Surrealist Figurative 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
You Broke My Heart
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this painting, I blend expressionism, surrealism, and symbolism to explore deep emotional narratives. The canvas features fragmented figures and abstract forms, evoking a sense of...
Category
1990s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Canvas
Banana (yellow banana blue sky vintage hat man surrealist oil painting grey)
By Rudolf Kosow
Located in Quebec, Quebec
A surreal composition blending hyperrealism and vintage nostalgia, Banana presents an oversized, hyper-detailed banana floating in a muted blue sky. Below, a black-and-white, early 2...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$6,368 Sale Price
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Lost in the Pages - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Reading, African
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
This mixed media collage painting celebrates the quiet beauty of being fully immersed in a story. The figure, adorned in vibrant textiles, sits gracefully with a book in hand, her wo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Canvas, Mixed Media
Bibliotheque
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Uruguayan artist Leonardo Aguirre creates visually animated surreal scenes in a theatrical environment. Aguirre rearranges whimsical components into unexpectedly harmonious ways of s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Ronde, Figurative Surrealist Signed Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Ronde, Signed Oil Painting
By French artist Claude Benard, (1926 - 2016)
Signed by the artist on the lower left hand corner,
titled verso
Oil painting on canvas, unframed
Canvas size...
Category
Mid-20th Century Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mallet
s Majesty - 21st Century Contemporary, Figurative, Horse, Men Polo Player
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
The dynamic brushstrokes capture the intensity of the polo player in action. The mallet, an extension of the rider’s skill and strength, is elevated to a symbol of elegance and power...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Mother Image, Surrealist Oil Painting by Ramon Santiago
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Ramon Santiago, American (1943 - 2001)
Title: Mother Image
Year: circa 1972
Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed
Size: 66 in. x 46 in. (167.64 cm x 116.84 cm)
Category
1970s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Small surreal house, green and yellow, oil on board
Located in Carballo, ES
Ventura A. Pérez (1992) is one of the most seductive artists on the contemporary Spanish scene. After earning a doctorate in contemporary art from the University of Vigo, he moved to...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
By the Pool, Pink Towel, Florance Italy
Located in Hudson, NY
“Friends of Friends” explores a playful world where dreams and reality meld together to create surreal moments. When engaging with Piussi's work, we enter an arena where we are imme...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Dreamers, 2020
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Alexei Ravski unites landscape painting with the art of the surreal in his dramatic, large-format compositions. Meticulous in technique, they are marked by a striking use of perspe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Kore
Located in West Hollywood, CA
“Kore” by Will Binder is inspired by the ancient Greek myth of Kore, also known as Persephone. A figure deeply tied to themes of transformation, renewal, and the eternal cycles of li...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
$6,500
"Immateriality" - Contemporary Figurative Surrealist Painting in Blue and Gray
Located in Carmel, CA
Steven H. Rehfeld (American, born 1954)
"Immateriality" 2006
Oil Paint, Pencil, Canvas, Stretcher Bars
The artist signed the back of the painting.
In "Immateriality", Steven H. Rehf...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Pencil, Stretcher Bars
El Santo de la Muerte (Oil Painting, Symbolist, Death, Surreal, ~40% OFF)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Stella Jae
El Santo de la Muerte
2024
Oil on canvas
Size: 31.49 x 23.62 x inches (80 x 60 cm)
Signed by hand
COA provided
*Framing options are available. Please inquiry.
Stella J ...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,616 Sale Price
40% Off
Incoming, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A woman walks through a summer field in a loose blue jumpsuit, her hair tied up in a bun. She notices the odd presence of yellow taxis and a white truck parke...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Juego para perder o ganar - Óleo sobre tela - Año 1975
Located in Sant Celoni, ES
Firmado por el autor en la parte inferior y fechado del año 1975
En la trasera va nuevamente firmado y fechado y titulado "JUEGO PARA PERDER O GANAR"
Estado de conservación aceptab...
Category
1970s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Bighorn Sheep, 20th Century Oil Painting by Magical Surrealist, Cleveland School
By Paul Riba
Located in Beachwood, OH
Paul Riba (American, 1912-1977)
Bighorn Sheep
Oil on paper
Signed lower right
25 x 30.5 inches
30.5 x 36 inches, framed
Paul Riba was a painter of Magic Realism. He explored the un...
Category
20th Century Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Christ Expelling Money Changers - British 30
s surrealist art religious interior
By Augustus Lunn
Located in Hagley, England
Painted by "Modern British" artist Augustus Lunn this oil/tempera on board depicts Christ Expelling the Money Changers. He exhibited widely at The Cooling Galleries and The New Engl...
Category
20th Century Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Years In Your Years - Abstract Feminine Colorful Figurative Artwork on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian painter Silvia Pavarini is known for her distinctly feminine artworks that resonate with the quiet whispers of nature. Each piece she creates embodies an ongoing dialogue wit...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Rival (surrealist oil painting bull red sky man brown animal)
By Rudolf Kosow
Located in Quebec, Quebec
In Rival, Rudolf Kosow conjures a surreal confrontation where human and beast are caught in an ambiguous dance of dominance, awe, and connection. A shirtless man, eyes locked and arm...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$7,492 Sale Price
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"SORCERER
S BISCUIT", painting, surrealist dream, wolf, queen, duality, magic
By Tony Geiger
Located in Toronto, Ontario
SORCERER'S BISCUIT is a new oil on canvas surrealist painting by Brooklyn, New York artist Tony Geiger. It measures 16x20" and is a unique artwork. Note the artist's vocabulary present here – the young girl in early 20th century clothes holding the chewed biscuit; on poles either side of her what looks like a wolf in top hat, and a queen with crown. The wolf and queen are dimensional though appear as garish silhouettes – setting up a duality, a dream, a magic spell...
Tony Geiger has said his paintings take you to a certain place, but you have to find your own way back. The world he creates encompasses both classical surrealism and more contemporary concerns. Conflict is usually present. These mischievous juxtapositions make statements on the human condition – either politically, physically or spiritually. Geiger wants the viewer to be challenged and amused by this mixture of the macabre and the playful.
A graduate of the School of Visual Arts, New York and a longtime NYC resident, Tony Geiger still considers himself a transplanted Californian. He has exhibited paintings at the Sideshow Gallery in Williamsburg, the Barbican Centre in London, England, Miami Projects at Art Basel, Ceres Gallery in Chelsea, NYC, and he was accepted into The Drawing Center’s Viewing Program. Tony Geiger lives in Carroll...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Close, very close, surreal oil portrait with pastel colors and glaze, green pink
Located in Carballo, ES
Ventura A. Pérez (1992) is one of the most seductive artists on the contemporary Spanish scene. After earning a doctorate in contemporary art from the University of Vigo, he moved to...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Atlantis, Large Surrealist Oil Painting. Viennese Fantastic Realism
By Peter Kolin
Located in Surfside, FL
Atlantis, A large spectacular nautical, marine magic fantasy. (without the frame it is 32X39 inches)
The roots for Peter Kolin’s fascinating world of Surrealist Fantasy, Magic Re...
Category
1980s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Hypnotic Nature - Fantasy Feminine Botanical Figurative Artwork on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian painter Silvia Pavarini is known for her distinctly feminine artworks that resonate with the quiet whispers of nature. Each piece she creates embodies an ongoing dialogue wit...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Pencil
Les Oiseaux du Loch The Birds of Loch Surrealist Creature Landscape Contemporary
Located in Utrecht, NL
Les Oiseaux du Loch The Birds of Loch Surrealist Creature Landscape Contemporary
Gérard Willemenot was born on February 11, 1943.
World War II and his father's deportation to Mautha...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Tempera, Panel
Fresh North Wind - Whimsical Fantasy Figurative Artwork on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian painter Silvia Pavarini is known for her distinctly feminine artworks that resonate with the quiet whispers of nature. Each piece she creates ...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
"Hemerocallis II" (2022) by Sybiline, Oil Painting, Pink Day Lily
Located in Denver, CO
Sybiline's (CAN based) "Hemerocallis I" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a portrait of a pink day lily.
About the Artist:
Sybiline is a Canadian artist based in Q...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Xin (Oil Painting, Symbolist, Heart, Contemporary Pop, Surreal, ~40% OFF)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Stella Jae
心 (Xin)
2024
Oil on canvas
Size: 31.49 x 23.62 x inches (80 x 60 cm)
Signed by hand
COA provided
*Framing options are available. Please inquiry.
Stella J Richey is an i...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,616 Sale Price
40% Off
Strange Woods, 20th Century Surrealist Painting by Cleveland Artist
Located in Beachwood, OH
Gretchen Oldfather Troibner (American, b. 1953)
Strange Woods
Casein on paper
Signed with monogram lower right
16.5 x 12.75 inches
27.5 x 22.5 inches
Gretchen Troibner is an America...
Category
Late 20th Century Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Casein
$1,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Exhibited Peyote Priest visionary painting with an artist-made, decorated frame
Located in Colfax, CA
A rare visionary sand painting by Kiowa Peyote Priest, Chief Charging Skunk, housed in a hand carved and painted frame, created by the artist.
Works by Chief Charging Skunk are hard...
Category
1930s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
“The Wild Boar”
Located in San Francisco, CA
If you’ve been a longtime college football follower of the SEC, or the Southeastern Conference, you may have heard of this 1964 game in Shreveport, Louisiana. On December 29, the University of Arkansas Razorbacks in crimson and white played the University of Mississippi’s Ole Miss Rebels in The Bluebonnet Bowl, and handily won the contest 82-48 by racking up 52 points in the first half. As imagined here by American Surrealist Jean Jones Jackson...
Category
1960s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Candido Ballester surreal. black. face. acrylic painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Personaje original surrealist acrylic painting
Cándido Ballester is a contemporary Mallorcan painter who was born in 1926. As a child he had to emigrate to Argentina. In the 60's he ...
Category
1980s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Cardboard
Pop Art Collection (large original painting on canvas)
Located in Aventura, FL
Original oil painting on canvas. Hand signed lower front by Ferjo. Canvas image size 24 x 30 x 1 inches. Canvas is stretched.
Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of au...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$3,600 Sale Price
40% Off
Toast To Celebrate - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Women, Love, Drinks
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity
About Artist
Oluw...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Performance, Figurative, Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Year: 2018
Style: Surrealism,
Subject: Performance,
Size: 47" x 29" x 2'' inch, 121x74.5x5 cm,
Fram...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Surrealist Large Painting Royal College of Art LGBTQ+ Female Blue Green Water
By Isabel Rock
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 take...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paint, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Archival Paper, Pen
Jules Perahim Surrealism Oil Painting on Paper Romanian French Surrealist Figure
Located in Surfside, FL
Jules Perahim (Born: 1914; Bucharest, Romania - Died: 2008; Paris, France)
Oil painting on paper depicting a figure with abstract multicolor design. (this might be gouache on paper)
...
Category
1960s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
"Entertainment" - Oil on Canvas Surrealist Circus Scene by Vachagan Narazyan
Located in Denver, CO
Vachagan Narazyan’s Entertainment (2023) is an original oil on canvas painting that evokes the theatrical and surreal worlds that define his mature style. Rendered in soft yet moody tones, the composition features two enigmatic figures—a puppet-like performer and a costumed character—posed atop a vibrantly rimmed circus drum...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Costa Brava, Spain, Nuns w/ Umbrellas
Chairs, Surrealist Scene
By Louis Bosa
Located in Beachwood, OH
Louis Bosa (American, 1905-1981)
Costa Brava, Spain
Oil on board
Signed lower right
14 x 24 inches
23 x 33 inches, framed
Born in Codroipo, a small village only a few miles from Ven...
Category
Mid-20th Century Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Call me, please.
Located in Zofingen, AG
The Girl is waiting for a call. A familiar story? Staring at the phone for hours waiting for a call from that Very One. The girl is waiting and dreaming. But the phone has been silen...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Offering - Symbolic Landscape Painting, Waterfall, Anselm Kiefer Inspired Art
Located in New York, NY
This captivating painting features a dynamic interplay between nature and man-made objects, with cascading waterfalls forming a serene backdrop for symbolic objects in the foreground...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Plaster, Wood Panel, Pigment
"Spiderman"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
In this painting, I conveyed the superhero's emotions through the lens of paint.
The painting is featured on the Ukrainian 1 hryvnia banknote. The frame is made of oak and plastic...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
A source - XXI Century, Contemporary Acrylic Architecture Painting, Colorful
Located in Warsaw, PL
Marta Rynkiewicz is a young Polish artist born in 1983.
She studied painting with Professor Henryk Czenik and graphic arts with Professor Jerzy Krechowicz, at the Faculty of Paintin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Hello Hen ! Large Surrealist Contemporary Oil on Canvas.
Located in Cotignac, FR
Large surrealist contemporary oil on canvas by Scottish artist Frank McLean Docherty R.S.W.
This piece whilst wonderfully colourful, playful and erotic is typical of the witty sense of humour this artist displays in all his work. The title 'Hello Hen !' ( Hen being the scottish slang for 'girl' ) is used playfully as a double-entendre. In the image we see the artist has before him a beautiful naked woman and yet chooses to paint the real hen. Also we notice that the plant's flower heads under the woman are wilting and the artist pictured (a self portrait of Docherty), an older man, suggest that the artist's desires are on the wane. Docherty likes to tease us visually and asks questions and presents conundrums to the viewer.
Frank McLean Docherty was born in Glasgow , Scotland in 1942. He became a student at Glasgow School of Art in 1960 and graduated from the Department of Printed Textiles in 1964. He taught in a secondary school in the East End of Glasgow for two years, thereafter departing to work in Dublin in the Republic of Ireland as a textile designer (Marks & Spencer, Heals and Liberty of London). He was also an illustrator for a range of newspapers and an Art Director of magazines.
In 1973, he was appointed Principal Teacher of Art in a Scottish High School and in 1978 was honoured by the Queen when he was appointed Member of the Royal Society of Painters in Watercolours (R.S.W.) He left education in 1994. Since that time he has developed a vision which is quite unique in Scottish Art.
Bank Managers, toucans, lighthouses, penguins, bowler hats, Frank Docherty...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Untitled - Girl With Blue Hair - Surrealistic Oil Painting - Nude
Located in Salzburg, AT
Pawel Sepielak is a Polish painter, book illustrator and printmaker.
Category
Early 2000s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Hero, Figurative Surrealism, Original oil Painting, Handmade artwork
By Ashot Yan
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Figurative Surrealism Original Painting
Artist: Ashot Yan
Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Oil on Linen,
Year: 2018
Style: Figurative Surrealism, ...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antoni Pitxot Battle of Constantine oil on board painting surrealist art
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Title: Battle of Constantine
Artist: Antoni Pitxot i Soler (1934–2015)
Technique: Oil on board
Dimensions (unframed): 9 x 12.6 in
Dimensions (framed): 17.3 x 20.9 in
Signature: Signed in the lower right corner
Period: Second half of the 20th century
Provenance: Galeria d’Art Àmbit, Barcelona
Description
Battle of Constantine is a symbolic and fragmented composition that showcases the dreamlike world so characteristic of Antoni Pitxot. Through an array of rock-like, anthropomorphic forms, the artist constructs a mythical and dramatic landscape that suggests an epic confrontation. The vivid pink sky and tactile textures reinforce the visual tension, evoking ruins, bodies, and reliefs that seem to emerge directly from the earth.
In this piece, Pitxot applies his meticulous technique and unmistakable visual language, where ambiguity is a tool for the viewer's imagination. The boundary between figure and landscape blurs, creating a poetic vision that feels both ancient and surreal.
About the Artist
Antoni Pitxot i Soler (1934–2015) was a prominent Catalan painter born in Figueres, Girona, into a family with a long artistic tradition. He spent much of his life in Cadaqués, where he developed a highly personal style centered on compositions of stone-like forms that resemble human and animal figures, blending nature with mythology and memory.
Pitxot was a close friend and collaborator of Salvador Dalí. Their artistic connection led to Pitxot playing a key role in the creation of the Dalí Theatre-Museum in Figueres, where he later served as the museum's lifelong director. After Dalí’s death...
Category
1960s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
$2,609 Sale Price
44% Off
A Woman of My Dream I - Original Figurative Portrait Painting on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mohamad Khayata’s original figurative artworks are the result of five years of displacement and deal with themes of migration, memory, and identity. Mohamad’s paintings convey an array of emotions, ranging from bliss and comfort to tension and uncertainty. Many of his paintings portray a sense of transience, which is all the more palpable when considering that Khayata's intimate work is a tribute to displaced people and to their daily life stories that, far from familiar surroundings, are filled with effort and hope.
Khayata created this original painting with acrylic on canvas. It is 31 inches tall by 23 inches wide. It is signed by the artist on the back of the canvas. This painting is stretched, wired, and ready to hang. Free local Los Angeles area delivery. Affordable Continental U.S. and worldwide shipping. A certificate of authenticity issued by the art gallery is included with this original work.
Born in Damascus, Syria, artist Mohamad Khayata was forced to flee his home country due to ongoing political conflict. Khayata has been living in Beirut, Lebanon since 2012. His work is a resounding call for transformation and unity within his home country. His photography project "Stitching my Syria back" was chosen to be part of Journeys Festival International 2016 as a landmark for the “Look up” project in Leicester, where his photographs were installed on ten buildings. In the last five years, Khayata also participated in ten collective exhibitions across Europe and the Middle East. Holding his BA in Fine Arts obtained at Damascus University, Khayata is a bastion of Syrian legacy, memory, home, and happiness.
REPRESENTATION
Artplex Gallery Los Angeles, California, USA
EXHIBITIONS
2020-23 Artplex Gallery, Los Angeles
2019 “Nota Bene,” Artplex Gallery Los Angeles, California
2018 “Takhalli,” 4th edition of the Laboratory of Arts Programme, partnership with The Goethe Institute, City of Beirut, Lebanon
Beirut Art Fair, 392RMEIL393 Gallery, Beirut, Lebanon
“Umm Al-Zuluf,” 392RMEIL393 Gallery, Beirut, Lebanon
“Aegean Sea,” 392RMEIL393 Gallery, Beirut, Lebanon
2017 “Umm Al-Zuluf,” 392RMEIL393 Gallery, Beirut, Lebanon
Beirut Art Fair, Beirut, Lebanon
Sharjah Art Bienalle, SAFIR
“Stitching My Syria Back Together,” The Alexandria Library, Manchester, UK
2016 “Revealing,” Beirut Art Fair, Gallery One Palestine, Beirut, Lebanon
Journeys Festival International 2016
TA’AROF workshop, Sharjah Art Bienalle, SAFIR
“Look Up,” Project in Leicester
Inside Beirut, The Gallerist, Beirut, Lebanon
“The Third Space,” British Council in London and Brussels, UK
2015 “Walking on Thread...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Spring III - Contemporary colourful figurative surrealistic painting
Located in DE
Gamez de Francisco paints and photographs very passionately, making statements filled with symbolism. He frequently includes insects in his artwork. He says: Flying insects represent...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Huge 1960
s French Oil Portrait of Roman/ Greek Semi Nude Lady Classical Ruins
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Pierre PIGET (1907-1990), signed
Title: 1960's portrait of a semi-nude lady standing in a Greek/ Roman setting amongst ancient ruins. Stunning image - a real 'power ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Night Sea
Located in Zofingen, AG
This picture is about a romantic meeting of a Man and a Woman. Between them are memories. The brightest is swimming in the night sea. When warm waves envelop bodies, when the stars s...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Surrealist Classical Ruins Scene titled "Echoes Among the Ruins"
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
Echoes Among the Ruins is a striking surrealist composition by Alfred W. Campbell, an enigmatic artist whose work is deeply rooted in dreamlike architecture and psychological landsca...
Category
Mid-20th Century Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Angel
s Whisper, Figurative, Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang, Framed
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Year: 2018
Style: Surrealism,
Title: Angel's Whisper,
Size: 35" x 48" x 1'' inch, 89x122.5x6 cm,
Fr...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Story Time
, Paris, Salon d
Automne, New York, ASL, Corcoran, PAFA, Art Deco
By Nura Ulreich
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left 'Nura' for Nura Woodson Ulreich (American, 1899–1950). Additionally signed, verso, dated March 1928 with artist's New York City address and titled, 'When Guest Stay...
Category
1920s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Illustration Board
Lemon Yellow Flowers - Whimsical Fantasy Figurative Artwork on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian painter Silvia Pavarini is known for her distinctly feminine artworks that resonate with the quiet whispers of nature. Each piece she creates ...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Cactus Flower, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A woman poses as a cactus flower, her form creating both balance and tension. The surreal positioning draws attention to the connection between humans and nat...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Bulb of Africa 1
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Bulb of Africa was not just a hairstyle; it was a celebration of African heritage and a testament to the resilience of its people. Passed down through generations, it represented strength, beauty, and the rich tapestry of African traditions. The Bulb showcased the natural texture and volume of African hair, transforming it into an intricate masterpiece of braids, twists, and coils.
The Bulb of Africa became a symbol of empowerment, reminding people of their strength, resilience, and the beauty of their shared heritage. It served as a reminder that hair was more than a physical attribute; it was a connection to something greater—a connection to their ancestors, their community, and celebrating the beauty within themselves.
Beyond their physical beauty, African women possess an immeasurable inner strength that resonates through "Bulb of Africa." Odunayo masterfully captures this strength, highlighting the resilience and determination that have defined African women throughout history. The women depicted in the artwork emanate confidence, wisdom, and a sense of purpose. Their gaze speaks volumes, embodying the stories of countless African women who have overcome adversity, shattered barriers, and carved out their own paths to success. In "Bulb of Africa," Iyiola Odunayo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
$1,200 Sale Price
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Saint Sebastian - original painting on round canvas Paula Craioveanu
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"St Sebastian", acrylic on canvas, 20in, round
Inspired by the St Sebastian religious paintings, this double portrait is a dreamlike superimposed view of an expressive and sensual fi...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Boll Dance, Figurative Surrealism, Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Year: 2019
Style: Figurative Art,
Subject: Boll Dance,
Size: 37" x 27.5" x 1'' inch, 95x70x3 cm,
Un...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Amazon - original painting on round canvas Paula Craioveanu Neo-Mythology
Located in Forest Hills, NY
Inspired by the mythological Greco-Roman origins, these works of art are dreamlike superimposed views of expressive and sometimes sensual figures.
Like the immortal mythological hero...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
I Am Not Alone 2
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
"I Am Not Alone" by Joshua Salami is a captivating artwork that delves into the profound bond between a woman and her cherished pet, transcending the convent...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$2,000 Sale Price
20% Off
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