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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
Surrealistic Landscape
Located in London, GB
SAMUEL BAK b. 1933 Born in Vilna, Poland 1933 (Israeli/American) Title: Surrealistic Landscape Technique: Original Signed Oil Painting on canvas size: 46 x 55 cm / 18.1 x 21.7 in...
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1990s Surrealist Paintings

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Oil

"Into the Night, " Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Sara Scribner's (US based) "Into the Night" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a woman in a long pink dress walking towards a background ...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Panel, Oil

LOUIS BUISSERET 1928 Surrealist Fantasy Nude Women Landscape Horse Belgian LARGE
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Louis Buisseret (Belgian) Exhibited at the Pittsburgh International (Carnegie Institute) show of 1928 "Composition" This surrealist painting depicts nude women having a picnic in a S...
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1920s Surrealist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Conspirators you saying it's me?
Located in Zofingen, AG
Ta's collection of conspirators is full of mischief and secrecy. Each character is always up to something naughty or scheming a dodgy deal, "I want a desperado feel to it, moody as i...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Oil

Antique Pin-up Gil Baer French Surrealist Nude Woman Puppet Show
By Gil Baer
Located in New York, NY
Soo Funny! Gil Baer (1859-1931) is the artist of this beautiful, humorous painting. This is a surrealist illustration painting of a nude woman behind...
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Early 20th Century Surrealist Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Butler Fight, Figurative Surrealism, Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Tigran Hovumyan Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2018 Style: Surrealism, Subject: Butle...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Transcendent, " Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Alexandra Manukyan's "Transcendent" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a female figure holding her arms in a dancing pose as glittering gold covers her body. About ...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Linen, Oil

Huge 1970's French Surrealist Signed Oil Floating Figures in the Sky
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, signed and dated 1974 Title: Surrealist abstract depiction of figures floating either in the sky or sea. Medium: oil painting on canvas, framed fra...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Paintings

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Oil

Casual Attire III - Vibrant Surrealist Figurative Original 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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Looking for blue (Young girl pink dress reaching for sky figurative oil painting
Located in Quebec, Quebec
Looking for Blue by Rudolf Kosow is a delicate and thought-provoking oil painting that captures a moment of curiosity and wonder. The artwork depicts a young girl standing on tiptoe,...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Thoughtful - XXI Century, Contemporary Figurative Painting, Surrealism, Nocturn
Located in Warsaw, PL
Mariusz Zdybal (born in 1955) He was awarded with "Golden Palm" at the international painting competition in Cannes and his works has been shown in Cannes, Warsaw, Gdansk and Berli...
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Early 2000s Surrealist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Trundler, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A young man pushes a traffic light across a grassy field. Dressed casually in a blue jacket over a white shirt and shorts, he moves through the landscape unde...

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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Paintings

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Acrylic

Little Flower Bug - Whimsical Fantasy Botanical Figurative Artwork on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian painter Silvia Pavarini is known for her distinctly feminine artworks that resonate with the quiet whispers of nature. Each piece she creates embodies an ongoing dialogue wit...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic, Pencil

Homage to Fornasetti - contemporary artwork - original 3D surrealistic painting
Located in London, Chelsea
This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online. Marek Letkiewicz’s Homage to Fornasetti is a captivating tribu...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Paintings

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Acrylic, Board

"Our Lady of the Foam", John Stephens, Acrylic Painting, Surrealism, 24x30
Located in Dallas, TX
This John Stephens original acrylic on panel painting measures 24x30 in and is available for $27,500. "Our Lady of the Foam" features a woman inside a greek mythology dome covered in...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Panel, 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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Surrealist Large Painting Royal College of Art LGBTQ+ Female Artist Blue Pink
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...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Paint, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Archival Paper, Pen, Woodcut

Queen of Outer Space - Original Sci- Fi Surrealist Composition On Board
Located in Soquel, CA
Queen of Outer Space - Original Sci- Fi Surrealist Composition On Board Dramatic sci-fi scene by Russell R. Tripp (American, 1942-2025). This sci-fi surrealist painting blends indus...
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1980s Surrealist Paintings

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Oil, Board

Mention, Portrait Surrealism Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Figurative Surrealism, Portrait Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2019 Style: Portrait Art, Title: Mention, Size: 31.5" x 47" x...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Surrealist Large Painting Royal College of Art LGBTQ+ Women artist Red Green
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...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Paint, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Archival Paper, Pen, Woodcut

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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Vagabond (labrador retriever pet dog surrealism animal neutral tones)
Located in Quebec, Quebec
Please note, the whites areas in the painting are trully white as opposed to bluey as shown in the pictures. Painting is signed at the front. COA provided keywords; surrealism, humo...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"A Family of Means", surrealist, blue, red, pink, mixed media, acrylic painting
Located in Natick, MA
John Baker’s “A Family of Means” is an acrylic painting on canvas with collage 38 x 50 inches in blues, reds, and pinks. Depicted in their commodious library, the wealthy family exudes a sense of arrogant privilege and shameless materialism. The matriarch displays her rings to the spectator as though their monetary value was proof of her worth as a person, while her son, in his prep school blazer...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Luck Memory (Hummingbird, Portrait, Storytelling, Oil Painting)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Joseph Broghammer Luck Memory (Hummingbird, Portrait, Storytelling, Oil Painting) Oil on Canvas Year: 2023 Size: 21x17in Signed by hand COA provided Ref.: 924802-1897 *Framed - read...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

GENEVIEVE ZONDERVAN (1922-2013) SIGNED FRENCH SURREALIST OIL PAINTING - FRAMED
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Surrealist Landscape" by Geneviève Zondervan (French 1922-2013) oil painting on canvas, framed dated '99' signed lower corner framed: 19.25 x 14 inches A fine 20th century surreal...
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Late 20th Century Surrealist Paintings

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Oil

Mrs. Goodshoe Takes a Holiday, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A slow-moving sea turtle swims with determination, balancing a cupcake on its head. It evokes feelings of solitude, peace, and joy. The artwork, painted over ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Paintings

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Oil

Lubin - figurative painting
Located in New York, NY
This surreal landscape painting by Henryk was done in 2014. It will ship from the artists studio in Poland. More about Henryk Laskowska: Henryk Laskowski...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Acrylic, Canvas

Octopus Huggs - Surrealist Blue and Yellow Figurative Painting
Located in New York, NY
Parris Jaru's Octopus Huggs is a 8 x 9 inches surrealist oil painting. The main colors are blue and yellow. The artist created a surrealist representation of a human face defined by ...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

1980’s French Surrealist Huge Oil Painting Nude Sculpture in Green Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Tristan Fabris, 1980’s French Surrealist painter Abstract Surrealist Figurative nude work oil on canvas, unframed painting: 26 x 32 inches private collection, France The painting is...
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1980s Surrealist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Horeb by Angelo Donadoni - Mixed media 53x72 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Angelo Donadoni was born in post-war northern Italy in 1945. His father did not recognize him. Her mother was a prostitute. At 13, he was placed in a reformatory. Then, very quickly,...
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Late 20th Century Surrealist Paintings

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Oil

Surrealist Photo Collage Assemblage Art Butterfly Mouth Ivan Chermayeff
Located in Surfside, FL
Ivan Chermayeff (1932-2017): Butterfly Mouth Mixed media collage, 2002, hand signed 'Ivan Chermayeff' and dated lower right, titled lower left. Bears label from David Findlay Jr. Gallery, NY. 22 1/2 x 15 in. (sheet), 25 3/4 x 18 1/4 in. (frame). Provenance: The estate of the artist. Ivan Chermayeff born London, United Kingdom, 1932 Chermayeff was one of the greatest American graphic designers, the son of the Russian born, British architect Serge Chermayeff. Ivan Chermayeff Graduated from the Phillips Academy of Andover, Massachusetts in 1950. He studied at Harvard until 1952, and the Institute of Design (New Bauhaus) until 1954. Graduated from the Yale School of Arts and Architecture in 1955 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts. The same year he did a short apprenticeship with Alvin Lustig—a pioneer of American graphic design—and then moved on to CBS as Assistant Art Director in record cover design. In 1956 he co-founded Brownjohn, Chermayeff & Geismar Associate, with Robert Brownjohn and his former schoolmate Tom Geismar. In 1959 Brownjohn left and the studio changed to Chermayeff & Geismar Inc. It soon became one of the best-known design firms worldwide. The firm produced over six-hundred marks, and they were among the very first to develop an abstract trademark (Chase Bank, 1960), still in use today. In 1964 they designed the outstanding corporate identity of Mobil Oil, that is one of the most recognizable identities ever. From its foundation, the studio served major companies including Giorgio Armani, Barneys, Hearst, MoMA (Museum of Modern Art), National Geographic, NBC (National Broadcasting Company), PBS (Public Broadcasting Service), Rockefeller, and others. Recently, Serge Haviv joined as a new partner and the firm changed to Chermayeff & Geismar & Haviv. Besides his design profession, Chermayeff is a talented illustrator artist and collagist. Many graphic pieces he made show a perfect balance of rational logics with imagination, featuring both abstract geometric shapes and figurative images. His collage works require a same sense of witty assemblage, where gathered information, like scraps of paper, stamps, and Polaroid photograph pictures combine as fragmented clues to a greater message. The Surrealist collages often take the shape of people, whose facial features are born of scraps and daily ephemera. They are amusing and infinitely thought-provoking; as Chermayeff has said, “Collages make it possible for everything to be something else.” Board overseers at Parsons School of Design and trustee at New School University from 1988 to 2002. Visiting professor at Cooper Union, University of California, and Kansas City Art Institute. He started making collages at the age of 17 to overcome his fear of not being able to draw. They are mostly made from day-to-day ephemera: envelopes, stamps, cigarette packs, train tickets, strips of coloured paper, found images, stones from the beach or squashed rusty cans. Inspired by Surrealism and organised by the artist’s hand and complemented with strong lines, they make faces, figures, fragmented narratives. Like all great designs, they evoke surprise and the pleasure of recognition. As he put it: “Design is all about seeing and making connections which are not so obvious.”President of AIGA (American Institute of Graphic Arts) from 1963 to 1966. Trustee of MoMA (Museum of Modern Art) from 1965 to 1986. Member of the board of directors of IDCA (International Design Conference in Aspen) from 1968 to 1999. Board Director at Municipal Art Society of New York in 1972-76. Member of AGI (Alliance Graphique Internationale) since 1978. Board Director at Smithsonian Institution from 1988 to 1996. He was elected to the Hall of Fame of ADC New York (Art Directors Club) in 1982. Trustee of the Archives of America Art in 1987-90. Royal Designer for Industry since 1992. He was awarded numerous prizes including the Industrial Art Medal from AIA (American Institute of Architects) in 1967, the Philadelphia College of Art Gold Medal in 1971, AIGA Gold Medal (American Institute of Graphic Arts) in 1979, the President’s Fellow Award from the Rhode Island School of Design in 1981, the First International Design Award from Japan Design Foundation in 1983, the Yale Arts Medal in 1985, the Distinguished Service Award from New School University in 1999, the Society of Illustrators Gold Medal in 2002, the Tokyo Type Directors Club Award in 2004, and the National Design Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2014. He also received a honorary doctorate in law from the Portland School of Art in 1981, and two honorary doctorates in fine arts from the Philadelphia University of Arts and the Corcoran Museum of Art, Washington in 1991. Along with Seymour Chwast, Sid Chafetz, Saul Bass, Milton Glaser, Paul Rand, Ikko Tanaka...
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Early 2000s Surrealist Paintings

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Paper, Mixed Media

1986 "A Remarkable Piece of Apparatus" Surrealist Painting
Located in Arp, TX
Vintage Contemporary Surrealist PAFA Artist Mark McCullen signed verso dated 1986 titled "A remarkable piece of Apparatus" 30 x 22" board, 32 x 24" Framed.
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1980s Surrealist Paintings

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Oil, Board

Nature Walk, Mid-Century Magic Surrealism, Cleveland School artist
Located in Beachwood, OH
Hazel Janicki (American, 1918-1976) Nature Walk, 1960 Tempera on masonite Signed lower left, dated and titled verso 18 x 28.5 inches 23.5 x 34 inches, framed Hazel Middleton was bor...
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1960s Surrealist Paintings

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Tempera

Zodiac Centaur, Figurative Surrealism Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Figurative Surrealism Original oil Painting Artist: Vahe Yeremyan Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2019 Style: Surrealism, Subject: Zodiac Centaur Size: 36" x 24" x 1'' inch, 91x60x3 cm, Unframed, Stretched on Wooden Bar, Gallery Wrapped, Ready to Hang. Tigran Hovoumyan was born on November 8, 1969, in Armenia...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Mid Century Modernist Surreal Sunset Abstract Nude Woman Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American school modernist surreal landscape. Oil on canvas, circa 1981. Signed on verso. Image size 30L x 18H. Housed in a period modern frame.
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1980s Surrealist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Point To Where It Hurts (Hummingbird, Portrait, Storytelling, Oil Painting)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Joseph Broghammer Point To Where It Hurts (Hummingbird, Portrait, Storytelling, Oil Painting) Oil on Canvas Year: 2023 Size: 66x72in Signed by hand COA provided Ref.: 924802-1898 *o...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

GENEVIEVE ZONDERVAN (1922-2013) FRENCH OIL PAINTING - MAN LOOKING OUT OF WINDOW
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"A Room with a View" by Geneviève Zondervan (French 1922-2013) oil painting on board, stamped verso board: 8.5 x 10.5 inches Original oil painting on board by the French artist, Ge...
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Late 20th Century Surrealist Paintings

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Oil

Animal Painting Surrealist Royal College of Art LGBTQ+ artist Birds Circle Life
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 whi...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Paint, Mixed Media, Archival Paper, Pen

'Vujá Dé, ' by Paul Micich, Acrylic and Alkyd on Canvas Painting, 2016
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This 40" x 30" acrylic and alkyd on canvas painting, 'Vuja De,' by Paul Micich is from the artist's 'Paper Airplane' series. A headless black coat wearing ...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Alkyd

'Drunk Houses, ' by Dragana Milovic, Acrylic on Canvas Painting
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This 24" x 30" acrylic on canvas painting by artist Dragana Milovic features a fantastical landscape of houses, florals, and other whimsical elements. ...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Acrylic

The Chair by the Window, Superb Large Surrealist oil painting on canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Chair by the Window Surrealist School, circa 1970's signed lower left, indistinctly (see photos) framed: 24 x 30.5 inches provenance: private collection, London Superb Surreali...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - "Developing Flower Shapes"
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: 1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - "Developing Flower Shapes" Medium: Oil on board, unframed Size: 4.25 height x 5.75 width Condition: Good Provenance: all the painting...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Paintings

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Oil

Untitled - Girl With Blue Hair - Surrealistic Oil Painting - Nude
Located in Salzburg, AT
Pawel Sepielak is a Polish painter, book illustrator and printmaker.
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Early 2000s Surrealist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

The Think Piece, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Stacked like rocks on the shore, artist Diane Flick plays with scale, color, texture, and joyful imagery—creating a quirky, awkward, and jovial childlike ba...

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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Paintings

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Oil

Meeting, Surrealism, Figurative, Portrait Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Figurative Surrealism Artist: Tigran Hovumyan Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2019 Style: Surr...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

1980’s French Surrealist Signed Oil Painting Abstract Shapes Composition
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Tristan Fabris 1970's-80's, French Surrealist artist Abstract Surrealist Figurative study oil on canvas, unframed signed and dated verso canvas: 23.5 x 32 inches private collection, ...
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Late 20th Century Surrealist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Inspiration, Portrait Woman, Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Portrait Woman, Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang Artist: Tigran Hovumyan Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Oil o...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - "Bagatelle"
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: 1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - "Bagatelle" Medium: Oil on board, unframed Size: 4.5 height x 3 width Condition: Good Provenance: all the paintings we have by this a...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Paintings

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Oil

"Eating and Drinking II", surrealist, red, green, yellow, acrylic painting
Located in Natick, MA
John Baker’s “Eating and Drinking II” is an acrylic painting on canvas with collage 24 x 30 inches in yellows, reds and greens on a neutral background. In one sense an illustration o...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

"Salvador Dalí"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
This pyezhazh I saw in a deserted place. It was dusty and strong wind. The wind stopped blowing and I saw this surrealism. The painting is framed in an antique frame. Size in a frame...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Paintings

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Oil, Cardboard

Animal Painting Surrealist Royal College of Art LGBTQ+ artist Birds Circle Life
Located in Norfolk, GB
Isabel Rock is a creator of contemporary fairy tales. A graduate of the Royal College of Art in London, her work is an explosion of strange occurrences while a surreal narrative take...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Paint, Mixed Media, Archival Paper, Pen

1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - 'The Flaming Pearl' Abstract
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: 1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - The Flaming Pearl' Abstract Artist: Elvic Steele Medium: Oil on board, unframed Size: 6 height x 4.5 width Condition: Good Provenance...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Paintings

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Oil

El Santo de la Muerte (Oil Painting, Symbolist, Death, Surreal, ~40% OFF)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Stella Jae El Santo de la Muerte 2024 Oil on canvas Size: 31.49 x 23.62 x inches (80 x 60 cm) Signed by hand COA provided *Framing options are available. Please inquiry. Stella J ...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Animal Surrealist Painting Royal College of Art LGBTQ+ artist Circle Life Birds
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. Hugely inspired by Paula Rego, Isabel Rock is part of a formidable group of women artists (Leonora Carrington and Eileen Agar amongst others) working with Surrealism. In October 2023 Isabel won the Evelyn Williams...
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2010s Surrealist Paintings

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Paint, Ink, Archival Paper, Pen

Companion
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 (Issued by the Gallery) About Artist Afeez Aregbede...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - 'Deep Colour ' Fantasy Abstract
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Stunning original oil painting by Elvic Steele depicting this surrealist fantasy abstract painting. Elvic Steele is a fascinating English painter. Her works entrance the observer, d...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Paintings

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Oil

Tooth Ache
Located in Dallas, TX
In The New York Times Arts in America column, Edward M. Gomez writes of Valton Tyler, "visionary seems the right word for describing his vivid, unusual and technically refined painti...
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1980s Surrealist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Surrealist paintings for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Surrealist paintings 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 paintings 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, green and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Elvic Steele, Rudolf Kosow, Isabel Rock, and Henry David Potwin. Frequently made by artists working with Paint, and Oil Paint 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 paintings, so small editions measuring 2 inches across are also available. Prices for paintings 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 $400,000, while the average work sells for $2,999.

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