Surrealist Landscape Photography
SURREALIST STYLE
In the wake of World War I’s ravaging of Europe, artists delved into the unconscious mind to confront and grapple with this reality. Poet and critic André Breton, a leader of the Surrealist movement who authored the 1924 Surrealist Manifesto, called this approach “a violent reaction against the impoverishment and sterility of thought processes that resulted from centuries of rationalism.” Surrealist art emerged in the 1920s with dreamlike and uncanny imagery guided by a variety of techniques such as automatic drawing, which can be likened to a stream of consciousness, to channel psychological experiences.
Although Surrealism was a groundbreaking approach for European art, its practitioners were inspired by Indigenous art and ancient mysticism for reenvisioning how sculptures, paintings, prints, performance art and more could respond to the unsettled world around them.
Surrealist artists were also informed by the Dada movement, which originated in 1916 Zurich and embraced absurdity over the logic that had propelled modernity into violence. Some of the Surrealists had witnessed this firsthand, such as Max Ernst, who served in the trenches during World War I, and Salvador Dalí, whose otherworldly paintings and other work responded to the dawning civil war in Spain.
Other key artists associated with the revolutionary art and literary movement included Man Ray, Joan Miró, René Magritte, Yves Tanguy, Frida Kahlo and Meret Oppenheim, all of whom had a distinct perspective on reimagining reality and freeing the unconscious mind from the conventions and restrictions of rational thought. Pablo Picasso showed some of his works in “La Peinture Surréaliste” — the first collective exhibition of Surrealist painting — which opened at Paris’s Galerie Pierre in November of 1925. (Although Magritte is best known as one of the visual Surrealist movement’s most talented practitioners, his famous 1943 painting, The Fifth Season, can be interpreted as a formal break from Surrealism.)
The outbreak of World War II led many in the movement to flee Europe for the Americas, further spreading Surrealism abroad. Generations of modern and contemporary artists were subsequently influenced by the richly symbolic and unearthly imagery of Surrealism, from Joseph Cornell to Arshile Gorky.
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Style: Surrealist
Vintage René Magritte press photograph
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Rare René Magritte press photograph published on the occasion of a 1990 Magritte exhibition held at the world famous Pace/Macgill gallery New York.
Silver-gelatin print. 8x10 inches...
Category
1990s Surrealist Landscape Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Suzanne Camp Crosby "Enchanted Forest" 1989 Original Photograph
Located in New York, NY
Suzanne Camp Crosby (American, 1948-2020)
Enchanted Forest, 1989
Cibachrome
Sight: 14 3/4 x 14 3/4 in.
Framed: 23 x 22 x 7/8 in.
Signed and inscribed bottom: 2/25, Suzanne Camp Crosb...
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1980s Surrealist Landscape Photography
Materials
C Print
"Gods at the Beach 2" Photography 31" x 31" in Edition 1/7 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Gods at the Beach 2" Photography 31" x 31" in Edition 1/7 by Olha Stepanian
Printed on Epson Professional Paper
Signed and numbered by the artist
Not framed. Ships in a tube.
A...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Landscape Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Ancient Views of Yokohama - Vintage Albumen Prints - 1890s
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Views of Yokohama is a set of 4 original vintage albumen prints on single cardboard: 26 x 34 cm.
They were realized in the 1890s.
Good conditions except for being aged.
Ca...
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1890s Surrealist Landscape Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Cardboard
"Moon Birth 2" Photography 16" x 16" in Edition of 24 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Moon Birth 2" Photography 16" x 16" in Edition of 24 by Olha Stepanian
Printed on Epson Professional Paper
Signed and numbered by the artist
Not framed. Ships in a tube.
Availa...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Landscape Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
"Moon Birth 2" Photography 39" x 39" in Edition of 3 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Moon Birth 2" Photography 39" x 39" in Edition of 3 by Olha Stepanian
Printed on Epson Professional Paper
Signed and numbered by the artist
Not framed. Ships in a tube.
Availab...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Landscape Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
"Moon Birth 3" Photography 39" x 39" in Edition 1/3 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Moon Birth 3" Photography 39" x 39" in Edition 1/3 by Olha Stepanian
Printed on Epson Professional Paper
Signed and numbered by the artist
Not framed. Ships in a tube.
Availabl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Landscape Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Wherever You Look You See The Chrysler Building: Williamsburg
Located in Miami, FL
In 1974, wherever you looked, you could see the Chrysler Building. In this image, from Williamsburg, the distinctive Art Deco spire of the Chrysler Building peeks its head out above ...
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1970s Surrealist Landscape Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Hippies in Central Park with Oversized Psychedelic Moon
Located in Miami, FL
Two flower children converse among a gathering of hippies in Central Park. They are adorned with yellow flowers in their hair, which symbolize freedom and ideals of universal belong...
Category
1970s Surrealist Landscape Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
"Moon Birth 2" Black & White Photography 31" x 31" in Ed. of 7 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Moon Birth 2" Black & White Photography 31" x 31" in Ed. of 7 by Olha Stepanian
Printed on Epson Professional Paper
Signed and numbered by the artist
Not framed. Ships in a tube....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Landscape Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Billionaires Row from Central Park Reservoir with Magical Light
Located in Miami, FL
Photographer Mitchell Funk revisits many popular tourist locations and shoots them in a way that perhaps millions of tourists never imagined. In "Billionaires Row from Central Park Reservoir...
Category
2010s Surrealist Landscape Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Astronaut Space Walks on Park Avenue Manhattan
Located in Miami, FL
An unexpected pedestrian is caught walking across Park Avenue on a rainy day. We are not sure where he came from or where he is going but he seems like he is on a mission. The Astro...
Category
2010s Surrealist Landscape Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
“Object Permanence” Photography 24" x 36" inch Edition of 7 by Brian Ziff
By Brian Ziff
Located in Culver City, CA
“Object Permanence” Photography 24" x 36" inch Edition of 7 by Brian Ziff
Giclee (Archival Ink) Print on Canson Platine Fibre Rag
Not framed. Ships in tube.
From "Park Drive" ser...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Landscape Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Rag Paper, Giclée
Art Deco Paris - Eiffel tower Place du Trocadéro Statues " Slave to Love" Gold
Located in Miami, FL
Reminiscent of the dreamy elegance of a bygone era, Mitchell Funk transforms a tourist location into the quintessence of timeless Paris chic. To achieve this the photographer had to rid the Trocadero of toursits. Next came choosing the right camera angle and lighting the scene dramatically. The photo recalls Brian Ferry...
Category
1990s Surrealist Landscape Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Dust bowl Texas Sunset with Dramatic Sky Windmill - Orange and Yellow landscape
Located in Miami, FL
While on assignment in 1980 for a Life Magazine story on drought in Texas, Mitchell Funk encountered this vast landscape near Wichita Falls. A windmill with a wood fence and barn...
Category
1980s Surrealist Landscape Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Exterior of Dalí's Figueras Castle - Original Gelatin Silver Photography
By Marc Lacroix
Located in Paris, IDF
Marc LACROIX (1927-2007)
Exterior of Dalí's Figueras Castle, 1971
Original silver gelatin photograph
Signed in ink
Numbered on 10 copies
On silver print paper 50.5 x 61 cm (c. 19.7 ...
Category
1970s Surrealist Landscape Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Wherever You Look You See The Chrysler Building: Weehawken 4
Located in Miami, FL
Mitchell Funk takes skyscraper photography to new heights in his current exhibition: Mitchell Funk Photographs the Chrysler Building for 50 Years. The present work reimagines the m...
Category
Early 2000s Surrealist Landscape Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Art Deco Paris - Eiffel tower Place du Trocadéro Statues " Slave to Love" Gold
Located in Miami, FL
Reminiscent of the dreamy elegance of a bygone era, Mitchell Funk transforms a tourist location into the quintessence of timeless Paris chic. To achieve this the photographer had to rid the Trocadero of toursits. Next came choosing the right camera angle and lighting the scene dramatically. The photo recalls Brian Ferry...
Category
1990s Surrealist Landscape Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Rosemary Ellis Windows XVI Gelatin Silver Photograph Print for book: Windows
Located in London, GB
We acquired a series of photographs from Rosemary Ellis's studio. To find more from this series scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this Seller...
Category
1970s Surrealist Landscape Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Rosemary Ellis Dam V Gelatin Silver Photograph Print for book: Pipes and Wires
Located in London, GB
We acquired a series of photographs from Rosemary Ellis's studio. To find more from this series scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this Seller...
Category
1970s Surrealist Landscape Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Bald Cypress, Huntington Gardens - Contemporary Black & White Photograph (4/25)
Located in Gilroy, CA
Edward Alfano is a contemporary photographer working in Southern California. However, Alfano photographs worldwide; his most photographed regions are China, Italy, and Huntington Gar...
Category
2010s Surrealist Landscape Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment
Rosemary Ellis Dam II Silver Gelatin Print Photograph for book: Pipes and Wires
Located in London, GB
Rosemary Ellis
Dam II
Original photography for Pipes and Wires in the Outlooks and Insights series published by Bodley Head, composed by Rosemary & Charlotte Ellis.
Silver Gelatin Ph...
Category
1970s Surrealist Landscape Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Grey Crowned Cranes - Limited Edition Color Photograph, Woman Artist, Birds
By Cheryl Medow
Located in Dallas, TX
Grey Crowned Cranes is a limited edition color photograph featuring two large birds perched on top of branches, against a pastel tinted sky with a mountain range visible on the horiz...
Category
2010s Surrealist Landscape Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Sheep in Transit, Surrealist Natural Animal Photo Collage, 2022, Original
Located in Golden, CO
Immerse yourself in the captivating world of Topher Straus, where a flock of sheep embarks on a whimsical journey. "Sheep in Transit" is a testament to Straus' artistic innovation an...
Category
2010s Surrealist Landscape Photography
Materials
Metal
Grey Crowned Cranes - Limited Edition Color Photograph, Woman Artist, Birds
By Cheryl Medow
Located in Dallas, TX
Edition of 10
Signed and numbered in pencil, and blind stamp on print margin.
Signed, titled, dated and print type in pencil on print verso.
Paper size: 25 x 20 in., Image size: 20 x...
Category
2010s Surrealist Landscape Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Surreal Kayak Party in Foggy Metaphysical San Francisco Bay with Muted Skyline
Located in Miami, FL
The weather phenomenon that defines San Francisco, fog, separates a party of Kayakers from the iconic skyline. It puts them into an enigmatic limbo-like state. Photographer Mitchell ...
Category
2010s Surrealist Landscape Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet, Archival Pigment
"Gods at the Beach 2" Photography 24" x 24" in Edition 1/15 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Gods at the Beach 2" Photography 24" x 24" in Edition 1/15 by Olha Stepanian
Printed on Epson Professional Paper
Signed and numbered by the artist
Not framed. Ships in a tube.
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Landscape Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Beachtree, Contemporary Surrealist Natural Photo Collage, 2018, Original
Located in Golden, CO
Immerse yourself in the captivating world of Topher Straus, where a single image explodes into a mesmerizing dreamscape. "Beachtree" is a testament to Straus' innovative spirit and his ability to push the boundaries of traditional landscape art...
Category
2010s Surrealist Landscape Photography
Materials
Metal
Tribeca Street Photography with New York City Reflections
Located in Miami, FL
A typical street scene in New York City's Tribeca neighborhood is photographed unexpectedly. Pedestrians are depicted walking in front of a reflective surface, which results in a typ...
Category
2010s Surrealist Landscape Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
The New New York Skyline - Chrysler Building
Located in Miami, FL
The New New York Skyline with Chrysler Building is depicted in shimmering sliver light and set against a deep cobalt blue sky. It incorporates the newly constructed supertalls: One...
Category
2010s Surrealist Landscape Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
New York City Skyline Supertalls in the Most Eye Dazzling Dramatic Sunset
Located in Miami, FL
There have been many color photographs of the New York skyline, but this masterfully lit and high-impact image by Mitchell Funk dazzles the eye and engages the mind more than any on...
Category
2010s Surrealist Landscape Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Trinity Site, Landscape sand dunes of White Sands National Park, White and Blue
Located in London, GB
Trinity Site, 2019 by George McLeod
Limited Edition, Framed Fine Art Print
"The shifting gypsum sand dunes of White Sands National Park are simultaneously the most alien landscape I...
Category
2010s Surrealist Landscape Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Color, Pigment, Archival Pigment
Surreal Black Dog Walks at Central Park with Raking Light: Street Photography
Located in Miami, FL
Street Photography- literally.
Early light explodes through two Manhattan skyscrapers on a crisp winter day to illuminate Central Park South from an oblique angle. A black dog is c...
Category
2010s Surrealist Landscape Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Rosemary Ellis Dam III Gelatin Silver Photograph Proof Print for Bodley Head
Located in London, GB
We acquired a series of photographs from Rosemary Ellis's studio. To find more from this series scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this Seller...
Category
1970s Surrealist Landscape Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Rosemary Ellis Pool II Gelatin Silver Photograph Print proof for book
Located in London, GB
We acquired a series of photographs from Rosemary Ellis's studio. To find more from this series scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this Seller...
Category
1970s Surrealist Landscape Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Rosemary Ellis Dam VI Surreal Photograph Silver Gelatin Print for Bodley Head
Located in London, GB
We acquired a series of photographs from Rosemary Ellis's studio. To find more from this series scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this Seller...
Category
1970s Surrealist Landscape Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Rosemary Ellis Windows IV Gelatin Silver Photograph Print Gothic Ruin
Located in London, GB
We acquired a series of photographs from Rosemary Ellis's studio. To find more from this series scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this Seller...
Category
1970s Surrealist Landscape Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Rosemary Ellis Pipes VII Gelatin Silver Print for book: Pipes and Wires
Located in London, GB
From a series of similar photographs, to see the others scroll down to 'see all from seller'.
Rosemary Ellis (1910-1938)
Pipes VII
Original proof photograph for 'Pipes and Wires' in...
Category
1970s Surrealist Landscape Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Nude Man Spouting in the Desert - Gay Interest- Born from Mother Earth
Located in Miami, FL
We are all born from Mother Earth. Mimicking a plant or tree, a muscular man standing on his head emerges upward from the desert ground with is legs spread out like branches. Seen f...
Category
1970s Surrealist Landscape Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
"Heaven's Creation 1" Photography 24" x 35.5" in Ed. 1/7 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Heaven's Creation 1" Photography 24" x 35.5" in Ed. 1/7 by Olha Stepanian
Printed on Epson Professional Paper
Signed and numbered by the artist
Not framed. Ships in a tube.
Oth...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Landscape Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Noverre - Horse Landscape 2, Sky and Mane, Panoramic Print, Australia 2003
Located in London, GB
Noverre - Horse Landscape 2, 'Mane', 2003
C-type Hand Print, Mounted on Aluminium, Custom framed, Museum low glare, UV protective art glass
36.5 x 94 cm / 14.5 x 37 inches approx.
Ed...
Category
Early 2000s Surrealist Landscape Photography
Materials
Glass, Wood, Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Pr...
Two New York Skylines in One Fantasy Picture - Chrysler Building at Sunset
Located in Miami, FL
In 1980, conventional thinking suggested that one highly dramatic photograph of the New York skyline would be a sufficient artistic statement. Photographer Mitchell Funk felt there w...
Category
1980s Surrealist Landscape Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Saddle-Billed Storks
By Cheryl Medow
Located in Dallas, TX
Edition of 10
Signed and numbered in pencil, and blind stamp on print margin
Signed, titled, dated, and print type in pencil on print verso.
Paper size: 21 x 24 in., Image size: 16 x...
Category
2010s Surrealist Landscape Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Wherever You Look You See The Chrysler Building: Weehawken 2
Located in Miami, FL
Wherever you look, you see The Chrysler Building. Through the lens of Photographer Mitchell Funk, The 1991 Mid-Town Manhattan skyline is seen at sunset from Weehawken, New Jersey. ...
Category
1990s Surrealist Landscape Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Cypress Swamp
Located in Dallas, TX
Edition of 25
Signed, titled, dated and numbered in pencil on print verso.
Paper size: 17 x 22 in., Image size: 16 x 20 in.
Series: Ghostland
Keith Carter is an American photographe...
Category
1990s Surrealist Landscape Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
New York City Fog - Play of Light on the Upper East Side Skyline
Located in Miami, FL
A play of light envelopes the Upper East Side skyline of New York City and projects a feeling of fogginess. Photographer Mitchell Funk captures a moment when the atmosphere transmits...
Category
2010s Surrealist Landscape Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Victorious Nude Man on Naked Road in New Mexico - Gay Interest Surrealism
Located in Miami, FL
Man conquers nature and expresses a victorious gesture to an endless landscape with billowing clouds. A quest for meaning for the individual could be another theme this image.
The ...
Category
1970s Surrealist Landscape Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Flatiron Building with Dramatic Light - Abstract Photography
Located in Miami, FL
The ephemeral nature of weather is on display in this hyper-dramatic photograph of Manhattan's Flatiron Building. Dark storm clouds crack open for a brief moment and spotlight the w...
Category
2010s Surrealist Landscape Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Yellow Moon Over Manhattan in the 1970s
Located in Miami, FL
A recurring motif in Mitchell Funk's work is the inclusion of an oversized moon. It signifies a celestial presence. This work, "Yellow Moon Over Manhattan," is an early example, but ...
Category
1970s Surrealist Landscape Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Surreal Desert Landscape with Blue Mountain and Magenta Moon - Monument Valley
Located in Miami, FL
"Surreal Desert Landscape" is an example of Mitchell Funk's early work. It depicts Monument Valley in an unexpected way. It's 1976 and color photography was not even seriously acknow...
Category
1970s Surrealist Landscape Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Flock of Birds on Wire Against Dramatic Sky Dramatic Clouds
Located in Miami, FL
After a 55-year career creating originally powerful images, Photographer Mitchell Funk outdoes himself. Flock of Birds on Wire was shot in the Windwood section of Miami. End-of-the-d...
Category
2010s Surrealist Landscape Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Surreal Gas Station on a Foggy Night with Green Lights. Close Encounters
Located in Miami, FL
The same year, the iconic science fiction movie Close Encounters of the Third Kind was released, visionary still photographer Mitchell Funk shot this SciFi-like image. It's of an un...
Category
1970s Surrealist Landscape Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Surreal Brooklyn Bridge with Blue Sky Golden Windows and Red Kite
Located in Miami, FL
Why is this view of the Brooklyn Bridge, a blue sky, and golden windows no longer visible? The image is a creation from Mitchell Funk's mind. It comprises three photographs with colo...
Category
1970s Surrealist Landscape Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
The Cannons of Vicksburg - Civil War on My Mind Surrealism
Located in Miami, FL
A silhouetted man looks out to infinity and ponders the buried memories on the hallowed grounds of Vicksburg. He is seen in silhouette in the bottom half of the composition. The top half shows two Civil War...
Category
1970s Surrealist Landscape Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Two Facades - Old New York Bar with Surreal Mid-Century Mannequin Face
Located in Miami, FL
Two Facades. Mickey's Place was Bar
/ Restaurant in Chelsea opposite the old West Side Highway. In this photograph, late afternoon light illuminates the old walk-up building giving ...
Category
1970s Surrealist Landscape Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Dream Landscape - Woman Strolls in Fantasy Forest of Blue Green
Located in Miami, FL
Questions about the nature and boundaries of reality are contextualized in this dreamy image of a woman strolling in a fantasy forest that breathes high-pitched color. Pioneering pho...
Category
1970s Surrealist Landscape Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Surrealist landscape photography for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Surrealist landscape photography available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add landscape photography 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, red, green and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Mitchell Funk, Rosemary Ellis, Cheryl Medow, and Keith Carter b.1948. Frequently made by artists working with Paper, and Pigment Print 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 landscape photography, so small editions measuring 5.12 inches across are also available. Prices for landscape photography made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $110 and tops out at $9,500, while the average work sells for $5,500.