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Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

SURREALIST STYLE

In the wake of World War I’s ravaging of Europe, artists delved into the unconscious mind to confront and grapple with this reality. Poet and critic André Breton, a leader of the Surrealist movement who authored the 1924 Surrealist Manifesto, called this approach “a violent reaction against the impoverishment and sterility of thought processes that resulted from centuries of rationalism.” Surrealist art emerged in the 1920s with dreamlike and uncanny imagery guided by a variety of techniques such as automatic drawing, which can be likened to a stream of consciousness, to channel psychological experiences.

Although Surrealism was a groundbreaking approach for European art, its practitioners were inspired by Indigenous art and ancient mysticism for reenvisioning how sculptures, paintings, prints, performance art and more could respond to the unsettled world around them.

Surrealist artists were also informed by the Dada movement, which originated in 1916 Zurich and embraced absurdity over the logic that had propelled modernity into violence. Some of the Surrealists had witnessed this firsthand, such as Max Ernst, who served in the trenches during World War I, and Salvador Dalí, whose otherworldly paintings and other work responded to the dawning civil war in Spain.

Other key artists associated with the revolutionary art and literary movement included Man Ray, Joan Miró, René Magritte, Yves Tanguy, Frida Kahlo and Meret Oppenheim, all of whom had a distinct perspective on reimagining reality and freeing the unconscious mind from the conventions and restrictions of rational thought. Pablo Picasso showed some of his works in “La Peinture Surréaliste” — the first collective exhibition of Surrealist painting — which opened at Paris’s Galerie Pierre in November of 1925. (Although Magritte is best known as one of the visual Surrealist movement’s most talented practitioners, his famous 1943 painting, The Fifth Season, can be interpreted as a formal break from Surrealism.)

The outbreak of World War II led many in the movement to flee Europe for the Americas, further spreading Surrealism abroad. Generations of modern and contemporary artists were subsequently influenced by the richly symbolic and unearthly imagery of Surrealism, from Joseph Cornell to Arshile Gorky.

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Style: Surrealist
Kyle Andrew Szpyrka - Babel, Drawing 2014
Located in Stamford, CT
Sutra, a Sanskrit word meaning “thread”, is a word or small group of words that summarize an entire complex web of ideas, truths, wisdoms, or teachings all woven together into a sing...
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2010s Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Graphite

(Scottish Rockscape) Untitled
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002) Title: Untitled (Scottish Rockscape) Year: 1973 Medium: Ink on heavy archival paper Size: 22 x 30 inches Condition: Good Provenance: Estate of Ian Horn...
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1970s Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink

lot of four surrealist inks - ink on paper, 10.5x30.5 cm., framed
Located in Nice, FR
Lot of four ink drawings by the german surrealist painter Sven Hauptmann. all signed. framed
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1970s Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink

Still life with fish bones, pencil and pencil sharpener / - The irony of art -
Located in Berlin, DE
Manfred K. Schwitteck (*1948), Still life with fish bones, pencil and pencil sharpener, 1992. watercolor over pencil on handmade paper, 31.5 x 45 cm (visible size), 47 x 61 cm (frame...
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1990s Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Etching

Surrealist landscape with organic shapes
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Surrealist landscape with organic shapes Watercolor on paper, 1960-1970 Signed CE Harris lower right corner (see photo) Stamped with the artist’s estate stamp verso (see photo) Reference: Beni Kosh Collection Estate Stamp #705 Provenance: Estate of the artist A wonderful example by one of the few African American Surrealist painters. “An African-American born Charles E. Harris, the name under which he painted until the early 1960s when he took the name of Kosh. His paintings span the period 1949-71, and reflect abstract and surreal figurative subjects which include Cleveland street scenes, jazz clubs, and depictions of Christ.” Courtesy of Rachel Davis Fine Art “Beni E. Kosh was born as Charles Elmer Harris, in Cleveland Ohio. He changed his name in the 1960’s, which translates to “Son of Ethiopia”. He rarely exhibited or sold his work and was affiliated with the African-American artists’ “Sho-nuff Art Group” and the Karamu House and studied under Cleveland artist Paul Travis. His style is very diverse and he experimented with Cubism, portraiture and abstractions in series. His paintings span from 1949 – 1971, and reflect abstract and surreal figurative subjects, which include Cleveland street scenes, jazz clubs, and depictions of Christ. He received little recognition during his lifetime and was only “rediscovered” literally days after his death when hundreds of his paintings were rescued by an art dealer.” (Courtesy Pennsylvania Art...
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20th Century Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Modern Figurative Surrealism Watercolor Painting, Drawing The Fire of my Soul
Located in Surfside, FL
On heavy Arches deckle edged paper. This combines text or poetry in calligraphy on the side. Gary Hansmann (1947-2008) was active/lived in California. He is known for abstract, Surrealism figure painting. Gary William Hansmann was born Dec. 4, 1940, in San Diego to Ethel May Williams and Lester Hughes Hansmann. He grew up in Encinitas and served in the Army in the early 1960s. Gary Hansmann, San Diego artist, teacher and gallery owner, was known for his Surrealist nude and animal drawings and graphics. He spent time working in Paris and exhibiting his art throughout Europe, but San Diego was home until he moved to Washington state. His life partner was fellow artist, Jill Hosmer. Mr. Hansmann, a respected printmaker and prolific artist, created thousands of drawings, prints and paintings as well as hundreds of poems. His interest in bullfighting led to a book of poetry and illustrations on the subject, “La Corrida, The Run”, a collection of poetry & artwork written as he was preparing for his first bullfight. Prologue written by famous Mexican Matador Antonio Lomelin. The book is written in English and translated into Spanish on opposing pages and was published in 1983. Mr. Hansmann taught intaglio and monotype at the Academy of Fine Arts in San Diego from 1977 to 1980 and at the San Diego Museum of Art in 1980. He also gave lectures and demonstrations throughout the art community, including at the San Diego Art Guild in Del Mar and Artist Equity in San Diego. Although he attended Palomar College in San Marcos and studied lithography at the San Diego Academy of Fine Arts, Mr. Hansmann was mostly self-taught and self-educated. Mr. Hansmann had shows in several art-world capitals, including Paris; Lisbon, Portugal; Cologne, Germany; Brussels, Belgium; and New York. he had one-person exhibits at the Loft Gallery in Clarkston, the Lewis-Clark State College Center of Arts & History, the Carnegie Art Center in Walla Walla and the Valley Art Center in Clarkston. During his long, distinguished career as an artist he had numerous one-person exhibits all over the world and the United States. His group shows are too numerous to mention, but his one-person exhibits were in Koln, Germany; Bruxelles, Belgium; Paris, France; Viana do Castelo, Portugal; Lisbon, Portugal; Tecate, Mexico; and British Columbia, Canada; and many states at home. Palomar College, San Marcos, Calif. San Diego Academy of Fine Arts Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, N.Y. University of Southern California, Idyllwild (ISOMATA) University of San Diego San Diego Museum of Art James Copley Library, La Jolla, Calif. Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana, Venice, Italy Centre de Arte Moderna Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon, Portugal Museo Taurino de la Communidad de Madrid, Madrid, Spain Atelier Lacouriere et Frelaut, Paris, France Gordon Gilkey Collection Portland Art Museum, Portland, Or. Coos Art Museum, Coos Bay...
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1980s Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, India Ink, Watercolor

Untitled (Abstract Angel Gabriel)
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002) Title: Untitled (Abstract Angel Gabriel) Year: Circa 1980 Medium: Ink on heavy archival paper Size: 18.5 x 22 inches Condi...
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1980s Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink

Cobwebs and Rocks
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Cobwebs and Rocks Watercolor, 1940 Signed, dated, and copyrighted lower right Exhibited: Zimmerli Art Museum, Benjamin Benno: Retrospective Exhibition, 1988 Illustrated: Gustafson, Zimmerli Museum: Benjamin Benno: Retrospective Exhibition, 1988 Color Plate 14 copy copy of the catalog accompanies the watercolor Condition: excellent Image size: 14 3/4 x 21 inches Provenance: Estate of the Artist Ruth O...
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1940s Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

"Lady Gaia - Eyes" Metal Edition Yellow-Toned Abstract Figurative Print on Metal
Located in Houston, TX
Yellow-toned abstract surrealist figurative print on metal by artist Vic Lee / Victor Lee. The work depicts a young lady in a dainty dress with a print of koi fishes in a pond. The l...
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2010s Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Metal

Dance Partners nude female subject with rose bouquet surreal expressive format
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Soft pastel on red toned heavyweight archival paper signed and dated bottom. Part of an ongoing series by the artist of women with floral bouquets. Framing under glass is necessary f...
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2010s Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pastel, Archival Paper

"Summer" Surrealist Watercolor in the style of Paul Klee
Located in Pasadena, CA
This delicate watercolor combines transparent washes of yellow, orange, and green with a network of delicate, linear drawings. A radiant orange sun dominates the upper left, casting ...
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Early 20th Century Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Flower Studies
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Unsigned Graphite and colored pencils on laid paper
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Color Pencil, Graphite

Seascape - Drawing by Antoine Mayo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Seascape is a drawing in watercolor, attributed to the artist Antoine Mayo (1905-1990) in the 1960s. In good condition. Antoine Mayo  (Port Said, Egypt 1905 - Seine Port 1990). Gre...
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1960s Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

The Verdure Killer Stalemate
Located in Kansas City, MO
Due to the current situation related to the Novel Coronavirus pandemic, our gallery will donate 10% of our commission from this sale to the Kansas City Artists Coalition, which has b...
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2010s Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Chalk, Pastel, Archival Paper, Pencil, Color Pencil

Eskimo Fairy Tales Fantasy
Located in Miami, FL
A young Eskimo child is depicted at the precise moment before he/she launches an arrow to the sun. According to Eskimo lore, the concept has deep symbolic meaning. To the viewer, t...
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1960s Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Tempera, Watercolor, Cardboard, Pencil

Surrealist Drawing of a Broom in the Style of Avigdor Arikha
Located in Houston, TX
Surrealist drawing of an old fashion straw broom. The work is similar to the known artist Avigdor Arikna's etching after real-life objects. The work is not...
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20th Century Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink

Untitled, Reuben Mednikoff (1906-1972), Surrealist British Artist, 1946
Located in New York, NY
Reuben Mednikoff Untitled, 1946 Watercolor on paper Artwork: 9 x 11 7/8 in. l 23 x 30 cm Framed: 12 5/8 x 15 1/3 in. l 32 x 39 cm Signed lower left and dated on the back Born in Lo...
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1940s Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Land-Fell, Drawing, Pencil/Colored Pencil on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Our landscape is changing as global warming, Gmo's and endless eternal plastic garbage ruin our earth. My image shows a tragic but still beautiful natural world. :: Drawing :: Su...
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2010s Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil

John Dronsfield - Full Sail - 1930s British Watercolour Illustration
Located in London, GB
JOHN DRONSFIELD (1900-1951) Full Sail Watercolour and pencil Unframed, in mount only 31 by 27.5 cm., 12 ¼ by 10 ¾ in. (mount size 45.5 by 41 cm., 18 by 16 in.) John Marsden Dron...
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1930s Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

House Arrest - Conceptual Art for The New Yorker
Located in Miami, FL
Conceptual Artist Gahan Wilson is also a cartoonist. He is a master at telling a story in one picture. Thirdly, he delights the viewer's eyes with his instantly recognizable drawing ...
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1990s Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Pen

Animal Painting Surrealist Royal College of Art LGBTQ+ artist Birds Circle Life
Located in Norfolk, GB
Isabel Rock is a creator of contemporary fairy tales. A graduate of the Royal College of Art in London, her work is an explosion of strange occurrences while a surreal narrative takes the audience on a journey into the imagination. Hugely inspired by Paula Rego, Isabel Rock is part of a formidable group of women artists (Leonora Carrington and Eileen Agar amongst others) working with Surrealism. In October 2023 Isabel won the Evelyn Williams...
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2010s Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paint, Mixed Media, Archival Paper, Pen

UNTITLED
Located in Portland, ME
Drawing, Ink and colored pencil or Watercolor and color pencil, 2013-2020. 6 x 7 5/8 or 7 5/8 x 6 inches. Signed and inscribed, verso. One of a series of untitled drawings on various...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Color Pencil

Mythical Creature with Foliage Painted on Handmade Paper
Located in Houston, TX
Deer and owl hybrid creature that is similar to a mythological creature painted with foliage on handmade paper. The piece is not signed. It is not framed.
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20th Century Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink

Large Surrealist Painting Royal of College Art LGBTQ+ Woman artist Blue Bicycles
Located in Norfolk, GB
Isabel Rock is a creator of contemporary fairy tales. A graduate of the Royal College of Art in London, her work is an explosion of strange occurrences whi...
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2010s Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paint, Mixed Media, Archival Paper, Pen

Thoughts Above the Trees, Drawing, Pencil/Colored Pencil on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Color pencil and graphite over markers and diluted paint. Surreal landscape appearing to show brightly colored flowers or trees with an optimistic bright blue sky and fluffy white cl...
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2010s Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil

"Three Medusas, " Eugene Berman, Surrealism, Greek Still Life
Located in New York, NY
Eugene Gustavovitch Berman (1899 - 1972) Three Medusas, 1968 Watercolor on paper 12 x 9 1/2 inches Initialed and dated lower right Provenance: Larcada Gallery, New York Frank Oehlsc...
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1960s Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

What the Prophecy Failed to Mention
Located in Toronto, Ontario
With his unmistakable version of contemporary Surrealism, as comical as it is otherworldly, Marcel Dzama is one of Canada's most internationally successful artists. As with most of ...
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2010s Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Mixed Media

The Venus of The Hague - 23-07-20, Drawing, Pencil/Colored Pencil on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
The Venus of The Hague - 23-07-20 Being a deep sea fish a coelacanth hardly ever come face to face with a white shark way up high but sometimes it does. If so, what would you expe...
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2010s Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil

Mythical Man, male figure w dark skin among birch tree forest earth tones, blue
Located in Brooklyn, NY
These collages were created first in the presence of a model, working quickly, in charcoal and pastel, and again, later, alone, furiously tearing and pasting images from magazines, v...
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2010s Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Mixed Media, Archival Paper

"Circus Side Show with Flying Turtles, " Purple Ink signed by David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Circus Side Show with Flying Turtles" is an original purple ink drawing by David Barnett. The artist signed the artwork along the lower part of the drawing ...
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1960s Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink

It’s Ok, 2017, (Série I CRY TO) 123 x 123 cm
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Matheus is greatly influenced by the city he now calls home -- New York has long been the epicenter of fashion, hip hop, and street art, where he feels his interest in contemporary a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Gesso, Watercolor

Foot Musik
Located in Malmo, SE
Frame size 76x78 cm. Free shipment worldwide. Acquired directly from the artist. Archive number (P90/41) “The heart is an eye,” writes Nobel laureate Octavio Paz in an essay on Matta’s paintings. Matta creates a world coloured both by a sunny faith in the future and by visions of impending doom. Roberto Sebastian Echaurren Antonio Matta, who died aged 91 on 23 November 2002, was born in Santiago, Chile, on 11 November 1911 into a family with Spanish, French and Basque roots, and raised in an atmosphere of religiosity. By the age of 21 he had graduated and begun work as an architect, but his leisure time he devoted to sketching and painting. In 1933 he travelled to Europe for the first time, visiting Greece, Yugoslavia, Italy and other countries, and subsequently taking the initiative to collaborate with the architect, Le Corbusier. As time passed, however, Matta’s enthusiasm for a career in architecture waned, and he began to devote himself full-time to art, making early acquaintances with surrealists such as Max Ernst, Salvador Dalí, André Breton and others. Between 1939 and 1948 Matta, like many of his artistic contemporaries, lived in self-imposed exile in the USA, but, after almost 10 years’ absence from Europe, he returned to make first Rome and then, a few years later, Paris his home. Throughout most of the rest of his life Matta commuted between his studio in Paris and his creative refuge in the monastery outside Rome. And it is here, in Italy, that he produced his greatest paintings. Matta’s first retrospective in Sweden was organised in 1956 when his works were exhibited in what was then Galerie Colibri – run by, among others, the artist C O Hultén...
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1990s Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Mixed Media, Gouache

"Choppy Waters", Surreal, Fish, Blue, Mixed Media, 1987
Located in Franklin, MA
“Choppy Waters” by artist Mary Spencer is a 28 x 39.5 inch surreal mixed media work on paper. The artwork is signed and dated on the front and back. Mary Spencer’s works on paper in...
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1980s Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Mixed Media

"Gerry s Watershed", Surreal, Man, Mixed Media
Located in Franklin, MA
“Gerry's Watershed” by artist Mary Spencer is a 28 x 39.5 inch surreal mixed media work on paper. The artwork is signed and dated on the front and back. Mary Spencer’s works on pape...
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1980s Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Mixed Media

"Dazed", Surreal, Figure, Mixed Media
Located in Franklin, MA
“Dazed” by artist Mary Spencer is a 28 x 39.5 inch surreal mixed media work on paper. The artwork is signed and dated on the back. Mary Spencer’s works on paper investigate gaze as ...
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1980s Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Mixed Media

Watercolor on paper with mixed media: )"Fertile Crescents" (long dogs)
Located in New York, NY
Shiri Mordechay's paintings are a whirlwind of emotion and complexity, drawing the viewer into a vibrant and dynamic world. Each piece is packed with countless details, your eyes are...
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2010s Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Mixed Media, Watercolor, Archival Paper

UNTITLED
Located in Portland, ME
Drawing, Ink and colored pencil or Watercolor and color pencil, 2013-2020. 6 x 7 5/8 or 7 5/8 x 6 inches. Signed and inscribed, verso. One of a series of untitled drawings on various...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Color Pencil

If Dogs Had Arms, colorful hand painted etching one of a kind
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Etching and watercolor, ideal for special gift
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2010s Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Etching

Visitation man, bird, spiritual theme warm colors interior space
Located in Brooklyn, NY
pastel on toned suitable for framing under glass.
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2010s Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pastel

"Therapeutic Horse Knowledge, " Oil Pastel on Board signed by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Therapeutic Horse Knowledge" is an original oil pastel drawing on board by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece upper left. This piece features a surreal and abstract enviro...
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1990s Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Oil Pastel, Board

"After Rene Magritte with Lips, " Watercolor Ink signed by David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"After Rene Magritte With Lips" is an original watercolor and ink drawing by David Barnett. The artist signed, titled, and dated the piece in the lower right. This artwork depicts a ...
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1990s Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Watercolor

"Walpurgis Nacht" [Walpurgis Night]
Located in Astoria, NY
German School, "Walpurgis Nacht" [Walpurgis Night], Gouache on Paper, depicting ghostly humanoid figures floating over a twilight landscape scene, apparently unsigned, titled to vers...
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20th Century Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Gouache

Watercolor on paper: "Blue Lizard"
Located in New York, NY
Shiri Mordechay's paintings are a whirlwind of emotion and complexity, drawing the viewer into a vibrant and dynamic world. Each piece is packed with countless details, your eyes are...
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2010s Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Archival Paper

Watercolor on paper: Sweet Grapes" (grapes and lamb)
Located in New York, NY
Shiri Mordechay's paintings are a whirlwind of emotion and complexity, drawing the viewer into a vibrant and dynamic world. Each piece is packed with countless details, your eyes are...
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2010s Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Archival Paper

UNTITLED
Located in Portland, ME
Drawing, Ink and colored pencil or Watercolor and color pencil, 2013-2020. 6 x 7 5/8 or 7 5/8 x 6 inches. Signed and inscribed, verso. One of a series of untitled drawings on various...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Color Pencil

UNTITLED
Located in Portland, ME
Drawing, Ink and colored pencil or Watercolor and color pencil, 2013-2020. 6 x 7 5/8 or 7 5/8 x 6 inches. Signed and inscribed, verso. One of a series of untitled drawings on various...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Color Pencil

UNTITLED
Located in Portland, ME
Drawing, Ink and colored pencil or Watercolor and color pencil, dated between 2013 and 2020. 6 x 7 5/8 or 7 5/8 x 6 inches. Signed and inscribed, verso. One of a series of untitled ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Color Pencil

UNTITLED
Located in Portland, ME
Drawing, Ink and colored pencil or Watercolor and color pencil, 2013-2020. 6 x 7 5/8 or 7 5/8 x 6 inches. Signed and inscribed, verso. One of a series of untitled drawings on various...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Color Pencil

UNTITLED
Located in Portland, ME
Drawing, Ink and colored pencil or Watercolor and color pencil, 2013-2020. 6 x 7 5/8 or 7 5/8 x 6 inches. Signed and inscribed, verso. One of a series of untitled drawings on various...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Color Pencil

Beak to Beak, figures birds fire escape mixed media collage w etching urban
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Watercolor and cut paper collage w/ etching of staircase. Dream scape fire escape imagery
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2010s Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor, Mixed Media

Chaos, black and earth colors, figure, animals, creation, rain
Located in Brooklyn, NY
elephant bat butterfly panda These collages were created first in the presence of a model, working quickly, in charcoal and pastel, and again, later, alone, furiously tearing and pas...
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2010s Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Mixed Media, Archival Paper

Big Fruit Nude, colorful, imaginative nude with fruit on pastel on toned paper
Located in Brooklyn, NY
*ABOUT Stephen Basso Stephen Basso's highly original pastels and oil paintings are romantic, yet thought provoking fantasies. His whimsical works are alive with boundless imagina...
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2010s Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pastel, Archival Paper

Oedipus Specs, Surrealist Ink, Graphite, and Collage on Paper by Rita Simon
Located in Long Island City, NY
Oedipus Specs Rita Simon (aka Atirnomis), American (1938) Date: 1972 Ink, Graphite and Collage on Paper, signed and dated in ink lower right, titled in ink on verso Image Size: 8.75 ...
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1970s Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Mixed Media, Graphite

Over/Under
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Marcel Dzama is one of Canada's most internationally successful artists. With one foot in reality and the other in the subconscious, Dzama's unmistakable version of contemporary Surr...
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1990s Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Mixed Media

the egg farmer, fantasy man among ostriches
Located in Brooklyn, NY
*ABOUT Stephen Basso Stephen Basso's highly original pastels and oil paintings are romantic, yet thought provoking fantasies. His whimsical works are alive with boundless imagina...
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2010s Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pastel, Archival Paper

"Still, You Gotta Admit Crime is Down" - New Yorker Cartoon
Located in Miami, FL
Gahan Wilson was a Conceptual Artist who was also a Cartoonist. The present work was considered as a cover for the New Yorker Magazine for the Jan, 9, 1998 issue. It made it up to th...
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1990s Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Watercolor

Composition - Original Drawing by Antoine Mayo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Composition is an original ink and watercolor drawing on paper, realized by the artist Antoine Mayo (1905-1990) in the 1970s. Good conditions. Antoine M...
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1970s Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Watercolor

Figure - Drawing by Antoine Mayo - Mid 20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Figure is a drawing in pen realized by Mayo in Mid-20th Century. Good condition. Signature on the lower right corner. Antoine MAYO (1905-1990) is an artist born/buried in 1905 in ...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ballpoint Pen

Pedro Pablo Oliva Drawing: Segismundo y Teresita
Located in Miami, FL
Pedro Pablo Oliva “Segismundo y Teresita” 1998 Mixed media on paper 39 x 27.5 in
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1990s Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Mixed Media

Kiss Me Deadly 2, night, sea, boat, black and white, surrealist noir
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Dramatic imagery from FILM NOIR series of black and white monotypes, blending surrealistic mindscapes with stark realism About Tom Bennett: With quick brushstrokes, Tom Bennett crea...
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2010s Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Archival Paper, Monotype

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