Elvic Steele

1960 s British Surrealist Oil Painting - Growth, Spiring, Expanding, Dispersing

circa 1960 s

CHARLES LEVIER – "[MÉLODIE COSMIQUE]" ⚜ Oil on board ⚜ Hand signed lower right ⚜ Custom frame SURREALIST-INFLECTED MID-CENTURY ABSTRACTION In [Mélodie cosmique], Charles Levier depa...

In this painting, I merged surrealism with metaphysical wonder, using oil to invite viewers on a cosmic journey. The puzzled rabbits symbolize curiosity beneath a futuristic celestia...

Felix Ferreras - Me and my lovers - Oil on canvas Oil measurements 73x100 cm. Frameless. Félix Ferreras is a visual artist with numerous national and international awards and distin...

Title: The Petrified Origin Artist: Antoni Pitxot i Soler (1934–2015) Technique: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 25.6 x 31.9 in (65 x 81 cm) Date: 1967 Condition: Unframed Signature: Signed lower right: Pitxot Provenance: Private collection Notes: Early work from Pitxot’s mature period, featuring the symbolic and meticulously rendered stone forms that would define his artistic identity. 📝 Work Description In The Petrified Origin, Antoni Pitxot presents a haunting and timeless vision of a single, eroded rock suspended in a dreamlike, undefined space. The stone, modeled with sculptural precision, appears to float over a subtly reflective surface, devoid of background or narrative context. Its porous texture, cracks, and shadows evoke a fossilized memory — a silent relic of geological time. Painted in 1967, this piece exemplifies Pitxot's unique visual language, developed through his practice of collecting stones along the Costa Brava and transforming them into anthropomorphic and symbolic compositions. The result is both surreal and solemn, an ode to nature’s memory and the enduring presence of the inanimate. 👤 About the Artist Antoni Pitxot i Soler (born in Figueres, 1934 – died in Barcelona, 2015) was a Catalan painter deeply rooted in the surrealist tradition. Coming from an artistic family —his uncle was Ramon Pichot, a friend of Picasso and Dalí— Pitxot trained as a draughtsman and painter from a young age. In the 1960s, he settled in Cadaqués, where he developed his distinct artistic universe. His paintings revolve around stone as a symbol of permanence, transformation, and memory. Pitxot created sculptural assemblages from real coastal stones and later immortalized them in oil on canvas. His works often hint at human figures, ancient myths, and allegories of time. 🎭 Connection with Salvador Dalí Pitxot was not only a close friend of Salvador Dalí but also one of his closest collaborators. Dalí admired his work and invited him to co-design the Dalí Theatre-Museum in Figueres. After Dalí’s death...

Gregory Block's (US based) "Skyraft" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts wooden debris floating in an expansive skyscape. Gregory was born in Kansas City, Missouri, ...

Mid-century oil on canvas of a summer scene on the Côte d'Azur. The work is signed but the artist unknown. This artwork is a vibrant and eclectic composition that captures the essen...

Kurt Seligmann Little Initiation, 1955 Signed lower right and titled on the reverse Oil on wood panel 17 1/4 x 13 inches Provenance Private Collection, New York Born in Basel, Swi...

Title: Caprice 3 Medium: Oil on canvas Size: 12 x 15 inches Frame: Framing options available! Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition. Note: This painting is unstretched Year: 2015 Artist: YiJian Wang...

A vibrant, whimsical Surrealist Modern painting, "Classics Aloft" by Notable New York Avant Garde artist, Hannah Harari (Am. 1912-2000). Oil on canvas, dating 1942. Artwork size: ...

Robert O'Meara (American, 1957-2024), Surrealist Clothesline, Oil on Canvas Board, signed lower right, unframed. 16" H x 16" W. Provenance: From a 333 East 75th Street Estate.