Surrealist Art
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
Wonderers (coyote, ukulele, man, nature, animal portrait, surrealist painting)
By Rudolf Kosow
Located in Quebec, Quebec
"Wanderers" by Rudolf Kosow is an evocative painting that captures the kindred spirit of the traveler and the wild. A coyote, poised and attentive, gazes upward, its fur rendered wit...
Category
2010s Surrealist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Como Seria - figurative painting, landscape painting
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful surrealist painting by Mauricio comes rolled in a tube and needs to be stretched when received.
In his pieces, Mauricio combines his figurative expertise along with su...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Equestrian Style and Decor II - Contemporary surrealistic horse painting
Located in DE
Gamez de Francisco paints and photographs very passionately, making statements filled with symbolism. He frequently includes insects in his artwork. He says: Flying insects represent...
Category
2010s Surrealist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Roses are Red - Contemporary colourful figurative surrealistic painting
Located in DE
Gamez de Francisco paints and photographs very passionately, making statements filled with symbolism. He frequently includes insects in his artwork. He says: Flying insects represent...
Category
2010s Surrealist Art
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Parting (pet dog, bulldog, cowboy, animal portrait art, surrealist oil painting)
By Rudolf Kosow
Located in Quebec, Quebec
"Parting," a surrealistic painting by Rudolf Kosow, masterfully employs scale to create a poignant narrative of farewell. The canvas is dominated by the face of a bulldog, each hair ...
Category
2010s Surrealist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Spring III - Contemporary colourful figurative surrealistic painting
Located in DE
Gamez de Francisco paints and photographs very passionately, making statements filled with symbolism. He frequently includes insects in his artwork. He says: Flying insects represent...
Category
2010s Surrealist Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Fashion Essentials I - Contemporary colourful surrealistic painting
Located in DE
Gamez de Francisco paints and photographs very passionately, making statements filled with symbolism. He frequently includes insects in his artwork. He says: Flying insects represent...
Category
2010s Surrealist Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
PURGATORY CANTO 15
Located in Aventura, FL
Woodblock engraving on paper from the Divine Comedy series. Sheet size 13 x 10 inches. Frame size approx 18 x 15 inches. Edition 4,765 in French, 3,000 in Italian, 300 in German.
...
Category
1960s Surrealist Art
Materials
Woodcut, Paper
Twenty Shades of Sunlight - Contemporary colourful surrealistic painting
Located in DE
Gamez de Francisco paints and photographs very passionately, making statements filled with symbolism. He frequently includes insects in his artwork. He says: Flying insects represent...
Category
2010s Surrealist Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Gilt Bronze Sculpture Brooch Wearable Art Israeli Tumarkin Abstract Surrealist
Located in Surfside, FL
Measures about 3.75 X 3.5 inches. Box is 11 X 11 inches. (Piece is in excellent condition. box frame has some minor wear and piece might need to be remounted, it has been removed and...
Category
1960s Surrealist Art
Materials
Gold, Bronze
No - Etching, Drypoint - 1977
Located in Roma, IT
No is a contemporary artwork realized by Salvador Dalì in 1977.
The artwork is from the series: 'Les Caprices de Goya de Dali'.
Drypoint on heliogravure, with pochoir on Rives pape...
Category
1970s Surrealist Art
Materials
Drypoint, Etching
Shy (Lab pet dog, girl, Child, vintage dress, animal, surrealist oil painting
By Rudolf Kosow
Located in Quebec, Quebec
"Shy," a tender and evocative work by Rudolf Kosow, portrays an encounter that is wrapped in quietude and gentle introspection. A sizable, soulful-eyed dog fills the canvas, its gaze...
Category
2010s Surrealist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Gold Gilt Bronze Sculpture Pendant Art Israeli Tumarkin Abstract Surrealist
Located in Surfside, FL
Measures about 5.25 X 3.75 inches. Box is 17 X 13 inches. Signed by artist verso. From the literature that I have seen I believe the edition size was limited to 10, I do not know if ...
Category
1960s Surrealist Art
Materials
Gold, Bronze
Ponte de Rodillas - Etching, Drypoint - 1977
Located in Roma, IT
Ponte de Rodillas is a contemporary artwork realized in 1977.
The artwork is from the series: 'Les Caprices de Goya de Dali'.
Drypoint on Heliosgravure, on Rives paper.
Plate dime...
Category
1970s Surrealist Art
Materials
Drypoint, Etching
Indian Without Reservations
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Chris Orr (British, b. 1943)
Indian Without Reservations, 1968.
Artist's proof etching, composed of four scenes. Edition of 30 with 5 Artist's proof, of w...
Category
1960s Surrealist Art
Materials
Etching
Curious (black old dog, snout, lady, vintage, animal, surrealist oil painting)
By Rudolf Kosow
Located in Quebec, Quebec
"Curious," by Rudolf Kosow, is an engaging portrayal of inquisitiveness and wonder, bridging the natural world and humanity. Dominating the scene is a giant bulldog, its face a tapes...
Category
2010s Surrealist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
HELL CANTO 1
Located in Aventura, FL
Woodblock engraving on paper from the Divine Comedy series. Sheet size 13 x 10 inches. Frame size approx 18 x 15 inches. Edition 4,765 in French, 3,000 in Italian, 300 in German.
...
Category
1960s Surrealist Art
Materials
Woodcut, Paper
Candido Ballester. surreal. black. face. acrylic painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Personaje original surrealist acrylic painting
Cándido Ballester is a contemporary Mallorcan painter who was born in 1926. As a child he had to emigrate to Argentina. In the 60's he ...
Category
1980s Surrealist Art
Materials
Acrylic, Cardboard
Peaceable Kingdom with Boston Terrier surrealist painting
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Surrealist painting based on Edward Hicks painting, Peaceable Kingdom. Oil on wood panel, 14 x 20 inches. Signed Sovjani, 1970.
Most remarkable about the image is the appearance of...
Category
1970s Surrealist Art
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Defender (dog, hunter, pet black Lab, man, animal, surrealist painting, american
By Rudolf Kosow
Located in Quebec, Quebec
This poignant painting by Rudolf Kosow presents us with a remarkable visual allegory rich with surrealistic influences. The canvas is occupied by a colossal, detailed black labrador ...
Category
2010s Surrealist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Extremely rare 2-sided lithographic announcement to Galerie Maeght vernissage
By Joan Miró
Located in New York, NY
Joan Miró
Extremely rare 2-sided lithographic announcement to Galerie Maeght vernissage, 1953
2 sided Lithographic invitation (header image shows both front and back on one panel)
Un...
Category
1950s Surrealist Art
Materials
Lithograph
Secret ( fennec, fox, lady, vintage dress, animal, surrealist oil painting)
By Rudolf Kosow
Located in Quebec, Quebec
In "Secret," Rudolf Kosow weaves a narrative of intimacy and whispered confidences through the surreal interplay of a fox and a human figure. The painting is dominated by the image o...
Category
2010s Surrealist Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
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 Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Boss (paw, feline, cougar, wild cat, man, animal, americana, surrealist painting
By Rudolf Kosow
Located in Quebec, Quebec
In this evocative piece by Rudolf Kosow, we are confronted with the signature elements of surrealism that define his work. The canvas is dominated by the vastness of a feline's paw, ...
Category
2010s Surrealist Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Untitled (Surrealist rendering of Pyramids at Giza with alligator)
By Beni E. Kosh
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Untitled (Surrealist rendering of Pyramids at Giza with alligator)
watecolor and gouache on paper, 1960
Unsigned
Beni Kosh estate stamp No. 717 verso, unsigned.
(see photo)
Co...
Category
1960s Surrealist Art
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache
Dreamer (dog, pet, man, baseball, vintage, animal, surrealist painting, american
By Rudolf Kosow
Located in Quebec, Quebec
Rudolf Kosow once again challenges our perceptions with this captivating painting, merging the familiar with the surreal in a composition that both delights and intrigues. The canvas...
Category
2010s Surrealist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Baddie (coyote, man, wild animal, americana, surrealist painting, nature, field)
By Rudolf Kosow
Located in Quebec, Quebec
This surrealistic painting on canvas titled "Baddie" by Rudolf Kosow is an enthralling visual narrative that masterfully weaves together three essential elements: man, animal, and na...
Category
2010s Surrealist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Trophy, Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, unique signed painting w/provenance
Located in New York, NY
David Humphrey
Trophy (Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago), 1983
Oil on Canvas painting
Signed Twice: Hand signed and dated verso, also artist has signed his name and written his ho...
Category
1980s Surrealist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Big Boss (horseshoe, man, horse, animal, americana, surrealist painting, nature)
By Rudolf Kosow
Located in Quebec, Quebec
In this striking oil painting by Rudolf Kosow, we are presented with a surreal vision where the dimensions of reality are altered, provoking thought and stirring the imagination. The...
Category
2010s Surrealist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Hippies The Pagoda
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali
TITLE: The Hippies The Pagoda
MEDIUM: Etching
SIGNED: Hand Signed
EDITION NUMBER: XLV/C
MEASUREMENTS: 20" x 26.5"
YEAR: 1969
FRAMED: No
CONDITION: Exce...
Category
1960s Surrealist Art
Materials
Etching
Cuddly Snout (dog, snout, nose, lady, vintage, animal, surrealist oil painting)
By Rudolf Kosow
Located in Quebec, Quebec
"Cuddly Snout" by Rudolf Kosow is a stirring piece that captures the tender relationship between a human and an animal, portrayed through the striking close-up of a pet dog's snout, ...
Category
2010s Surrealist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Surrealist composition
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: collotype (after the Miro lithograph). Printed in 1947 in an edition of 1500 by Meriden Gravure and published by Curt Valentin for "The Prints of Joan Miro" portfolio. Size: ...
Category
1940s Surrealist Art
Materials
Photogravure
HOMAGE TO THE MASTERS (MIRO)
Located in Aventura, FL
Giclee on canvas. Hand signed and numbered by the artist. AP edition. Canvas is not stretched.
Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of authenticity included. All reason...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Art
Materials
Giclée, Canvas
Candido Ballester. Personale original surrealist mixed media painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Personale original contemporary mixed media painting.
Cándido Ballester is a contemporary Mallorcan painter who was born in 1926. As a child he had to emigrate to Argentina. In the ...
Category
1980s Surrealist Art
Materials
Mixed Media, Cardboard
Maldoror : Surrealist Fight - Original etching, HANDSIGNED (Field #34-2)
Located in Paris, FR
Salvador Dali
The Fight, 1975
Original etching
Signed in pencil
Limited to 100 copies (Here numbered 52)
On Arches vellum 32.5 x 25 cm (c. 12.7 x 9.8 in)
REFERENCES :
- Catalog ...
Category
1970s Surrealist Art
Materials
Engraving
Cosmos
Located in Kansas City, MO
Stella Jae
Cosmos
2023
Oil on Canvas
Size: 51.96 x 35.03 inches (132 x 89cm)
Signed by hand
COA provided
Ref.: 924802-2112
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Tags: #StellaJRichey #VisualArtist #Designer #...
Category
2010s Surrealist Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Soulmates (brown pet dog, lady, vintage, animal, surrealist oil painting)
By Rudolf Kosow
Located in Quebec, Quebec
Soulmates," a poignant work by Rudolf Kosow, tenderly illustrates the profound bond shared between a dog and a human. In this intimate portrayal, the dog's gaze is imbued with an emo...
Category
2010s Surrealist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Owner (black Lab dog, sleeping lady, vintage dress, animal, surrealist painting)
By Rudolf Kosow
Located in Quebec, Quebec
In "Owner," Rudolf Kosow captures a tender moment of connection that is as powerful as it is subtle. The main subject of the painting is a large black Lab, soulful dog, its fur textu...
Category
2010s Surrealist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Late 20th Century Surrealist Gouache on Paper. 'Stones'.
Located in Cotignac, FR
Late 20th century surrealist gouache and watercolour on paper by British artist Derek Carruthers. SIgned in the bottom right and dated September 1985 ...
Category
Late 20th Century Surrealist Art
Materials
Gouache, Watercolor, Paper
Lazybone (st-bernard, dog pet, baseball, vintage, animal, surrealist painting)
By Rudolf Kosow
Located in Quebec, Quebec
Rudolf Kosow delivers a surreal masterpiece that encapsulates his fascination with the interplay of scale and the deep connection between humans and animals. In this painting, a Sain...
Category
2010s Surrealist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Texts and Letters - Etching Surrealism German
By Max Ernst
Located in London, GB
This work is hand signed in pencil by the artist at the lower right margin "max ernst".
This etching was printed for "Texte und Briefe" of Antonin Artaud.
The work was printed in 196...
Category
1960s Surrealist Art
Materials
Etching
Magic Realism Figurative Artwork, "Swan Song" by Evgeniya Golik
Located in San Diego, CA
A 24” x 18” Magic Realism Figurative Artwork by artist Evgeniya Golik. This piece is a Mixed-media inkjet print on Canvas. A certificate of authenticity will accompany the piece upon...
Category
2010s Surrealist Art
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Inkjet
Magic Realism Figurative Artwork, "Lost in Woods" by Evgeniya Golik
Located in San Diego, CA
A 16” x 20” x 1.25" Magic Realism Figurative Artwork by artist Evgeniya Golik. The artist uses Acrylic on Canvas. A certificate of authenticity will accompany the piece upon its purc...
Category
2010s Surrealist Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Exhibition Poster Galerie Gerald Cramer - Lithograph by Joan Mirò - 1969
By Joan Miró
Located in Roma, IT
Exhibition Poster Galerie Gerald Cramer is a contemporary artwork realized by Joan Mirò.
Mixed colored lithograph.
The poster was realized in occasion of the exhibition of the arti...
Category
1960s Surrealist Art
Materials
Lithograph
Mujer en Rojo, Surrealist Lithograph by Byron Galvez
By Byron Gálvez
Located in Long Island City, NY
Title: Mujer en Rojo
Date: 1980
Medium: Lithograph on Arches paper, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 100
Dimensions: 30 x 22 inches
Category
1980s Surrealist Art
Materials
Lithograph
Magic Realism Figurative Artwork, "Exiles from Eden" by Evgeniya Golik
Located in San Diego, CA
A 19” x 25” x 1.25" Magic Realism Figurative Artwork by artist Evgeniya Golik. A certificate of authenticity will accompany the piece upon its purchase or delivery.
Evgeniya Golik ...
Category
2010s Surrealist Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
Joan Miró - "Original Lithography VII" - color lithography - mourlot 863
By Joan Miró
Located in Winterswijk, NL
Joan Miró - "Original Lithography VII".
Lithograph in colors from Litografo (Volume I) Spanish edition from 1972.
Catalogue of works: Mourlot 863.
Slight book fold in the centre of the paper.
Miró's development of a new pictorial language led to a consistent restriction to the primary colours black, green, yellow, blue and red, which he implemented in the series of paintings "Constellations" (1940/41) with lines, spots and areas of colour.
Like Pablo Picasso and Franz Marc, Miró also worked with graphics and primarily produced etchings and lithographs. Produced in large editions, the artist believed that everyone should be able to afford a print by Miró...
Category
20th Century Surrealist Art
Materials
Lithograph
Magic Realism Figurative Artwork, "Hunter (Sagittarius)"
Located in San Diego, CA
A 19” x 25” x 1.25" Magic Realism Figurative Artwork by artist Evgeniya Golik. The artist uses Acrylic, Colored Pencils, Imitation Golf Leaf on Wood Panel. A certificate of authentic...
Category
2010s Surrealist Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
Surrealist composition
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: collotype (after the Miro lithograph). Printed in 1947 in an edition of 1500 by Meriden Gravure and published by Curt Valentin for "The Prints of Joan Miro" portfolio. Size: ...
Category
1940s Surrealist Art
Materials
Photogravure
Magic Realism Figurative Artwork, "Abundance (Nine of Pentacles)"
Located in San Diego, CA
A 17” x 21” x 1" Magic Realism Figurative Artwork by artist Evgeniya Golik. The artist uses Alcohol Ink, Colored Pencils, Acrylic, & Imitation Gold Leaf on Mineral Paper. A certifica...
Category
2010s Surrealist Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
Magic Realism Figurative Artwork, "Prosperity ((Ace of Pentacles)
Located in San Diego, CA
A 17” x 21” x 1" Magic Realism Figurative Artwork by artist Evgeniya Golik. The artist uses Pastel, Colored Pencil, Acrylic, & Imitation Golf Leaf on Toned paper. A certificate of au...
Category
2010s Surrealist Art
Materials
Acrylic, Gel Pen, Color Pencil
Magic Realism Figurative Artwork, "Queen of Swords" by Evgeniya Golik
Located in San Diego, CA
A 22” x 22” x 1" Magic Realism Figurative Artwork by artist Evgeniya Golik. This piece is a Mixed-media Aqueous Inkjet Embellished Print on Canvas. A certificate of authenticity wil...
Category
2010s Surrealist Art
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Inkjet
Magic Realism Figurative Artwork, "Spring Herald" by Evgeniya Golik
Located in San Diego, CA
A 19” x 25” Magic Realism Figurative Artwork by artist Evgeniya Golik. A certificate of authenticity will accompany the piece upon its purchase or delivery.
Evgeniya Golik (also kn...
Category
2010s Surrealist Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
Magic Realism Figurative Artwork, "Honey and Bees" by Evgeniya Golik
Located in San Diego, CA
An 18” x 18” Magic Realism Figurative Artwork by artist Evgeniya Golik. A certificate of authenticity will accompany the piece upon its purchase or delivery.
Evgeniya Golik (also k...
Category
2010s Surrealist Art
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel, Color Pencil, Graphite
Vitraux in Four Sheets Puzzle of Life
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali
TITLE: Vitraux in Four Sheets Puzzle of Life
MEDIUM: 4 Lithographs
SIGNED: 1 Lithograph is Hand Signed by Salvador Dali
EDITION NUMBER: 1 lithograph is num...
Category
1970s Surrealist Art
Materials
Lithograph
Magic Realism Figurative Artwork, "Opium (Death)" by Evgeniya Golik
Located in San Diego, CA
An 18”x 22" x .75" Magic Realism Figurative Artwork by artist Evgeniya Golik. A certificate of authenticity will accompany the piece upon its purchase or delivery.
Evgeniya Golik (...
Category
2010s Surrealist Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Magic Realism Figurative Artwork, "Peculiar Forever" by Evgeniya Golik
Located in San Diego, CA
A 16” x 20” x 1" Magic Realism Figurative Artwork by artist Evgeniya Golik. It is unframed and Acrylic & Colored Pencils on Wood Panel. A certificate of authenticity will accompany t...
Category
2010s Surrealist Art
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel, Color Pencil
Magic Realism Figurative Artwork, "Duality of Love" by Evgeniya Golik
Located in San Diego, CA
A 36” x 24” x 1.5" Magic Realism Figurative Artwork by artist Evgeniya Golik. The artist uses Oil and Imitation Gold Leaf on Wood Panel. A certificate of authenticity will accompany ...
Category
2010s Surrealist Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
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Find a wide variety of authentic Surrealist art 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. If you’re looking to add art created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, orange, purple, red and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Salvador Dalí, Marc Chagall, Joan Miró, and Leonor Fini. Frequently made by artists working with Paint, and Lithograph 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 art, so small editions measuring 1 inches across are also available. Prices for art 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 $1 and tops out at $1,450,000, while the average work sells for $1,426.