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Surrealist Animal 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
Cat with Hat
Located in Columbia, MO
LEONOR FINI Cat with Hat 1973 Color lithograph Ed. 157/230 12.5 x 9 inches
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Lithograph

Orsa Maggiore, Surrealist Lithograph by Wifredo Lam
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Wifredo Lam, Cuban (1902 - 1982) Title: Orsa Maggiore Year: 1976 Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: X/XXV Paper Size: 31...
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Lithograph

Seahorse Cat
Located in Columbia, MO
LEONOR FINI Seahorse Cat 1973 Color lithograph Ed. 157/230 12.5 x 9 inches
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Lithograph

Robed and Hatted Cat
Located in Columbia, MO
LEONOR FINI Regal Cat with her Cat 1973 Color lithograph Ed. 157/230 12.5 x 9 inches
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Lithograph

The Outfit
Located in Columbia, MO
LEONOR FINI The Outfit 1973 Color lithograph Ed. 157/230 12.5 x 9 inches
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Lithograph

The Celestial Hippocampus (Ed. 88/140)
Located in Dallas, TX
"The Scar by China Miéville is a novel which has been a part of my life for many years, and has travelled as my companion through since adolescence. I've attempted to depict the Avan...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Animal Prints

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Screen

Unité, Planche 19 (Set of 2) /// Surrealism Modern Art Le Corbusier Bull Cow
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Le Corbusier (Charles-Édouard Jeanneret) (Swiss-French, 1887-1965) Title: "Unité, Planche 19" (Set of 2) Portfolio: Unité *Signed in pencil lower right. It is also monogram s...
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1960s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Etching, Aquatint, Intaglio

Jean Lurcat, S.O.S., from Eight Drawings, 1933 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite heliogravure after Jean Lurcat (1892–1966), titled S.O.S., from the folio Jean Lurcat Huit Dessins (Jean Lurcat Eight Drawings), originates from the 1933 edition publi...
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1930s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Lithograph

Chimera No. 1
Located in Columbia, MO
Leonor Fini (Argentine-French, 1907 - 1996) was an independent and visionary artist whose work defied categorization within Surrealism, despite her association with its key figures i...
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20th Century Surrealist Animal Prints

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Paper, Etching, Aquatint

Tete de Veau (Calf s Head) - Etching - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Etching on chamois-colored laid paper, realized in 1968/69. Plate from "Faust (La Nuit de Walpurgis), published by Argillet, Paris. Edition of 49/150, hand colored. Hand signed an...
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1960s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Etching

François Xavier Lalanne, bird on lillies, 2006
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Natural history - François-Xavier Lalanne Etching Numbered out of 70 and signed F.X.L. in pencil Robert and Lydie Dutrou editors 2006. Paper size: 40x33cm Work size: 16x19.5cm
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Early 2000s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Paper

Original Cote D Azur Discover France by Train vintage railroad travel poster
Located in Spokane, WA
Original 1968 “Discover France by Train” Vintage Travel Poster (English text) — Linen Backed, Mourlot Printed. Grade A, A-, ready to frame. Enhance your collection with this authent...
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1960s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Lithograph

"East River Dance" original lithograph signed pop art ocean clown fish cityscape
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"East River Dance" is an original color lithograph by Michael Knigin. The artist signed the piece in the lower right and wrote the edition number, 77/275, in the lower left corner wi...
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Lithograph, Ink

Marino Marini - Rider - Original Lithograph
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Marino Marini - Rider - Original Lithograph 1955 Dimensions: 32 x 24 cm From the art review XXe siècle Unsigned and unumbered as issued
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1950s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Lithograph

Bird About to Take Flight
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Bird About to Take a Flight" from the suite "Bestiary and some Correspondences" 1968 is an original color lithograph on Arches paper by renown British surrealist...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Animal Prints

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Lithograph

Rene Magritte, A Seductive Sea Water Ship, 1968 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph after Rene Magritte (1898–1967), titled Un Seduisant Navire deau de Mer (A Seductive Sea Water Ship), from the folio Les Enfants Trouves de Magritte (The Fo...
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1960s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Lithograph

L Ouraboros, Surrealist Lithograph on Parchment by Salvador Dali
Located in Long Island City, NY
Dalí's Ouroboros is more naturalistic than his other prints in Alchimie des Philosophes, and its features are similar to an eel or sea serpent. It is cut into many pieces, though the...
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Parchment Paper, Lithograph

Salvador Dali etching, signed with monogram, Tristan and the Dragon, 1970
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Salvador Dalí (Spanish, 1904–1989) Tristan and the Dragon Drypoint etching in colour From the 1970 Tristan and Iseult series, British book edition, printed on Mandeure paper, with ‘A...
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20th Century Surrealist Animal Prints

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Etching

Salvador Dali - Le Cerf from Le Bestiaire de la Fontaine - Signed Engraving
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
SALVADOR DALI Le Cerf se voyant dans l'eau from Le Bestiaire de la Fontaine 1974 Hand signed by Dali Edition: /250 The dimensions of the image are 22.8 x 15.7 inches on 31 x 23.2 in...
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Drypoint, Aquatint

The Raven and the Fox - Etching - 1974
Located in Roma, IT
The Raven and the Fox is an artwork realized in 1974. Etching and drypoint with stencil, 1974. Printed by Atelier Rigal. Edition XIV/CXX on Auvergne paper. It belongs to the sui...
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Etching

Le Girafe en Feu (Field 76-2-A; Michler Lopsinger 1449), Salvador Dali
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Salvador Dali (1904-1989) Title: Le Girafe en Feu Year: 1976 Medium: Lithograph on Arches paper Edition: CXLII/CCL; 250 Roman Numerals, plus proofs...
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Lithograph

Hamadryades Mimetiques Arborescentes
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Hamadryades Mimetiques Arborescentes MEDIUM: Etching SIGNED: Hand Signed EDITION NUMBER: EA MEASUREMENTS: 19.3" x 12.4" YEAR: 1971 FRAMED: No CO...
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Etching

La Grande Parade des Chats (The Great Parade of the Cats)
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Leonor Fini Title: La Grande Parade des Chats (The Great Parade of the Cats) Year: 1973 Medium: Color lithograph Edition: Numbered 1...
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Lithograph

Le Rhinoceros - Lithograph - 1970
Located in Roma, IT
Lithograph on wove paper, after drypoint etching. Image dimension 36.5x49.5. Edition of 163/275. Hand signed and numbered in pencil. Browned. Ref. Michler-Lopsinger 450.
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Lithograph

Salvador Dali - The Oak and the Reed - Signed Engraving
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
SALVADOR DALI The Oak and the Reed (La chêne et le roseau) from Le Bestiaire de la Fontaine 1974 Hand signed by Dali Edition: /250 Conditions: A small tear defect has been restaured...
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Drypoint, Aquatint

Horses 2, Israel (1966) by Hans Erni - Lithograph 50x70 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Lithograph numbered and signed by hand 19/60 edition From Israel collection
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1960s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Lithograph

The Art lover - Hand-signed and numbered lithograph Leonor Fini Surrealist, 1975
Located in New York, NY
Leonor Fini The Art lover, 1975 Colored etching on Arches paper 11 × 15 in 28 × 38 cm Limited edition of 185
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Lithograph

The Bug - Original handsigned lithograph
Located in Paris, IDF
Corneille The Bug, 1999 Original lithograph Handsigned Numbered EA /25 On vellum 63 x 46 cm (c. 25 x 18 inch) Excellent condition
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1990s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Lithograph

Chimera No. 5
Located in Columbia, MO
Leonor Fini (Argentine-French, 1907 - 1996) was an independent and visionary artist whose work defied categorization within Surrealism, despite her association with its key figures i...
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20th Century Surrealist Animal Prints

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Paper, Etching, Aquatint

Chimera No. 2
Located in Columbia, MO
Leonor Fini (Argentine-French, 1907 - 1996) was an independent and visionary artist whose work defied categorization within Surrealism, despite her association with its key figures i...
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20th Century Surrealist Animal Prints

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Paper, Etching, Aquatint

La Grande Parade des Chats (The Great Parade of the Cats)
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Leonor Fini Title: La Grande Parade des Chats (The Great Parade of the Cats) Year: 1973 Medium: Color lithograph Edition: Numbered 1...
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Lithograph

Owl (Rose Ground)
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Owl (Rose Ground)" from the suite "Bestiary and some Correspondences" 1968 is an original color lithograph on Arches paper by renown British surrealist artist Gr...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Animal Prints

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Lithograph

Horseback Rider at the Great Pyramid of Giza, Surrealist Print
Located in New York, NY
Mystery Artist Untitled (Great Pyramid), c. late 20th/early 21st century Possibly C-Print or Lithograph? Sight: 9 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. Framed: 13 x 13 x 1 1/8 in. Signed lower left This...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Animal Prints

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C Print

Apple Dream, Surrealist Lithograph by Robert Beauchamp
Located in Long Island City, NY
Robert Beauchamp, American (1923 - 1995) - Apple Dream, Year: 1980, Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: AP 25, Size: 25.5 in. x 33 in. (64.77 cm x 83.82 cm)
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1980s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Lithograph

Salvador Dalí­, "Le Cavalier et le Cerf" from Le Bestiaire de la Fontaine
Located in Chatsworth, CA
This piece is an original engraving with color added by pochoir by Salvador Dali. It is from Dali's suite of 12 original engravings entitled "Le Bestiaire d...
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Engraving

Dali, "The Grand Inquisitor Expels the Savior" from After 50 Years of Surrealism
Located in Chatsworth, CA
This piece is an original etching by Salvador Dali from the "After 50 Years of Surrealism" portfolio, which consists of 12 original etchin...
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Etching

"Tethered Nomad" 77/90, Signed Sepia Toned Lithograph of Wooden Carousel Horse
Located in Austin, TX
Lithograph on Paper Page Size: 12.5 x 18 in. Frame Size: 19 x 24.75 Signed, bottom right, in pencil "Ancel Nunn" Numbered, bottom center, in pencil "77/90" Titled, bottom left, in pe...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Animal Prints

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Archival Paper, Lithograph

Currier Ives American Trotting Horses No. 2
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Currier & Ives American Trotting Horses No. 2 MEDIUM: Lithograph + Collage SIGNED: Hand Signed PUBLISHER: Phyllis Lucas, New York EDITION NUMBER: 1...
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Lithograph

Salvador Dali - Corrida - Vintage Poster with Etching
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Salvador Dali - Corrida - Vintage Poster with Etching Etching made behind a menu in Restautant Duran as a tribute dinner to Salvador Dali and his wife Ga...
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1960s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Etching

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 Animal Prints

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Etching, Lithograph

Submerged Form
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Submerged Form" from the suite "Bestiary and some Correspondences" 1968 is an original color lithograph on Arches paper by renown British surrealist artist Graha...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Animal Prints

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Lithograph

El Jardin de las Delicias, by Maximino Javier
Located in Palm Springs, CA
El Jardín de las Delicias by Maximino Javier was created in 1970. This date places it within a significant period of artistic exploration, reflecting the cultural and social themes p...
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Etching

Le Satyre et le Passant - Etching by Marc Chagall - 1927/30
Located in Roma, IT
Etching and drypoint on Montreal paper, belonging to the suite "Les Fables de La Fontaine" (table n.57). Published in 1952. Edition of 200, m...
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1950s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Etching

Hanging Form, Owl and Bats
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Hanging Form, Owl and Bats" 1957 is an original color lithograph on Arches paper by renown British surrealist artist Graham Vivian Sutherland, 1903-1980. It is h...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Animal Prints

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Lithograph

"Ram s Head" from the suite "Bestiary and some Correspondences"
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Ram's Head" from the suite "Bestiary and some Correspondences" 1968 is an original color lithograph on Arches paper by renown British artist Graham Vivian Suther...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Animal Prints

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Lithograph

Little Doll Portrait with Plants on Red Background. Limited Edition 25/25
Located in FISTERRA, ES
This a limited edition high-quality Dibond direct UV Original Print titled "Octombrina 25/25". This piece, like the entire "Fetiches" series, is inspired by the idea of biophilia and...
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2010s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Metal

Calendario Maya II
Located in Ciudad de México, MX
This serigraph is considered a masterpiece of Pedro Friedeberg's work, created around 1974. Its uniqueness is the profound intellectual and visual fusion of Mesoamerican cosmology wi...
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2010s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Digital

Beastie, Braniff International Airways Flying Colors Collection
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Alexander Calder (1898-1976) Title: Beastie, Braniff International Airways Flying Colors Collection Year: 1975 Medium: Lithograph on vélin d’Arches paper Size: 20 x 26 inches...
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Lithograph

The Deer Reflected in the Water - Lithograph - 1974
Located in Roma, IT
Etching and drypoint with pochoir on Arches paper. From the Suite "Le Bestiaire de La Fontaine Dalinisé". Image dimension: 58x40 cm.  Edition of 240/250. Printed by Atelier Rigal. ...
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Lithograph

Fellowship (A)
Located in Columbia, MO
Leonor Fini was born in Argentina in 1907 but travelled and lived in Europe with her mother from a young age. By 1931, she was in Paris, in the full swing of the Surrealist movement....
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Animal Prints

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Etching

Centaure, Hommage à Picasso, Surrealist Lithograph by César Baldaccini
Located in Long Island City, NY
Cesar Baldaccini, French (1921 - 1998) - Centaure, Hommage a Picasso, Year: 1985, Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 99/99, Size: 11.75 x 15.75 in. (29.8...
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1980s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Lithograph

Salvador Dali - The Rider and the Deer - Handsigned Engraving
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Salvador Dali - The Rider and the Deer - Handsigned Engraving 1974 Hand signed by Dali Edition: /250 The dimensions of the image are 22.8 x 15.7 inches on 3...
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Drypoint, Aquatint

Salvador Dalí­, "Le Cerf Malade" from Le Bestiaire de la Fontaine, engraving
Located in Chatsworth, CA
This piece is an original engraving with color added by pochoir by Salvador Dali. It is from Dali's suite of 12 original engravings entitled "Le Bestiaire de la Fontaine", which he c...
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Engraving

Yellow Cat with Smilling Sun and Moon - Original Handsigned Lithograph
Located in Paris, IDF
Guillaume Corneille (1922-2010) Yellow Cat with Smilling Sun and Moon , 1996 Original color lithograph Signed and dated in pencil Artist proof On vellum, 56 x 70 cm (c. 22 x 28 in) ...
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1990s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Lithograph

Exclamation (A)
Located in Columbia, MO
Leonor Fini was born in Argentina in 1907 but travelled and lived in Europe with her mother from a young age. By 1931, she was in Paris, in the full swing of the Surrealist movement....
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Animal Prints

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Etching

Pout
Located in Columbia, MO
Leonor Fini was born in Argentina in 1907 but travelled and lived in Europe with her mother from a young age. By 1931, she was in Paris, in the full swing of the Surrealist movement....
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Animal Prints

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Etching

Surrealist Horse and Rider - Handsigned lithograph
By Frédéric Bouché
Located in Paris, IDF
Frederic BOUCHE Surrealist Horse and Rider Original lithograph Handsigned in pencil Numbered / 125 copies On Japan paper 65 x 50 cm (c. 26 x 20 in) Excellent condition
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Late 20th Century Surrealist Animal Prints

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Lithograph

Large Surrealist Photo Realist Silkscreen Lithograph Print Swan Dreams
Located in Surfside, FL
Born in Stoke-on-Trent in 1953, Frederick Phillips studied Fine Art at Burslem College of Art when Arthur Berry was Head of the Fine Art (Painting) ...
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1990s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Lithograph, Screen

Hippo, Surrealist Etching and Aquatint by Martin Barooshian
Located in Long Island City, NY
Martin Barooshian, American (1929 - 2022) - Hippo, Year: circa 1979, Medium: Etching and Aquatint, signed, titled and numbered in pencil, Edition: 50/60, Image Size: 9.25 x 11....
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

Oval Dove of Peace Abstract Carborundum etching with embossing, Signed/N, Frame
Located in New York, NY
Max Papart Oval Dove, 1982 Carborundum Etching on embossed paper Hand signed and numbered 26/135 by the artist on the front Vintage frame included Elegant carborundum etching on embo...
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1980s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Etching, Graphite

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Find a wide variety of authentic Surrealist animal prints available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add animal prints created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, orange, purple, pink and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Salvador Dalí, Leonor Fini, Graham Sutherland, and Max Ernst. Frequently made by artists working with Lithograph, and Etching and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Surrealist animal prints, so small editions measuring 5.5 inches across are also available. Prices for animal prints made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $60 and tops out at $22,800, while the average work sells for $1,500.

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