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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
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

Fish, Surrealist Etching by Rita Simon
Located in Long Island City, NY
Rita Simon (aka Atirnomis), American (1938 - ) - Fish, Year: 1972, Medium: Etching, signed and dated in the plate, Size: 24 x 30.5 in. (60.96 x 77.47 cm)
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Etching

Psuedo sonnet
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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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Lithograph

Rara Avis, Surrealist Screenprint by Rita Simon
Located in Long Island City, NY
Rita Simon (aka Atirnomis), American (1938 - ) - Rara Avis, Year: 1978, Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: AP 30, Image Size: 33.5 x 24 inches, Size: 3...
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Screen

Untitled (Fossil)
By Melissa Miller
Located in New York, NY
Melissa Miller Untitled (Fossil), 1998 4 color lithograph on paper Hand signed and numbered 74/100 in pencil on the lower right front 28 1/2 × 21 inches Unframed Melissa Miller’s pai...
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1990s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Lithograph

Rara Avis II, Surrealist Screenprint by Rita Simon
Located in Long Island City, NY
Rita Simon (aka Atirnomis), American (1938 - ) - Rara Avis II, Year: 1978, Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: AP, Image Size: 32 x 24 inches, Size: 35 ...
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Screen

Tribute to Mozart : Firebird - Original handsigned lithograph
Located in Paris, IDF
Corneille Tribute to Mozart : Firebird, 1991 Original lithograph Handsigned Numbered EA /30 On vellum 50 x 65 cm (c. 20 x 26 inch) Excellent condition
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1980s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Lithograph

Escargot, Surreal Lithograph by Mihail Chemiakin
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Mihail Chemiakin, Russian (1943 - ) Title: Escargot Year: circa 1978 Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 231/300 Image Size: 23.75 x 21.5 inches Size: ...
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Lithograph

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

Jean Lurcat, European Nobility, from Eight Drawings, 1933 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite heliogravure after Jean Lurcat (1892–1966), titled Noblesses Europeennes (European Nobility), from the folio Jean Lurcat Huit Dessins (Jean Lurcat Eight Drawings), ori...
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1930s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Lithograph

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

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Lithograph

Selbstbildnis (huendisch)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Reiner Schwarz "Selbstbildnis (huendisch)" From Portfolio "Portrait #11 - Reiner Schwarz" with Karin Szekessy Year: 1972 Medium: Color Lithograph Edition: 100 Size: 23.9 x 16.6 in. P...
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Lithograph

Surrealist composition - Hand-signed lithograph Leonor Fini Surrealist, 1975
Located in New York, NY
Leonor Fini Surrealist composition, 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

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

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Lithograph

The Stag Reflected in the Water - Etching - 1974
Located in Roma, IT
The Stag Reflected in the Water is an artwork realized in 1974. Etching and drypoint with stencil. Printed by Atelier Rigal. Edition XIV/CXX on Auvergne paper. It belongs to the...
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20th Century Surrealist Animal Prints

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Etching

Jean Lurcat, The Lord Individual, from Eight Drawings, 1933 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite heliogravure after Jean Lurcat (1892–1966), titled Le Seigneur Individu (The Lord Individual), from the folio Jean Lurcat Huit Dessins (Jean Lurcat Eight Drawings), or...
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1930s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Lithograph

"Insect, Simulating Seeds" Important color lithograph.
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Insect, Simulating Seeds" from the suite "Bestiary and some Correspondences" 1968 is an original lithograph on Arches paper by renown British artist Graham Vivia...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Animal Prints

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Lithograph

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

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Lithograph

The Flyer - Etching on Paper by Marcel Chirnoaga - 1969
Located in Roma, IT
The Flyer is an original artwork realized in 1969 by Marcel Chirnoaga. Black and white etching. Hand signed and dated on the lower right margin. Numbered and titled on the lower l...
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1960s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Etching, Paper

El Casquee (She with Helmet), Surrealist Lithograph by Wifredo Lam
Located in Long Island City, NY
El Casquee (She with Helmet) from the Pleni Luna Suite Wifredo Lam, Cuban (1902–1982) Date: 1974 Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition of 72/262 Size: 25 x 19.5 in. (63.5...
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Lithograph

Fin d Absalom - Hand Colored Etching by Marc Chagall - 1958
Located in Roma, IT
Hand Signed (artist's signature "M.Ch." lower right). Edition of 100 copies (62/100). From the series of “The Bible“, printed by Raymond Haasen and published by Tériade.. Ref. Cra...
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1950s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Etching

A Tire d Aile
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "A Tire d'Aile" 1986 is an original color etching with aquatint on Arches paper by French artist Jean Solombre, 1948-2005. It is hand...
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Late 20th Century Surrealist Animal Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

Pig, Surrealist Lithograph by Aubrey Schwartz
Located in Long Island City, NY
Aubrey Schwartz, American (1928 - 2019) - Pig, Year: circa 1965, Medium: Lithograph on Arches, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 15/100, Image Size: 12 x 17 inches, Size: 14.7...
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1960s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Lithograph

Three Organic Forms
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Three Organic Forms" from the suite "Bestiary and some Correspondences" 1968 is an original lithograph on Arches paper by renown Bri...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Animal Prints

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Lithograph

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

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Lithograph

Albatross II, Surrealist Etching, Aquatint and Intaglio by Martin Barooshian
Located in Long Island City, NY
Martin Barooshian, American (1929 - 2022) - Albatross II, Year: circa 1979, Medium: Etching, Aquatint and Intaglio, signed in pencil, Image Size: 14.5 x 14 inches, Size: 22 x 1...
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

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

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Lithograph

Beetles #1
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Beetles #1" from the suite "Bestiary and some Correspondences" 1967 is an original color lithograph on Arches paper by renown British surrealist artist Graham Vi...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Animal Prints

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Lithograph

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

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Lithograph

Beetles II (With Electric Lamp)
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Beetles II (with electric lamp)" from the suite "Bestiary and some Correspondences" 1968 is an original color lithograph on Arches paper by renown British surrea...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Animal Prints

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Lithograph

Jean Lurcat, The Raft of the Medusa, from Eight Drawings, 1933 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite heliogravure after Jean Lurcat (1892–1966), titled Le Radeau de la Meduse (The Raft of the Medusa), from the folio Jean Lurcat Huit Dessins (Jean Lurcat Eight Drawings...
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1930s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Lithograph

Jean Lurcat, Final Monuments to the Victims, from Eight Drawings, 1933 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite heliogravure after Jean Lurcat (1892–1966), titled Derniers Monuments aux Victimes (Final Monuments to the Victims), from the folio Jean Lurcat Huit Dessins (Jean Lurc...
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1930s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Lithograph

Jean Lurcat, A Star Without a Stable, from Eight Drawings, 1933 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite heliogravure after Jean Lurcat (1892–1966), titled Une Etoile Sans Etable (A Star Without a Stable), from the folio Jean Lurcat Huit Dessins (Jean Lurcat Eight Drawing...
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1930s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Lithograph

"Toad I" from the suite "Bestiary and some Correspondences"
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Toad I" from the suite "Bestiary and some Correspondences" 1967 is an original color lithograph on Arches paper by renown British artist Graham Vivian Sutherland...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Animal Prints

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Lithograph

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

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Lithograph

Statimque Tobias Visum Recepit - Lithograph - 1967- 1969
Located in Roma, IT
Statimque Tobias visum recepit ("And immediately Tobit revovered his sight") is an artwork realized in 1964. It is part of Biblia Sacra vulgatæ editionis published by Rizzoli-Mediola...
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Lithograph

"Chained Beast" from the suite "Bestiary and some Correspondences"
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Chained Beast" from the suite "Bestiary and some Correspondences" 1967 is an original color lithograph on Arches paper by renown British artist Graham Vivian Sut...
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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

"Chauve-Souris" from the suite "Bestiary and some Correspondence"
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Chauve-Souris" from the suite "Bestiary and some Correspondences" 1967 is an original color lithograph on Arches paper by renown British artist Graham Vivian Sut...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Animal Prints

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Lithograph

"Armadillo" from the suite "Bestiary and some Correspondences"
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Armadillo" from the suite "Bestiary and some Correspondences" 1965/1968 is an original color lithograph on Arches paper by renown British artist Graham Vivian Su...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Animal Prints

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Lithograph

Ferreteria Canina II
Located in Ciudad de México, MX
This unique serigraph by Surrealist artist Pedro Friedeberg is a vibrant, graphic commentary on repetition and pop culture. The name Ferretería Canina (which translates to "Canine Ha...
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2010s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Digital

Bird
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Bird" c.1980 is an original etching by noted California artist Arnold A. Grossman, 1923-2016. It is signed with initials in pencil by the artist. The artwork siz...
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Late 20th Century Surrealist Animal Prints

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Etching

Parasite, Surrealist Lithograph by Aubrey Schwartz
Located in Long Island City, NY
Aubrey Schwartz, American (1928 - 2019) - Parasite, Year: circa 1965, Medium: Lithograph on Arches, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 16/100, Size: 18 x 15 in. (45.72 x 38.1 ...
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1960s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Lithograph

Elephants, Surrealist Etching and Aquatint by Martin Barooshian
Located in Long Island City, NY
Martin Barooshian, American (1929 - 2022) - Elephants, Year: circa 1979, Medium: Etching and Aquatint, signed, titled and numbered in pencil, Edition: 50/60, Image Size: 12 x 1...
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

Coup de pied (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

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

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Lithograph

Rabbit in Hat, Surrealist Screenprint by Igor Galanin
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Igor Galanin Title: Rabbit in Hat Date: Circa 1985 Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 100, AP 30 Paper Size: 40.5 x 30 ...
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1980s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Screen

Cow, Surrealist Lithograph by Peter Paone
Located in Long Island City, NY
Peter Paone, American (1936 - ) - Cow, Year: circa 1963, Medium: Lithograph, signed, titled and numbered in pencil, Edition: 25, Image Size: 17 x 20 inch...
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1960s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Lithograph

Blaze, Surrealist Lithograph by Robert Beauchamp
Located in Long Island City, NY
Robert Beauchamp, American (1923 - 1995) - Blaze, Year: 1980, Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 200, Size: 32 in. x 25 in. (81.28 cm x 63.5 cm)
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1980s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Lithograph

Green Jump, Surrealist Lithograph by Robert Beauchamp
Located in Long Island City, NY
Robert Beauchamp, American (1923 - 1995) - Green Jump, Year: circa 1980, Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 200, Size: 25 in. x 32 in. (63.5 cm x 81.28 cm)
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1980s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Lithograph

Crows, Surrealist Lithograph by Robert Beauchamp
Located in Long Island City, NY
Robert Beauchamp, American (1923 - 1995) - Crows, Year: circa 1975, Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 100, Size: 18 in. x 26 in. (45.72 cm x 66.04 cm)
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Lithograph

Riders, Surrealist Lithograph by Robert Beauchamp
Located in Long Island City, NY
Robert Beauchamp, American (1923 - 1995) - Riders, Year: circa 1979, Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 100, Size: 18 in. x 26 in. (45.72 cm x 66.04 cm)
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Lithograph

Camel and Red Apple, Surrealist Lithograph by Robert Beauchamp
Located in Long Island City, NY
Robert Beauchamp, American (1923 - 1995) - Camel and Red Apple, Year: 1979, Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 200, AP 25, Image Size: 24 x 24 inches, Si...
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Lithograph

El Ultimo Viaje Del Buque Fantasma, Lithograph by Wifredo Lam
Located in Long Island City, NY
El Ultimo Viaje Del Buque Fantasma by Wifredo Lam, Cuban (1902–1982) Year: 1976 Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition of EA XIII/XX Size: 30 x 21.75 in. (76.2 x 55.25 cm)
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Lithograph

Bald Eagle, Modern Etching and Aquatint by Martin Barooshian
Located in Long Island City, NY
Bald Eagle Martin Barooshian, Armenian/American (1929–2022) Date: circa 1979 Etching and Aquatint, signed, titled and numbered in pencil Edition of 50/60 Image Size: 14.25 x 14 inche...
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

Three Dancers (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

Salvador Dali "Untitled XII (Le Tricorne)"
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Dali, Salvador Title: Untitled XII (Le Tricorne) Series: Le Tricorne (The Three-Pointed Hat) Date: 1959 Medium: Wood engraving Unframed Dimensions: 12.6" x 8.8" Framed...
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1950s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Engraving

Armadillo, Surrealist Lithograph by Aubrey Schwartz
Located in Long Island City, NY
Aubrey Schwartz, American (1928 - 2019) - Armadillo, Year: circa 1962, Medium: Lithograph on Arches, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 150, Image Size: 10 x 16 inches, Size: ...
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1950s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Lithograph

Leap
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

Les Elus De La Nuit (10B)
Located in Columbia, MO
LEONOR FINI Les Elus De La Nuit (10B) 1986 15 x 11 Etching on Arches paper Ed. 14/31
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1980s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Etching

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