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
The Nymphs (B)
By Leonor Fini
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
Materials
Etching
Enrichie de narines - Hand-signed number lithograph Leonor Fini Surrealist, 1975
By Leonor Fini
Located in New York, NY
Leonor Fini
Enrichie de narines, 1975
Colored etching on Arches paper
11 × 15 in 28 × 38 cm
Limited edition of 185
Category
1970s Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Heads and Figures Variations (A)
By Leonor Fini
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
Materials
Etching
The Nymphs (A)
By Leonor Fini
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
Materials
Etching
Metamorphosis Cat (B)
By Leonor Fini
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
Yawn
By Leonor Fini
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
Materials
Etching
$1,440
Metamorphosis Owl (A)
By Leonor Fini
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
Materials
Etching
Pas du chat (B)
By Leonor Fini
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
Materials
Etching
Crayfish, Surrealist Lithograph by Aubrey Schwartz
Located in Long Island City, NY
Aubrey Schwartz, American (1928 - 2019) - Crayfish, Year: circa 1965, Medium: Lithograph on Arches, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 15/100, Size: 18 x 15 in. (45.72 x 38.1 ...
Category
1960s Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Reptiles, Surrealist Lithograph by Aubrey Schwartz
Located in Long Island City, NY
Aubrey Schwartz, American (1928 - 2019) - Reptiles, 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
Gesture (A)
By Leonor Fini
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
Chimpanzee, Surrealist Lithograph by Aubrey Schwartz
Located in Long Island City, NY
Aubrey Schwartz, American (1928 - 2019) - Chimpanzee, Year: circa 1965, Medium: Lithograph on Arches, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 16/100, Size: 18 x 15 in. (45.72 x 38....
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1960s Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
The Repose (B)
By Leonor Fini
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
Materials
Etching
Nymph Crowns
By Leonor Fini
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
Marino Marini - Original Lithograph
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Marino Marini - Knight - Original Lithograph
1970
Dimensions: 32 x 24 cm
From the art review XXe siècle
Unsigned and unumbered as issued
Category
1970s Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Cat in Striped Dress
By Leonor Fini
Located in Columbia, MO
LEONOR FINI
Cat in Striped Dress
1973
Color lithograph
Ed. 157/230
12.5 x 9 inches
Category
1970s Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Les Elus De La Nuit (2B)
By Leonor Fini
Located in Columbia, MO
LEONOR FINI
Les Elus De La Nuit (2B)
1986
15 x 11
Etching on Arches paper
Ed. 14/31
Category
1980s Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Etching
French Prawn, Woodcut Print on Rice Paper by Leonard Baskin
Located in Long Island City, NY
This woodcut print was created by American artist Leonard Baskin. Baskin is well known for his somewhat grotesque, intricate, surreal drawings and natural subject matter. This print ...
Category
1950s Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Rice Paper, Woodcut
Pas du chat (A)
By Leonor Fini
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
Materials
Etching
Turn
By Leonor Fini
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
Materials
Etching
$1,440
Shrug
By Leonor Fini
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
Materials
Etching
Robed Figure
By Leonor Fini
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
Materials
Etching
Heads and Figures Variations (B)
By Leonor Fini
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....
Category
Mid-20th Century Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Etching
Cat with Flower
By Leonor Fini
Located in Columbia, MO
LEONOR FINI
Cat with Flower
1973
Color lithograph
Ed. 157/230
12.5 x 9 inches
Category
1970s Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Lounging Cat
By Leonor Fini
Located in Columbia, MO
LEONOR FINI
Lounging Cat
1973
Color lithograph
Ed. 157/230
12.5 x 9 inches
Category
1970s Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Le Téléphone (Lobster Telephone) /// Salvador Dali Surrealism Modern Engraving
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Salvador Dali (Spanish, 1904-1989)
Title: "Le Téléphone (Lobster Telephone)"
Portfolio: Hommage à Leonardo da Vinci (Great Inventions)
*Signed by Dali in pencil lower right
Y...
Category
1970s Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Engraving, Etching, Intaglio
Marc Chagall - Couple With a Goat - Original Lithograph
By Marc Chagall
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Marc Chagall
Original Lithograph
Title: Couple With a Goat
1970
Dimensions: 32 x 24 cm
From the art revue XXè siècle
Reference: Mourlot #608, Cramer, Books, No. 84
Unsigned and unum...
Category
Mid-20th Century Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Head of Veal - Spanish Surrealism
Located in London, GB
This original hand-coloured etching is hand signed in pencil by the artist "Dalí" at the lower right margin.
It is also all hand numbered in pencil from the edition of 145, with Roma...
Category
1960s Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Etching
Dancer - Hand-signed and numbered lithograph Leonor Fini Surrealist, 1975
By Leonor Fini
Located in New York, NY
Leonor Fini
Dancer, 1975
Colored etching on Arches paper
11 × 15 in 28 × 38 cm
Limited edition of 185
Category
1970s Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Warthog, Drypoint Etching by Leonard Baskin, 1969
Located in Long Island City, NY
This drypoint etching was created by American artist Leonard Baskin. Baskin is well known for his somewhat grotesque, intricate, surreal drawings and natural subject matter. This etc...
Category
1970s Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Drypoint, Etching
Harry Bunce, Fallen, Limited Edition Silkscreen Print, Conservation Art
By Harry Bunce
Located in Deddington, GB
Harry Bunce
Love Wars Series, Fallen
Limited Edition Hand Pulled Silkscreen
Image Size: H 49cm x W 69.5cm x D 0.1cm
Mounted Size: H 59cm x W 80cm x 0.5cm
...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Paper, Screen
Salvador Dali "Untitled III (Le Tricorne)"
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Dali, Salvador
Title: Untitled III (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
Materials
Engraving
Untitled, Canada Suite
Located in Surfside, FL
Original serigraph silkscreen prints by German/Canadian expressionist
Yargo de Lucca (1925-2008) from the “Canada Suite” series, a
hand-signed and numbered Inuit-inspired silkscreen...
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20th Century Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Canada Suite Signed Serigraph
Located in Surfside, FL
Original serigraph silkscreen prints by German/Canadian expressionist
Yargo de Lucca (1925-2008) from the “Canada Suite” series, a
hand-signed and numbered Inuit-inspired silkscreen...
Category
20th Century Surrealist Animal Prints
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Lithograph
A seagull named Jonathan 1973. Paper, linocut, 32x30 cm
Located in Riga, LV
"A seagull named Jonathan" is a linocut print artwork created in 1973. The artwork is made on paper and measures 32x30 cm. Linocut is a printmaking technique in which the image is ca...
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
$228 Sale Price
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Chevalier Royal de L’Apocalypse
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali
TITLE: Chevalier Royal de L'Apocalypse
MEDIUM: Etching
SIGNED: Hand Signed
EDITION NUMBER: 32/100
MEASUREMENTS: 20" x 25.75"
YEAR: 1972
FRAMED: No
COND...
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints
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Etching
Mirage. 1990, zinc etching, 37x56.5 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Mirage. 1990, a / p., zinc etching, 37x56.5 cm
Category
1990s Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Paper, Etching
$665 Sale Price
20% Off
"Procession (Fish), " Original Colorful Serigraph print fish design unique
By Ronald Osiecki
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Procession (Fish)" is an original serigraph print by Ronald Osiecki. It is signed and part of a limited edition. This print depicts fish hea...
Category
1990s Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Screen
Salvador Dali - Le Cerf from Le Bestiaire de la Fontaine - Signed Engraving
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
SALVADOR DALI
Le Cerf Malade 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 inch paper
Refer...
Category
1970s Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Drypoint, Aquatint
Fantastical creatures - Hand-signed numbered litho Leonor Fini Surrealist, 1975
By Leonor Fini
Located in New York, NY
Leonor Fini
Fantastical creatures, 1975
Colored etching on Arches paper
11 × 15 in 28 × 38 cm
Limited edition of 185
Category
1970s Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Pioneer - Hand-signed and numbered lithograph Leonor Fini Surrealist, 1975
By Leonor Fini
Located in New York, NY
Leonor Fini
Pioneer, 1975
Colored etching on Arches paper
11 × 15 in 28 × 38 cm
Limited edition of 185
Category
1970s Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Autumn afternoons - Hand-signed numbered lithograph Leonor Fini Surrealist, 1975
By Leonor Fini
Located in New York, NY
Leonor Fini
Pendant les après-midi d'automne, 1975
Colored etching on Arches paper
11 × 15 in 28 × 38 cm
Limited edition of 185
Condition: Excellent condition
Category
1970s Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Fantastical character - Hand-signed lithograph Leonor Fini Surrealist, 1975
By Leonor Fini
Located in New York, NY
Leonor Fini
Fantastical character, 1975
Colored etching on Arches paper
11 × 15 in 28 × 38 cm
Limited edition of 185
Category
1970s Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Pendant l
été - Hand-signed numbered lithograph Leonor Fini Surrealist, 1975
By Leonor Fini
Located in New York, NY
Leonor Fini
Pendant l'été, 1975
Colored etching on Arches paper
11 × 15 in 28 × 38 cm
Limited edition of 185
Category
1970s Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Jean Lurcat, After This We Start Again, from Eight Drawings, 1933 (after)
By Jean Lurçat
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite heliogravure after Jean Lurcat (1892–1966), titled Apresca On Recommence (After This We Start Again), from the folio Jean Lurcat Huit Dessins (Jean Lurcat Eight Drawin...
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1930s Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$716 Sale Price
20% Off
Surrealist composition - Hand-signed lithograph Leonor Fini Surrealist, 1975
By Leonor Fini
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
Category
1970s Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
François Xavier lalanne the spider 2003
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
François Xavier lalanne
l'araignée
the spider
lithograph
circa 2003
signed in pencil lower right
limited edition of 75 copies
from the "ordinar...
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Early 2000s Surrealist Animal Prints
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Paper
Bird and Mouse
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Bird and Mouse" 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
Materials
Lithograph
"Chauve-Souris in a Looking-Glass against a Window"
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Chauve-Souris in a Looking-Glass against a Window" from the suite "Bestiary and some Correspondences" 1968 is an original color lithograph on Arches paper by ren...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
"Sheet of Studies" from the suite "Bestiary and some Correspondences"
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Sheet of Studies, Heads" 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
"Sheet of Studies" from the suite "Bestiary and some Correspondences"
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Sheet of Studies, Comparaisons: Machines and Organic Forms" from the suite "Bestiary and some Correspondences" 1968 is an original color lithograph on Arches pap...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Animal Prints
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Lithograph
"Sheet of Studies" from the suite "Bestiary and some Correspondences"
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Sheet of Studies, Organic Forms" from the suite "Bestiary and some Correspondences" 1968 is an original color lithograph on Arches paper by renown British artist...
Category
Mid-20th Century Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
"Ants" from the suite "Bestiary and some Correspondences"
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Ants" from the suite "Bestiary and some Correspondences" 1968 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
Materials
Lithograph
Max Ernst - Elektra - Lithograph
By Max Ernst
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Max Ernst - Elektra
Lithograph
1939
Dimensions: 32 x 24 cm
Signed in the plate
From XXe siècle
Unsigned and unumbered as issued
Category
1930s Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Surrealist composition - Hand-signed lithograph Leonor Fini Surrealist, 1975
By Leonor Fini
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
Category
1970s Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Bactrian Camel, Surrealist Etching and Aquatint by Martin Barooshian
Located in Long Island City, NY
Martin Barooshian, American (1929 - 2022) - Bactrian Camel, Year: circa 1979, Medium: Etching and Aquatint, signed, titled and numbered in pencil, Edition: 50/60, Image Size: 6...
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
Peregrine Falcon, Surrealist Etching, Aquatint and Intaglio by Martin Barooshian
Located in Long Island City, NY
Martin Barooshian, American (1929 - 2022) - Peregrine Falcon, Year: circa 1979, Medium: Etching, Aquatint and Intaglio, signed, titled and numbered in pencil, Edition: 50/60, Im...
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints
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Etching, Aquatint
Green Sea Turtle, Surrealist Etching, Aquatint and Intaglio by Martin Barooshian
Located in Long Island City, NY
Martin Barooshian, American (1929 - 2022) - Green Sea Turtle, Year: circa 1979, Medium: Etching, Aquatint and Intaglio, signed, titled and numbered in pencil, Edition: 50/60, Im...
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints
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Etching, Aquatint
Max Ernst - Birds - Original Lithograph
By Max Ernst
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Max Ernst - Birds - Original Lithograph
Birds, 1964
Dimensions: 32 x 24 cm
From the art review XXe siècle
Unsigned and unumbered as issued
Category
1960s Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Infelicia - Hand-signed and numbered lithograph Leonor Fini Surrealist, 1975
By Leonor Fini
Located in New York, NY
Leonor Fini
Infelicia, 1975
Colored etching on Arches paper
11 × 15 in 28 × 38 cm
Limited edition of 185
Category
1970s Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
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