Surrealist Paintings
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
"Diver" Contemporary Figurative Surrealist Portrait painting
Located in East Quogue, NY
"Diver" - Surrealist portrait painting of a female emerging from the water with a pearl on her tongue by Paul Green. Acrylic on panel. Signed on back by art...
Category
1990s Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
La Nativité et les Quatres Saisons .Ramatuelle .
Located in CANNES, FR
Andre QUELLIER ( 1925 - 2010 )
" La Nativité " Signé .
Peintre français né à PARIS , élève de jean DUPAS .
Médaille d'Or des Artistes Français ( 1966)
Prix de la Casa Velasquez ( 1...
Category
1970s Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Casein, Gouache
Surreal Landscape With a Man Walking Between Constantine and Cattelan’s Hands
By Gozo
Located in FISTERRA, ES
"Walk Between Constantine’s Hand and Cattelan’s Gesture" is an original surreal landscape painting by Gozo Collective, crafted with acrylic on uniquely shaped paper mounted onto a fl...
Category
2010s Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Paper, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Board
1970’s French Surrealist Signed Oil Painting Green Abstract Composition
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Tristan Fabris 1970's, French Surrealist artist
Abstract Surrealist Figurative study
oil on canvas, framed
signed and dated 74'
inscribed verso
framed: 32.5 x 26 inches
canvas: 32 x ...
Category
Late 20th Century Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Nude Figurative in Oil on Artist's Board
Located in Soquel, CA
Nude study by Andy Smith (American, 20th Century). A woman is seated, slightly leaning to the left of the composition. The background fades from a rusty red to a dark blue, changing ...
Category
2010s Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Illustration Board
Incoming, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A woman walks through a summer field in a loose blue jumpsuit, her hair tied up in a bun. She notices the odd presence of yellow taxis and a white truck parke...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Large Scale Surrealist Oil on Canvas, 'Noah's Ark and the Animals'.
Located in Cotignac, FR
Very large scale late 20th century oil on canvas of Noah's Ark and the Animals by British artist Derek Carruthers. Signed to the bottom right.
A magical, highly colourful and energe...
Category
Late 20th Century Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Sweet Sounds (cat, feline, lady, flute, vintage, animal, surrealist oil painting
By Rudolf Kosow
Located in Quebec, Quebec
"Sweet Sounds," a mesmerizing painting by Rudolf Kosow, depicts a tranquil scene of harmony between a young girl and a slumbering cat. The girl, seated and playing an instrument, see...
Category
2010s Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Voyager, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A surreal portrait of a jaguar overlaid with a glowing peony. "She moves unapologetically through space, through water, through the land," says artist Miranda...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Afterglow (Window, Skyscape, Warm, Bluesy, Vibrant, Dreamy, ~29% OFF)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Annieo Klaas
Afterglow
2024
Oil on Canvas
40 x 30 inches (101.6 x 30.48 cm)
Signed lower right
COA provided
*On stretcher frame - gallery wrapped - ready to hang
Annieo Klaas’s Clo...
Category
2010s Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
1970's Large French Surrealist Oil Painting Figures on the Beach
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Surrealist composition
French School, dated 1975 verso
oil on canvas, framed
framed: 33.5 x 27 inches
canvas: 32 x 25.5 inches
inscribed verso
provenance: private collection, France
...
Category
1970s Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"Salvador Dali"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
In this painting I explore the boundaries of reality and fantasy. The crowned and regal lemur symbolizes an observer between worlds, sitting on a floating land above an idyllic kingd...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Top Songbirds - Surrealist Figurative Portrait Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The figurative surrealistic paintings of Carlos Gamez de Francisco are heavily influenced by his Cuban upbringing in a Russian governed academia setting. This presence exposed Franci...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Good Things, Oil Painting
By Diane Flick
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Dwelling in a space of absolute simplicity, free from endless mental chatter, seems quite appealing. A tiny robot with a die is captivated by what exists befo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Large Scale Surrealist Oil on Canvas, 'At the Watering Hole'.
Located in Cotignac, FR
Large late 20th century oil on canvas of animals at the watering hole by British artist Derek Carruthers. Signed to the bottom right.
A magical, highly colourful and energetic paint...
Category
Late 20th Century Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
We are all playing theater
Located in BARCELONA, ES
This painting explores how human conversations are like performing on a stage, with the curtains symbolizing the theater of life. The eyes in this case represent our constant search ...
Category
2010s Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
ShaoHua Nong Surrealist Original Oil On Canvas "Staircase"
Located in New York, NY
Title: Staircase
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 12 x 16 inches
Frame: Framing options available!
Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition.
Note: This painting is unstretched
Year: 2015
Artist: ShaoHua Nong...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Flying Shapes
Located in BARCELONA, ES
This painting reflects the ego and how, at our worst, we feel like the center of everything, dismissing the world around us as insignificant, like meaningless, flying shapes. It expl...
Category
2010s Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
agudo clara Paisaje. Acrylic painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Agudo Clará, Ignacio (Zaragoza 1880 – Ibiza 1966) ARTS On May 25, 1936, he married the painter Pura Ortí and with her and her family, he moved to Ibiza, facing the imminent Civil War. Settled in a house in Dalt Vila, he began to teach drawing and painting classes at the School of Arts and Crafts, and it was then that he decided to study Fine Arts, which he would do in Valencia in the 1940s. A little later, he decided to open his house-studio in Dalt Vila to the public, a circumstance that led him to request early retirement from the School of Arts and Crafts, and to dedicate himself entirely to his profession as a painter. As a figurative painter, he cultivated landscape and portrait, greatly influenced by German Romanticism...
Category
1940s Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Surrealist Large Painting Royal College of Art LGBTQ+ Female Artist Blue Pink
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 takes the audience on a journey into the imagination.
In October 2023 Isabel won the Evelyn Williams Drawing Award at the Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize. Known as the UK’s most prestigious annual open exhibition for drawing; part of the prize is a solo show at Hastings Contemporary, scheduled for 2024.
Whilst Isabel always has a tale to tell for each of her images, you may or may not choose to go on the journey with her or you may indeed have a different story, one of your own that jumps off the page at you, that that you decide to follow.
Artwork Details:
Porthole to Another Dimension, 168x153cm, woodblock print, acrylic ink, acrylic paint, 2020
* Please note this artwork is on two separate pieces of paper that have been joined together. The join is not obvious when looking at the work. At the time Isabel was desperate to make the piece but did not have a large enough piece of paper in the studio, so she joined two together.
Artwork Provenance: from the Artist Studio
photo credits, Isabel working, black and white shots, James Brown
In Isabels own words:
Porthole to Another Dimension
The legend said, that down by the river, beneath the purple hills, where the black iris...
Category
2010s Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Paint, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Archival Paper, Pen, Woodcut
Fashion Beauty Kaleidoscope, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
A parade of models have been depicted in this painting displaying their beauty,attire and jewellery. Its show time and every model is at her best showing her beauty ,body shape,attir...
Category
2010s Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Surrealist Large Painting Royal College of Art LGBTQ+ Women artist Red Green
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 takes the audience on a journey into the imagination.
In October 2023 Isabel won the Evelyn Williams Drawing Award at the Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize. Known as the UK’s most prestigious annual open exhibition for drawing; part of the prize is a solo show at Hastings Contemporary, scheduled for 2024.
Whilst Isabel always has a tale to tell for each of her images, you may or may not choose to go on the journey with her or you may indeed have a different story, one of your own that jumps off the page at you, that that you decide to follow.
Artwork Details:
Isabel Rock , 'Maud' 200 x 107cm, collaged woodblock print and acrylic ink on 410gsm Somerset Satin paper.
*Please note we are happy to ship this work rolled in an art tube. Whilst the work is on heavy duty art paper and mixed media, the artist is happy that the painting will be fine rolled in a tube. This is a more cost effective and environmentally sound method of shipping. Shipping via this method is free
In Rock's own words,
Maud
'Maud was a legend in the city. A legend that walked the streets and lived and breathed in the minds of the townsfolk so strongly that no one was sure any more if she was real or not.
The tap...
Category
2010s Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Paint, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Archival Paper, Pen, Woodcut
Savage Garden
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Timothy Berry (b.1948). Savage Garden, 1996. Oil on canvas, 34 x 32 inches. Sigh on verso. Original gallery label affixed on verso. Canvas stretched over...
Category
1990s Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Animal Painting Surrealist Royal College of Art LGBTQ+ artist Birds Circle Life
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...
Category
2010s Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Paint, Mixed Media, Archival Paper, Pen
Framed Surrealist Dreamscape Painting on Paper Inspired. Walking Head with Cat
By Gozo
Located in FISTERRA, ES
This original surrealist painting by Gozo presents a solitary figure with a sculptural head and slender legs walking along a stark pier, accompanied by a black dog. A yellow monument...
Category
2010s Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Spray Paint
Such a mess (egg yolk, vintage man, egg shell, burnt red sky, surreal, painting)
By Rudolf Kosow
Located in Quebec, Quebec
This stunning oil painting depicts a man in vintage clothing standing somewhat perplexed in front of the strange sight of a giant broken egg shell with it's yolk content leaked on th...
Category
2010s Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique French Modern Paris School Still Life Framed Surreal Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Finely painted modernist still life oil painting with a view of the Eiffel Tower and a rotary phone. Oil on canvas. Framed. Measuring 20 by 23 inches overall and 15.25 by 18.25 paint...
Category
1920s Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Tree of life. Angel in red dress with lamb. 2002, canvas, oil, 140x110 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Tree of life. 2002, canvas, oil, 140x110 cm
Category
Early 2000s Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Where The Swamps Sing" (2024) By Nadezda, Original Oil Surrealist Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Nadezda's beautiful new oil on panel painting "Where The Swamps Sing" (2024) is a surrealist Slavic portrait of a woman dressed in traditional Russian clothing, standing stoically in front of a bizarre scene, with iconography of demons' heads towered up with a cat resting atop it, deep in an abstracted symbolic forest.
Nadezda is a painter, sculptor, photographer, and concept artist. Her artwork is focused on narratives carefully gathered from the hidden chambers of her imagination as well as live theater-inspired work with actors, dancers, and models. Like a quilt stitched of poetic realities, Nadezda’s mysterious world defies the mundane. With a non-linear creative process flowing between different media, the artist explores various vantage points in her creations. This dynamic approach inspires her mind’s eye to focus on the worlds within and evoke an uninterrupted, creative transmission which is then channeled through her paintings, drawings, sculpture, photography, writing and film.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
September 2024 Once There Was, Once There Wasn’t // Modern Eden, San Francisco, CA, USA
May 2024 Siren’s Heart // Haven Gallery, Long Island, NY, USA
February 2022 Secret Hallway // Modern Eden, San Francisco, CA, USA
July 2021 The Great Scale of Little Things // Galleria D’Arte Piero Della Francesca, Arezzo, Italy
February 2021 A Place To Dream // SHOH Gallery, Berkley, CA, USA
July 2019 Pins & Petals // Haven Gallery, Long Island, NY, USA
August 2018 Lukomorye // Spoke Art, San Francisco, CA, USA
February 2018 Nightmares & Lullabies // Haven Gallery, Long Island, NY, USA
June 2017 Fly-By-Night // Haven Gallery, Long Island, NY, USA
MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS:
March 2024 Miradas Femeninas // group exhibition, Museu Europeu d’Art Modern (MEAM), Barcelona, Spain
FAIRS:
April 2020 Art Market San Francisco // SFADA x Modern Eden, San Francisco, CA, USA
February 2020 LA Art Show // Abend Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
July 2019 Art Market Hamptons // Haven Gallery at Bridgehampton Museum of Art, NY
October 2018 Moniker Art Fair // Spoke Art, London, UK
July 2017 Art Market Hamptons // Haven Gallery at Bridgehampton Museum of Art, NY
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
June 2024 Portrait Show XII: Myth // Modern Eden, San Francisco, USA
March, 2024 BAA Teachers Show 2024 // BAA Gallery, Barcelona, Spain
January, 2024 AKSK // Corey Helford Gallery, Los Angeles, USA
September 2023 Reverie // Modern Eden, San Francisco, USA
August 2023 Mass // Modern Eden, San Francisco, USA
October 2023 Bacchus // Modern Eden, San Francisco, USA
September 2023 Harvest // Modern Eden, San Francisco,
March 2023 Secret Longings // Corey Helford Gallery x Beautiful Bizarre, Los Angeles, CA
December 2022 Yule // Modern Eden, San Francisco, CA
November 2022 Halcyon Days // Beautiful Bizarre x Modern Eden, San Francisco, CA
October 2022 Danse Macabre // Modern Eden, San Francisco, CA
September 2022 Totem // Modern Eden, San Francisco, CA
August 2022 Mighty // Modern Eden, San Francisco, CA
June 2022 X Annual Portrait Exhibition // Modern Eden, San Francisco, CA
April 2022 100 Trees // Modern Eden, San Francisco, CA
October 2021 Lore // Modern Eden, San Francisco, CA
June 2021 Moleskine Project X // Spoke Art, San Francisco, CA
June 2021 Portrait Show IX // Modern Eden, San Francisco, CA
November 2020 Art Collector Starter Kit VII // Corey Helford Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
October 2020 Midnight Garden // Beautiful Bizarre x Modern Eden, San Francisco, CA
July 2020 The Art of Quarantine // SHOH Gallery, Berkley, CA
May 2020 Unjust Contentment // Beinart Gallery, Brunswick, Australia
March 2020 Contemporary Figuration // Abend Gallery, Denver, CO
November 2019 Paintguide x Thinkspace Projects // Thinkspace Projects, Los Angeles, CA
November 2019 Annual Holiday Miniatures Show // Abend Gallery, Denver, CO
November 2019 Esprit De Corps // Modern Eden x Haven Gallery, CA and NY
June 2019 Moleskine Project VIII // Spoke Art SF, CA
June 2019 Muse, SHOH Gallery // Berkley CA
June 2019 Small Works, Beinart Gallery // Australia
May 2019 Gaia Reborn // Beautiful Bizarre at Museum of Urban Contemporary Art, Berlin, Germany
March 2019 Femme, Spoke Art + Juxtapoz, NY
January 2019 Music Box // Haven Gallery, Northport, NY
December 2018 Solstice Blue...
Category
2010s Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Transplanting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
I used the activity of transplanting tree saplings as a way to connect the city and the country in this painting. I'm interested in surreal scenes where peopl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Surrealist Large Painting Royal College of Art LGBTQ+ Female Blue Green Water
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...
Category
2010s Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Paint, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Archival Paper, Pen
It's All So Distrurbing
Located in Three Oaks, MI
Robert Gadomski's paintings, which utilize various techniques, are of natural and urban settings, most inspired by South Side neighborhoods such as Marquette Park, where he grew up, ...
Category
1980s Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Suspended Thought
By Jose Borrell
Located in Atlanta, GA
This painting is in excellent condition and has only been shown in a gallery setting. The board dimensions measure approximately 32" x 26", with frame it measures approximately 40" ...
Category
2010s Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
French Contemporary Art By Helen Uter - Chiens N.3
By Helen Uter
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas
Helen Uter is an established Franco-American painter born in 1955 who lives and works in Donnery, near Orléans, France. Heavily influenced by Edward Hopper, she creat...
Category
1990s Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Vintage Oil Painting of Fantasy Cottage in the Woods with Flowers & Gardens
Located in Preston, GB
Vintage Oil Painting of Fantasy Cottage in the Woods with Flowers & Gardens
Art measures 36 x 24 inches
Frame measures 40 x 28 inches
Category
1980s Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Cloudy
By Paddy Cohn
Located in Hudson, NY
"Clouds, from all sides now, 2025"
Cohn delves into the enigmatic qualities of clouds—how they symbolize both the fleeting and the eternal. Cloud illusions are a sensory journey t...
Category
2010s Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Our Tracks Will be Concealed" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Our Tracks Will be Concealed
Category
2010s Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Forever (surreal painting vintage couple man woman blue Grey monochrome)
By Rudolf Kosow
Located in Quebec, Quebec
Rudolf Kosow’s Forever delivers a striking blend of surrealism and vintage aesthetics, reinforcing his thematic exploration of fragility and disintegration. The figures—a well-dresse...
Category
2010s Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Bulb of Africa 1
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Bulb of Africa was not just a hairstyle; it was a celebration of African heritage and a testament to the resilience of its people. Passed down through generations, it represented strength, beauty, and the rich tapestry of African traditions. The Bulb showcased the natural texture and volume of African hair, transforming it into an intricate masterpiece of braids, twists, and coils.
The Bulb of Africa became a symbol of empowerment, reminding people of their strength, resilience, and the beauty of their shared heritage. It served as a reminder that hair was more than a physical attribute; it was a connection to something greater—a connection to their ancestors, their community, and celebrating the beauty within themselves.
Beyond their physical beauty, African women possess an immeasurable inner strength that resonates through "Bulb of Africa." Odunayo masterfully captures this strength, highlighting the resilience and determination that have defined African women throughout history. The women depicted in the artwork emanate confidence, wisdom, and a sense of purpose. Their gaze speaks volumes, embodying the stories of countless African women who have overcome adversity, shattered barriers, and carved out their own paths to success. In "Bulb of Africa," Iyiola Odunayo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
1950’s French Surrealist Signed Oil Painting Cubist Blue Green Cream Abstract
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Tristan Fabris 1950's, French Surrealist artist
Abstract Surrealist Figurative study
oil on canvas, framed
signed and dated 55'
inscribed verso
framed: 25 x 33 inches
canvas: 23 x 32...
Category
Mid-20th Century Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Last Hit (surreal painting golf player vintage blue Grey golf course)
By Rudolf Kosow
Located in Quebec, Quebec
Rudolf Kosow’s Last Hit presents a striking surrealist vision, blending elements of vintage Americana with an eerie sense of absence. The golfer, depicted in muted monochrome tones w...
Category
2010s Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Incident II (horse leg hoof equestrian man surrealistic animal tennis brown art)
By Rudolf Kosow
Located in Quebec, Quebec
A surreal vertical oil painting titled Incident by Rudolf Kosow depicts an immense, detailed black horse's hoof dominating the majority of the composition, set against a muted, textured background. At the bottom right, a small man...
Category
2010s Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mermaid by José Gerson - Ink on paper 46x64 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on paper to frame
Category
1980s Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Ink
Who are cats
Located in Zofingen, AG
The work "Who ar cats" is an original painting. The artwork is painted with oil paints on canvas 60x60 cm.
The work is ready to hang.
The artwork is signed, dated and titled. Origin...
Category
2010s Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Huge Portrait Veiled Female in Dreamlike Fusion of Spirituality and Nature
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Enigmatic Portrait of a Veiled Figure
French/ Japanese? Inscribed verso
circa 1970's
oil on canvas over mixed media surface, framed
Framed: 52 x 26 inches
Canvas: 51 x 35 inches
Prov...
Category
Mid-20th Century Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Mixed Media
Transparent Melody, Nude Figurative Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Year: 2018
Style: Surrealism,
Subject: Transparent Melody
Size: 39" x 27.5" x 1'' inch, 100x70x2 cm...
Category
2010s Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Ray of Hope -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Woman, African
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
A Ray of Hope is a poignant and luminous fabric collage painting that speaks to the quiet strength found in resilience. Crafted with layers of richly textured fabrics, this piece cap...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Canvas
Surrealist Magical Realism Circus Seaside Kiss Me Quick Oranges Browns Nostalgia
Located in Norfolk, GB
Recalling Britannia, acrylic on canvas, 100cm x 40cm, 2023
Even in his most realistic images, there is a beautiful exaggeration in the paintings of Peter Rodulfo...
Category
2010s Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Way of Serpent by Lucas Aoki
Located in New York, NY
Mixed Media Original
Charcoal, powder paint, acrylic, resin, and paper
Category
2010s Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Resin, Charcoal, Pen
Vega Abstract Yellow/ Dash of charcoal painting, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Sia Aryai
Located in Yardley, PA
Vega Abstract Electric Yellow With Dash of charcoal Mixed Media Painting Whether you love art or just looking to decorate your home, this piece will create a new ambiance and i...
Category
2010s Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"The Horseman" (2024) by Morgan Cameron, Original Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Morgan Cameron’s (US based) “The Horseman” (2024) is an oil painting on panel that depicts a surreal portrait of the headless horseman on his steed in the bright moonlight.
About th...
Category
2010s Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Stillness (Oil Painting, Symbolist, Ancient Cultures, Pop, Surreal, ~47% OFF)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Stella Jae
Stillness
2024
Oil on canvas
Size: 23.62 x 31.49 inches (60 x 80 cm)
Signed by hand
COA provided
Stella J Richey is an international visual artist and designer. Her wor...
Category
2010s Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Silu Niu Animal Original Acrylic On Canvas "Waitting - Blue"
Located in New York, NY
Title: Waitting - Blue
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 39 x 31 inches
Frame: Framing options available!
Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition.
Note: This pai...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
I Am Not Alone 2
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
"I Am Not Alone" by Joshua Salami is a captivating artwork that delves into the profound bond between a woman and her cherished pet, transcending the convent...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Original Surrealist “Before the Dreamtime” Figurative in Oil Paint
Located in Soquel, CA
Vibrant surrealist creation oil painting “Before the Dreamtime” with birds and figures by Harald Dry Schmit
Compelling and vibrant, we're pleased to offer this surrealist figurative...
Category
1970s Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
Lever, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A man and a woman press against a tree while a ram charges towards it. This surreal encounter represents the idea of trying to complete a task and meeting res...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Conversation With Myself
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
Frog Couple, Oil Painting
By Kat Silver
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
An old-timey frog couple stands together, but they seem to be miles apart. The artwork delves into the profound exploration of human connections, revealing ho...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Oil
ROBERT BOUILLE (1926-2021) LARGE FRENCH OIL - CLASSICAL NUDE IN PROVENCE WINDOW
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Robert Bouille (French 1926-2021), studio stamp verso
This artist of Var origin studied at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris in the scu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
A Colorful Pointillist Landscape by the Cliff, c. 1935
Located in Stockholm, SE
This painting, created around 1935, showcases Axel Olson's experimentation with surrealism during the 1930s. Executed with a technique reminiscent of pointillism, the artwork capture...
Category
1930s Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Pedestrians, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Commuters on a Monday morning in midtown Manhattan stride purposefully through the city streets. Lost in thought about the past or the coming weekend, they fa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Antonio Monasterio – The Muses in the Blue Forest. No. 4
Located in Firenze, IT
Antonio Monasterio – The Muses in the Blue Forest
Category
Late 20th Century Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Paper, Crayon, Wax Crayon, Pen, Color Pencil
ShaoHua Nong Surrealist Original Oil Painting "Separate"
Located in New York, NY
Title: Separate
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 11.5 x 8 inches
Frame: Framing options available!
Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition.
Note: This painting is unstretched
Year: 2015
Artist: ShaoHua Nong...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Not Alone - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa Women, Flora
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
Oluw...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Blue
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The figurative surrealistic paintings of Carlos Gamez de Francisco are heavily influenced by his Cuban upbringing in a Russian governed academia setting. This presence exposed Franci...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
The Island I - Surrealist Vibrant Original Artwork by Carlos Gamez de Francisco
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The figurative surrealistic paintings of Carlos Gamez de Francisco are heavily influenced by his Cuban upbringing in a Russian governed academia setting. This presence exposed Francisco to the world of figurative arts while censoring contemporary art. His near-obsession with the past and storytelling translates into his work, which provides an escape from reality while creating an illusory world.
This surrealist 28-inch high by 20-inch wide oval artwork...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Surrealist Mermaid Orchestra Large Painting Royal College Art Women LGBTQ+ Blues
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...
Category
2010s Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Paint, Mixed Media, Archival Paper, Pen
Green Summer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The figurative surrealistic paintings of Carlos Gamez de Francisco are heavily influenced by his Cuban upbringing in a Russian governed academia setting. This presence exposed Franci...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Portrait, Classic Art, Original oil Painting, One of a Kind
By Ashot Yan
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Ashot Yan
Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Oil on Linen,
Year: 2018
Style: Portrait, Surrealism,
Subject: Portrait,
Size: 11" x 11" x 1''...
Category
2010s Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
In the Pink, 2024, Hudson Valley NY
By Paddy Cohn
Located in Hudson, NY
"Clouds, from all sides now, 2025"
Cohn delves into the enigmatic qualities of clouds—how they symbolize both the fleeting and the eternal. Cloud illusions are a sensory journey t...
Category
2010s Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
HOMAGE TO CUBISM
Located in Aventura, FL
Original oil painting on canvas. Hand signed on front by the artist. Canvas is stretched.
Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of authenticity included. All reasonable o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The hunt for the giant frog, Painting, Oil on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
In my childhood, during the summer, we used to go hunting for frogs, in the middle of the night. The frogs croaked placidly at the edge of the pond and remained motionless, surprised...
Category
2010s Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Italian Surrealist Oil Painting Jean Calogero Big Eyed Girl Doll Mandolin Flower
Located in Surfside, FL
Frame is 12 X 10. Canvas is 9.5 X 7.5
Calogero was born August 20, 1922 in Catania, Sicily. Self-taught Surreal Artist First exhibitions in 1945 in Sicily and Rome were very successful. He arrived in Paris in 1947 and studied at the Ecole des Beaux Arts.
He is best known for his Surrealism and genre works. His paintings are dreamlike and visionary. They travel to an infinite space created by the artist through his memories, the sky and the sea so dear to him. In his paintings there are a few common themes: the masks with their dual dimensions that hide or shows only what you want, the profiles of the women, and the horsemen, drawn as the Sicilian tradition requires.
He exhibited at the Gallery Hervé in 1951 and the following year he went to New York to present his show, then in 1953 he was invited to Los Angeles, where he returned two years later, and from where he regularly exhibited his works, and San Francisco.
In 1954, Maximilien Gauthier devoted a book to him published by "The Gemini." The first exhibition in Japan was in 1965. He was awarded the Grand Silver Medal by the City of Paris in 1957. Calogero had countless exhibitions in Paris, in the fifties, plus the American exhibitions in New York (Associated American Artists, 1952), Los Angeles (James Vigevano Galleries, 1953) and then later in Japan and in major galleries in Italy.
He lived and worked for many years in Paris and Italy. He died in 2001.
Galerie Hervè, Parigi 1950.
Associated American Artists - New York 1952.
James Vigevano Galleries, Los Angeles 1953.
Galerie Madsen, Parigi 1954/1960.
Antologica, Tokyo 1965.
Galleria La Robinia, Palermo 1969.
Florida Gallery, Chicago 1970.
Galleria Il Cavalletto, Catania 1971.
Galleria De Rosa, Milano 1972.
Galleria Pinacoteca, Roma; L'Incontro, Taranto 1973. Galleria Idea-Bellini, Firenze; David Galleries, Bari; Palazzo Melloni, L'incontro, Bologna; Galleria Schettini, Milano; Galleria Pinacoteca, Roma; Galleria La Meridiana, Verona; Pier della Francesca, Arezzo 1974.
Galleria L'isolotto, Napoli; Pinacoteca, Roma; Galleria del Corso, Latina 1975.
Galleria Michelangelo, Firenze; Pinacoteca, Roma 1977.
Galleria Robert Philip, Parigi 1978.
Galleria d'Arte Pinacoteca, Roma 1979. Centro L'Esagono, Lecce; Graziani Gallery, New York 1981.
Chiesa di S. Silvestro, Tuscania; Museo d'Arte Moderna, Sessa Aurunca 1982.
Galerie Hervè, Parigi 1983.
Galleria l'Angolo, Catania; Galleria Arte Spazio, Sassari; Centro Il Faro, Taranto 1987.
Galleria L'Esagono, Lecce 1988.Galerie Molière, Parigi; Nihon Garo, Nagoya, Giappone; Minako H. Gallery, Tokyo; Galleria del Viale Jonio, Catania 1989.
Art Expo, New York; Axis Gallery, San Francisco; Galerie Axe, Parigi; Galerie Molière, Parigi 1990.
Antologica, Palazzetto dell'Arte, Foggia; Galleria d'Arte Pinacoteca, Roma; Sinagrarte 91, Sinagra, Messina; La Magia di Taormina, Palazzo Corvaja, Taormina; Galleria Buonarroti, Siracusa 1991.
Galleria Arte Oggi, Reggio Calabria; Galleria del Corso, Latina; Galleria Arte Spazio, Sassari; Galleria Art Gallery, Gela 1992.
Galleria Profili d'Arte, Catania 1993.
Europ'Art 94, Ginevra; Galleria Antarte, Messina 1994.
Galleria Agorà, Palermo 1995.
Comune di Aci Castello, Palazzo Russo, Aci Castello, Catania; Galleria Arte Spazio, Sassari 1996.
Art Gallery, Gela; Chiesa di San Leonardo, Tuscania 1997.
Pinacoteca Galleria Donini, Roma 1998.
Galleria Perlini Arte, Reggio Calabria; Galleria Il Castello, Rovigo; Galleria Profili d'Arte, Catania; Pinacoteca Galleria Donini, Roma 1999.
Gallery Robert Philippe: Jean Calogero, Alexandre Grig, Linda le Kinff, Jacques Lefort...
Category
Mid-20th Century Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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