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Surrealist Figurative Prints

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
"Aerial 3" Photography 24" x 24" inch Edition of 15 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Aerial 3" 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 Figurative Prints

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Photographic Paper

The Envious of Purgatory "The Divine Comedy" - Woodcut attr. to S. Dali- 1963
Located in Roma, IT
The Envious of Purgatory - from the Series "The Divine Comedy" is a woodcut print realized in 1963 for a series illustrating the Medieval poem of the "Divine Comedy" by Dante Alighie...
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

La Race Blanche - 20th Century, Surrealist, Lithograph, Figurative Print
Located in Sint-Truiden, BE
Color lithograph after the 1937 oil on canvas by René Magritte, printed signature of Magritte and numbered from the edition of 300. The lithograph features the dry stamps of the Mag...
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20th Century Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

"Hinting (With Chine Colle), " Etching & Aquatint signed by Molly McKee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Hinting" is an original etching and aquatint made with Chine Colle by Molly McKee. The artist signed the piece in the lower right, titled it lower center, and wrote the edition numb...
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1990s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

Idols - Lithograph by Max Ernst - 1972
Located in Roma, IT
Idols is a lithograph on Arches paper realized by Max Ernst in 1972. Belongs to the suite "Judith". Limited edition of 500. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Godd conditions. T...
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1970s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Dante Alighieri - Woodcut Print - 1963
Located in Roma, IT
Dante Alighieri - from the Series "The Divine Comedy" is a woodcut print realized in 1963. Good conditions. Not signed, as issued. Plate n.7 (as rep...
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

City of a million with 25 boiled eggs
Located in Ciudad de México, MX
Pedro Friedeberg is an artist and designer from Mexico of Italian origin, known for his surreal work full of lines, colors, and ancient religious symbols. His best-known piece is the...
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20th Century Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Cotton, Paper, Digital

A labyrinth of hearts - Figurative Surrealist print, Vibrant colors, A couple
Located in Warsaw, PL
The work comes directly from the artist, is numbered (edition limited to 25), signed and made on sealed paper. RAFAŁ OLBIŃSKI (born in 1943) He graduat...
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2010s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Paper, Color

The Angelus of the Empyrean - Woodcut attr. to Salvador Dali- 1963
Located in Roma, IT
The Angelus of the Empyrean from the Series "The Divine Comedy" - Song 31 - Paradise is a woodcut print realized in 1963 for a series illustrating the M...
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

The Wrathful "The Divine Comedy" - Woodcut attr. to Salvador Dali- 1963
Located in Roma, IT
The Wrathful - from the Series "The Divine Comedy" is a woodcut print realized in 1963 for a series illustrating the Medieval poem of the "Divine Comedy"...
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Menorah - Lithograph by Max Ernst - 1972
Located in Roma, IT
Menorah is a lithograph on Arches paper realized by Max Ernst in 1972. Belongs to the suite "Judith". Limited edition of 500. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Godd conditions. ...
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1970s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Hell 11 : At the Edge of the Seventh Circle - Woodcut - 1963
Located in Paris, FR
Salvador Dali (1904-1989) Hell 11 - At the Edge of the Seventh Circle From the Divine Comedy (Dante) Original woodcut Signature printed in the plate 1960/63 Printed on paper Vélin ...
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Heaven 4 - Beatrice - Color woodcut - 1963
Located in Paris, FR
Salvador Dali (1904-1989) Heaven 4 - Béatrice Woodcut in color Printed signature in the plate 1960/63 Printed on paper Vélin BFK Rives Size 32,8 x 26,4 cm (c. 13 x 10") REFERENCE...
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Holopherne - Lithograph by Dorothea Tanning - 1972
Located in Roma, IT
Holopherne, lithograph on Arches paper realized by Dorothea Tanning in 1972. Belongs to the suite "Judith". Limited edition of 500. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. The Suite ...
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1970s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Jean Cocteau - Woman's Profile - Original Lithograph
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Original Lithograph by Jean Cocteau Title: Profil Signed in the plate Dimensions: 65 x 44 cm
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1950s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

The Logical Devil - Woodcut Print - 1963
Located in Roma, IT
The Logical Devil - from the Series "The Divine Comedy" - Song 34 - Hell- is a woodcut print realized in 1963 for a series illustrating the Medieval poem of the "Divine Comedy" by ...
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

The Angel of Mercy - Woodcut attr. to Salvador Dali- 1963
Located in Roma, IT
The Angel of Mercy - from the Series "The Divine Comedy" is a woodcut print realized in 1963 for a series illustrating the Medieval poem of the "Divine Comedy" by Dante Alighieri. No...
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

"Cromaticornios II" - surrealist pattern, unicorns, gold leaf, silver leaf
Located in Ciudad de México, MX
Pedro Friedeberg is an artist and designer from Mexico of Italian origin, known for his surreal work full of lines, colors, and ancient religious symbols. His best-known piece is the...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Silver, Gold Leaf

Let him kiss me... from Song of Songs of King Solomon, Etching by Salvador Dali
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Salvador Dali (1904 - 1989) Title: Let him kiss me... Portfolio: Song of Songs of King Solomon Date: 1972 Medium: Color etching with gold dust...
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1970s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Gold Leaf

The Battle - Lithograph by Fabrizio Clerici - 1984
Located in Roma, IT
The Battle is an original artwork realized by Fabrizio Clerici in 1984. Lithograph print. Hand-signed on the lower right margin. Numbered on the lower left margin. Edition of 100 ...
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1980s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Aquellos Armarios Tinosos - Drypoint and Collotype - 1977
Located in Roma, IT
Aquellos Armarios Tinosos is a contemporary artwork realized in 1977. Drypoint and collotype print. Hand signed by the artist and numbered on the lower margin. Edition of 21/200. The artwork belongs to the Series "Les Caprices de Goya...
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1970s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Digital, Drypoint

Hand and Sphere
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: De Es Schwertberger (Dieter), Austrian (1942 - ) Title: Hand and Sphere Year: circa 1980 Medium: Lithograph, signed in pencil Edition: AP Image Size: 25.25 x 20 inches Size: ...
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1980s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Salvador Dali - Nude with Snails Breats
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Salvador Dali - Nude with Snails Breats - Original Etching Dimensions: 38 x 28 cm Edition: 390 1967 On Rives Vellum References : Field 67-4 (p. 32-33) / Michler & Lopsinger 174 to 187.
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Etching

Prodigality from The Series "The Divine Comedy" - Woodcut Print - 1963
Located in Roma, IT
Prodigality from the Series "The Divine Comedy" - Purgatory Plate 21 is a woodcut print realized in 1963 for a series illustrating the Medieval poem of the "Divine Comedy" by Dante A...
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Les Trois Barons Félons - Drypoint Etching attr. to S. Dalì - 1969
Located in Roma, IT
Les Trois Barons Félons- From "Tristan et Iseult" is a modern artwork realized in 1969. Colour-printed drypoint etching, from the series of 21 etchings of “ Tristan et Iseult”. Han...
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Drypoint, Paper, Etching

"Black Moon" Photography 24" x 24" inch Edition 2/15 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Black Moon" Photography 24" x 24" inch Edition 2/15 by Olha Stepanian Printed on Epson Professional Paper Signed and numbered by the artist Not fram...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Photographic Paper

The Apparition of St. James "The Divine Comedy" - Woodcut attr. to S. Dali- 1963
Located in Roma, IT
The Apparition of St. James from the Series "The Divine Comedy" - Song 26 - Paradise is a woodcut print realized in 1963 for a series illustrating the Medieval poem of the "Divine C...
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

The Blasphemers - Woodcut Print - 1963
Located in Roma, IT
The Blasphemers - Song 14 Hell from the Series "The Divine Comedy" is a woodcut print realized in 1963 for a series illustrating the Medieval poem of the "Divine Comedy" by Dante Ali...
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Salvador Dali - Le Cerf from Le Bestiaire de la Fontaine - Signed Engraving
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
SALVADOR DALI Le Cerf se voyant dans l'eau from Le Bestiaire de la Fontaine 1974 Hand signed by Dali Edition: /250 The dimensions of the image are 22.8 x 15.7 inches on 31 x 23.2 in...
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1970s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Drypoint, Aquatint

Odyssey - Lithograph after Marc Chagall - 1989
Located in Roma, IT
Odyssey is a splendid artwork realized after Marc Chagall and published in 1989. Mixed colored lithograph on paper. This beautiful artwork is from the German edition of Chagall's O...
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1980s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Japonisme
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Daniel Rothbart, Japonisme, 1908-2022, printed on Epson Cold Press Bright paper with archival ink, 15.4 x 24 in. (39 x 61 cm.), edition of 3 with two APs, signed and numbered.
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Giclée

Minos - Woodcut Print - 1963
Located in Roma, IT
Minos - from the Series "The Divine Comedy" - Song 5 - Hell is a woodcut print realized in 1963 for a series illustrating the Medieval poem of the "Divine Comedy" by Dante Alighieri. Not signed, as issued. Plate n.5 (as reported on the back of the artwork) that depicts a scene from Hell. Good conditions. Limited edition of 2900, realized by Unione Editoriale, Italy. Ref. Michler-Lopsinger no. 1039/1138, pp.102/114. Prov. Private Collection Rome, Italy. Between 1951 and 1960, Dali was invited by the Italian government to commemorate the birth of Dante Alighieri, Italy’s most famous poet, by producing a series of illustrations for a full-text Deluxe edition of Dante’s masterpiece, the "Divine Comedy". However, in 1958 a new government was elected in Italy, which objected the idea of entrusting the illustration of the "Divine Comedy" to a foreign artist. As a result, Dali decided to offer the project to the French publisher, Joseph Forêt and the publication was completed on November 23rd, 1963. Dalí painted...
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Lost in Blindfulness
Located in Yardley, PA
The artwork is an original digital composition in which the artist experiments with the collage-like capabilities of computer graphics, composing directly with the computer. The prin...
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2010s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Archival Pigment, Digital

Wenn wir nicht haben was wir mögen
Located in Ciudad de México, MX
Pedro Friedeberg is an artist and designer from Mexico of Italian origin, known for his surreal work full of lines, colors, and ancient religious symbols. His best-known piece is the...
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20th Century Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Cotton, Paper, Screen

The Heaven of Venus - Woodcut Print - 1963
Located in Roma, IT
The Heaven of Venus - from the Series "The Divine Comedy" is a woodcut print realized in 1963. Good conditions. Not signed, as issued. Plate n.9 (as reported on the back of the art...
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Around the Green Gravel - Surrealist Screenprint by Chris Van Allsburg
Located in Long Island City, NY
On a striped green lawn, figures in hooded white togas stand in rows, their backs to the viewer. Each holds out their left hand before them and resting on the flat of their palm is a black inkwell with a bright white feather quill sticking out of it. The artist is also responsible for writing and illustrating books like Jumanji and The Polar Express. From the Mother Goose Portfolio, this print is signed and numbered in pencil by the artist. Around the Green Gravel Chris Van Allsburg...
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1990s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Screen

Dante in Doubt - "The Divine Comedy" - Woodcut attr. to Salvador Dali- 1963
Located in Roma, IT
Dante in Doubt from the Series "The Divine Comedy" - Canto 7 - Paradise is a woodcut print realized in 1963 for a series illustrating the Medieval poem of the "Divine Comedy" by ...
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

The Last Roundup
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Signed and numbered from the edition of 30. Avery's prints often mix elements of satire, myth and legend with his own light touch of surrealism. This skeleton is riding an oil pump...
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2010s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Etching

Trajan - Drypoint Etching attr. to Salvador Dalì - 1973
Located in Roma, IT
Trajan is an original contemporary artwork realized in 1973. Black and white drypoin etching. Hand signed on the lower margin. Numbered on the lower left. Edition of 216/261. Ref...
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1970s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Drypoint, Etching

Le Testament de Tristan - Drypoint Etching attr. to S. Dalì - 1969
Located in Roma, IT
Le Testament de Tristan - From "Tristan et Iseult" is a modern artwork realized in 1969 Colour-printed drypoint etching, from the series of 21 etchings of “ Tristan et Iseult”. Han...
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Etching, Paper, Drypoint

Souls of Contumacy From The Series "The Divine Comedy"- Woodcut Print i- 1963
Located in Roma, IT
The Souls of Contumacy - from the Series "The Divine Comedy"- Song 3 - Purgatory is a woodcut print realized in 1963 for a series illustrating the Medieval poem of the "Divine Co...
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Tribute to da Vinci : Oil Catalytic Cracker - Original Etching Handsigned
Located in Paris, FR
Salvador DALI Tribute to da Vinci : Oil Catalytic Cracker, 1975 Original etching with stencil Handsigned in pencil Numbered / 450 On Arches vellum 57 x 76 cm REFERENCE : - Catal...
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1970s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Etching

The Saint - Original Etching on Paper by Guelfo Bianchini - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
The Saint is an original modern Artwork realized in Italy by Guelfo Bianchini (Ancona, 1937) the 1960s. Original etching on paper. Hand-signed lower right corner. Limited edition...
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Etching

Brunetto Latini - Woodcut Print - 1963
Located in Roma, IT
Brunetto Latini from the Series "The Divine Comedy" - Song 16 - Hell is a woodcut print realized in 1963 for a series illustrating the Medieval poem of the "Divine Comedy" by Dante...
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

L'Ospite dei Bagnanti Misteriosi - Lithograph by G. De Chirico - 1969
Located in Roma, IT
Edition of 90 specimens in arab numbers and 10 specimens in roman numbers. Edition IV/X. Hand signed by the artist with pencil. Ref. Cat. Raisonné "G. de Chirico: Catalogo dell'Ope...
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

pochoir
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: pochoir (after the painting). This exquisitely rich impression on black wove paper was published in 1941 by the Nierendorf Gallery, of New York, for the cover of a now quite ...
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1940s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Salvador Dali - The Atomic Era - Original Lithograph
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Salvador Dali - The Atomic Era - Original Lithograph Joseph FORET, Paris, 1957 PRINTER : Atelier Mourlot. SIGNATURE : printed in the image LIMITED : 19...
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1950s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Triptych
Located in New York, NY
Very good, well-inked impressions of these three color aquatints with etching on one sheet of Guarro paper. Signed and numbered 58/99 in pencil by Bacon. Printed and published by Pol...
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1980s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Color, Etching, Aquatint

Jean Cocteau - Actress - Original Lithograph
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Original Lithograph by Jean Cocteau Title: Actress Signed in the plate Dimensions: 65 x 44 cm Jean Cocteau Writer, artist and film director Jean Cocteau was one of the most influen...
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1950s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

"Triperio lunar I" Lunar triperium, geometric, cube perspective, black and white
Located in Ciudad de México, MX
Pedro Friedeberg is an artist and designer from Mexico of Italian origin, known for his surreal work full of lines, colors, and ancient religious symbols. His best-known piece is the...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Paper, Cotton, Screen

Jean - Lithograph by Dorothea Tanning - 1972
Located in Roma, IT
Jean is a lithograph on Arches paper realized by Dorothea Tanning in 1972. Belongs to the suite "Judith". Limited edition of 500. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good conditio...
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1970s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Beatrice and the Triumph of the Saints - Woodcut attr. to Salvador Dali- 1963
Located in Roma, IT
Beatrice and the Triumph of the Saints- "The Divine Comedy" - Song 23- Paradise is a woodcut print realized in 1963 for a series illustrating the Medieval poem of the "Divine Comed...
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

St. Bonaventure - Woodcut Print - 1963
Located in Roma, IT
Saint Bonaventure from the Series "The Divine Comedy" - Song 12 - Paradise is a woodcut print realized in 1963 for a series illustrating the Medieva...
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

'Mad Dash' original lithograph signed by Joseph Rozman
Located in Milwaukee, WI
'Mad Dash' is a print that exemplifies the work of Joseph Rozman during the 1970s, moving beyond the playful pictographs of the previous decade and morphing into an increasingly surr...
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1970s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Dante and Beatrice - Woodcut Print - 1963
Located in Roma, IT
Dante and Beatrice from the Series "The Divine Comedy" - Song 18- Paradise is a woodcut print realized by Dalì in 1963 for a series illustrating the...
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Untitled 3
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Roger Chapelain Midy (French, 1904-1992) Title: Untitled 3 Year : Circa 1975 Medium: Color lithograph Edition: Unknown Paper: Silk paper Image size: 18 x 25.25 inche...
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Late 20th Century Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Untitled 2
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Roger Chapelain Midy (French, 1904-1992) Title: Untitled 2 Year : Circa 1975 Medium: Color lithograph Edition: Unknown Paper: Silk paper Image size: 18 x 25.25 inche...
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Late 20th Century Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Heaven 5 - New View of Beatrice - Woodcut
Located in Paris, FR
Salvador Dali (1904-1989) Heaven 5 - New View of Beatrice Original woodcut Signature printed in the plate 1960/63 Printed on paper Vélin BFK Rives Size 32,8 x 26,4 cm (c. 13 x 10 i...
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

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Find a wide variety of authentic Surrealist figurative prints 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 figurative prints 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, yellow and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Salvador Dalí, Marc Chagall, (after) René Magritte, and Rafał Olbiński. Frequently made by artists working with Lithograph, and Etching 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 figurative prints, so small editions measuring 2.5 inches across are also available. Prices for figurative prints 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 $48 and tops out at $1,450,000, while the average work sells for $941.

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