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Surrealist Black and White Photography

SURREALIST STYLE

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
"Pygmalion and Galatea" Photography 16" x 16" in Edition of 24 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Pygmalion and Galatea" Photography 16" x 16" in Edition of 24 by Olha Stepanian Printed on Epson Professional Paper Signed and numbered by the artist Not framed. Ships in a tube....
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Black and White Photography

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"Miss Ada" Black & White Photography 31" x 31" in Edition 1/7 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Miss Ada" Black & White Photography 31" x 31" in Edition 1/7 by Olha Stepanian Printed on Epson Professional Paper Signed and numbered by the artist Not framed. Ships in a tube. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Black and White Photography

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"Pygmalion and Galatea" Photography 31" x 31" in Edition of 7 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Pygmalion and Galatea" Photography 31" x 31" in Edition of 7 by Olha Stepanian Printed on Epson Professional Paper Signed and numbered by the artist Not framed. Ships in a tube. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Black and White Photography

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Man Ray, Composition, Man Ray, Electa Editrice Portfolios (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Héliogravure on vélin paper. Inscription: unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Man Ray, Electa Editrice Portfolios, 1980. Published and printed ...
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1980s Surrealist Black and White Photography

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Man Ray, Composition, Man Ray, Electa Editrice Portfolios (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Héliogravure on vélin paper. Inscription: unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Man Ray, Electa Editrice Portfolios, 1980. Published and printed ...
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1980s Surrealist Black and White Photography

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Reaching for the stars - Black and white surrealist photography, Edition of 20
Located in London, GB
A quiet interplay of light, shadow, and form, 'Reaching for the stars' captures a fleeting, dreamlike moment in surrealist composition. The softly illuminated hand reaches toward blu...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Black and White Photography

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Giclée

Man Ray, Composition, Man Ray, Electa Editrice Portfolios (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Héliogravure on vélin paper. Inscription: unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Man Ray, Electa Editrice Portfolios, 1980. Published and printed ...
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1980s Surrealist Black and White Photography

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Man Ray, Composition, Man Ray, Electa Editrice Portfolios (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Héliogravure on vélin paper. Inscription: unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Man Ray, Electa Editrice Portfolios, 1980. Published and printed ...
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1980s Surrealist Black and White Photography

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Man Ray, Composition, Man Ray, Electa Editrice Portfolios (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Héliogravure on vélin paper. Inscription: unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Man Ray, Electa Editrice Portfolios, 1980. Published and printed ...
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1980s Surrealist Black and White Photography

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"Pygmalion and Galatea" Photography 16" x 16" in Edition of 24 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Pygmalion and Galatea" Photography 16" x 16" in Edition of 24 by Olha Stepanian Printed on Epson Professional Paper Signed and numbered by the artist Not framed. Ships in a tube....
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Black and White Photography

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"Mirrors" Black & White Photography 39" x 39" inch Edition 1/3 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Mirrors" Black & White Photography 39" x 39" inch Edition 1/3 by Olha Stepanian Printed on Epson Professional Paper Signed and numbered by the artist Not framed. Ships in a tube....
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"Real 2" Black & White Photography 39" x 39" in Edition 1/3 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Real 2" Black & White Photography 39" x 39" in Edition 1/3 by Olha Stepanian Printed on Epson Professional Paper Signed and numbered by the artist Not framed. Ships in a tube. ...
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"Miss Ada" Black & White Photography 31" x 31" in Edition 1/7 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Miss Ada" Black & White Photography 31" x 31" in Edition 1/7 by Olha Stepanian Printed on Epson Professional Paper Signed and numbered by the artist Not framed. Ships in a tube. ...
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In Voluptate Mors, Salvador Dali's portrait, 1951
Located in PARIS, FR
Philippe Halsman (1906-1979) In Voluptate Mors, portrait of Salvador Dali, 1951 Silver print, 1981 Stamp "Halsman/Dali copyright Philippe Halsman © 81", numbered 66/250 Dimensions of the work : 31 x 25,7 cm Dimensions of the frame : 50 x 40 cm Born in Riga in 1906, Philippe Halsman moved to Paris in the 1930s, where he set up as a photographer in the Montparnasse district. He produced portraits of artists and intellectuals of the day, including Le Corbusier, André Malraux and André Gide. In the 1930s, Philippe Halsman exhibited at the avant-garde Galerie de la Pléiade...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

No.119 - black and white surreal double exp. photography, limited edition of 15
Located in London, GB
No.119 captures a phantom ascent in the desert, blending surrealism with the raw textures of nature. Created using double exposure on 4x5 large format film, this haunting black-and-w...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Black and White Photography

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Photographic Film, Giclée

"Moon Birth" Photography 16" x 16" in Edition of 24 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Moon Birth" Photography 16" x 16" in Edition of 24 by Olha Stepanian Printed on Epson Professional Paper Signed and numbered by the artist Not framed. Ships in a tube. Availabl...
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Untitled (Hand with Thimble Ring)
Located in Denton, TX
Untitled (Black Hand with Thimble Ring), 2003 by Chema Madoz Toned gelatin silver print, 13 1/4 x 9 7/8 in. Signed, dated and inscribed by Chema Madoz Ch...
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Early 2000s Surrealist Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

"Pygmalion and Galatea" Photography 24" x 24" in Edition of 15 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Pygmalion and Galatea" Photography 24" x 24" in Edition of 15 by Olha Stepanian Printed on Epson Professional Paper Signed and numbered by the artist Not framed. Ships in a tube....
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Man Ray, Composition, Man Ray, Electa Editrice Portfolios (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Héliogravure on vélin paper. Inscription: unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Man Ray, Electa Editrice Portfolios, 1980. Published and printed ...
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1980s Surrealist Black and White Photography

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Lithograph

"Man 's World" Photography 27.5" x 20" inch Edition 2/15 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Man 's World" Photography 27.5" x 20" inch Edition 2/15 by Olha Stepanian Printed on Epson Professional Paper Signed and numbered by the artist Not framed. Ships in a tube. Ol...
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Yann Le Gac
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Jack Mitchell (September 13, 1925 – November 7, 2013) was an American photographer. He photographed American artists, dancers, film and theatre performers, musicians and writers.[1] His portraiture, lighting skill, and ability to capture dancers in what he termed "moving stills" made him one of the most important dance photographers of the 20th century. He photographed the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater for three decades, producing a body of work that includes over ten thousand images. He was the official photographer of the American Ballet Theatre for a decade and also photographed dancers for other top ballet companies in the US and Canada. His work appeared in major newspapers and on the cover of major magazines, including over 160 covers of Dance Magazine. Arts Magazine called him the first photographer to treat creative individuals as characters outside of their works. Smithsonian called him the benchmark by which other dance photographers assessed their own work. Early life Mitchell was born in Key West in 1925, and he was raised there and in New Smyrna Beach, Florida, where his family moved in 1931.[2][3] His father worked for the railroad.[2] He became interested in photography, and when he was twelve his parents bought him a Kodak Baby Brownie for $54.[2][3][4] Career By age 15 he had met Florida's licensing standards to obtain a press pass, by age 16 he was working as a commercial photographer,[1][5] and his first published photograph was of Veronica Lake, who was visiting Florida while on a war bonds tour.[2] Mitchell was an Army photographer during World War II, working in Italy.[2] In 1946, after returning home from the army, he set up his first studio in New Smyrna Beach.[1] In 1949, when he was 24, at the invitation of Ted Shawn, he visited Jacob's Pillow Dance and became interested in dance photography, which became a specialty.[2][5] He moved his studio to New York City in 1950.[6] He was the American Ballet Theatre's official photographer.[2] Starting in the 1961 he spent decades photographing the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, producing over 10,000 images of the company;[2][5] Ailey's biographer Jennifer Dunning credited Mitchell's work for "help[ing] to sell the company early on".[5] Mitchell also photographed dancers of the Boston Ballet, Les Grands Ballets Canadiens, Pennsylvania Ballet, Houston Ballet, and San Francisco Ballet.[6] Mitchell shot over 160 covers for Dance Magazine;[2] his 168th cover was published in July 2003.[4] His term for what he was attempting to capture with dance photography was "moving stills."[5] He was known as a lighting expert.[2][5] Mitchell also photographed other artists, entertainers, musicians, and writers, including John Lennon and Yoko Ono just a month before Lennon was murdered.[2] Other subjects included Leonard Bernstein, David Byrne, Truman Capote, Anthony Quinn, Jack Nicholson, Patti LuPone, Keith Haring, Neil Simon, Angela Lansbury, Twyla Tharp, Ned Rorem, Leontyne Price, Alfred Hitchcock, Spalding Gray, Ann Reinking, Andy Warhol, and Natalie Wood.[2] He spent a decade photographing Gloria Swanson.[5] His work appeared in The New York Times, Elle, Harper's Bazaar, Life, Newsweek, People, Rolling Stone, Time, Vanity Fair and Vogue, among others.[2][4][6] Mitchell was the subject of a 2006 documentary, My Life is Black and White, directed by Craig Highberger.[2] His books include Icons & Idols (1998), for which Edward Albee wrote the foreword,[2][4] and a book of his Alvin Ailey photography...
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1970s Surrealist Black and White Photography

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"Matrix" Black & White Photography 16" x 16" in Edition 3/24 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Matrix" Black & White Photography 16" x 16" in Edition 3/24 by Olha Stepanian Printed on Epson Professional Paper Signed and numbered by the artist Not framed. Ships in a tube. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Black and White Photography

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Man Ray, Composition, Man Ray, Electa Editrice Portfolios (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Héliogravure on vélin paper. Inscription: unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Man Ray, Electa Editrice Portfolios, 1980. Published and printed ...
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1980s Surrealist Black and White Photography

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Lithograph

Hollywood : Mr and Mrs Woodman - Original Handsigned Gelatin Silver Print
Located in Paris, IDF
Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitsky, called) Hollywood : Mr and Mrs Woodman, 1970 Original gelatin silver print Handsigned on the back Authenticated with the artist stamp "Epreuve originale...
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1970s Surrealist Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

"I Love You Anna" Photography 47" x 31" inch Edition of 3 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"I Love You Anna" Photography 47" x 31" inch Edition of 3 by Olha Stepanian Printed on Epson Professional Paper Signed and numbered by the artist Not framed. Ships in a tube. Av...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Black and White Photography

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"C'mon Baby" Black & White Photography 39" x 28" in Ed. 1/7 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"C'mon Baby" Black & White Photography 39" x 28" in Ed. 1/7 by Olha Stepanian Printed on Epson Professional Paper Signed and numbered by the artist Not framed. Ships in a tube. ...
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"Imprint" Photography 24" x 24" in Edition 1/15 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Imprint" Photography 24" x 24" in Edition 1/15 by Olha Stepanian Printed on Epson Professional Paper Signed and numbered by the artist Not framed. Ships in a tube. Available si...
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"Imprint" Photography 39" x 39" in Edition 1/3 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Imprint" Photography 39" x 39" in Edition 1/3 by Olha Stepanian Printed on Epson Professional Paper Signed and numbered by the artist Not framed. Ships in a tube. Available siz...
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UNRAVELED
Located in Los Angeles, CA
EVE UNRAVELED ARCHIVAL PIGMENT PRINT Edition of 20 30x45 inches Named one of LensCultures top 50 Emerging Artist, Marjorie Salvaterra’s images reveal “a fine line between sanity a...
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2010s Surrealist Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

"Geometry" Photography 24" x 24" inch Edition 5/15 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Geometry" Photography 24" x 24" inch Edition 3/15 by Olha Stepanian Printed on Epson Professional Paper Signed and numbered by the artist Not framed. Ships in a tube. Available...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Black and White Photography

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Untitled (Picture of Mountain on String)
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 15 Signed, dated and numbered in pencil on print verso. Paper size: 24 x 19 3/4 in., Image size: 19 1/4 x 19in. Chema Madoz is one of the most important contemporary Span...
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1990s Surrealist Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

"Matrix" Black & White Photography 16" x 16" in Edition 3/24 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Matrix" Black & White Photography 16" x 16" in Edition 3/24 by Olha Stepanian Printed on Epson Professional Paper Signed and numbered by the artist Not framed. Ships in a tube. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Black and White Photography

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"Black Cloud 2" Nude Photography 24" x 24" in Edition 1/15 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Black Cloud 2" Nude Photography 24" x 24" in Edition 1/15 by Olha Stepanian Printed on Epson Professional Paper Signed and numbered by the artist Not framed. Ships in a tube. A...
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Man Ray, Composition, Man Ray, Electa Editrice Portfolios (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Héliogravure on vélin paper. Inscription: unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Man Ray, Electa Editrice Portfolios, 1980. Published and printed ...
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1980s Surrealist Black and White Photography

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Lithograph

"Imprint" Photography 31" x 31" in Edition 1/7 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Imprint" Photography 31" x 31" in Edition 1/7 by Olha Stepanian Printed on Epson Professional Paper Signed and numbered by the artist Not framed. Ships in a tube. Available siz...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Black and White Photography

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"Ahead of me 2" Photography 31" x 31" in Edition 1/7 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Ahead of me 2" Photography 31" x 31" in Edition 1/7 by Olha Stepanian Printed on Epson Professional Paper Signed and numbered by the artist Not framed. Ships in a tube. Availab...
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"Mother" Nude Photography 24" x 24" inch Edition of 15 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Mother" Nude Photography 24" x 24" inch Edition of 15 by Olha Stepanian Printed on Epson Professional Paper Signed and numbered by the artist Not framed. Ships in a tube. Avail...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Black and White Photography

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"Speed 2" Black & White Photography 24 x 29.5 in Edition 1/15 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Speed 2" Black & White Photography 24 x 29.5 in Edition 1/15 by Olha Stepanian Printed on Epson Professional Paper Signed and numbered by the artist Not framed. Ships in a tube. ...
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"Aerial 2" Black & White Photography 39" x 39" in Edition of 3 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Aerial 2" Black & White Photography 39" x 39" in Edition of 3 by Olha Stepanian Printed on Epson Professional Paper Signed and numbered by the artist Not framed. Ships in a tube....
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"Black Cloud 3" Nude Photography 34" x 27.5" in Edition 1/7 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Black Cloud 3" Nude Photography 34" x 27.5" in Edition 1/7 by Olha Stepanian Printed on Epson Professional Paper Signed and numbered by the artist Not framed. Ships in a tube. ...
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"Black Cloud 1" Nude Photography 39" x 39" in Edition 1/3 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Black Cloud 1" Nude Photography 39" x 39" in Edition 1/3 by Olha Stepanian Printed on Epson Professional Paper Signed and numbered by the artist Not framed. Ships in a tube. Av...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Black and White Photography

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"Queen 2" Black & White Photography 31" x 31" in Edition 1/7 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Queen 2" Black & White Photography 31" x 31" in Edition 1/7 by Olha Stepanian Printed on Epson Professional Paper Signed and numbered by the artist Not framed. Ships in a tube. ...
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"Moon Birth" Photography 16" x 16" in Edition of 24 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Moon Birth" Photography 16" x 16" in Edition of 24 by Olha Stepanian Printed on Epson Professional Paper Signed and numbered by the artist Not framed. Ships in a tube. Availabl...
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"Three of Us" Photography 31" x 31" in Edition 1/7 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Three of Us" Photography 31" x 31" in Edition 1/7 by Olha Stepanian Printed on Epson Professional Paper Signed and numbered by the artist Not framed. Ships in a tube. Available...
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"Pygmalion and Galatea" Photography 31" x 31" in Edition of 7 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Pygmalion and Galatea" Photography 31" x 31" in Edition of 7 by Olha Stepanian Printed on Epson Professional Paper Signed and numbered by the artist Not framed. Ships in a tube. ...
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"Black Cloud 2" Nude Photography 31" x 31" in Edition 1/7 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Black Cloud 2" Nude Photography 31" x 31" in Edition 1/7 by Olha Stepanian Printed on Epson Professional Paper Signed and numbered by the artist Not framed. Ships in a tube. Av...
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"Aerial 3" Black & White Photography 31" x 31" in Edition of 7 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Aerial 3" Black & White Photography 31" x 31" in Edition of 7 by Olha Stepanian Printed on Epson Professional Paper Signed and numbered by the artist Not framed. Ships in a tube....
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Black and White Photography

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"Moon Birth" Photography 31" x 31" in Edition 4/7 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Moon Birth" Photography 31" x 31" in Edition 4/7 by Olha Stepanian Printed on Epson Professional Paper Signed and numbered by the artist Not framed. Ships in a tube. Available ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Black and White Photography

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Arco de Libros, Madrid (books)
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 15 Signed, dated and numbered in pencil on print verso. Paper size: 20 x 16 in., Image size: 15 1/2 x 15 in. Chema Madoz is one of the most important contemporary Spanish...
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1990s Surrealist Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

"Bridging Boundaries" Photography 31" x 31" in Edition 1/7 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Bridging Boundaries" Photography 31" x 31" in Edition 1/7 by Olha Stepanian Printed on Epson Professional Paper Signed and numbered by the artist Not framed. Ships in a tube. A...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Black and White Photography

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HIM
Located in Los Angeles, CA
HIM ARCHIVAL PIGMENT PRINT AP PRINT - available (EDITION SOLD OUT) 30x45 Named one of LensCultures top 50 Emerging Artist, Marjorie Salvaterra’s images reveal “a fine line betwee...
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2010s Surrealist Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

"W" Black & White Photography 31" x 31" in Edition 1/7 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"W" Black & White Photography 31" x 31" in Edition 1/7 by Olha Stepanian Printed on Epson Professional Paper Signed and numbered by the artist Not framed. Ships in a tube. Avail...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Black and White Photography

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"Adam" Black & White Photography 39" x 39" in Edition of 3 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Adam" Black & White Photography 39" x 39" in Edition of 3 by Olha Stepanian Printed on Epson Professional Paper Signed and numbered by the artist Not framed. Ships in a tube. A...
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Rosemary Ellis Windows XIV Silver Gelatin Photograph Black and White Print
Located in London, GB
Rosemary Ellis Windows XIV Original proof photograph for Windows in the Outlooks and Insights series published by Bodley Head, by Rosemary & Charlotte Ellis. Silver Gelatin Photograp...
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1970s Surrealist Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

"Three of Us" Nude Photography 39" x 39" in Edition 1/3 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Three of Us" Nude Photography 39" x 39" in Edition 1/3 by Olha Stepanian Printed on Epson Professional Paper Signed and numbered by the artist Not framed. Ships in a tube. Avai...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Black and White Photography

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"Echoes of Return" Photography 41" x 28" in Edition 1/3 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Echoes of Return" Photography 41" x 28" in Edition 1/3 by Olha Stepanian Printed on Epson Professional Paper Signed and numbered by the artist Not framed. Ships in a tube. Avai...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Black and White Photography

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Man Ray, Composition, Man Ray, Electa Editrice Portfolios (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Héliogravure on vélin paper. Inscription: unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Man Ray, Electa Editrice Portfolios, 1980. Published and printed ...
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1980s Surrealist Black and White Photography

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Lithograph

"Black Cloud 2" Nude Photography 39" x 39" in Edition 1/3 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Black Cloud 2" Nude Photography 39" x 39" in Edition 1/3 by Olha Stepanian Printed on Epson Professional Paper Signed and numbered by the artist Not framed. Ships in a tube. Av...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Black and White Photography

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"Geometry 1" Photography 39" x 39" inch Edition of 3 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Geometry 1" Photography 39" x 39" inch Edition of 3 by Olha Stepanian Printed on Epson Professional Paper Signed and numbered by the artist Not framed. Ships in a tube. Availab...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Black and White Photography

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After Blossfeldt #1, Vintage Silver Gelatin Signed Photograph
Located in Surfside, FL
Jo Ann Callis (American, b. 1940) After Blossfeldt, 1988; Gelatin silver print; Signed, dated and numbered A/P 1; 13 5/8" x 10 7/8" Jo Ann Callis (born Cincinnati, Ohio 1940) is an American artist who works with photography and is based in California. Though Callis initially pursued a degree at Ohio State University in 1958, she dropped out in her second year when she got married. She and her husband moved to Southern California in 1961. Her father died after the birth of her first son Stephen in the same year. In 1963, her second son Michael was born. By 23, she was married with two children; she later separated from her husband. Callis enrolled at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in 1970 initially in graphic design. When she took a course from Robert Heinecken...
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20th Century Surrealist Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

"Swimming Suit 2" Photography 31" x 31" in Edition 1/7 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Swimming Suit 2" Photography 31" x 31" in Edition 1/7 by Olha Stepanian Printed on Epson Professional Paper Signed and numbered by the artist Not framed. Ships in a tube. Avail...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

"Speed 2" Black & White Photography 24 x 29.5 in Edition 1/15 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Speed 2" Black & White Photography 24 x 29.5 in Edition 1/15 by Olha Stepanian Printed on Epson Professional Paper Signed and numbered by the artist Not framed. Ships in a tube. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Black and White Photography

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Peine/Disco, Madrid
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 15 Signed. Toned gelatin silver print. Chema Madoz is one of the most important contemporary Spanish photographers, who is greatly known for his monochromatic, surreal st...
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1990s Surrealist Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

"Real 3" Black & White Photography 31" x 31" in Edition 1/7 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Real 3" Black & White Photography 31" x 31" in Edition 1/7 by Olha Stepanian Printed on Epson Professional Paper Signed and numbered by the artist Not framed. Ships in a tube. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Black and White Photography

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"Matrix" Photography 39" x 39" in Edition 1/3 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Matrix" Photography 39" x 39" in Edition 1/3 by Olha Stepanian Printed on Epson Professional Paper Signed and numbered by the artist Not framed. Ships in a tube. Available size...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Black and White Photography

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"Miss Ada" Black & White Photography 24" x 24" in Edition 1/15 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Miss Ada" Black & White Photography 24" x 24" in Edition 1/15 by Olha Stepanian Printed on Epson Professional Paper Signed and numbered by the artist Not framed. Ships in a tube....
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

"W" Black & White Photography 39" x 39" in Edition 1/3 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"W" Black & White Photography 39" x 39" in Edition 1/3 by Olha Stepanian Printed on Epson Professional Paper Signed and numbered by the artist Not framed. Ships in a tube. Avail...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Black and White Photography

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"Rescuer" Black & White Photography 39" x 28" in Edition 1/7 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Rescuer" Black & White Photography 39" x 28" in Edition 1/7 by Olha Stepanian Printed on Epson Professional Paper Signed and numbered by the artist Not framed. Ships in a tube. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

"Gods at the Beach 2" Photography 31" x 31" in Edition 1/7 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Gods at the Beach 2" Photography 31" x 31" in Edition 1/7 by Olha Stepanian Printed on Epson Professional Paper Signed and numbered by the artist Not framed. Ships in a tube. A...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

"Bridging Boundaries" Photography 39" x 39" in Edition 1/3 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Bridging Boundaries" Photography 39" x 39" in Edition 1/3 by Olha Stepanian Printed on Epson Professional Paper Signed and numbered by the artist Not framed. Ships in a tube. A...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

"No Time" Black & White Photography 24 x 29.5 in Edition 1/15 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"No Time" Black & White Photography 24 x 29.5 in Edition 1/15 by Olha Stepanian Printed on Epson Professional Paper Signed and numbered by the artist Not framed. Ships in a tube. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

"Swimming Suit 3" Photography 39" x 39" in Edition 1/3 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Swimming Suit 3" Photography 39" x 39" in Edition 1/3 by Olha Stepanian Printed on Epson Professional Paper Signed and numbered by the artist Not framed. Ships in a tube. Avail...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

"Moon Birth" Photography 31" x 31" in Edition 4/7 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Moon Birth" Photography 31" x 31" in Edition 4/7 by Olha Stepanian Printed on Epson Professional Paper Signed and numbered by the artist Not framed. Ships in a tube. Available ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Surrealist black and white photography for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Surrealist black and white photography available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Rosemary Ellis, Chema Madoz, Brian Ziff, and Alfred Gescheidt. Frequently made by artists working with Silver Gelatin Print, and Paper and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Surrealist black and white photography, so small editions measuring 4.5 inches across are also available. Prices for black and white photography made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $110 and tops out at $26,500, while the average work sells for $1,350.

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