Surrealist 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
“Bad Bunny” (FRAMED) Photography 30" x 24" inch Edition 1/12 by Brian Ziff
By Brian Ziff
Located in Culver City, CA
“Bad Bunny” (FRAMED) Photography 30" x 24" inch Edition 1/12 by Brian Ziff
Giclee (Archival Ink) Print on Canson Platine Fibre Rag
American Dreams - From "Playboy" series.
The n...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Rag Paper, Giclée
Vintage Silver Gelatin Signed Photograph Pinhole Photo
Located in Surfside, FL
Jo Ann Callis (American, b. 1940); Gelatin silver print; Signed, dated and numbered 3/10
Jo Ann Callis (born Cincinnati, Ohio 1940) is an American artist who works with photography and is based in California.
Though Callis initially pursued a degree at Ohio State University in 1958, she dropped out in her second year when she got married. She and her husband moved to Southern California in 1961. Her father died after the birth of her first son Stephen in the same year. In 1963, her second son Michael was born. By 23, she was married with two children; she later separated from her husband. Callis enrolled at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in 1970 initially in graphic design. When she took a course from Robert Heinecken...
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20th Century Surrealist Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
"About Love" Photography 24" x 24" in Edition of 15 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"About Love" Photography 24" x 24" in Edition of 15 by Olha Stepanian
Printed on Epson Professional Paper
Signed and numbered by the artist
Not framed. Ships in a tube.
Availabl...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Photography
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Photographic Paper
"The Circus" Photography 24" x 24" inch Edition 2/15 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"The Circus" Photography 24" x 24" inch Edition 2/15 by Olha Stepanian
Printed on Epson Professional Paper
Signed and numbered by the artist
Not framed. Ships in a tube.
Availab...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Photography
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Photographic Paper
Bingo the Circus Elephant circus series enchanting daguerreotype reproduction
Located in Lafayette, LA
Bingo the circus elephant
This image reveals a majestic and mature circus elephant, named Bingo. The elephant is a living testament to the grandeur of the circus world. This magnif...
Category
2010s Surrealist Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Inkjet
"One heart" Photography 31" x 31" in Edition of 7 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"One heart" Photography 31" x 31" in Edition of 7 by Olha Stepanian
Printed on Epson Professional Paper
Signed and numbered by the artist
Not framed. Ships in a tube.
Available ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Photography
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Photographic Paper
"Music is Eternal" Photography 31" x 31" in Edition of 7 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Music is Eternal" Photography 31" x 31" in Edition of 15 by Olha Stepanian
Printed on Epson Professional Paper
Signed and numbered by the artist
Not framed. Ships in a tube.
Av...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Photography
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Photographic Paper
“Mano a Mano” (FRAMED) Photography 30" x 24" inch Edition 1/12 by Brian Ziff
By Brian Ziff
Located in Culver City, CA
“Mano a Mano” (FRAMED) Photography 30" x 24" inch Edition 1/12 by Brian Ziff
Giclee (Archival Ink) Print on Canson Platine Fibre Rag
American Dreams - From "Playboy" series.
The...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Rag Paper, Giclée
"Mirrors" Photography 24" x 24" inch Edition 1/15 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Mirrors" Photography 24" x 24" inch Edition 1/15 by Olha Stepanian
Printed on Epson Professional Paper
Signed and numbered by the artist
Not framed. Ships in a tube.
Available ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Photography
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Photographic Paper
"Adam" Photography 31" x 31" in Edition of 7 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Adam" Photography 31" x 31" in Edition of 7 by Olha Stepanian
Printed on Epson Professional Paper
Signed and numbered by the artist
Not framed. Ships in a tube.
Available sizes...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Photography
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Photographic Paper
"Ladybugs" Photography 24" x 24" inch Edition of 15 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Ladybugs" Photography 24" x 24" inch Edition of 15 by Olha Stepanian
Printed on Epson Professional Paper
Signed and numbered by the artist
Not framed. Ships in a tube.
Availabl...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Photography
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Photographic Paper
Bon Fire Night (Body Terrain)
Located in New Orleans, LA
This is number 1 from a limited edition of 12.
London-based Photographer and Graphic designer Omer Ga'ash, graduated from Bezalel Academy of Art and De...
Category
2010s Surrealist Photography
Materials
C Print
The Gatekeeper
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Maggie Taylor's digital creations are emblematic, afterimages that invite, transport and are unforgettable. Taylor's images are built, layer by layer and object by object, through a ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Welcome to the Water Planet
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Maggie Taylor's digital creations are emblematic, afterimages that invite, transport and are unforgettable. Taylor's images are built, layer by layer and object by object, through a ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
The Next Big Adventure
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Maggie Taylor's digital creations are emblematic, afterimages that invite, transport and are unforgettable. Taylor's images are built, layer by layer and object by object, through a ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
“Defiant” (FRAMED) Photography 30" x 24" inch Edition of 12 by Brian Ziff
By Brian Ziff
Located in Culver City, CA
“Defiant” (FRAMED) Photography 30" x 24" inch Edition of 12 by Brian Ziff
Giclee (Archival Ink) Print on Canson Platine Fibre Rag
American Dreams - From "Playboy" series.
The no...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Rag Paper, Giclée
Fifth Avenue at Rush Hour with Extreme Intense Light, Neutral Palette
Located in Miami, FL
Occupying the lower third of the picture plane, a herd of humans stride down Fifth Avenue. They form an overall pattern. The top of the picture is also comprised of a simple pat...
Category
2010s Surrealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Archival Ink, Archival Paper
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...
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1970s Surrealist Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
"Six" Photography 39" x 39" inch Edition 1/3 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Six" Photography 39" x 39" inch Edition 1/3 by Olha Stepanian
Printed on Epson Professional Paper
Signed and numbered by the artist
Not framed. Ship...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
“Walkie Talkie” Photography 24" x 36" inch Edition of 7 by Brian Ziff
By Brian Ziff
Located in Culver City, CA
“Walkie Talkie” Photography 24" x 36" inch Edition of 7 by Brian Ziff
Giclee (Archival Ink) Print on Canson Platine Fibre Rag
From "Park Drive" series
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Rag Paper, Giclée
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 Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
SciFi Surreal Landscape of Unconscious Dreams
Located in Miami, FL
Pioneering SciFi photographer Mitchell Funk experiments with altered realms of reality by juxtaposing two landscapes of unnatural color to form a never-before-seen original vision. A single silhouetted figure looks out on a day-glow yellow sea leading to a dreamscape of trees. The yellow of water is picked up in the trees to unify the different perspectives. Published Popular Photography Magazine, February 1976...
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1970s Surrealist 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 Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
"Lily 1" Photography 24" x 24" inch Edition 1/15 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Lily 1" Photography 24" x 24" inch Edition 1/15 by Olha Stepanian
Printed on Epson Professional Paper
Signed and numbered by the artist
Not framed. Ships in a tube.
Available s...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Curvy Nude in Surreal Landscape of Red and Blue - Album Cover
Located in Miami, FL
Surreal Fantasy Album Cover Beck & Sanborn for CTI records.
This image is signed, dated and numbered 3/15 lower right recto. Other sizes are available. The work is unframed and print...
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1970s Surrealist Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
"One heart" Photography 24" x 24" in Edition 3/15 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"One heart" Photography 24" x 24" in Edition 3/15 by Olha Stepanian
Printed on Epson Professional Paper
Signed and numbered by the artist
Not framed....
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Man with Trousers
By Arthur Tress
Located in London, GB
Silver gelatin print, 19cm x 19cm (print size), (50cm x 40cm in mount), unframed, but contained within archive quality mount.
Tress is one of the most renowned and innovative photographers of his generation. Citing his influences as Hokusai, Frank Lloyd Wright, Picasso, El Lissitzky, Duane Michaels...
Category
1980s Surrealist Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
"The Battle of Orgreave (after Pieter Bruegel the Elder" Simon Procter C-print
Located in Boca Raton, FL
"The Battle of Orgreave (after Pieter Bruegel the Elder)" C-print by fine art photographer Simon Procter. Mounted on an aluminum panel with pl...
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2010s Surrealist Photography
Materials
C Print
“Thou Art Sick” Photography 30" x 20" inch Edition 2/5 by Brian Ziff
By Brian Ziff
Located in Culver City, CA
“Thou Art Sick” Photography 30" x 20" inch Edition 2/5 by Brian Ziff
Giclee (Archival Ink) Print on Canson Platine Fibre Rag
Brian Ziff's "High Risk" series is part of a larger ex...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Rag Paper, Giclée
“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
From "Park Drive" series
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Rag Paper, Giclée
"Geometry 2" Photography 24" x 24" inch Edition 2/15 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Geometry 2" Photography 24" x 24" inch Edition 2/15 by Olha Stepanian
Printed on Epson Professional Paper
Signed and numbered by the artist
Not framed. Ships in a tube.
Availab...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
“La Piscine” Photography 24" x 36" inch Edition of 7 by Brian Ziff
By Brian Ziff
Located in Culver City, CA
“La Piscine” Photography 24" x 36" inch Edition of 7 by Brian Ziff
Giclee (Archival Ink) Print on Canson Platine Fibre Rag
From "Park Drive" series
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Rag Paper, Giclée
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...
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Early 2000s Surrealist Photography
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Glass, Wood, Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Pr...
The Occasion
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Maggie Taylor's digital creations are emblematic, afterimages that invite, transport and are unforgettable. Taylor's images are built, layer by layer and object by object, through a ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
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 Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Formation (Male nude bodies are integral to Autumn foliage))
Located in New Orleans, LA
Formation is from a limited edition of 12. It is signed in pencil on back, Nude males are the falling leaves in this autumnal wonderland.
A new book on the artist will be published in Spring.
London-based Photographer and Graphic designer Omer Ga...
Category
2010s Surrealist Photography
Materials
C Print
"Pygmalion and Galatea" Photography 31" x 31" in Edition of 7 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Pygmalion and Galatea" Photography 31" x 31" in Edition 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 Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Bon Fire Night Circle (13 totally nude men arrayed in a circle in the desert)
Located in New Orleans, LA
13 nude guys form a circle in the desert. This is number 1 from a limited edition of 12. The work is signed on the back. A book of the artists work will be published in early Spring
London-based Photographer and Graphic designer Omer Ga...
Category
2010s Surrealist Photography
Materials
C Print
“Apéritif” (FRAMED) Photography 24" x 36" inch Edition of 7 by Brian Ziff
By Brian Ziff
Located in Culver City, CA
“Apéritif” (FRAMED) Photography 24" x 36" inch Edition of 7 by Brian Ziff
Giclee (Archival Ink) Print on Canson Platine Fibre Rag
From "Park Drive" series
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Photography
Materials
Rag Paper, Giclée, Archival Ink
Doubleend: framed abstract black & white photo collage w/ nude, clock, clouds
By Jenny Lynn
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
"Doubleend" is a black & white framed silver gelatin collage photograph in a surrealist style with images of nude, clock, clouds, and other abstract elements from artist Jenny Lynn's...
Category
1990s Surrealist Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
“Innerbloom” Photography 24" x 24" inch Edition of 24 by Brian Ziff
By Brian Ziff
Located in Culver City, CA
“Innerbloom” Photography 24" x 24" inch Edition of 24 by Brian Ziff
Giclee (Archival Ink) Print on Canson Platine Fibre Rag
From "Rite of Spring" series
In this melancholy series...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Rag Paper, Giclée
“Sweet Surrender” Photography 24" x 24" inch Edition of 24 by Brian Ziff
By Brian Ziff
Located in Culver City, CA
“Sweet Surrender” Photography 24" x 24" inch Edition of 24 by Brian Ziff
Giclee (Archival Ink) Print on Canson Platine Fibre Rag
From "Rite of Spring" series
In this melancholy s...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Rag Paper, Giclée
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 Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet, Archival Pigment
Hypnotic Dream-like Scene of Women - Surreal Street Photography
Located in Miami, FL
With a nod to the surrealist painter Paul Delvaux, Street Photographer Mithcell Funk captures two differently dressed women in a dreamlike state. The lighting and architectural sett...
Category
2010s Surrealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
“Morning Dew” Photography 24" x 24" inch Edition of 24 by Brian Ziff
By Brian Ziff
Located in Culver City, CA
“Morning Dew” Photography 24" x 24" inch Edition of 24 by Brian Ziff
Giclee (Archival Ink) Print on Canson Platine Fibre Rag
From "Rite of Spring" series
In this melancholy serie...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Rag Paper, Giclée
"Adam" Photography 24" x 24" in Edition 2/15 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Adam" Photography 24" x 24" in Edition 2/15 by Olha Stepanian
Printed on Epson Professional Paper
Signed and numbered by the artist
Not framed. Ships in a tube.
Available sizes...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
“Permafrost” Photography 24" x 24" inch Edition of 24 by Brian Ziff
By Brian Ziff
Located in Culver City, CA
“Permafrost” Photography 24" x 24" inch Edition of 24 by Brian Ziff
Giclee (Archival Ink) Print on Canson Platine Fibre Rag
From "Rite of Spring" series
In this melancholy series...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Rag Paper, Giclée
Surrealist Doll Composition
By Jerry Peil
Located in Surfside, FL
From the David C. and Sarajean Ruttenberg Collection
The Ruttenbergs are longtime art lovers who have collected abstract expressionist paintings, African art, sculpture, graphics, old watches and photographs-lots and lots of photographs.
They started collecting them in the 1960s when the medium was still the stepchild of the arts. They kept collecting until they had more than 3,000 prints, 99 of which are in the Art Institute exhibit, ``The Intuitive Eye:
Photographs from the Collection of David C. and Sarajean Ruttenberg.``
The show encompasses the entire history of photography with black-and-white and color prints from every genre, It includes street photography by Walker Evans and Garry Winogrand, glamour shots by Edward Steichen and Richard Avedon, nudes by Robert Mapplethorpe and Nicholas Muray...
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20th Century Surrealist Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
The Listening Room
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Maggie Taylor's digital creations are emblematic, afterimages that invite, transport, and are unforgettable. Taylor's images are built, layer by layer and object by object, through a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
The Bird Watchers
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Maggie Taylor's digital creations are emblematic, afterimages that invite, transport and are unforgettable. Taylor's images are built, layer by layer and object by object, through a ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
The Surprise
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Maggie Taylor's digital creations are emblematic, afterimages that invite, transport and are unforgettable. Taylor's images are built, layer by layer and object by object, through a ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Invitation to a dream
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Maggie Taylor's digital creations are emblematic, afterimages that invite, transport and are unforgettable. Taylor's images are built, layer by layer and object by object, through a ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Lucky, Color Photograph, Archival Pigment Ink Print, signed and numbered
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Lucky, 2023 is a recent archival pigment ink print by Maggie Taylor. All prints are signed and numbered by Maggie Taylor.
Maggie Taylor's digital creations are emblematic, afterima...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Sailors Delight
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Maggie Taylor's digital creations are emblematic, afterimages that invite, transport and are unforgettable. Taylor's images are built, layer by layer and object by object, through a ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
"Music is Eternal" Photography 24" x 24" in Edition of 15 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Music is Eternal" Photography 24" x 24" in Edition of 15 by Olha Stepanian
Printed on Epson Professional Paper
Signed and numbered by the artist
Not framed. Ships in a tube.
Av...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Photogenic Drawings Poster (Hand Signed by Sugimoto)
Located in New York, NY
Hiroshi Sugimoto
Photogenic Drawings (Hand Signed), 2012
Offset Lithograph Poster. (Hand signed by Hiroshi Sugimoto)
Unframed
This offset lithograph poster was hand-signed by photogr...
Category
2010s Surrealist Photography
Materials
Offset, Lithograph, Permanent Marker
“Pollen” Photography 36" x 28" inch Edition of 24 by Brian Ziff
By Brian Ziff
Located in Culver City, CA
“Pollen” Photography 36" x 28" inch Edition of 24 by Brian Ziff
Giclee (Archival Ink) Print on Canson Platine Fibre Rag
From "Rite of Spring" series
In this melancholy series, we...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Rag Paper, Giclée
Signed John Baldessari print 1991 (Baldessari Love and Work)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
John Baldessari Love and Work 1991:
Baldessari’s Love & Work 1991, photogravure and color aquatint, features clasped hands clutching surrealistically amidst a black background. Classic, timeless Baldessari imagery that is sure to work well in any setting.
Medium: Color photogravure and aquatint on wove paper. 1991.
Dimensions: 26 x 11.5 inches.
Well-preserved and in very good overall condition. Framed in acrylic plexiglass.
One of the 15 numbered artist's proofs, aside from the general edition of 60.
Signed, inscribed "A.P." and numbered 12/15 in pencil, lower margin.
Published by Brooke Alexander, Inc., New York.
Collections:
MoMa New York
John Baldessari:
It is hard to characterize John Baldessari's varied practice—which includes photomontage, artist’s books, prints, paintings, film, performance, and installation—except through his approach of good-humored irreverence. Baldessari is commonly associated with Conceptual or Minimalist art, though he has called this characterization “a little bit boring.” His two-dimensional works often incorporate found images, composed in layers or presented as distinct pieces with an element of surprise, like a brightly colored geometric shape in the place of a face or a starkly printed sardonic caption. Baldessari has demonstrated a lasting interest in language and semantics, articulating these concerns through the use of puns or the juxtaposition of seemingly unrelated images and words, as in his 1978 work Blasted Allegories. His self-referencing photomontages and use of text have been sources of inspiration for countless artists, including Cindy Sherman, David Salle, and Barbara Kruger. Baldessari identifies his own artistic lineage, saying, "I would prefer to go to the source with Duchamp rather than credit Warhol as an influence."
Related Categories:
Surrealist. Ed Ruscha. Los Angeles. Conceptual art. Photography. Minimalist. John Baldessari prints.
Category
1990s Surrealist Photography
Materials
Aquatint, Photogravure, Lithograph, Screen
Surrealist photography for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Surrealist 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 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, red, orange, purple and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Mitchell Funk, Rosemary Ellis, Brian Ziff, and FPA Francis Pavy Artist. Frequently made by artists working with Paper, and Photographic Paper 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 photography, so small editions measuring 4.5 inches across are also available. Prices for 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 $28,800, while the average work sells for $1,750.