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Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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
Spanish Catalan Surrealist Lithograph Portrait Girl with Fruit Still Life
Spanish Catalan Surrealist Lithograph Portrait Girl with Fruit Still Life

Spanish Catalan Surrealist Lithograph Portrait Girl with Fruit Still Life

By Luis Vidal Molné

Located in Surfside, FL

Luis Molné (or Luis Vidal Molné ) painter and lithographer born in Barcelona in 1907 and lived in Monaco where he died in 1970. Friends with Antoni Clavé he belonged to the Catalan ...

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20th Century Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

'Evening' —Mid-Century American Surrealism
'Evening' —Mid-Century American Surrealism

'Evening' —Mid-Century American Surrealism

By Edward August Landon

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

Edward Landon, 'Evening', color serigraph, 1958, edition 25, Ryan 71. Signed, titled, and annotated 'Ed. 25' in pencil. A fine impression, with fresh colors, on cream wove paper; the...

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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Screen

Nile Jade Justine Guitar 1998 Signed Lithograph Mourlot Paris
Nile Jade Justine Guitar 1998 Signed Lithograph Mourlot Paris

Nile Jade Justine Guitar 1998 Signed Lithograph Mourlot Paris

Located in Rochester Hills, MI

Artist: Nile Jade Title: Guitar, Year: 1998 Lithograph on Arches Archival Paper Paper Size 28.5" x 38.5" inches Signed in pencil and marked 192/299 Printed by Mourlot Paris Nile Ja...

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1990s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

"Fountain"
"Fountain"

"Fountain"

By Natalia Kolpakova 1

Located in Edinburgh, GB

The artwork is print on silk and it is limited edition. "Fountain" – Where Mermaids Reign In the heart of the city, a grand fountain became more than just a landmark—it became home ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Silk

Happy People in Pink - Lithograph (Maeght)
Happy People in Pink - Lithograph (Maeght)

Happy People in Pink - Lithograph (Maeght)

By Paul Klee

Located in Paris, IDF

Paul KLEE (1879 - 1940) Happy character Color photolithograph after a painting Signed in the plate On vellum 83 x 60 cm (c. 32 x 24 in) Excellent condition

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Early 20th Century Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Watercolor, Lithograph

TREMOR Signed Mini Lithograph, Surreal Landscape Multicolor Sewing Thread Spools
TREMOR Signed Mini Lithograph, Surreal Landscape Multicolor Sewing Thread Spools

TREMOR Signed Mini Lithograph, Surreal Landscape Multicolor Sewing Thread Spools

By Fanny Brennan

Located in Union City, NJ

TREMOR is a hand drawn limited edition lithograph by the American surrealist artist Fanny Brennan, created using traditional hand lithography techniques printed on archival Arches pa...

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1990s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Téléphone-homard cybernétique (Michler/Löpsinger 822-831; Field 75-13)
Téléphone-homard cybernétique (Michler/Löpsinger 822-831; Field 75-13)

Téléphone-homard cybernétique (Michler/Löpsinger 822-831; Field 75-13)

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Fairfield, CT

Artist: Salvador Dali (1904-1989) Title: Téléphone-homard cybernétique (Michler/Löpsinger 822-831; Field 75-13), Imaginations et Objets du Futur (Cybernetic lobster phone, Imaginatio...

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1970s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

Materials

Mixed Media, Drypoint, Lithograph, Screen

Licone et Gangaride
Licone et Gangaride

Licone et Gangaride

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Hollywood, FL

ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Licone et Gangaride MEDIUM: Etching SIGNED: Hand Signed by Salvador Dali EDITION NUMBER: 10/175 MEASUREMENTS: 20" x 26" YEAR: 1971 FRAMED: No CON...

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1970s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Etching

"Before The Fog" - 1975 Surrealist Lithograph on Paper
"Before The Fog" - 1975 Surrealist Lithograph on Paper

"Before The Fog" - 1975 Surrealist Lithograph on Paper

By Jim Crabb

Located in Soquel, CA

"Before The Fog" - 1975 Surrealist Lithograph on Paper Black and white surrealist lithograph by Jim Crabb (American, b. 1947). Abstracted figures take up the paper, with a pop of go...

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1970s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Paper, Ink, Lithograph

1971 L'Académie de Paris, Pencil Signed EA Colorful Etching
1971 L'Académie de Paris, Pencil Signed EA Colorful Etching

1971 L'Académie de Paris, Pencil Signed EA Colorful Etching

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in New York, NY

Salvador Dali 1971 L'Académie de Paris Etching 19x25 inches Image 27x33 inches with frame overall good condition Pencil Signed lower right Pencil Edition Size EA This Large piece is pencil signed and has lots of light Colors "Academy of Paris - Dali" refers to the etching L'Académie de Paris (1971) by Salvador Dalí, created to commemorate his admission to the French Academy of Fine Arts. It also refers to the Dali Paris...

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1970s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Hard Margins - Lithograph - 1964
Hard Margins - Lithograph - 1964

Hard Margins - Lithograph - 1964

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Roma, IT

La divina Commedia - Hard Margins is a Color Wood-cut on heavy rag paper realized in 1964. It is part of Biblia Sacra vulgatæ edition is published by Rizzoli-Mediolani between 1967 a...

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1960s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Space Time - Original handsigned lithograph
Space Time - Original handsigned lithograph

Space Time - Original handsigned lithograph

By Jean Allemand

Located in Paris, IDF

Jean Allemand Space Time Original lithograph Handsigned in pencil Limited /275 copies On vellum 76 x 56 cm (c. 29.9 x 22 in) Excellent condition

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Late 20th Century Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Bill Murray
Bill Murray

Bill Murray

By Ralph Steadman

Located in Hollywood, FL

Artist: Ralph Steadman Title: Bill Murray Medium: One color silkscreen on White Rising Stonehenge Deckle Edge Paper Size: 22 x 30 Inches Edition: of 250 Year: 2006 Notes: Custom Fra...

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Early 2000s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Screen

Ecstatic Visions - Woodcut Print - 1963
Ecstatic Visions - Woodcut Print - 1963

Ecstatic Visions - Woodcut Print - 1963

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Roma, IT

Ecstatic Visions - Purgatory- from the Series "The Divine Comedy" is a woodcut print realized by Dalì in 1963 for a series illustrating the Medieval poem of the "Divine Comedy" by D...

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1960s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Woodcut

Winter - 21st century, Figurative Surrealist print

Winter - 21st century, Figurative Surrealist print

By Rafał Olbiński

Located in Warsaw, PL

The work comes directly from the artist, is numbered out of limited edition of 20, signed and made on sealed paper. RAFAŁ OLBIŃSKI (born in 1943) He graduated from the Faculty of Ar...

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2010s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Paper, Color

Les Infortunes de la Vertu - Etching by Hans Bellmer - 1968
Les Infortunes de la Vertu - Etching by Hans Bellmer - 1968

Les Infortunes de la Vertu - Etching by Hans Bellmer - 1968

By Hans Bellmer

Located in Roma, IT

Les Infortunes de la Vertu is a modern artwork realized by Hans Bellmer. Hand Signed. From the Portfolio "Petit Traité de Morale", Paris, Editions Georges Visat, 1968. Copy on Véli...

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1960s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Paper, Etching

Joan Miró Litografia Original VII – 1972 Color Lithograph, Spanish Edition

Joan Miró Litografia Original VII – 1972 Color Lithograph, Spanish Edition

By Joan Miró

Located in Winterswijk, NL

Litografia Original VII by Joan Miró, a 1972 color lithograph from Litografo (Volume I, Spanish edition), catalogued as Mourlot 863. Published by Ediciones Poligrafa, Barcelona, with...

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20th Century Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Handmade Paper, Lithograph

Le Plagiat - 20th Century, Surrealist, Lithograph, Figurative Print
Le Plagiat - 20th Century, Surrealist, Lithograph, Figurative Print

Le Plagiat - 20th Century, Surrealist, Lithograph, Figurative Print

By (after) René Magritte

Located in Sint-Truiden, BE

Color lithograph after the 1940 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 Magritte Foundation & ADAGP and is countersigned in pencil by Mr. Charly Herscovici, President of the Magritte Foundation, Chairman of the Magritte Museum and unique representative of the Magritte Succession. A proof of edition is printed on the back of the lithograph, guaranteeing its authenticity. Magritte was a Belgian surrealist artist whose witty and thought-provoking images challenged observers? preconditioned perceptions of reality. Magritte's work frequently displays a juxtaposition of ordinary objects in an unusual context, giving new meanings to familiar things.Magritte grew up in a simple and somewhat tragic household. His father was a modest tailor. His mother, who was mentally unsound, committed suicide in the year 1912. Magritte started drawing at a young age, and his first paintings, produced c. 1915, were Impressionistic in style.Magritte first worked as a draughtsman in a wallpaper factory and, in the year 1922, fell in love with and married Georgette Berger. In 1926, Magritte signed...

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20th Century Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Hard Margins - Woodcut - 1963
Hard Margins - Woodcut - 1963

Hard Margins - Woodcut - 1963

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Roma, IT

Hard Margins - Hell Plate 19, 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. G...

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1960s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Woodcut

Femme-feuille
Femme-feuille

Femme-feuille

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in OPOLE, PL

Salvador Dali (1904-1989) - Femme-feuille Etching from 1969. 66/145 on Japan paper. Dimensions of work: 38 x 28 cm. Hand signed. Publisher: Graphik Europa Anstalt. Reference: M...

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1960s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Leonor Fini, Rogomelec (rare print on paper)
Leonor Fini, Rogomelec (rare print on paper)

Leonor Fini, Rogomelec (rare print on paper)

By Leonor Fini

Located in Saint-Didier, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Leonor Fini, Rogomelec (rare original print on Rives paper) Texte : Rare lithograph on Rives paper, handsigned and numered by surrealist artist Leonor Fini, now rediscovered and inscreasingly esteemed with the movement of rediscovering art by women. Leonor Fini was actually the life of the party during the Surrealist movement like Leonora Carrington, Remedios Varo, Jacqueline Lamba and Claude Lalanne. Many consider her to be the most fiercely independent female artist of the 20th centuryThis rare lithograph was made after the painting untitled Rogomelec, which was sold by Christie's on october 9th 2024 at GBP 907,200. Created in 1978, Rogomelec is an arresting example of Leonor Fini’s fantastical visions. Within a barren land stands a king dressed in an elaborate coat of peacock feathers. Light glints off his dazzling crown. He is magisterial, imperious, royalty incarnated. The painting shares its title with that of Fini’s third novella, first published in 1979; Rogomelec means ‘he who stones the king’. Written in the first person, the story tells of a traveller in a faraway land, home to a decaying monastery-turned-sanatorium, where monks proffer hallucinatory herbal cures, and culminates in an unsettling discovery during a ritual celebration of the king, the subject of the present work. Born in Buenos Aires, Fini moved to Trieste as a young child. There, she developed an early interest in Renaissance and Mannerist art – the latter’s influence is evident in the elongated figure of Rogomelec – as well as Gustav Klimt, the Pre-Raphaelites, and the German and French Romantics, artists she discovered while riffling through her uncle’s extensive library. Largely self-taught, she moved to Paris in 1931 where she befriended René Magritte, Paul Éluard, Max Ernst, and Victor Brauner. Through them, Fini grew close with the Surrealists and participated in their exhibitions, including Peggy Guggenheim’s landmark show 31 Women at her eponymous gallery on West 57 Street in New York. Like her contemporaries, Fini’s paintings too seem wrenched from a dream and across her works she sought to reconcile the world that she experienced with that of her subconscious mind. In Rogomelec, the king’s clothing is meticulous, and the drama of the ensemble was likely influenced by Fini’s work outside the studio. She created sets and costumes for the ballet, stage, and film; collaborated on performances for the Paris Opéra and La Scala in Milan; and conceived of the bottle and packaging for Elsa Schiaparelli’s perfume...

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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Paper

Marc Chagall Four tales from the Arabian Nights- Plate 3
Marc Chagall Four tales from the Arabian Nights- Plate 3

Marc Chagall Four tales from the Arabian Nights- Plate 3

By Marc Chagall

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Marc Chagall (Russia/France 1887‑1985). Four tales from the Arabian Nights- Plate 3, "Then He spent the night with her embracing and clipping". Color Lithograph. 1948. Edition number 49 of 90 Framed 28"H x 24"W x 1.5"D. Signed in pencil, Inscribed Pl. 3 and numbered 49 of 90 Literature: “Marc Chagall The Lithograph LA COLLECTION SORLIER”, Distributed Art Pub Inc, 1999, p.64, No.38 Plate 3 from the series Four Tales from the Arabian Nights (1948), created after Chagall was commissioned to produce illustrations inspired by the classic Middle Eastern stories commonly known as Arabian Nights. The title itself comes directly from the story text and reflects Chagall’s characteristic lyrical, intimate, and floating composition style. In the 1940s–1950s, Chagall was commissioned to create illustrations for One Thousand and One Nights (often called Arabian Nights). The stories—filled with magic, romance, fantasy, and transformation—perfectly matched Chagall’s imaginative visual language. Chagall’s Arabian Nights...

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1940s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Portrait in Yellow - Lithograph and Stencil
Portrait in Yellow - Lithograph and Stencil

Portrait in Yellow - Lithograph and Stencil

By Paul Klee

Located in Paris, IDF

Paul KLEE (after) Portrait of a Yellow Lithograph and stencil (Jacomet process), on canson paper Printed signature in the plate 50 x 38.2 cm (19.6 x 14.9 in) INFORMATION : This lit...

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Early 20th Century Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Watercolor, Lithograph

Gnomes et Gnose

Gnomes et Gnose

By Pierre Alechinsky

Located in OPOLE, PL

Pierre Alechinsky (1927) - Gnomes et Gnose Lithograph from 1974. The edition of XVI/XXV. Dimensions of work: 75.5 x 54.5 cm. Hand signed. Publisher: Atelier Clot, Paris. Publis...

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1970s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

La Dulce Aqua Vita, Signed Surrealist Etching by Roberto Matta
La Dulce Aqua Vita, Signed Surrealist Etching by Roberto Matta

La Dulce Aqua Vita, Signed Surrealist Etching by Roberto Matta

By Roberto Matta

Located in Long Island City, NY

"La Dulce Aqua Vita" means the "Sweet Water of Life". In this colorful print, Chilean Surrealist, Roberto Matta's surreal figure turns an urn upside-down to pour out the magical wate...

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Early 2000s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Handmade Paper, Etching

(after) Julio Gonzalez - "Personnage barbu" pochoir

(after) Julio Gonzalez - "Personnage barbu" pochoir

By Julio González 1

Located in Henderson, NV

Medium: pochoir (after the watercolor). Printed in Paris in 1957 by Jacomet and published by the Galerie Berggruen for a rare catalogue. Image size: 6 3/4 x 3 3/4 inches (173 x 97 mm...

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1950s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph, Stencil

original lithograph

original lithograph

By André Masson

Located in Henderson, NV

Medium: original lithograph. Printed in 1972 for the art revue XXe Siecle (issue No. 38). Size: 12 1/4 x 9 1/4 inches (310 x 237 mm). Not signed.

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1970s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

La Bataille De L'Argonne - 20th Century, Surrealist, Lithograp, Figurative Print
La Bataille De L'Argonne - 20th Century, Surrealist, Lithograp, Figurative Print

La Bataille De L'Argonne - 20th Century, Surrealist, Lithograp, Figurative Print

By (after) René Magritte

Located in Sint-Truiden, BE

Color lithograph after the 1935 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 Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Leonor Fini, Untitled, from Parallel, 1969
Leonor Fini, Untitled, from Parallel, 1969

Leonor Fini, Untitled, from Parallel, 1969

By Leonor Fini

Located in Fairfield, CT

This exquisite lithograph by Leonor Fini (1907–1996), titled Sans titre (Untitled), from the folio Parallelement (Parallel), Paul Verlaine, illustre de lithographies originales de Le...

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1960s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

'Fantasia Americana, 1880' — Mid-Century American Surrealism
'Fantasia Americana, 1880' — Mid-Century American Surrealism

'Fantasia Americana, 1880' — Mid-Century American Surrealism

By Lawrence Kupferman

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

Lawrence Kupferman, 'Fantasia Americana – 1880', drypoint etching with sandground, 1943. Signed, titled, and annotated 'Series A, 1971 2/6' in pencil. A superb, richly-inked impression, on heavy, cream wove paper, with full margins (2 1/2 to 3 1/2 inches); the paper slightly lightened within the original mat opening, otherwise in excellent condition. One of only 6 impressions printed in 1971, with the added sandground grey background tint. Archivally matted to museum standards, unframed. Image size 11 13/16 x 14 3/4 inches; sheet size 18 x 20 1/4 inches. Collections: National Gallery of Art, Zimmerli Art Museum (Rutgers University). ABOUT THE ARTIST Lawrence Kupferman (1909 - 1982) was born in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston and grew up in a working-class family. He attended the Boston Latin School and participated in the high school art program at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. In the late 1920s, he studied drawing under Philip Leslie Hale at the Museum School—an experience he called 'stultifying and repressive'. In 1932 he transferred to the Massachusetts College of Art, where he first met his wife, the artist Ruth Cobb. He returned briefly to the Museum School in 1946 to study with the influential expressionist German-American painter Karl Zerbe. Kupferman held various jobs while pursuing his artistic career, including two years as a security guard at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. During the 1930s he worked as a drypoint etcher for the Federal Art Project, creating architectural drawings in a formally realistic style—these works are held in the collections of the Fogg Museum and the Smithsonian American Art Museum. In the 1940s he began incorporating more expressionistic forms into his paintings as he became progressively more concerned with abstraction. In 1946 he began spending summers in Provincetown, Massachusetts, where he met and was influenced by Mark Rothko, Hans Hofmann, Jackson Pollock, and other abstract painters. At about the same time he began exhibiting his work at the Boris Mirski Gallery in Boston. In 1948, Kupferman was at the center of a controversy involving hundreds of Boston-area artists. In February of that year, the Boston Institute of Modern Art issued a manifesto titled 'Modern Art and the American Public' decrying 'the excesses of modern art,' and announced that it was changing its name to the Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA). The poorly conceived statement, intended to distinguish Boston's art scene from that of New York, was widely perceived as an attack on modernism. In protest, Boston artists such as Karl Zerbe, Jack Levine, and David Aronson formed the 'Modern Artists Group' and organized a mass meeting. On March 21, 300 artists, students, and other supporters met at the Old South Meeting House and demanded that the ICA retract its statement. Kupferman chaired the meeting and read this statement to the press: “The recent manifesto of the Institute is a fatuous declaration which misinforms and misleads the public concerning the integrity and intention of the modern artist. By arrogating to itself the privilege of telling the artists what art should be, the Institute runs counter to the original purposes of this organization whose function was to encourage and to assimilate contemporary innovation.” The other speakers were Karl Knaths...

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1940s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Drypoint, Etching

'European Landscape' —Mid-century American Surrealism
'European Landscape' —Mid-century American Surrealism

'European Landscape' —Mid-century American Surrealism

By Lawrence Kupferman

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

Lawrence Kupferman, 'European Landscape', drypoint, edition 50, 1942. Signed, dated, titled, and numbered '7/50' in pencil. A superb, finely nuanced impression, on cream wove paper; the full sheet with margins (1 to 1 3/4 inches); in excellent condition. Image size 10 7/8 x 13 3/8 inches; sheet size 13 1/8 x 16 1/2 inches. Archivally matted to museum standards, unframed. An impression of this work is included in the permanent collection of the Syracuse University Art Museum. ABOUT THE ARTIST Lawrence Kupferman (1909 - 1982) was born in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston and grew up in a working-class family. He attended the Boston Latin School and participated in the high school art program at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. In the late 1920s, he studied drawing under Philip Leslie Hale at the Museum School—an experience he called 'stultifying and repressive'. In 1932 he transferred to the Massachusetts College of Art, where he first met his wife, the artist Ruth Cobb. He returned briefly to the Museum School in 1946 to study with the influential expressionist German-American painter Karl Zerbe. Kupferman held various jobs while pursuing his artistic career, including two years as a security guard at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. During the 1930s he worked as a drypoint etcher for the Federal Art Project, creating architectural drawings in a formally realistic style—these works are held in the collections of the Fogg Museum and the Smithsonian American Art Museum. In the 1940s he began incorporating more expressionistic forms into his paintings as he became progressively more concerned with abstraction. In 1946 he began spending summers in Provincetown, Massachusetts, where he met and was influenced by Mark Rothko, Hans Hofmann, Jackson Pollock, and other abstract painters. At about the same time he began exhibiting his work at the Boris Mirski Gallery in Boston. In 1948, Kupferman was at the center of a controversy involving hundreds of Boston-area artists. In February of that year, the Boston Institute of Modern Art issued a manifesto titled 'Modern Art and the American Public' decrying 'the excesses of modern art,' and announced that it was changing its name to the Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA). The poorly conceived statement, intended to distinguish Boston's art scene from that of New York, was widely perceived as an attack on modernism. In protest, Boston artists such as Karl Zerbe, Jack Levine, and David Aronson formed the 'Modern Artists Group' and organized a mass meeting. On March 21, 300 artists, students, and other supporters met at the Old South Meeting House and demanded that the ICA retract its statement. Kupferman chaired the meeting and read this statement to the press: “The recent manifesto of the Institute is a fatuous declaration which misinforms and misleads the public concerning the integrity and intention of the modern artist. By arrogating to itself the privilege of telling the artists what art should be, the Institute runs counter to the original purposes of this organization whose function was to encourage and to assimilate contemporary innovation.” The other speakers were Karl Knaths...

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1940s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Drypoint

Les Enchanteurs Signed Lithograph by Marc Chagall, Surrealist, 1969, Mourlot 569
Les Enchanteurs Signed Lithograph by Marc Chagall, Surrealist, 1969, Mourlot 569

Les Enchanteurs Signed Lithograph by Marc Chagall, Surrealist, 1969, Mourlot 569

By Marc Chagall

Located in Aventura, FL

Lithograph in colors on Arches paper. Hand signed and numbered by Marc Chagall. Mourlot 569 Edition 43/50 (there were also 25 artist's proofs). Image size 22 x 14.5 inches. Sheet size 29.75 x 20.75 inches. Frame size approx 35 x 27 inches. Artwork is in excellent condition. All reasonable offers will be considered. About the Artist: Marc Chagall (French/Russian, 1887–1985) was an artist whose work anticipated the dream-like imagery of Surrealism. Over the course of his career, Chagall developed the poetic, amorphous, and deeply personal visual language evident in paintings like I and the Village...

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1960s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Paper, Lithograph

La Folie des Grandeurs II -20th Century, Surrealist, Lithogr, Figurative Print
La Folie des Grandeurs II -20th Century, Surrealist, Lithogr, Figurative Print

La Folie des Grandeurs II -20th Century, Surrealist, Lithogr, Figurative Print

By (after) René Magritte

Located in Sint-Truiden, BE

Color lithograph after the 1948 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 Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Iesu Nativitas - Lithograph - 1964
Iesu Nativitas - Lithograph - 1964

Iesu Nativitas - Lithograph - 1964

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Roma, IT

Holy Bible - Iesu Nativitas is a Color lithograph on heavy rag paper realized in 1964 by Salvador Dalì, It is part of Biblia Sacra vulgatæ edition is published by Rizzoli-Mediolani b...

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1960s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Et Dimitte Nobis Debita - Lithograph ì- 1966
Et Dimitte Nobis Debita - Lithograph ì- 1966

Et Dimitte Nobis Debita - Lithograph ì- 1966

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Roma, IT

Et Dimitte Nobis Debita - From "Pater Noster" is a colorful illustration (offset lithograph) by Salvador Dalí, from the volume "Pater Noster" published by Rizzoli Editore, Milan, 196...

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1960s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

"Centre Noeuds" planche #10
"Centre Noeuds" planche #10

"Centre Noeuds" planche #10

By Roberto Matta

Located in San Francisco, CA

This artwork titled "Centre Noeuds" plate #10, 1974, is an original color etching with aquatint on Japan nacre paper by renown Chilean artist Roberto Sebastian Matta, 1911-2002. It i...

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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Prints and Multiples

Materials

Aquatint

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