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Surrealist Abstract Prints

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
Imagination Subversion - Original handsigned lithograph
Located in Paris, IDF
Man Ray (Emmanuel RADNITZKY called) Imagination - Subversion, 1972 Original lithograph (pinted in Atelier Clot, Bramsen and Georges) Handsigned in pencil Unumbered from a total edit...
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1970s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

"It s just a shadow" - 1975 Surrealist Lithograph on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
"It's just a shadow" - 1975 Surrealist Lithograph on Paper 1975 surrealist lithograph on paper titled "It's just a shadow" by Jim Crabb (American, b. 1947). This piece resembles a s...
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1970s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Laid Paper, Lithograph

Bird Dog — Mid-century American Surrealism
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Robert Vale Faro, 'Bird Dog', color lithograph with relief collagraph, 1946, edition 14. Signed, dated, titled, and numbered '123' (the artist's inventory number) and '12/14' in pen. A fine impression, with fresh colors, on heavy, cream, wove paper; the full sheet with margins(1 3/4 to 3 1/2 inches), in excellent condition. Scarce. Matted to museum standards, unframed. Image size 10 1/8 x 6 7/8 inches (257 x 174 mm); sheet size 17 x 11 7/16 inches (432 x 291 mm). A collagraph is a relief print made from a collage of various materials adhered to a metal, plastic, hardboard, or other type of ground plate. In this work, the artist appears to have combined a lithograph with a collagraph to achieve the intricately textured image. ABOUT THE ARTIST Robert Vale Faro (1902-1988) was a well-known modernist architect and artist associated with the Chicago Bauhaus. He received his degree in architecture and design from the Armour Institute in Chicago and worked at L'Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Paris, from 1924-27, where he was influenced by Harry Kurt Bieg and Le Corbusier. Upon his return to Chicago, Faro worked with the important modernist Chicago architects George and William Keck under Louis Sullivan. Faro founded the avant-garde printmaking group Vanguard in 1945. The group counted Atelier 17 artists Stanley William Hayter, Sue Fuller, and Anne Ryan as New York members and Francine Felsenthal of Chicago. The Brooklyn Museum mounted a show of Vanguard artists' work in 1946, which subsequently toured several other institutions in the United States. Faro's visionary graphics from the 1940s are a sophisticated blend of Abstract Expressionism, Surrealism, and Indian Space...
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1940s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Invasion de l espace - Original Lithograph by Man Ray - 1975
Located in Roma, IT
Invasion de l'espace is an original print by the American artist and exponent of Dadaism Man Ray (Philadelphia 1890 - Paris 1976). This color lithograph on paper, was edited by the ...
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1970s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Joan Miro, Figures III, from Cardboards 1959–1965, 1965 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph and pochoir after Joan Miro (1893–1983), titled Personnages III (Figures III), from the album Miro, Cartones 1959–1965 (Miro, Cardboards 1959–1965), origina...
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1960s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

UNDER THE SKIN 3 signed #20/20 by Paula Craioveanu Surreal Nude Photography
Located in Forest Hills, NY
Under the Skin #3. Surreal Nude, part of my "Under the Skin" series. Printed on Hahnemuhle art photo paper with white borders, size is 12.5x12.5in.This particular one is signed and...
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2010s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Photographic Paper

Joan Miro, Untitled, from The Sun Bird, The Moon Bird, Sparks, 1967 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph and pochoir after Joan Miro (1893–1983), titled Untitled, from the album Miro, L'Oiseau solaire, L'Oiseau lunaire, Etincelles (Miro, The Sun Bird, The Moon ...
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1960s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Kindergarten — Mid-century American Surrealism
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Robert Vale Faro, 'Kindergarten', color lithograph, 1945, edition 12. Signed, dated, titled, and numbered '99' and '5/12' in pen. A fine, richly-inked impression, with fresh colors, on heavy, coated off-white wove paper; the full sheet with margins (1/2 to 1 1/2 inch), in excellent condition. Scarce. Matted to museum standards, unframed. Image size 13 1/2 x 7 9/16 inches (343 x 192 mm); sheet size 17 x 12 1/4 inches (432 x 311 mm). ABOUT THE ARTIST Robert Vale Faro (1902-1988) was a well-known modernist architect and artist associated with the Chicago Bauhaus. He received his degree in architecture and design from the Armour Institute in Chicago and worked at L'Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Paris, from 1924-27, where he was influenced by Harry Kurt Bieg and Le Corbusier. Upon his return to Chicago, Faro worked with the important modernist Chicago architects George and William Keck under Louis Sullivan. Faro founded the avant-garde printmaking group Vanguard in 1945. The group counted Atelier 17 artists Stanley William Hayter, Sue Fuller, and Anne Ryan as New York members and Francine Felsenthal of Chicago. The Brooklyn Museum mounted a show of Vanguard artists' work in 1946, which subsequently toured several other institutions in the United States. Faro's visionary graphics from the 1940s are a sophisticated blend of Abstract Expressionism, Surrealism, and Indian Space...
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1940s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Jean Dubuffet, Garden of Quick-Living, from XXe Siecle, 1957
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph and pochoir by Jean Dubuffet (1901–1985), titled Jardin de quite-vite (Garden of Quick-Living), from the album XXe Siecle, Nouvelle serie, No. 8 (double), J...
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1950s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Cheerleader — Mid-century American Surrealism
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Robert Vale Faro, 'Cheerleader', wood engraving, 1945, edition 15. Signed, dated, titled, and numbered '104' (the artist's inventory number) and '8/15' in pencil. A fine, black impression, with full margins (1 1/2 inches), on heavy, cream wove paper, in excellent condition. Scarce. Matted to museum standards, unframed. ABOUT THE ARTIST Robert Vale Faro (1902-1988) was a well-known modernist architect and artist associated with the Chicago Bauhaus...
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1940s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Woodcut

Hold that Tiger — Mid-century American Surrealism
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Robert Vale Faro, 'Hold that Tiger', color lithograph, 1945, edition 16. Signed, dated, titled, and numbered '91' and '15/16' in pen. A fine impression, with fresh colors, on heavy, coated, off-white wove paper; the full sheet with margins (13/16 to 1 1/2 inches), in excellent condition. Scarce. Matted to museum standards, unframed. Image size 14 x 9 3/8 inches (356 x 239 mm); sheet size 17 x 11 1/4 inches (432 x 285 mm). ABOUT THE ARTIST Robert Vale Faro (1902-1988) was a well-known modernist architect and artist associated with the Chicago Bauhaus. He received his degree in architecture and design from the Armour Institute in Chicago and worked at L'Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Paris, from 1924-27, where he was influenced by Harry Kurt Bieg and Le Corbusier. Upon his return to Chicago, Faro worked with the important modernist Chicago architects George and William Keck under Louis Sullivan. Faro founded the avant-garde printmaking group Vanguard in 1945. The group counted Atelier 17 artists Stanley William Hayter, Sue Fuller, and Anne Ryan as New York members and Francine Felsenthal of Chicago. The Brooklyn Museum mounted a show of Vanguard artists' work in 1946, which subsequently toured several other institutions in the United States. Faro's visionary graphics from the 1940s are a sophisticated blend of Abstract Expressionism, Surrealism, and Indian Space...
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1940s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Joan Miro, Series II, Blue and Red, from Miro 1959–1960, 1961 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph and pochoir after Joan Miro (1893–1983), titled Serie II, bleu et rouge (Series II, Blue and Red), from the album Miro 1959–1960 (Miro 1959–1960), originate...
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1960s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Decanter - Etching and Screen Print by Man Ray - 1973
Located in Roma, IT
Decanter is an artwork realzied by Man Ray in 1973. Mixed colored etching and screen print. Hand signed on the lower right margin. Numbered on the lower left. Edition 74/90. Good...
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1970s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Etching, Screen

Joan Miro, Woman and Bird V/X, from Miro 1959–1960, 1961 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph and pochoir after Joan Miro (1893–1983), titled Femme et oiseau V/X (Woman and Bird V/X), from the album Miro 1959–1960 (Miro 1959–1960), originates from th...
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1960s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Abstract Composition - Original Lithograph by Michel Cadoret - 1976
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract Composition is an Original Litograph realized by Michel Cadoret in 1976. Good condition on a white cardboard, inside a package that presents t...
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1970s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Permanent Marker

Max Ernst, Portrait of an Insect, from Cahiers d Art, 1949 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph and pochoir after Max Ernst (1891–1976), titled Portrait dinsecte (Portrait of an Insect), from the album Cahiers dArt No. 24, 1949, originates from the 194...
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1940s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Joan Miro, Birds in a Landscape, from Cardboards 1959–1965, 1965 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph and pochoir after Joan Miro (1893–1983), titled Oiseaux dans un paysage (Birds in a Landscape), from the album Miro, Cartones 1959–1965 (Miro, Cardboards 19...
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1960s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Composition, Variations sur l imaginaire, Félix Labisse
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on vélin de Rives paper. Inscription: hand signed and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Variations sur l'imaginaire, 1972. Published by Philipp...
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1970s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Joan Miro, Woman in Prayer, from Cardboards 1959–1965, 1965 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph and pochoir after Joan Miro (1893–1983), titled Femme en priere (Woman in Prayer), from the album Miro, Cartones 1959–1965 (Miro, Cardboards 1959–1965), ori...
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1960s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Joan Miro, Figure and Bird in the Night, from Derriere le miroir, 1970
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Joan Miro (1893–1983), titled Personnage et oiseau dans la nuit (Figure and Bird in the Night), from the folio Derriere le miroir, No. 186, originates fr...
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1970s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Joan Miro, The Tree-like Woman, from XXe siecle, 1961
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Joan Miro (1893–1983), titled La Femme Arborescente (The Tree-like Woman), from the album XXe Siecle, Nouvelle serie, XXIIe Annee, No. 16, originates fro...
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1960s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Joan Miro, The Prophet, from Derriere le miroir, 1963
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Joan Miro (1893–1983), titled Le prophete (The Prophet), from the folio Derriere le miroir, No. 139–140, originates from the 1963 edition published by Ma...
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1960s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Evening —Mid-Century American Surrealism
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Edward Landon, 'Evening', color serigraph, 1958, edition 25, Ryan 71. Signed, titled, and annotated 'Ed. 25' in pencil. A fine impression, with fresh colors, on cream wove paper; the...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Screen

Joan Miro, Lithograph VI, from Lithographs II, 1975
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Joan Miro (1893–1983), titled Lithograph VI, from the album Joan Miro Lithographs, Volume II, originates from the 1975 edition published by Leon Amiel, N...
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1970s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Joan Miro, The Star, from Derriere le miroir, 1963
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Joan Miro (1893–1983), titled L'etoile (The Star), from the folio Derriere le miroir, No. 139–140, originates from the 1963 edition published by Maeght E...
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1960s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Jeremiah Signed Limited Edition 1968 Art Etching
Located in Rochester Hills, MI
Alistair Grant Jeremiah - 1968 Print - etching, with Aquatint   16'' x 24'' inches Edition: signed and numbered in pencil 17/50 Alistair Grant was a great and justly-revered experim...
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1960s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Etching

Man Ray, Inversion of Space II, from XXe siecle, 1975
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Man Ray (1890–1976), titled Inversion de l'espace II (Inversion of Space II), from the album XXe siecle, Nouvelle serie, XXXVIIe Annee, No. 45, originate...
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1970s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Journal d un Graveur - Vol. 2 Plate 10 - Etching by J. Mirò - 1975
Located in Roma, IT
This is an original etching and drypoint realized by Joan Miró in 1975. Hand signed in pencil on the lower right and numbered on the lower left. Edition of 75 prints. It represent...
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1970s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Drypoint, Etching

French Abstract Surrealist Color Lithograph Andre Masson
Located in Surfside, FL
Published Benincasa Carmine. Edizioni SEAT, Torino, Italy. Offset directly from the original plates. Limited edition. This is not hand signed or numbered. Signature in the printing p...
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20th Century Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph, Offset

La Mélodie Acide - 11 (Surrealism, Colorful, Modern, ~26% OFF LIMITED TIME ONLY)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Joan Miró La Mélodie Acide - 11 Color lithograph Year: 1980 Edition: 1500 Artist Dry Stamp lower right, Annotated "H.C" (hors commerce) in pencil lower left Size: 8.2 × 6.6 on 12.9...
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1980s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Joan Miro, Figure, The Stage Revolutions, from XXe Siecle, 1975
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Joan Miro (1893–1983), titled Personnage (Figure), from the album Les Revolutions Sceniques du XXe Siecle, originates from the 1975 edition published by ...
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1970s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Joan Miro, Figures, The Stage Revolutions, from XXe Siecle, 1975
Located in Southampton, NY
These exquisite lithographs by Joan Miro (1893–1983), titled Personnages (Figures), from the album Les Revolutions Sceniques du XXe Siecle, originate from the 1975 edition published ...
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1970s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Surrealist Woodblock Print Royal College of Art LGBTQ+ Female Blue Green Birds
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...
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2010s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Woodcut, Mixed Media

Joan Miro, Untitled, Marvels with Acrostic Variations in Miro’s Garden, 1975
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Joan Miro (1893–1983), titled Sans titre (Untitled), from the folio Maravillas con variaciones acrosticas en el Jardin de Miro (Marvels with Acrostic Var...
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1970s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Le Caducee de Mars Alimente par la Boule de feu de Jupiter
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Salvador Dali (Spanish surrealist, 1904-1989) Title: Le Caducee de Mars Alimente par la Boule de feu de Jupiter Year: 1974 Medium: Etching with embossing and color lithograph...
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Late 20th Century Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Etching, Lithograph

Crying Eye
Located in Rochester Hills, MI
Alistair Grant Crying Eye - 1968 Print - etching, with Aquatint   16'' x 24'' inches Edition: signed and numbered in pencil 45/50 Alistair Grant was a great and justly-revered exp...
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1960s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Etching

Crying Eye
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Light Blue Composition, Surrealist Aquatint by André Masson
Located in Long Island City, NY
André Masson, French (1896 -1987) - Light Blue Composition, Medium: Aquatint (unsigned), Image Size: 13 x 10 inches, Size: 15 x 11 in. (38.1 x 27.94 cm), Description: From the co...
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1950s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Aquatint

Joan Miro, The Star and the Woman in the Night, from Derriere le Miroir, 1966
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Joan Miro (1893–1983), titled Letoile et La femme dans la nuit (The Star and the Woman in the Night), originates from the historic 1966 folio Derriere le...
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1960s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Joan Miro, The Green Spot, from Derriere le miroir, 1971
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Joan Miro (1893–1983), titled La Tache Verte (The Green Spot), from the folio Derriere le miroir, No. 193-194, originates from the 1971 edition published...
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1970s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Lithographs II (1044), Surrealist Abstract Lithograph by Joan Miro
Located in Long Island City, NY
Joan Miro was a Spanish Surrealist artist, world-renowned for his unique art style that blended surrealist fantasy and modern life. This lithograph is part of the series "Lithographs...
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1970s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Antoni Tàpies lithograph (derriere le miroir)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Antoni Tàpies Lithograph c. 1967 from Derrière le miroir: Lithograph in colors; 15 x 22 inches. Very good overall vintage condition; contains center fold-line as originally issued...
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1960s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Miró, Sans titre (Mourlot 745), Derrière le miroir (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on vélin paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered. Good Condition. Notes: From Derrière le miroir, N° 195. Published by Aimé Maeght, Éditeur, Paris; printed by Éditions...
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1970s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Andre Masson, Untitled, from XXe Siecle, 1972
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Andre Masson (1896–1987), titled Sans titre (Untitled), from the album XXe Siecle, Nouvelle serie, XXXIVe Annee, No. 38, Juin 1972, originates from the 1...
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1970s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Max Ernst, The Hundred Headless Woman, from XXe Siecle, 1958
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph and pochoir by Max Ernst (1891–1976), titled La femme 100 tetes (The Woman with 100 Heads), from the album XXe Siecle, Nouvelle serie, XXe Annee, No. 10 (do...
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1950s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Visions de Quevedo Mother and Child
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Visions de Quevedo Mother and Child MEDIUM: Etching SIGNED: Hand Signed PUBLISHER: EGI/Kean-Paul Loup/Borjeson EDITION NUMBER: EA MEASUREMENTS: 19...
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1970s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Etching

Joan Miro, The Great Figure, from Derriere le miroir, 1970
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Joan Miro (1893–1983), titled Le Grand Personnage (The Great Figure), from the folio Derriere le miroir, No. 186, originates from the 1970 edition publis...
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1970s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

"Centre Noeuds" planche #2
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Centre Noeuds" plate #2, 1974, is an original color etching with aquatint on Japan nacre paper by renown Chilean artist Roberto Sebastian Matta, 1911-2002. It is...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Aquatint

Dame au Jules, Surrealist Etching by Andre Masson
Located in Long Island City, NY
Andre Masson, French (1896 - 1987) - Dame au Jules, Year: 1968, Medium: Etching on Japon, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 6/50, Image Size: 10.5 x 8.25 inches, Size: 15 ...
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1960s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Etching

Joan Miro, Handprint on Blue-Green Background, from Derriere le miroir, 1956
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Joan Miro (1893–1983), titled Empreinte de main sur fond bleu-vert (Handprint on Blue-Green Background), from the folio Derriere le miroir, No. 87–89, or...
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1950s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Joan Miro, Black Figure on Blue Background, from Derriere le miroir, 1956
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Joan Miro (1893–1983), titled Figure noire sur fond bleu (Black Figure on Blue Background), from the folio Derriere le miroir, No. 87–89, originates from...
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1950s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Alexander Calder, Composition with Spirals, from Derriere le miroir, 1968
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Alexander Calder (1898–1976), titled Composition aux Spirales (Composition with Spirals), from the folio Derriere le miroir, No. 173, originates from the 1968 edition published by Maeght Editeur, Paris, and printed by Mourlot Freres, Paris, 1968. Composition aux Spirales exemplifies Calder’s mastery of rhythm and form, translating his sculptural language of balance and motion into vivid, dynamic compositions on paper that capture his signature sense of energy and harmony. Executed as a lithograph on velin paper, this work measures 15 x 22 inches, with centerfold, as issued. Unsigned and unnumbered as issued. The edition exemplifies the superb craftsmanship of Mourlot Freres, Paris. Artwork Details: Artist: Alexander Calder (1898–1976) Title: Composition aux Spirales (Composition with Spirals), from the folio Derriere le miroir, No. 173 Medium: Lithograph on velin paper Dimensions: 15 x 22 inches (38.1 x 55.88 cm), with centerfold, as issued Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered as issued Date: 1968 Publisher: Maeght Editeur, Paris Printer: Mourlot Freres, Paris Condition: Well preserved, consistent with age and medium Provenance: From the folio Derriere le miroir, No. 173, published by Maeght Editeur, Paris; printed by Mourlot Freres, Paris, 1968 Notes: Excerpted from the folio (translated from French), The illustrations in this issue are original lithographs by Alexander Calder drawn in the workshops of the Arte printing shop. This issue of "Behind the Mirror" has a luxury edition drawn on velin de Lana and limited to CL examples numbered and signed by the artist on the colophon. The text of G. Carandente was translated from Italian by Alain Veinstein. About the Publication: Derriere le miroir (Behind the Mirror) was one of the most important art publications of the 20th century, created and published by Maeght Editeur in Paris from 1946 to 1982. Founded by the visionary art dealer and publisher Aime Maeght, the series served as both an exhibition catalogue and a work of art in its own right, uniting original lithographs by leading modern and contemporary artists with critical essays, poetry, and design of the highest quality. Printed by master lithographers such as Mourlot Freres and Arte, Derriere le miroir became synonymous with the artistic vanguard of postwar Europe. Each issue was devoted to a single artist or theme and published to accompany exhibitions at the Galerie Maeght in Paris, featuring works by Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, Georges Braque, Joan Miro, Marc Chagall, Alexander Calder, Fernand Leger, and Alberto Giacometti, among others. The publication reflected Maeght’s belief that art should be both accessible and elevated—an ideal realized through its luxurious production values, meticulous printing, and collaboration with the greatest creative minds of its time. About the Artist: Alexander Calder (1898–1976) was an American sculptor, painter, and printmaker whose pioneering innovations in kinetic art revolutionized 20th-century sculpture and transformed modern visual language. Born in Lawnton, Pennsylvania, into a family of artists, Calder initially trained as a mechanical engineer at the Stevens Institute of Technology before turning to art at the Art Students League in New York—a combination of technical precision and creative imagination that defined his career. Moving to Paris in 1926, he immersed himself in the avant-garde and formed friendships with Pablo Picasso, Alberto Giacometti, Joan Miro, Wassily Kandinsky, Salvador Dali, Marcel Duchamp, and Man Ray, whose ideas profoundly shaped his artistic philosophy. From Picasso, he absorbed structural invention; from Miro, lyrical abstraction; from Kandinsky, spiritual geometry; and from Duchamp and Man Ray, the courage to merge intellect and play. In Paris, Calder created his famous Cirque Calder, a miniature mechanical circus that introduced motion and performance as central components of sculpture, and by the early 1930s, he invented the mobile—a term coined by Duchamp—to describe his delicately balanced, moving sculptures that responded to air currents. Later, Jean Arp would name his stationary counterparts stabiles. These two inventions—sculptures that could either float and spin gracefully or stand monumentally still—transformed art into a dynamic dialogue between movement, balance, and space. Calder’s signature forms, painted in vivid reds, blacks, blues, and yellows, embodied both joy and precision, creating an art that was at once abstract, organic, and deeply human. Like Kandinsky and Miro, he viewed art as a form of rhythm and emotion; like Duchamp, he embraced innovation and humor; and like Giacometti and Dali, he was fascinated by perception, structure, and the unseen forces of motion. His monumental public sculptures—such as La Grande Vitesse (1969) in Grand Rapids and Flamingo (1973) in Chicago—redefined public art as a symbol of civic optimism and modern progress. A key bridge between European modernism and American abstraction, Calder’s influence extended to artists including Jean Tinguely, George Rickey, Donald Judd, Ellsworth Kelly, Richard Serra, and Olafur Eliasson, whose works in kinetic and spatial art continue to echo his vision. His gouaches, prints, and jewelry carried the same balance and movement as his sculptures, revealing a unified language of rhythm across media. Represented in every major modern museum—including MoMA, the Guggenheim, the Tate, and the Centre Pompidou—Calder remains celebrated for merging engineering, color, and poetry into an art of pure equilibrium. Standing alongside Pablo Picasso, Alexander Calder, Alberto Giacometti, Salvador Dali, Joan Miro, Wassily Kandinsky, Marcel Duchamp, and Man Ray, he remains one of the cornerstones of modern art—a visionary whose works breathe with motion, grace, and joy. His highest auction record was achieved by Poisson Volant (Flying Fish) (1957), which sold for $25.9 million at Christie’s, New York, on May 15, 2014, reaffirming Alexander Calder’s enduring legacy as one of the most inventive, dynamic, and collectible artists in the history of modern art. Alexander Calder Composition...
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1960s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Salvador Dali Museum Lucas Collection 1985 St. Petersburg Fla. Poster
Located in Paonia, CO
Salvador Dali Museum St. Petersburg Florida 1985 poster is advertising the exhibition of the collection of the original Salvador Dali paintings owned by the Sidney and Phyllis Lucas ...
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1980s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Color

The Fight with Morhoult, from Tristan and Iseult
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Salvador Dali Title: The Fight with Morhoult Portfolio: Tristan and Iseult Medium: Color engraving Year: 1970 Edition: XII/XXV Frame Size: 25 1/4" x 20 3/4" Sheet Size: 17 3/...
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1970s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Engraving

"Duality" by Leonor Fini
Located in Hinsdale, IL
Leonor Fini Duality Edited for Volume I of “The Three Wise Men” Zinc engraving on Arches, c. 1960 Edition 27 of 100 Published by Pierre and Genevieve Argillet in1960 Sheet siz...
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1960s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Etching

Joan Miro, Untitled, from Derriere le miroir, 1965
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Joan Miro (1893–1983), titled Sans titre (Untitled), from the folio Derriere le miroir, No. 151–152, originates from the 1965 edition published by Maeght...
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1960s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Embleme, Surrealist Etching and Aquatint by Andre Masson
Located in Long Island City, NY
Andre Masson, French (1896 - 1987) - Embleme, Year: 1942, Medium: Etching and Aquatint, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 5/30, Image Size: 9.5 x 8.75 inches, Size: 18.25 ...
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1940s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

Composition, Variations sur l imaginaire, Leonardo Cremonini
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on vélin de Rives paper. Inscription: hand signed and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Variations sur l'imaginaire, 1972. Published by Philipp...
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1970s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Japan 1966 Exhibition Poster Lithograph
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Height: 15.5 in (39.37 cm)Width: 22.5 in (57.15 cm) SHIPS ROLLED IN TUBE
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Joan Miro, Untitled, Marvels with Acrostic Variations in Miro’s Garden, 1975
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Joan Miro (1893–1983), titled Sans titre (Untitled), from the folio Maravillas con variaciones acrosticas en el Jardin de Miro (Marvels with Acrostic Var...
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1970s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Joan Miro, Head, from Derriere le miroir, 1965
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Joan Miro (1893–1983), titled Tete (Head), from the folio Derriere le miroir, No. 151–152, originates from the 1965 edition published by Maeght Editeur, ...
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1960s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

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