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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
Alexander Calder, The Madwomen of Sache, from Derriere le Miroir, 1975
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Alexander Calder (1898–1976), titled Les folles de Sache (The Madwomen of Sache), originates from the historic 1975 folio Derriere le Miroir, No. 212. Pu...
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1970s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Sparire I Enzo Cucchi large scale abstract dream scape etching with screeprint
Located in New York, NY
Sparire means "to disappear" in Italian. This large-scale, dreamlike print spans almost ten feet. Enzo Cucchi Sparire 1, 1988 Color etching, aquatint and silkscreen 30 1/2 × 118 in ...
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1980s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Etching, Aquatint, Screen

Hands, Mid Century mod Surrealist mixed media Signed/N (Gemini 20 Anselmino 61)
Located in New York, NY
MAN RAY Hands, 1966 Silkscreen on Plexiglass Published by Gemini GEL Measurements: Image: 20"h x 16"w sheet plexi: 25.5"h x 19.5"w overall (with frame): 26.75"h x 20.75"w. Edition ...
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1960s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Screen, Plexiglass

Les Chiens Ont Soif Cover, Surrealist Lithograph by Max Ernst
Located in Long Island City, NY
Max Ernst, German (1891 - 1976) - Les Chiens Ont Soif Cover, Portfolio: Les Chiens Ont Soif, Year: 1964, Medium: Lithograph, Edition: 165/320, Image Size: 17 x 22 inches, Size: ...
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1960s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Portrait of Autumn
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Glorious, elaborate, and eccentric - these are just a few of the words to describe Salvador Dali (1904-1989). He is Surrealism's most accomplished and iconic practitioner. Prolifi...
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1980s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Surrealist Woodblock Print Royal College of Art LGBTQ+ Female Magic Red Shoes
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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Archival Ink, Mixed Media, Archival Paper, Woodcut

Untitled - Original Etching and Drypoint by Wilfredo Lam - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Untitled is an original artwork realized by Wifredo Lam in the 1960s. Black and white drypoint. Hand signed in pencil by the artist. Artist's proof (EA hand written on the lower le...
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1960s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Drypoint, Etching

Salient in February — Mid 20th-Century Surrealism
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Edward Landon 'Salient in February', color serigraph, 1945, edition 40, Ryan 166. Signed in pencil. Titled, dated, and annotated 'ED. 40' in pencil. A fine impression, with fresh col...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Screen

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

European Landscape —Mid-century American Surrealism
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Lawrence Kupferman, 'European Landscape', drypoint, edition 50, 1942. Signed, dated, titled, and numbered '7/50' in pencil. A superb, finely nuanced impression, on cream wove paper; the full sheet with margins (1 to 1 3/4 inches); in excellent condition. Image size 10 7/8 x 13 3/8 inches; sheet size 13 1/8 x 16 1/2 inches. Archivally matted to museum standards, unframed. An impression of this work is included in the permanent collection of the Syracuse University Art Museum. ABOUT THE ARTIST Lawrence Kupferman (1909 - 1982) was born in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston and grew up in a working-class family. He attended the Boston Latin School and participated in the high school art program at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. In the late 1920s, he studied drawing under Philip Leslie Hale at the Museum School—an experience he called 'stultifying and repressive'. In 1932 he transferred to the Massachusetts College of Art, where he first met his wife, the artist Ruth Cobb. He returned briefly to the Museum School in 1946 to study with the influential expressionist German-American painter Karl Zerbe. Kupferman held various jobs while pursuing his artistic career, including two years as a security guard at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. During the 1930s he worked as a drypoint etcher for the Federal Art Project, creating architectural drawings in a formally realistic style—these works are held in the collections of the Fogg Museum and the Smithsonian American Art Museum. In the 1940s he began incorporating more expressionistic forms into his paintings as he became progressively more concerned with abstraction. In 1946 he began spending summers in Provincetown, Massachusetts, where he met and was influenced by Mark Rothko, Hans Hofmann, Jackson Pollock, and other abstract painters. At about the same time he began exhibiting his work at the Boris Mirski Gallery in Boston. In 1948, Kupferman was at the center of a controversy involving hundreds of Boston-area artists. In February of that year, the Boston Institute of Modern Art issued a manifesto titled 'Modern Art and the American Public' decrying 'the excesses of modern art,' and announced that it was changing its name to the Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA). The poorly conceived statement, intended to distinguish Boston's art scene from that of New York, was widely perceived as an attack on modernism. In protest, Boston artists such as Karl Zerbe, Jack Levine, and David Aronson formed the 'Modern Artists Group' and organized a mass meeting. On March 21, 300 artists, students, and other supporters met at the Old South Meeting House and demanded that the ICA retract its statement. Kupferman chaired the meeting and read this statement to the press: “The recent manifesto of the Institute is a fatuous declaration which misinforms and misleads the public concerning the integrity and intention of the modern artist. By arrogating to itself the privilege of telling the artists what art should be, the Institute runs counter to the original purposes of this organization whose function was to encourage and to assimilate contemporary innovation.” The other speakers were Karl Knaths...
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1940s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Drypoint

Blue Eyes — Erotic Surrealism
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Hans Bellmer, 'Blue Eyes', engraving and drypoint, edition 99, 1971. Flahutez 89. Signed and numbered '74/99' in pencil. A fine impression, on Arches cream wove paper; the full sheet...
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1960s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Engraving, Drypoint

Composition, Variations sur l imaginaire, Leonor Fini
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

Unité, Planche 16 (Set of 2) /// Surrealism Modern Art Le Corbusier Abstract
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Le Corbusier (Charles-Édouard Jeanneret) (Swiss-French, 1887-1965) Title: "Unité, Planche 16" (Set of 2) Portfolio: Unité *Signed by Le Corbusier in pencil lower right. It is...
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1960s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Etching, Aquatint, Intaglio

Henry Moore, "Fantasy", original etching
Located in Chatsworth, CA
This piece is an original etching created by Henry Moore in 1967. This piece is hand signed in pencil and numbered from the edition of 50 on Japon paper. There are also two proofs on...
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1960s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Etching

The King s Feast, King Ubu - Original Lithograph (Maeght #399)
Located in Paris, IDF
Joan MIRO The King's Feast, King Ubu, 1966 Original lithograph (Atelier Mourlot, Paris) Unsigned Numbered / 75 copies On Arches vellum 54 x 75 cm (c. 21.2 x 29.5 in) REFERENCE : Ca...
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1960s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Joan Miro, Lithograph II, from Lithographs I, 1972
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Joan Miro (1893–1983), titled Lithograph II, from the album Joan Miro Lithographs, Volume I, originates from the 1972 edition published by Tudor Publishing Company, New York, and printed by Mourlot Freres, Paris, 1972. Lithograph II reflects Miros poetic mastery of line, movement, and color, capturing his lifelong pursuit of visual rhythm and lyrical abstraction. Combining spontaneity and control, this composition embodies Miros signature balance of playful geometry and poetic energy—translating instinct and imagination into a harmonious field of motion and light. Executed as a lithograph on velin paper, this work measures 12.5 x 9.625 inches. Unsigned and unnumbered as issued. The edition exemplifies the refined craftsmanship and technical mastery of Mourlot Freres, Paris, one of the foremost printmaking ateliers of the 20th century. Artwork Details: Artist: Joan Miro (1893–1983) Title: Lithograph II, from the album Joan Miro Lithographs, Volume I, 1972 Medium: Lithograph on velin paper Dimensions: 12.5 x 9.625 inches (31.8 x 24.4 cm) Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered as issued Date: 1972 Publisher: Tudor Publishing Company, New York Printer: Mourlot Freres, Paris Catalogue raisonne references: Cramer, Patrick, and Joan Miro. Joan Miro, Catalogue Raisonne Des Livres Illustres. P. Cramer, 1989, illustration 160. Calas, Nicolas, and Elena Calas. Joan Miro: Lithographs Volume IV 1969-1972. Maeght, 1981, illustration 858. Condition: Well preserved, consistent with age and medium Provenance: From the album Joan Miro Lithographs, Volume I, published by Tudor Publishing Company, New York; printed by Mourlot Freres, Paris, 1972 Notes: Excerpted from the album, The original Joan Miro lithographs were printed by Mourlot, the illustrations by Arte Adrien Maeght, and the text by Imprimerie Union, Paris, France. V̅ examples of this English-language edition, numbered I-V̅, have been printed. A deluxe French edition of CL examples, numbered I-CL, with II additional original lithographs signed by Joan Miro, and LXXX suites, numbered I-LXXX, containing the XIII original lithographs on velin with wide margins and with each lithograph signed by the artist, have also been printed. About the Publication: Joan Miro Lithographs, Volume I, published in 1972 by Tudor Publishing Company, New York, in collaboration with Mourlot Freres, Paris, inaugurated the definitive four-volume catalogue series devoted to Miros original lithographs. This landmark publication was conceived as both a scholarly reference and a visual celebration of the artist’s printmaking achievements, uniting essays, documentation, and full-color lithographic plates printed from the original stones. The English-language edition, produced for international distribution, was printed to the same technical standards as the French deluxe edition issued by Maeght Editeur, ensuring identical quality and fidelity. The lithographs, executed at the Atelier Mourlot—Europe’s most renowned lithographic studio—reflect the seamless collaboration between Miro and printer Fernand Mourlot, whose partnership had defined the highest standards of fine art lithography since the 1930s. The album embodies Miros philosophy of printmaking as a form of spontaneous creation, translating the energy of his hand directly into color and form. Combining artistic rigor with playful invention, the series captures the essence of Miros late style: joyous, musical, and deeply poetic. About the Artist: Joan Miro (1893–1983) was a Catalan painter, sculptor, printmaker, and ceramicist whose visionary imagination and lyrical abstraction made him one of the most influential and beloved artists of the 20th century. Born in Barcelona, Miro drew inspiration from Catalan folk art, Romanesque frescoes, and the luminous landscapes of Mont-roig del Camp, developing a deep connection to nature that infused his work with vitality and symbolism. After formal training at the Escola d'Art in Barcelona, he absorbed the lessons of Post-Impressionism and Cubism before moving to Paris in the early 1920s, where he became a leading figure in the Surrealist movement. There, Miro forged a personal visual language of biomorphic shapes, floating symbols, and radiant color harmonies that reflected both spontaneity and spiritual depth. In creative dialogue with peers such as Alexander Calder, Alberto Giacometti, Salvador Dali, Wassily Kandinsky, Marcel Duchamp, and Man Ray, he helped revolutionize modern art by dissolving the boundaries between abstraction and dream imagery. Miros inventive approach extended far beyond painting, embracing sculpture, ceramics, and monumental public commissions that redefined how art could interact with space and emotion. His expressive freedom and gestural abstraction profoundly influenced later artists including Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, Alexander Calder, Jean Dubuffet, Antoni Tapies, and Joan Mitchell, inspiring generations who sought to merge instinct, color, and imagination. Today, Miros work remains a cornerstone of modernism, prized by collectors and celebrated in major museums worldwide. His highest auction record was achieved by Peinture (Etoile Bleue) (1927), which sold for 23,561,250 GBP (approximately 37 million USD) at Sotheby's, London, on June 19, 2012. Joan Miro Lithograph II...
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1970s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Spanish Artist Santi Moix Aquatint Etching Ed 2/3 Surrealist Abstract Symbols
Located in Surfside, FL
Moix, Santi (Spanish, b. 1960), Figural Abstraction, hybrid print with etching and aquatint, 23.5 x 16.75 inches, pencil signed and numbered 2/3. Santi Moix (Barcelona, 1960) lives ...
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20th Century Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

Joan Miro, Constellations of a Seated Woman, from XXe siecle, 1939
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Joan Miro (1893–1983), titled Constellations d'une femme assise (Constellations of a Seated Woman), from the album XXe siecle, Chroniques du jour, 13 rue...
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1930s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

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 Sans titre (Untitled), from the album Miro, L'Oiseau solaire, L'Oiseau lunaire, Etincelles (Miro, The Sun Bi...
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1960s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Joan Miro, Bouquet of Dreams for Leila, from XXe siecle, 1964
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Joan Miro (1893–1983), titled Bouquet de reves pour Leila, Poemes d'Yvan Goll (Bouquet of Dreams for Leila, Poems by Yvan Goll), from the album XXe siecl...
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1960s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Joan Miro, Untitled, from XXe Siecle, 1958
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph and pochoir by Joan Miro (1893–1983), titled Sans titre (Untitled), from the album XXe Siecle, Nouvelle serie, XXe Annee, No. 10 (double), Mars 1958, origin...
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1950s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Vintage Poster - Exhibition at Galerie Maeght - 1978
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Poster Exhibition Galerie Maeght is a vintage Lithograph and Offset poster realized after Joan Mirò (1893-1983) in 1978. Good conditions. Joan Miró i Ferrà (20 April 1893 –...
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1970s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Offset, Lithograph

Night Moth
Located in New York, NY
Color etching and aquatint, 1946. Third state (of 3). Signed by the artist in pencil, lower right margin, and numbered 199/300 in pencil, lower left margin. Published by Laurel Ga...
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1940s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

Vintage Exhibition Poster at Galerie Maeght - Offset and Lithograph - 1968
Located in Roma, IT
Mirò - Fondation Maeght is an original artwork realized after Joan Miró. Offset and Lithograph. The artwork was realized in the occasion of the exhibition dedicated to the graphic ...
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1960s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph, Offset

Surrealist Tete en Profil Lithograph in Color Young Womans Head Hors de Commerce
Located in Portland, OR
An original French Surrealist lithograph in colors by Jean Cocteau (1889-1963), titled "Tete un Profil", 1950. This wonderful original lithograph by Jean Cocteau depicts a beautiful ...
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1950s 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

Joan Miro, Limestone Fault, from Memories and Portraits of Artists, 1972
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Joan Miro (1893–1983), titled Faillie du calcaire (Limestone Fault), originates from the 1972 edition published by Editions A. C. Mazo et Cie., Paris, in...
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1970s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Vintage Poster Modern Art Museum - 1978
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Poster Exhibition Galerie Maeght is a vintage Lithograph and Offset poster realized after Joan Mirò (1893-1983) in 1978. Good conditions. Joan Miró i Ferrà (20 April 1893 –...
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1970s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Offset, Lithograph

Hecatombe de Toros
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Hecatombe de Toros" 1971, is an original color lithograph on Arches paper by renown Chilean artist Roberto Sebastian Matta, 1911-2002. It is hand signed and numb...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Dali Inaguracion Teatro Museo Figueras Espana Septiember 1974 Poster
Located in Paonia, CO
Dali Inaguracion Teatro Museo Figueras Espana Septiember 1974 is a rare plate signed vintage poster celebrating the opening of the Salvad...
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1970s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Color

Joan Miro, Woman, from XXe siecle, 1938
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite linocut by Joan Miro (1893–1983), titled Femme (Woman), from the album XXe siecle, Chroniques du jour, 13 rue Valette (5e), Directeur G. di San Lazzaro, Sommaire du no...
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1930s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Linocut

Salvador Dali - Attack on the Windmils - Original Lithograph
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Salvador Dali - Attack on the Windmils - Original Lithograph Joseph FORET, Paris, 1957 PRINTER : Atelier Mourlot. SIGNATURE : printed in the image LIMITED : 197 copies. SIZE : 64.5...
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1950s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

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

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Lithograph

Les Chiens Ont Soif V, Surrealist Lithograph by Max Ernst
Located in Long Island City, NY
Max Ernst, German (1891 - 1976) - Les Chiens Ont Soif V, Portfolio: Les Chiens Ont Soif, Year: 1964, Medium: Lithograph, Edition: 165/320, Size: 17 x 24.5 in. (43.18 x 62.23 cm)...
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1960s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Frocin, the Bad Dwarf, from Tristan and Iseult
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Salvador Dali Title: Frocin, the Bad Dwarf Portfolio: Tristan and Iseult Medium: Color engraving Year: 1970 Edition: 12/25 Frame Size: 25 1/4" x 20 3/4" Sheet Size: 17 3/4" x...
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1970s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Engraving

Baignoire à tornade liquide (Michler/Löpsinger 822-831; Field 75-13)
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Salvador Dali (1904-1989) Title: Baignoire à tornade liquide (Michler/Löpsinger 822-831; Field 75-13), Imaginations et Objets du Futur (Liquid tornado bathtub, Imaginations a...
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1970s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Mixed Media, Lithograph, Drypoint, Screen

Double Personage
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Double Personage Color lithograph, 1975 (?) Unsigned (as issued) Edition: Large Edition Limited, (estimated to be approximately 2000) Published in: XXe Siecle, No. 52, Juin 1979 Published: G. di San Lazzaro Printer: Mourlot Imprimeur, Paris, France Reference: Lam-Tonneau-Ryckelynck L7513 Condition: Excellent, fresh colors Traces of glue residue along margin edge where it was bound in the book Image/sheet size: 12 1/4 x 9 1/4 inches Wilfredo Lam (1902-1982) Biography Wifredo Lam was born in Sagua la Grande, Cuba, on December 8, 1902. He was the eighth child born to Lam-Yam―born in Canton around 1820, an immigrant to the Americas in 1860―and to Ana Serafina Catilla―born in 1862 in Cuba of mixed African and Spanish ancestry. The luxuriant nature of Sagua la Grande had a strong impact on Lam from early childhood. One night in 1907, he was startled by the strange shadows cast on the wall of his bedroom of a bat in flight. He often recounted the incident as his first magnificent awakening to another dimension to existence. In 1916, Lam and part of his family settled in Havana. He was enrolled in the Escuela Profesional de Pintura y Escultura, Academia de San Alejandro, where he remained a student until 1923. This period, with exhibitions at the Salón de Bellas artes, was determinant in his choice to become a painter. In 1923, the municipality of Sagua la Grande awarded him a grant to study in Europe and by the autumn of that year, at the age of twenty-one, he left the country for Spain. His time in Spain―initially intended as a short stay on his way to Paris―lasted 14 years. In Madrid, he was exposed to the ideas and movements of modern art. He spent long hours at the Archeological Museum and the Prado. He studied the great masters of Spanish painting, Velázquez and Goya, but felt particularly drawn to the works of Bosch and Bruegel the Elder. In 1931, his first wife, Eva (Sébastiana Piriz) and their son Wilfredo Victor died of tuberculosis. The terrible suffering he endured led to numerous paintings of mother and child. Lam found solace in the company of his Spanish friends and made contact with several political organizations. In 1936, with the help of his friend Faustino Cordón, he joined the Republican forces in their fight against Franco. He designed anti-Fascist posters and took part in the struggle by working in a munitions factory. The violence of the struggle inspired his painting La Guerra Civil. In 1938, Lam left Spain for Paris. Shortly before leaving, he met Helena Holzer, who would become his wife in 1944. His meeting Picasso in his studio on the Rue des Grands Augustins proved decisive. Picasso introduced his new “cousin” to his painter, poet and art critic friends, Braque, Matisse, Miró, Léger, Eluard, Leiris, Tzara, Kahnweiler, Zervos. Lam also met Pierre Loeb, the owner of the Galerie Pierre in Paris, which hosted Lam’s first solo exhibition in 1939. Shortly before the Germans arrived, Lam left Paris for Bordeaux and then Marseille, where many of his friends, for the most part surrealists, had gathered around André Breton in the Villa Air Bel: Pierre Mabille, René Char, Max Ernst, Victor Brauner, Oscar Domínguez, André Masson, Benjamin Péret. In the Villa Air Bel, a meeting place for creativity and experimentation, Lam worked and produced, most notably, a series of ink drawings that set the tone for what would become his signature style of hybrid figures, a vocabulary he would develop more fully during his years in Cuba from 1941 to 1947. In January and February 1941, Lam illustrated Breton’s poem Fata Morgana which was censored by the Vichy government. On March 25, Lam and Helena Holzer embarked on the “Capitaine Paul Lemerle” headed for Martinique, in the company of some 300 other artists and intellectuals―André Breton and Claude Lévi-Strauss among them. Upon arrival, the passengers were interred at Trois Îles. It was during this forced passage in Martinique and before leaving for Cuba that Lam and Aimé Césaire met for the first time to become life-long friends. Newly settled in his native land after almost twenty years, Lam delved deeper into his artistic investigations, finding nourishment for his ideas in the surroundings of his childhood and youth. His sister Eloisa, whom he was closest to, explained to him in much detail the workings of Afro-Cuban rituals and he began attending ritual ceremonies with some of his friends. This contact with Afro-Cuban culture brought new impetus to his art. He painted over one hundred canvases, most notably La Jungla, making the year 1942 his most productive of this period. Over the next few years, a number of exhibitions followed in the United States, at the Institute of Modern Art of Boston, at the MoMA of New York, at the Galerie Pierre Matisse, where La Jungla was presented and created a scandal. In 1946, Lam and Helena travel to Haiti and attend voodoo ceremonies in the company of Pierre Mabille and André Breton. Talking about his experience in Haiti, Lam said, “It is often assumed that my work took its final form in Haiti, but my stay there, like the trips I made to Venezuela, Colombia or to the Brazilian Mato Grosso only broadened its scope. I could have been a good painter from the School of Paris, but I felt like a snail out of its shell. What really broadened my painting is the presence of African poetry.” Picasso_Lam_Vallauris_1954_vignette Wifredo Lam et Pablo Picasso, Vallauris, 1954 Lam then went on to New York where he renewed contact with Marcel Duchamp and made new acquaintances: Jeanne Reynal, James Johnson Sweeney, Arshile Gorky, John Cage, Roger Wilcox, Mercedes Matter, Ian Hugo, Jesse Fernández, John Cage, Sonia Sekula and Yves Tanguy. By the end of the 1940s, Lam divided his time between Europe, Havana and New York, where they stayed with Pierre and Teeny Matisse...
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1970s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Fauteuil à respirer pneumatique (Michler/Löpsinger 822-831; Field 75-13)
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Salvador Dali (1904-1989) Title: Fauteuil à respirer pneumatique (Michler/Löpsinger 822-831; Field 75-13), Imaginations et Objets du Futur (Pneumatic breathing chair, Imagina...
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1970s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Mixed Media, Drypoint, Lithograph, Screen

Sobreteixims
Located in Austin, TX
Artist: Joan Miro Title: Sobreteixims Galerie Maeght Exhibition Poster Year: 1973 Printer: Arte Paris Publisher: Maeght Medium: Lithographic poster From a limited edition of 7000 Dim...
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1970s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Sobreteixims
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"Centre Noeuds" planche #10
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Centre Noeuds" plate #10, 1974, is an original color etching with aquatint on Japan nacre paper by renown Chilean artist Roberto Sebastian Matta, 1911-2002. It i...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Aquatint

Le Delire du Couturier, Bleu, Rouge, Vert
Located in Wien, 9
signed on lower right, numbered 2/30 lower left
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1960s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Color, 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

Salvador Dali Lithograph Limited Edition Hand Signed -The Immaculate Conception
Located in Plainview, NY
This captivating lithograph by Salvador Dalí ( Spanish, 1904 -1989) , titled The Immaculate Conception, is an original limited-edition piece,...
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20th Century Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Bather, Surrealist Screenprint Poster after Joan Miro
Located in Long Island City, NY
Joan Miro, After, Spanish (1893 - 1983) - Bather, Medium: Screenprint Poster, Image Size: 21 x 30 inches, Size: 23 x 35 in. (58.42 x 88.9 cm)
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Screen

Color Rainbow : Biennale de Menton - Original lithograph poster (MOURLOT)
Located in Paris, IDF
MAN RAY (Emmanuel Radnitsky, known as) (1890-1976) Menton Biennale, 1970 Original lithograph (Mourlot workshop) Signed on the plate On paper, 67 x 47 cm (c. 27 x 18 in) INFORMATION...
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1970s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Joan Miro, Untitled, from Miro Recent Paintings, 1953
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Joan Miro (1893–1983), titled Sans titre (Untitled), originates from the 1953 album Miro Recent Paintings. Published by the Pierre Matisse Gallery, New Y...
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1950s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Unité, Planche 8 (Set of 2) /// Surrealism Modern Art Le Corbusier Abstract
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Le Corbusier (Charles-Édouard Jeanneret) (Swiss-French, 1887-1965) Title: "Unité, Planche 8" (Set of 2) Portfolio: Unité *Signed by Le Corbusier in pencil lower right. It is ...
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1960s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Etching, Aquatint, Intaglio

Le Lézard Aux Plumes D or: Plate I (Mourlot 803; Cramer 148), Joan Miró
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Joan Miro (1893-1983) Title: Le Lézard Aux Plumes D'or: Plate I (Mourlot 803; Cramer 148) Year: 1971 Edition: H.C.; 195, plus proofs Inscription: Signed and inscribed ‘H.C.’ ...
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1970s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Le Lézard aux Plumes d Or - Lithograph by Joan Miró - 1971
Located in Roma, IT
"Le Lézard aux Plumes d'Or" is an original lithograph realized by Joan Miró in 1971, and part of the famous homonym series. Hand signed and numbered, it is an H.C. (out of commerce)...
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1970s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Wifredo Lam Pastels vintage 1980s Galerie Lelong, Paris offset lithograph poster
Located in New York, NY
Wifredo Lam Wifredo Lam Pastels: vintage Galerie Lelong poster, 1988 Offset lithograph Plate signed on the front 26 1/2 × 19 1/2 inches Unframed, unnumbered Offset lithograph poster...
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1980s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph, Offset

"Centre Noeuds" planche #9
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Centre Noeuds" plate #9, 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

Joan Miro, L oeuvre Graphique, rare original 1970s offset lithograph poster
Located in New York, NY
Joan Miró Miro, L'oeuvre Graphique, 1974 Offset lithograph poster Unsigned Unnumbered 28 1/5 × 21 1/2 inches Unframed Published by the Musee d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris
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1970s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph, Offset

Lunettes à hologrammes et ordinateurs pour voir les objets imaginés (F 75-13)
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Salvador Dali (1904-1989) Title: Baignoire à tornade liquide (Michler/Löpsinger 822-831; Field 75-13), Imaginations et Objets du Futur (Hologram glasses and computers to see ...
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1970s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Mixed Media, Drypoint, Lithograph, Screen

Joan Miro, Figures Before the Sea, from D Aci i d’Alla, 1934
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph and pochoir by Joan Miro (1893–1983), titled Figures davant el mar (Figures Before the Sea), originates from the historic 1934 album D'Aci i d’Alla, Numero Extraordinari de Nadal dedicat a l’art del segle XX. Published by Llibreria Catalonia, Barcelona, under the direction of Antonio Lopez Llausas, Editeur, Barcelona, 1934, and under the supervision of Joan Prats, Barcelona, and Josep Lluis Sert, Barcelona; printed by Pochoir Publicity Art, Barcelona, under the direction of J. Mateu, Barcelona, 1934, the work reflects Miros early mastery of Surrealist biomorphism and his exceptional sensitivity to the pochoir technique, whose saturated, hand-applied colors were ideally suited to his luminous Mediterranean palette. Executed as a lithograph and pochoir on velin paper, this work measures 13 x 11.1875 inches (33.02 x 28.42 cm). Unsigned and unnumbered as issued. Printed by Pochoir Publicity Art, Barcelona, under the direction of J. Mateu. Artwork Details: Artist: Joan Miro (1893–1983) Title: Figures davant el mar (Figures Before the Sea), from the album D'Aci i d’Alla, Numero Extraordinari de Nadal dedicat a l’art del segle XX, 1934 Medium: Lithograph and pochoir on velin paper Dimensions: 13 x 11.1875 inches (33.02 x 28.42 cm) Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered as issued Date: 1934 Publisher: Llibreria Catalonia, Barcelona; under the direction of Antonio Lopez Llausas, Editeur, Barcelona, with the supervision of Joan Prats and Josep Lluis Sert Printer: Pochoir Publicity Art, Barcelona; under the direction of J. Mateu Catalogue raisonne reference: Dupin, Jacques, and Joan Miro. Miro Engraver 1928–1960. Rizzoli, 1984, illustration 13. Cramer, Patrick. Joan Miro: The Illustrated Books: Catalogue Raisonne. Patrick Cramer, 1989, illustration 11. Condition: Well preserved, consistent with age and medium Provenance: From the album D'Aci i d’Alla, Numero Extraordinari de Nadal dedicat a l’art del segle XX, 1934, published by Llibreria Catalonia, Barcelona About the Publication: The 1934 album D'Aci i d’Alla, Numero Extraordinari de Nadal dedicat a l’art del segle XX, stands as one of the most ambitious, sophisticated, and culturally significant Catalan art publications of the interwar period, conceived at a moment when Barcelona was a thriving hub of artistic modernity. Produced by Llibreria Catalonia under the direction of Antonio Lopez Llausas, with the close involvement of Joan Prats and Josep Lluis Sert—two of the most influential Catalan cultural figures of the twentieth century—the album embodied a vision of Catalonia as an active, forward-looking center of international avant-garde thought, connected intellectually and aesthetically to Paris, yet deeply rooted in Mediterranean identity. Unlike standard periodicals, D'Aci i d’Alla functioned as a hybrid fine art album, design object, and critical journal, integrating essays, photography, architecture, poetry, and original artworks in a unified modernist aesthetic. The 1934 Numero Extraordinari, devoted to twentieth-century art, was particularly ambitious in scope: it surveyed the newest movements in modernism while highlighting Catalonia’s unique contributions to the international avant-garde. Its inclusion of an original Joan Miro pochoir...
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1930s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Miró, Woman at the Mirror (Mourlot 242; Cramer 36) (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on vélin paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition, with centerfold, as issued. Notes: From volume, Joan Miro by Jacques Prévert and Georges R...
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1950s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Obra Inèdita Recent I
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Joan Miró (1893-1983) is one of the greatest artists of the 20th century. He is renowned internationally as a painter, sculptor, printmaker, and ceramicist. Miró’s works, which wer...
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1960s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Garden Under the Moonlight - Original lithograph (Mourlot #896)
Located in Paris, IDF
Joan MIRO Garden Under the Moonlight, 1973 Original lithograph (Mourlot workshop) Printed signature in the plate On wove paper 33 x 24 cm (c. 13 x 10 in) REFERENCE : Catalog raison...
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1970s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Marchand des Couleurs - Lithograph by Man Ray - 1974
Located in Roma, IT
Marchand des couleurs is a contemporary artwork realized in 1974 by Man Ray Mixed colored lithograph on wove paper. Printed by Atelier Desjobert, Pa...
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1970s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Joan Miro, Untitled, from Joan Miro, 1956
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Joan Miro (1893–1983), titled Sans titre (Untitled), originates from the 1956 publication Joan Miro. Published by Maeght Editeur, Paris, and printed by M...
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1950s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Zodiaque - Etching by Max Ernst - 1971
Located in Roma, IT
" Zodiaque " is an etching realized by Max Ernst in 1971. This print is hand signed and numbered. This is an edition of 100 prints. Reference: Catalogue Spies n. 144. Originally a ...
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1970s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Etching

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