Óscar Domínguez was an abstract, Surrealist artist who popularized the decalcomania technique of layering thin sheets of gouache on paper and then applying it to canvas. He practiced Surrealist automatism, which was used prominently by early 20th-century Dadaists. In a trance-like state, the artist becomes a conduit through which uninhibited, raw thoughts can flow through a paintbrush, pen or other tool. The result is the uncanny imagery of the subconscious mind realized in paintings and sculptures.
Domínguez was interested in art at a young age, due in part to the acromegaly disease that kept him from more physical pursuits. He found solace and freedom in creative expression. He spent his youth on the Spanish island of Tenerife in the Canary Islands, raised by his grandmother. At 21, Domínguez moved to Paris, France. He worked for his father’s fruit export business by day. At night, he frequented cabarets and immersed himself in the culture. He also avidly visited museums and attended classes at different art schools. He became enamored with the works of Spanish artist Pablo Picasso and French painter Yves Tanguy, which influenced his early paintings and drawings.
Domínguez had his first solo show in 1933 at the Círculo de Bellas Artes in Tenerife. His work is in the permanent collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, the Bilbao Fine Art Museum and the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Domínguez’s paintings and sculptures influenced artists like Max Ernst and Hans Bellmer.
On 1stDibs, find a selection of Óscar Domínguez’s paintings, prints and multiples and drawings and watercolors.
Tauromachie, Cubist Lithograph by Oscar Dominguez
By Óscar Domínguez
Located in Long Island City, NY
Oscar Dominguez, Spanish (1906 - 1957) - Tauromachie, Year: 1950, Medium: Lithograph on Arches, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 99/200, Image Size: 19 x 12.75 inches, Size:...
Lithograph
$3,080Sale Price|20% Off
Oscar Dominguez Surrealist Still Life Lithograph
By Óscar Domínguez
Located in New Windsor, NY
Oscar M. Dominguez (1906-1957) Surrealist still life in front of a window. Lithograph on paper. The piece is signed lower left in pencil, Dominguez and an edition of 137/200. Blind s...
Paper
Homage to Manolete
By Óscar Domínguez
Located in London, GB
OSCAR DOMINGUEZ 1906-1957 Tenerife 1906-1957 Paris (Spanish) Title: Homage to Manolete / Hommage a Manolete, 1955 Technique: Original Hand Signed an...
Lithograph
Figure in Landscape, Surrealist Etching by Oscar Dominguez
By Óscar Domínguez
Located in Long Island City, NY
Oscar Dominguez, Spanish (1906 - 1957) - Figure in Landscape, Year: circa 1945, Medium: Etching, Image Size: 3 x 5.75 inches, Size: 4 x 5.75 in. (10.16 x 14.61 cm), Description: Fr...
Etching
Still Life, Cubist Etching by Oscar Dominguez
By Óscar Domínguez
Located in Long Island City, NY
Oscar Dominguez, Spanish (1906 - 1957) - Still Life, Medium: Etching on Japon, numbered in pencil, Edition: 4/10, Image Size: 8.25 x 7 inches, Size: 15 x 11.25 in. (38.1 x 28.58 cm...
Etching
Le Grand Ordinaire - Rare Book Illustrated by Oscar Dominguez - 1943
By Óscar Domínguez
Located in Roma, IT
Le Grand Ordinaire is an original modern very rare book illustrated by Oscar Dominguez (San Cristóbal de La Laguna, 1906 – 1957) and written by André ...
Paper
Rollercoaster, Cubist Etching by Oscar Dominguez
By Óscar Domínguez
Located in Long Island City, NY
Oscar Dominguez, Spanish (1906 - 1957) - Rollercoaster, Year: circa 1945, Medium: Etching on Japon, signed in pencil, Image Size: 7 x 5 inches, Size: 16 x 10.75 in. (40.64 x 27.31 ...
Etching
Sombre est Noir, Surrealist Etching by Oscar Dominguez
By Óscar Domínguez
Located in Long Island City, NY
Oscar Dominguez, Spanish (1906 - 1957) - Sombre est Noir, Year: 1945, Medium: Etching, Image Size: 9.25 x 6.75 inches, Size: 12.75 x 9.25 in. (32.39 x 23.5 cm), Description: From t...
Etching
$2,441
H 15.75 in W 13 in D 0.4 in
François Xavier Lalanne, bird on lillies, 2006
By François-Xavier Lalanne
Located in Saint-Didier, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Natural history - François-Xavier Lalanne Etching Numbered out of 70 and signed F.X.L. in pencil Robert and Lydie Dutrou editors 2006. Paper size: 40x33cm Work size: 16x19.5cm
Paper
$12,207
H 14.18 in W 18.51 in
Patron et sa Suite en Visite à l’Atelier - Etching by P. Picasso - 1968
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Roma, IT
Hand signed. Edition 35 of 50. From the Serie “Les 347”, table no. 110. Perfect impression on vélin blanc, very fresh and with sheet in full margins and perfect conditions, numbered ...
Drypoint, Aquatint
$10,231
H 7.68 in W 10.83 in D 0.04 in
Sculpteur devant sa Sculpture - Etching by Pablo Picasso - 1927
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Roma, IT
B/w etching on Hollande Van Gelder Paper, with margins. Belongs to the series "Le Chef-d'Oeuvre Inconnu". Hand Signed and numered in bistre ink. Edition of 10/99, aside from the port...
Paper, Etching
$28,446
H 22.84 in W 18.12 in D 0.04 in
Deux Femmes Nues - Etching by Pablo Picasso - 1930
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Roma, IT
Etching on wove Arches paper. Hand signed and numbered in ink. Edition of 81/125 prints. Published by Editions Albert Skira, Paris, in 1930. Very good condition. Catalogue Bloch no. ...
Paper, Etching
$1,627
H 15.16 in W 11.23 in D 0.04 in
Salvador Dali - The Kidnapping - Original Etching on Silk
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Salvador Dali - The Kidnapping - from "Les Amours de Cassandre" Original Etching From the suite on Silk made for editions 9 to 34 Dimensions: 38,5 x 28,5 cm ...
Etching
$11,044
H 16.34 in W 21.26 in D 0.04 in
Les Bleus de Barcelone - Etching by Pablo Picasso - 1963
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Roma, IT
Etching and aquatint on wove paper, full margins. Hand Signed and numbered. Edition of 70/75. Belongs to the series "Les Bleus de Barcelone". Excellent condition. Ref. Bloch no. 1130.
Paper, Etching, Aquatint
$13,933
H 24.81 in W 29.93 in
The 156, Spectacle for a Couple - Original Etching, Signed (Baer #1875)
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Paris, IDF
Pablo PICASSO (1881-1973) Series 156, Spectacle for a couple : Captain Frans Banningh Cocq and Women (plate 15), 1978 Original etching with aquatint (Crommelynck workshop) Signed wi...
Etching
$9,300
H 41.34 in W 21.66 in D 0.04 in
Salvador Dali - Corrida - Vintage Poster with Etching
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Salvador Dali - Corrida - Vintage Poster with Etching Etching made behind a menu in Restautant Duran as a tribute dinner to Salvador Dali and his wife Ga...
Etching
$9,056
H 11.15 in W 8.78 in D 0.2 in
La Chèvre-Feuille - Illustrations by Pablo Picasso and G. Hugnet - 1943
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Roma, IT
La Chèvre-Feuille is an original Modern Rare book illustrated by Pablo Picasso and written by Georges Hugnet (11 July 1906 – 26 June 1974) in 1943 . Origina...
Etching
$200Sale Price|71% Off
H 30 in W 35 in D 3 in
Vintage Italian Still Life Chromolithograph ion Gold Frame
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Vintage Italian dramatic still life with apples in gold frame.
Canvas
$19,183
H 22.05 in W 14.57 in D 0.04 in
Composition (Nature Morte aux Verres V11）- Etching by G. Braque - 1950 (1912)
By Georges Braque
Located in Roma, IT
Etching with drypoint, 1912, on Arches wove paper, a fine impression printing with plate tone and much burr, hand signed and numbered. Eiditon of 50 prints (there were also ten hors...
Etching
$1,600
H 33.27 in W 33.27 in D 1.58 in
Códice Miguelito III Etching, Surrealist Print, Framed, 2010- Present
By Pedro Friedeberg
Located in Cuauhtemoc, Ciudad de México
-Pedro Friedeberg signed print featuring a fantastical architectural scene inspired by “Mickey”. Includes whimsical figures, optical art elements, and surreal details. framed in a ha...
Etching
Tauromachie II, Cubist Lithograph by Oscar Dominguez
By Óscar Domínguez
Located in Long Island City, NY
Oscar Dominguez, Spanish (1906 - 1957) - Tauromachie II, Year: 1950, Medium: Lithograph on Arches, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: AP, Image Size: 19 x 12.75 inches, Size: ...
Lithograph
Hommage a Manolete
By Óscar Domínguez
Located in Wiscasett, ME
OSCAR DOMINGUEZ 1906-1957 Hommage a Manolete, 1955 This is an original and signed and numbered lithograph in colors on BFK Rives vellum paper. Thi...
Lithograph
Oscar Dominguez
By Óscar Domínguez
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Oscar Dominguez 1906-1957 Hommage a Manolete, 1955 This is an original and signed and numbered lithograph in colors on BFK Rives vellum paper. ...
Paper
Sold
H 22.45 in W 14.97 in D 0.08 in
Bullfight - Original Lithograph by O. Dominguez - 1950
By Óscar Domínguez
Located in Roma, IT
Original Lithograph realized by Oscar Dominquez in 1950. Hand signed and numbered. Artist's proof. Edition of 200 specimens plus some Artist's proofs. Very good conditions.
Lithograph
OSCAR DOMINGUEZ Tauromaquia (1950) Color print
By Óscar Domínguez
Located in Paris, FR
Tauromaquia (1950) Colour print. Signed lower left corner, numbered 70/200 lower right corner. Collector's stamp lower right corner. Former Collection : Contessa A.L. Pecci Blunt MORE INFORMATION ON OSCAR...
Color
Composition
By Óscar Domínguez
Located in London, GB
Oil on canvas 38 x 55 cm (15 x 21 5/8 inches) This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Ana Vazques de Parga
Canvas, Oil
Untitled II
By Óscar Domínguez
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Dominguez, Oscar Title: Untitled II Medium: Ink on paper Framed Dimensions: 16.5" x 13.25" Signature: Signed Edition: unique
Ink
Oscar Dominguez' Modernist Sculpture
By Óscar Domínguez
Located in North Miami, FL
This beautiful modernist abstract by Spaniard, Oscar Dominguez. It is in very nice vintage condition. This item is currently in our MIAMI facility. ...