Surrealist Portrait 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
"Santa Claus"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
In this oil on paper piece, I merged surrealism with pop art to capture a timeless figure in a whimsical light. Embracing both figurative and futuristic elements, Santa stands poigna...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
Gaining Perspective, Oil Painting
By Kat Silver
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A surreal scene depicts a colossal woman standing amid farmland, her gaze fixed on a bird flying from her birdcage torso. A viaduct emerges from the base of her...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Piroska Hévizi Surrealist Painting of a Hungarian Girl
Located in New York, NY
Piroska Hévizi (1915-1994)
Untitled, c. mid-20th century
Oil on board
Sight: 20 x 14 in.
Framed: 24 x 18 3/4 x 1 1/8 in.
Signed lower left
Piroska Hévizi was a Hungarian painter and...
Category
Mid-20th Century Surrealist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
The scent of the garden
Located in Zofingen, AG
In the surreal space of this painting, the green tones of spring unfold as gently as the first warmth after a long night. Clear water plays with the waves, with the wind, and with th...
Category
2010s Surrealist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Archival Paper
Loneliness
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this surreal story, a little angel in red sits at the edge of his own memories — in a fountain where the water flows as purely as a child’s soul. Gentle flowers surround him like ...
Category
2010s Surrealist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Archival Paper
Smile Portrait Surrealism Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Tigran Hovumyan
Figurative Surrealist Oil Painter
Artwork Title: Smile
Medium: Original Oil on Linen
Dimensions: 36" x 36" x 1" (91 x 91 x 3 cm)
Year: 2019
Unframed, Stretched on wo...
Category
2010s Surrealist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Ray of Hope -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Woman, African
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
A Ray of Hope is a poignant and luminous fabric collage painting that speaks to the quiet strength found in resilience. Crafted with layers of richly textured fabrics, this piece cap...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Canvas
Twenty Shades of Sunlight - Contemporary colourful 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 Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
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 Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Birds of a Feather, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Artist Marie-Eve Champagne combines collage and surrealist techniques in this piece, using carefully curated imagery to invite reflection on our constructed nar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"Jax, the Mischievous Pumpkin Lad" By Timothy Von Rueden, Graphite Drawing
Located in Denver, CO
"Jax, the Mischievous Pumpkin Lad" (2024) by Timothy Von Rueden is an original handmade graphite drawing that depicts a monster with a pumpkin for a head and a bag of jacks.
Category
2010s Surrealist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Graphite
Mayor Portrait Surrealism Original oil Painting
By Ashot Yan
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Portrait Figurative Surrealism Original Painting
Artist: Ashot Yan
Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Oil on Linen,
Year: 2023
Style: Portrait Surre...
Category
2010s Surrealist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$5,200 Sale Price
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The Holy Portrait Surrealism Original oil Painting
By Ashot Yan
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Portrait Surrealism Original Painting
Artist: Ashot Yan
Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Oil on Linen,
Year: 2023
Style: Portrait Surrealism,
Tit...
Category
2010s Surrealist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Joko Portrait Surrealism Original oil Painting
By Ashot Yan
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Portrait Surrealism Original Painting
Artist: Ashot Yan
Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Oil on Linen,
Year: 2023
Style: Portrait Surrealism,
Tit...
Category
2010s Surrealist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Baptism Portrait Figurative Surrealism Original oil Painting
By Ashot Yan
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Portrait Surrealism Original Painting
Artist: Ashot Yan
Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Oil on Linen,
Year: 2023
Style: Portrait Surrealism,
Tit...
Category
2010s Surrealist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Thinking Portrait Surrealism Original oil Painting
By Ashot Yan
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Portrait Surrealism Original Painting
Artist: Ashot Yan
Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Oil on Linen,
Year: 2023
Style: Portrait Surrealism,
Tit...
Category
2010s Surrealist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Hanna Portrait Surrealism Original oil Painting
By Ashot Yan
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Portrait Surrealism Original Painting
Artist: Ashot Yan
Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Oil on Linen,
Year: 2019
Style: Portrait Surrealism,
Tit...
Category
2010s Surrealist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of a Mrs. Jonathan Surrealism Original oil Painting
By Ashot Yan
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Portrait Surrealism Original Painting
Artist: Ashot Yan
Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Oil on Linen,
Year: 2019
Style: Portrait Surrealism,
Tit...
Category
2010s Surrealist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Sinner, Portrait Surrealism Original oil Painting
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: 2020
Style: Portrait Surrealism,
T...
Category
2010s Surrealist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Five stories about Ms. Janet, Portrait Surrealism Original oil Painting
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: 2023
Style: Portrait Surrealism,
T...
Category
2010s Surrealist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$2,400 Sale Price
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Portrait of Woman, Figurative Surrealism Original oil Painting
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: 2019
Style: Figurative Surrealism, ...
Category
2010s Surrealist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of Suzanne Steinbacher - Austrian Surrealism
Located in London, GB
The work is unsigned.
Provenance: Given directly by the artist to the present owner who was a friend of the model.
Condition: Good condition apart from some scratches and pressure ...
Category
20th Century Surrealist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Family Resemblance" by José Gerson - Oil on Wood - 62.4x54.6 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
José Gerson is a multifaceted Swiss artist whose career spans photography, painting, sculpture, drawing, and film. From an early age, he showed a natural talent for the visual arts a...
Category
Late 20th Century Surrealist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
Innocence - 21st Century, Surrealism, Figurative Painting, Bulgy Eyes, Modern
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
Bor...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Falling angel"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
A prophetic painting depicting an angel's fall into war. It predicts the capture of Crimea in 2014 by little green men, the beginning of a world war. A global apocalypse! Today, lit...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
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 Portrait Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Canvas, Mixed Media
"Night Bloom, " Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Sara Scribner's (US based) "Night Bloom" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a realistic portrait of a feminine form in profile with a full moon behind her and white Moonflowers blooming amidst her form.
About the Artist:
Sara Scribner (B. 1982 Fremont, California) is a figurative painter living in Oklahoma. She earned a BFA in painting from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. She has exhibited in museums and galleries across the US and in Europe, including European Museum of Modern Art (MEAM) museum in Barcelona, Spain, Wausau Museum of Art in Wausau, WI, Wally Workman Gallery...
Category
2010s Surrealist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
"Studio Sketch of Valerie", Surrealist, Brown, Pink, Collage, Acrylic Painting
By John Baker
Located in Franklin, MA
John Baker’s “Studio Sketch of Valerie” is an acrylic painting on canvas with collage 18 x 14 inches in pinks, greys and browns. When Valerie visited my studio she at first stayed ve...
Category
2010s Surrealist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
A Boy and his Dog Oil and Mixed Media Cuban Hyperrealism Framed
Located in Houston, TX
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A Boy and His Dog shows the hyperrealism of modern Cuban art that is now available to the world...
Category
2010s Surrealist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
$4,080 Sale Price
40% Off
"Sweetman" (2024) By Nadezda, Original Oil Surrealist Portrait Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Nadezda's beautiful new oil on panel painting "Sweetman" (2024) is a surrealist portrait of a young man, wearing goggles, tie-shorts and a seemingly impossible harness made of pies. Finely holding two lollipops out to the viewer, his presence is both inquisitive and lighthearted. He stands in a ribbon swirl of taffy, while a cat stares upwards at him with joy.
Nadezda is a painter, sculptor, photographer, and concept artist. Her artwork is focused on narratives carefully gathered from the hidden chambers of her imagination as well as live theater-inspired work with actors, dancers, and models. Like a quilt stitched of poetic realities, Nadezda’s mysterious world defies the mundane. With a non-linear creative process flowing between different media, the artist explores various vantage points in her creations. This dynamic approach inspires her mind’s eye to focus on the worlds within and evoke an uninterrupted, creative transmission which is then channeled through her paintings, drawings, sculpture, photography, writing and film.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
September 2024 Once There Was, Once There Wasn’t // Modern Eden, San Francisco, CA, USA
May 2024 Siren’s Heart // Haven Gallery, Long Island, NY, USA
February 2022 Secret Hallway // Modern Eden, San Francisco, CA, USA
July 2021 The Great Scale of Little Things // Galleria D’Arte Piero Della Francesca, Arezzo, Italy
February 2021 A Place To Dream // SHOH Gallery, Berkley, CA, USA
July 2019 Pins & Petals // Haven Gallery, Long Island, NY, USA
August 2018 Lukomorye // Spoke Art, San Francisco, CA, USA
February 2018 Nightmares & Lullabies // Haven Gallery, Long Island, NY, USA
June 2017 Fly-By-Night // Haven Gallery, Long Island, NY, USA
MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS:
March 2024 Miradas Femeninas // group exhibition, Museu Europeu d’Art Modern (MEAM), Barcelona, Spain
FAIRS:
April 2020 Art Market San Francisco // SFADA x Modern Eden, San Francisco, CA, USA
February 2020 LA Art Show // Abend Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
July 2019 Art Market Hamptons // Haven Gallery at Bridgehampton Museum of Art, NY
October 2018 Moniker Art Fair // Spoke Art, London, UK
July 2017 Art Market Hamptons // Haven Gallery at Bridgehampton Museum of Art, NY
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
June 2024 Portrait Show XII: Myth // Modern Eden, San Francisco, USA
March, 2024 BAA Teachers Show 2024 // BAA Gallery, Barcelona, Spain
January, 2024 AKSK // Corey Helford Gallery, Los Angeles, USA
September 2023 Reverie // Modern Eden, San Francisco, USA
August 2023 Mass // Modern Eden, San Francisco, USA
October 2023 Bacchus // Modern Eden, San Francisco, USA
September 2023 Harvest // Modern Eden, San Francisco,
March 2023 Secret Longings // Corey Helford Gallery x Beautiful Bizarre, Los Angeles, CA
December 2022 Yule // Modern Eden, San Francisco, CA
November 2022 Halcyon Days // Beautiful Bizarre x Modern Eden, San Francisco, CA
October 2022 Danse Macabre // Modern Eden, San Francisco, CA
September 2022 Totem // Modern Eden, San Francisco, CA
August 2022 Mighty // Modern Eden, San Francisco, CA
June 2022 X Annual Portrait Exhibition // Modern Eden, San Francisco, CA
April 2022 100 Trees // Modern Eden, San Francisco, CA
October 2021 Lore // Modern Eden, San Francisco, CA
June 2021 Moleskine Project X // Spoke Art, San Francisco, CA
June 2021 Portrait Show IX // Modern Eden, San Francisco, CA
November 2020 Art Collector Starter Kit VII // Corey Helford Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
October 2020 Midnight Garden // Beautiful Bizarre x Modern Eden, San Francisco, CA
July 2020 The Art of Quarantine // SHOH Gallery, Berkley, CA
May 2020 Unjust Contentment // Beinart Gallery, Brunswick, Australia
March 2020 Contemporary Figuration // Abend Gallery, Denver, CO
November 2019 Paintguide x Thinkspace Projects // Thinkspace Projects, Los Angeles, CA
November 2019 Annual Holiday Miniatures Show // Abend Gallery, Denver, CO
November 2019 Esprit De Corps // Modern Eden x Haven Gallery, CA and NY
June 2019 Moleskine Project VIII // Spoke Art SF, CA
June 2019 Muse, SHOH Gallery // Berkley CA
June 2019 Small Works, Beinart Gallery // Australia
May 2019 Gaia Reborn // Beautiful Bizarre at Museum of Urban Contemporary Art, Berlin, Germany
March 2019 Femme, Spoke Art + Juxtapoz, NY
January 2019 Music Box // Haven Gallery, Northport, NY
December 2018 Solstice Blue...
Category
2010s Surrealist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Surrealist Watercolour and Mixed Media, "Ne Nastupit bui!" (Wouldn
t Come!).
Located in Cotignac, FR
Late 20th century mixed media surrealist painting by Yuri Ilyich Kononenko. Titled 'Ne Nastupit Bui!' (Wouldn't Come!). Signed with artists symbol bottom left. Fully signed, dated an...
Category
Late 20th Century Surrealist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Crayon, Watercolor, Pencil
$1,724 Sale Price
20% Off
Surrealist Pipe Smoker - Original Oil on Canvas, SIGNED
Located in Paris, IDF
Antonio GUANSE (1926-2008)
Pipe Smoker, 1977
Oil on canvas
Signed and dated
Countersigned and dated on the back
On canvas 61 x 50 cm
Presented with the wooden frame 62.5 x 51 cm
Ve...
Category
1970s Surrealist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Tank"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
One of my best works in this series is "Art from Money." This painting has a philosophical meaning. It reflects the philosophy of human impact on the planet.
This prophetic paint...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
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 Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,616 Sale Price
40% Off
"Space dollar"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
The picture was painted on money. This is a new world direction in art. In 40 countries of the world. My paintings are in the collections of world museums. This is a great investment...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Paper
"Moderato, " Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Sybiline's (CAN based) "Moderato" is an original, handmade oil and alkyd painting that depicts a portrait of a woman juxtaposed with white and blue patterning.
About the Artist:
Sy...
Category
2010s Surrealist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel, Alkyd
$487 Sale Price
25% Off
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 Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"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 Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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 Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,616 Sale Price
40% Off
"A Family of Means", Surrealist, Blue, Red, Pink, Mixed Media, Acrylic Painting
By John Baker
Located in Franklin, MA
John Baker’s “A Family of Means” is an acrylic painting on canvas with collage 38 x 50 inches in blues, reds, and pinks. Depicted in their commodious library, the wealthy family exudes a sense of arrogant privilege and shameless materialism. The matriarch displays her rings to the spectator as though their monetary value was proof of her worth as a person, while her son, in his prep school blazer...
Category
2010s Surrealist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Piroska Hévizi Nature Spirit Painting
Located in New York, NY
Piroska Hévizi (1915-1994)
Untitled, c. mid-20th century
Oil on board
Sight: 20 x 14 in.
Framed: 24 x 18 3/4 x 1 1/8 in.
Signed lower right
Piroska Hévizi was a Hungarian painter an...
Category
Mid-20th Century Surrealist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
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 Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Citadel" Oil painting
Located in Denver, CO
Austin Howlett's "Citadel" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a larger than life woman reclining in a seaside landscape.
Artist Autobi...
Category
2010s Surrealist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
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 Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
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 Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"Entrance and Exit" - Oil on Canvas Symbolic Surrealist Painting 2015
Located in Denver, CO
Vachagan Narazyan’s Entrance and Exit (2015) is an original oil on canvas painting that exemplifies the artist’s poetic and allegorical approach to spatial imagery. The composition c...
Category
2010s Surrealist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait Archy, Classic Art, Original oil Painting, One of a Kind
By Ashot Yan
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Ashot Yan
Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Oil on Linen,
Year: 2018
Style: Portrait, Surrealism,
Title: Portrait Archy,
Size: 11" x 11" x...
Category
2010s Surrealist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, 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 Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
$1,200 Sale Price
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"One Hundred Years" Oil painting
Located in Denver, CO
Austin Howlett's "One Hundred Years" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a larger than life woman reclining in a landscape of mountains. ...
Category
2010s Surrealist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Angel II. Mystic/symbolistic portrait, vertical, dark colors, medium size.
Located in Oslo, NO
This portrait captures a truly mystic moment. A young, enchanting figure—whom we’ll call Angel—gracefully plays an invisible flute. Surrounded by darkness, a beam of light highlights...
Category
Early 2000s Surrealist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait Ursula, Classic Surrealism Original oil Painting, One of a Kind
By Ashot Yan
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Ashot Yan
Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Oil on Linen,
Year: 2018
Style: Portrait, Surrealism,
Title: Portrait Ursula,
Size: 12" x 12" ...
Category
2010s Surrealist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Cynthia I, Surrealist Oil Painting on Canvas by Ramon Santiago
Located in Long Island City, NY
A mystical portrait of a woman holding a mask in a surreal, dream-like setting by Ramon Santiago.
Artist: Ramon Santiago, American (1943 - 2001)
Title: Cynthia I
Year: 1976
Medium...
Category
1970s Surrealist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
View to Brighter Future -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Woman
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
“A View to a Brighter Future” is a vibrant and uplifting fabric collage painting that embodies the promise of hope and optimism. As viewers engage with the collage, they are encourag...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Canvas
Strong Beauty -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Africa Women Hair, Modern
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
Ships in a well-protected tube.
This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.
About Artist
Lawrence Amoo (...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Cotton, Oil
Untitled, Figurative, Charcoal on Paper by Modern Indian Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Anita Roy Chowdhury - Untitled
Charcoal on Paper
10 x 15 inches, 1960
(Framed & Delivered)
Anita’s charcoal drawing gracefully captures a quiet, introspective moment of a woman abso...
Category
1960s Surrealist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
GENEVIEVE ZONDERVAN (1922-2013) FRENCH OIL PAINTING - PORTRAIT OF SEATED MAN
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Seated Man"
by Geneviève Zondervan (French 1922-2013)
oil painting on board
board: 18 x 14.75 inches
Very fine 20th century oil painting on board by the French artist, Geneviève Z...
Category
Late 20th Century Surrealist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Window To The Soul - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Women, Modern, Rose
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
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Ships in a well-protected tube.
This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.
About Artist
Lawrence...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Roister - 21st Century, Surrealism, Young Men Making Cheers to Good Life
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
Bor...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$1,840 Sale Price
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Priscilla At Dusk - 21st Century, Surrealism, Africa Woman with Guitar, Musical
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
Bor...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"The Two Dummies", Surrealist, Brown, Tan, Grey, Mixed Media, Acrylic Painting
By John Baker
Located in Franklin, MA
John Baker’s “The Two Dummies” is an acrylic painting on canvas with collage 32 x 24 x 1.5 inches wide in browns, tans and greys with red and yellow accents. The wooden neck lever of the ventriloquist suggests that he is in reality the dummy of the young boy; and yet, impossibly, both seem to be the dummies of one another! Regardless, the brightness of the props on the prop table...
Category
2010s Surrealist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
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