oil on Linen, Year: 2019 Style: Portrait Surrealism, Tit...

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2010s Surrealist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Large, Unique Abstract Surrealist Oil Painting in the Chicago Imagist Tradition
Large, Unique Abstract Surrealist Oil Painting in the Chicago Imagist Tradition

Large, Unique Abstract Surrealist Oil Painting in the Chicago Imagist Tradition

Located in Chicago, IL

A Unique, Unusual and Striking Abstract Surrealist Painting Completed in the Chicago Imagist Tradition by Notable Artist, Stanley Dean Edwards (Am. Born 1941). Titled "The Last Living Face in Pompeii", the painting is oil and acrylic on canvas presented in its original frame. The artwork shows a unique synthesis of Post-War Surrealist influences, including the avant-garde Italian artist Enrico Baj and the vibrant palette of the Chicago Imagist school, namely Ed Paschke and his contemporaries. The collage-like references in the composition recall the artwork of sculptor H.C. Westermann and others experimenting with assemblage, found objects and the integration of inanimate objects. Artwork size: 38 1/2 x 32 inches; Framed size: 39 1/4 x 33 1/4 inches. Signed "Edwards", lower right; signed, titled and dated on reverse. Provenance: The Artist; Private Collection, Chicago, IL (circa 2010). Born 1941 in Joliet, Illinois, Stanley Dean Edwards moved to Chicago early in life to pursue his life as an artist. His mother was a Chicago public school teacher, and his father was a Methodist minister. He studied painting and design at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC), receiving a BFA in 1967. While at SAIC, Edwards was influenced by Vera Berdich's printmaking classes and Daniel Massen's design classes. After a brief stay in New York (1967-1970), where he was profoundly shaken by urban rioting and general upheaval of this time, Edwards returned to Chicago and later set up a studio in the Pilsen Neighborhood. Edwards is primarily a figurative painter whose work is informed by both Surrealism and Constructivism. Early hard-edge paintings from the mid-1960's feature a series of screaming babies set in brightly colored environments. These works offer religious suggestions, as the infants are paired with ecclesiastical figures presented atop an altar. Other protagonists of his series include dogs and faceless men. (1) In the early 1960's, Stan Edwards was part of a diverse group of artists that included George Kokines, Ray Siemanowski, Michael Hurson and Peter Holbrook among others. These artists and Edwards were part of that decade's vanguard and their work was included in an exhibition titled, "Twelve Chicago Artists" at the Walker Art Center. The curator was Jan Van der Marck. Edwards called his paintings of babies, dogs and erotic torsos from that period "image painting" because they were taken not from the model stand but cast off photo images. One painting from this period, Infant in Altar IV, is a 60" x 60" an oil and acrylic painting and was loaned by the National Museum of American Art at the Smithsonian to the Museum of Contemporary Art for its fifty year retrospective titled, "Art in Chicago, 1945 to 1995." The painting is part of the Martha Jackson memorial collection at the National Museum of American Art. (2.) Recent paintings, which Edwards calls "Icons for a New Era: Assembled Art Imagery," feature iconic images composed of items from popular culture; witty titles often allude to the materials from which they were made. The found objects, vibrant colors, and slick presentations of his works indicate their relationship to and a continuation of Pop art. Both humorous and sinister, Edwards' paintings reflect the psychological uneasiness associated with the close of the twentieth century. (3.) One painting of this series titled Surveyor is a 66" x 60" oil and acrylic painting and appears in the book Humor in Art by Nicholas Roukes, published by Davis Inc. The book is widely used as a text for art and design projects. (4.) In October of 2002 Edwards presented a retrospective exhibition of his work at the Illinois Institute of Art where he taught art and design in the foundation program. His lecture and exhibition were presented as part of "Chicago Artist's Month" sponsored by the Department of Cultural Affairs for the City of Chicago. In 2004 Edwards completed a major commission for the new Veterans' Administration building in Chicago. The commission centered on patriotic themes and one large 6 and 1/2' x 10' painting is dedicated to prisoners of war. Five others are 48" x 48" and depict the military branch seals, and four paintings 32" x 32" are based on 19th century patriotic engravings. Stan Edwards, who retired from the Illinois Institute of Art in 2009, lives and works in Chicago, Illinois. Sources: (2. & 4.) Press release (1. & 3.) "Art in Chicago 1945 1995, MCA.) COLLECTIONS: Selected corporate & institutional collections National Museum of American Art/Smithsonian Corcoran Gallery of Art Ceco Corporation Crain Communications Thrall Railcar Company American Hospital Association Plyzynski & Associates, Inc. NYC North American Jet Corporation Ball State University Illinois Institute of Art at Chicago State University of New York Harris Bank & Trust Dallas Theater Center Electronic Media Magazine Johnson Controls Central National Bank of Cleveland Associates Commercial Corporation Corporate Art Source Veterans' Administration Commission, Chicago, 2004 Ten site specific paintings Siemens Corporation COLLECTIONS: Selected private collections Walter & Dawn Clark Netsch Beatrice "Buddy" Mayer Douglas Ross Larry Aronson Marc & Ilana Platt Phil & Joan Krone Craig & Janet Duchossois Sally Fairweather Shirley Hardin Brian Boyer Pritzker collection James Speyer collection Michael Greany Ed & Lindy Bergman Collection Leigh Block Collection Professor Harold Platt Professors Lew Erenberg & Susan Hirsch Dr. David Gross Professor Mihaly Csiksentmihalyi Dr. Paula Young Dr. & Mrs. Imre Hidvegi EXHIBITIONS: Selected exhibitions Biennial Drawing Exhibition, Art Institute of Chicago, 1962 Momentum II, Lexington Hall, University of Chicago, 1964 The Sunken City Rises, Hermann Hall, Illinois Institute of Technology,1964 Eye on Chicago, Hermann Hall, Illinois Institute of Technology, 1964 29th Corcoran Biennial, 1965, Washington, D.C. Inaugural exhibition, Fairweather-Hardin, 1965 Society for Contemporary Art, Art Institute of Chicago, 1965 12 Chicago Painters...

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1990s Surrealist Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic, Oil

Texas In Fuschia - Vibrant Architectural Colorful Landscape Mixed Media Collage
Texas In Fuschia - Vibrant Architectural Colorful Landscape Mixed Media Collage

Texas In Fuschia - Vibrant Architectural Colorful Landscape Mixed Media Collage

By Maria C. Bernhardsson

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Maria C. Bernhardsson is a colorful artist who lives and paints in Sweden. Most of her works are influenced by the architecture and geometry of houses. Bernhardsson travels the world...

Category

2010s Surrealist Paintings

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media

Let's Move In Together - Abstract Color Drenched Architecture Painting on Canvas
Let's Move In Together - Abstract Color Drenched Architecture Painting on Canvas

Let's Move In Together - Abstract Color Drenched Architecture Painting on Canvas

By Maria C. Bernhardsson

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Maria C Bernhardsson's original artworks are influenced by the architecture and geometry of houses. Born in Sweden, Bernhardsson travels the world photographing and sketching houses ...

Category

2010s Surrealist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media

Mid-century Theatrical Surrealist Signed Painting
Mid-century Theatrical Surrealist Signed Painting

Mid-century Theatrical Surrealist Signed Painting

Located in San Francisco, CA

On offer is a striking mid-century theatrical surrealist work by the Chilean artist Fabio Lemus, who was active during the mid-20th century. STYLE: Lemus was noted for his whimsical...

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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

Saturn Over Titan Tower, UT, by Astronomical Artist Joe Bergeron
Saturn Over Titan Tower, UT, by Astronomical Artist Joe Bergeron

Saturn Over Titan Tower, UT, by Astronomical Artist Joe Bergeron

Located in New York, NY

Joe Bergeron (American) Saturn From Titan, 1980 Oil on canvas Framed: 40 x 30 x 1 1/2 in. Signed lower right: Bergeron 80 Inscribed verso Joe Bergeron grew up in the twin hamlets of Endicott and Endwell in upstate New York. As a boy he taught himself the constellations using a cardboard star wheel, watching in awe as stars he had never before identified rose according to prediction. Later he began a more thorough examination of the heavens using various small telescopes. A devoted hiker, Joe prowled his surroundings at all hours of the day and night, often discovering semi-abandoned sites of human activity which his imagination invested with the mystery of ancient ruins. Joe was known as a "class artist" in high school, mostly by virtue of superhero drawings done in ballpoint pen. His early efforts at painting were clumsy at best and disastrous at worst, leading him to be intimidated by the brush. Finally, called upon to produce planetarium shows during a summer job, Joe taught himself to paint so he could create visuals for the shows. Soon he was selling paintings and drawings at science fiction art...

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1980s Surrealist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Quietude From Turmoil - Original Colorful Mixed Media Surrealist Landscape Art
Quietude From Turmoil - Original Colorful Mixed Media Surrealist Landscape Art

Quietude From Turmoil - Original Colorful Mixed Media Surrealist Landscape Art

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Robert Lebsack creates artworks using mixed media with ink, acrylic, and charcoal on archival copies of newspapers, textbooks, and sheet music. As a visionary artist, Lebsack weaves ...

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2010s Surrealist Paintings

Materials

Paper, Charcoal, Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel

Sacrament
Sacrament

Sacrament

Located in Zofingen, AG

Wholeness arises when the parts of the inner world stop fighting for the right to be the only one, come to an agreement, and act in unison, supporting one another. It does not try to...

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2010s Surrealist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Resistance of the earth
Resistance of the earth

Resistance of the earth

By Tetiana Borys

Located in Zofingen, AG

This painting belongs to the series of paintings "Blue." Long before 2022, a process of spiritual transformation took place in my life, in particular, a rethinking of the feminine pr...

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2010s Surrealist Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Archival Paper

Alegoría al Fútbol club Barcelona - Óleo sobre tela
Alegoría al Fútbol club Barcelona - Óleo sobre tela

Alegoría al Fútbol club Barcelona - Óleo sobre tela

Located in Sant Celoni, ES

La obra va firmada en la parte inferior y fechada del año 1981 Se presenta enmarcada (leves signos de uso en la enmarcación) Medidas de la obra: 92 x 73 cm. Medidas del marco: 103...

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1980s Surrealist Paintings

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Oil

Surrealist Large Painting Royal College of Art LGBTQ+ Female Birds of Prey
Surrealist Large Painting Royal College of Art LGBTQ+ Female Birds of Prey

Surrealist Large Painting Royal College of Art LGBTQ+ Female Birds of Prey

By Isabel Rock

Located in Norfolk, GB

Isabel Rock is a creator of contemporary fairy tales. A graduate of the Royal College of Art in London, her work is an explosion of strange occurrences while a surreal narrative take...

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2010s Surrealist Paintings

Materials

Paint, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Archival Paper, Pen

Queen of the Chanterelles - Surrealist Figurative in Acrylic on Canvas
Queen of the Chanterelles - Surrealist Figurative in Acrylic on Canvas

Queen of the Chanterelles - Surrealist Figurative in Acrylic on Canvas

Located in Soquel, CA

Queen of the Chanterelles - Surrealist Figurative in Acrylic on Canvas Bright, fantastical composition by TEMBO (20th Century). A woman is depicted in profile, head slightly tilted ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Desert Goddess / - Transcendental Realism -
Desert Goddess / - Transcendental Realism -

Desert Goddess / - Transcendental Realism -

Located in Berlin, DE

Karin Hauke, Desert Goddess, 1976. Oil on wood, 70 x 50 cm (image size), 73 cm x 53 cm (frame), signed “K. HAUKE” lower right and dated “[19]76.” - Small flaking in the lower area, o...

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1970s Surrealist Paintings

Materials

Oil

The Touch

The Touch

By Paul Pretzer

Located in New York, NY

A shaggy dog's head sits on top of a formal Elizabethan-style outfit in this oil on wood painting by Paul Pretzer: black latex-like robes, a stiff white ruff collar, and glossy pink ...

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2010s Surrealist Paintings

Materials

Wood, Oil

Pippin Bumble's Favorite Time of Day, Oil Painting
Pippin Bumble's Favorite Time of Day, Oil Painting

Pippin Bumble's Favorite Time of Day, Oil Painting

By Diane Flick

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A robot elephant balances an heirloom tomato and a pot of daisy flower on its head. This is artist Diane Flick's first painting using AI-generated reference p...

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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Paintings

Materials

Oil

Art Brut Surrealist figurative abstract Philadelphia Artist
Art Brut Surrealist figurative abstract Philadelphia Artist

Art Brut Surrealist figurative abstract Philadelphia Artist

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

Jesse Soifer (1932-2013). Untitled #06, 1969. Ink on paper, sheet measures 12 x 18 inches. Unsigned. Estate stamp on verso sheet with assignation number. Early Life and Recognit...

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1960s Surrealist Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink

"Extensive Park in Springtime", Surrealist Landscape, Collage, Acrylic Painting
"Extensive Park in Springtime", Surrealist Landscape, Collage, Acrylic Painting

"Extensive Park in Springtime", Surrealist Landscape, Collage, Acrylic Painting

By John Baker

Located in Franklin, MA

John Baker's "Extensive Park in Springtime" is an acrylic painting on canvas with collage 20 x 16 inches in saturated light and mid-range greens and tans with pale pink accents. The ...

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2010s Surrealist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

The Mysteries of Life, Surrealist, Outsider Art Oil Painting
The Mysteries of Life, Surrealist, Outsider Art Oil Painting

The Mysteries of Life, Surrealist, Outsider Art Oil Painting

Located in Grand Rapids, MI

Jaro Hess (Czech/American, 1889-1979) Signed: Jaro Hess '66 (Lower, Right) " The Mysteries of Life ", 1966 (titled by provenance) Oil on Canvas laid on Masonite 18" x 26" Housed...

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1960s Surrealist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Masonite, Oil

Swaying, Oil Painting
Swaying, Oil Painting

Swaying, Oil Painting

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Benjamin Xu presents a striking, minimalist exploration of architectural form and organic movement. A stark grey building frames a lone, slender tree, cr...

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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Paintings

Materials

Oil

Intriguing Surrealist Painting of Downtown Chicago by James Mesplé
Intriguing Surrealist Painting of Downtown Chicago by James Mesplé

Intriguing Surrealist Painting of Downtown Chicago by James Mesplé

Located in Chicago, IL

An Intriguing 1991 Surrealist painting of downtown Chicago by artist James Mesplé. Oil and tempera on panel. Signed and dated "James Mesplé 1991", lower right; titled on label on ...

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1990s Surrealist Paintings

Materials

Oil, Tempera, Panel

Immigrant Experience - 21st Century, Contemporary, Abstract, African, Landscape
Immigrant Experience - 21st Century, Contemporary, Abstract, African, Landscape

Immigrant Experience - 21st Century, Contemporary, Abstract, African, Landscape

By Akanji Bolaji

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

At first glance, The Immigrant Experience presents a simple paper boat. Yet within its fragile form lies the weight of a nation’s story. Set adrift on turbulent waves, the boat evoke...

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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

The Memory of Flowers
The Memory of Flowers

The Memory of Flowers

Located in Zofingen, AG

Some feelings never fade away. They simply change form. One day, melancholy ceases to be a burden and transforms into a blossoming—quiet, almost imperceptible. Then memory no longer ...

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2010s Surrealist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Another Form
Another Form

Another Form

Located in Zofingen, AG

A mythical creature emerges as a new form of consciousness, born after numerous internal transformations. The human, the animal, and the celestial merge into a single image, where ev...

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2010s Surrealist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Anticipation
Anticipation

Anticipation

Located in Zofingen, AG

"Summer air. Thick and still, the flowers almost burn with their gaze. Something is approaching, but it doesn’t have a name yet. In this anticipation, there is both a pull and a sens...

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2010s Surrealist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

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