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Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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
(after) Marino Marini - "Jongleur" pochoir
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: pochoir (after the lithograph). Printed by the atelier of Daniel Jacomet, and published in Paris in 1955 by Heinz Berggruen. The image measures 5 x 3 1/4 inches (130 x 80 mm)...
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1950s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph, Stencil

(after) Marino Marini - "Cavalier et cheval, orange et jaune" pochoir
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: pochoir (after the lithograph). Printed by the atelier of Daniel Jacomet, and published in Paris in 1955 by Heinz Berggruen. The image measures 5 x 3 3/4 inches (130 x 97 mm)...
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1950s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph, Stencil

(after) Marino Marini - "Cavalier et cheval" pochoir
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: pochoir (after the lithograph). Printed by the atelier of Daniel Jacomet, and published in Paris in 1955 by Heinz Berggruen. The image measures 5 1/4 x 3 3/4 inches (135 x 10...
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1950s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph, Stencil

(after) Marino Marini - "Cheval rouge sur fond vert" pochoir
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: pochoir (after the lithograph). Printed by the atelier of Daniel Jacomet, and published in Paris in 1955 by Heinz Berggruen. The image measures 5 x 3 1/2 inches (130 x 90 mm)...
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1950s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph, Stencil

(after) Marino Marini - "Cavalier rouge" pochoir
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: pochoir (after the lithograph). Printed by the atelier of Daniel Jacomet, and published in Paris in 1955 by Heinz Berggruen. The image measures 5 x 4 inches (128 x 100 mm). N...
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1950s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph, Stencil

(after) Marino Marini - "Jongleur et chevaux" pochoir
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: pochoir (after the lithograph). Printed by the atelier of Daniel Jacomet, and published in Paris in 1955 by Heinz Berggruen. The image measures 5 1/4 x 4 inches (133 x 100 mm...
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1950s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph, Stencil

(after) Marino Marini - "Cavaliers et chevaux" pochoir
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: pochoir (after the lithograph). Printed by the atelier of Daniel Jacomet, and published in Paris in 1955 by Heinz Berggruen. The image measures 5 3/8 x 4 inches (135 x 103 mm...
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1950s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph, Stencil

Minos - Woodcut Print - 1963
Located in Roma, IT
Minos - from the Series "The Divine Comedy" - Song 5 - Hell is a woodcut print realized in 1963 for a series illustrating the Medieval poem of the "Divine Comedy" by Dante Alighieri. Not signed, as issued. Plate n.5 (as reported on the back of the artwork) that depicts a scene from Hell. Good conditions. Limited edition of 2900, realized by Unione Editoriale, Italy. Ref. Michler-Lopsinger no. 1039/1138, pp.102/114. Prov. Private Collection Rome, Italy. Between 1951 and 1960, Dali was invited by the Italian government to commemorate the birth of Dante Alighieri, Italy’s most famous poet, by producing a series of illustrations for a full-text Deluxe edition of Dante’s masterpiece, the "Divine Comedy". However, in 1958 a new government was elected in Italy, which objected the idea of entrusting the illustration of the "Divine Comedy" to a foreign artist. As a result, Dali decided to offer the project to the French publisher, Joseph Forêt and the publication was completed on November 23rd, 1963. Dalí painted...
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1960s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Woodcut

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 Prints and Multiples

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Paper

Max Ernst, The Origin of the Clock, from Natural History, 1972 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite collotype after Max Ernst (1891–1976), titled L'Origine de la pendule (The Origin of the Clock), from the album Max Ernst, Histoire Naturelle (Natural History), origin...
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1970s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

10PM from L Arc Obscur des Heures, Surrealist Etching by Roberto Matta
Located in Long Island City, NY
Roberto Matta, Chilean (1911 - 2002) - 10PM from L'Arc Obscur des Heures, Year: 1975, Medium: Etching with Aquatint, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 89/125, Image Size: 1...
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1970s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Etching, Aquatint

Grey Oval - Lithograph by Marcello Avenali - 1960
Located in Roma, IT
Grey Oval is a lithograph realized by Marcello Avenali between the 1960s and 1970s. It is a composition with female legs and shoes and some abstract figures instead of the body.  Ha...
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1960s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Joan Miro, Handprints on Blue-Green and Yellow Background, 1956
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Joan Miro (1893–1983), titled Empreintes de mains sur fond bleu-vert et jaune (Handprints on Blue-Green and Yellow Background), from the folio Derriere l...
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1950s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

untitled, original
Located in Belgrade, MT
This piece is a limited edition, pencil signed by the artist on the print and in the plate. It is part of my private collection of artists from the School of Paris era. It is in very...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Engraving, Lithograph

Phllétas Lesson - Héliogravure by Marc Chagall - 1960
Located in Roma, IT
Héliogravure on brown-toned paper, so signature. On bot sheets, recto and verso. Edition of 6500 unsigned copies. Printed by Mourlot and published by Tériade, Paris. Ref. Mourlot,...
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1960s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Photogravure

Poèmes, Planche XX
Located in OPOLE, PL
Marc Chagall (1887-1985) - Poèmes, Planche XX Woodcut print from 1968. An unnumbered and unsigned copy from a limited edition of 238. Dimensions of sheet: 32.5 x 25 cm Dimensions...
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1970s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Woodcut

Papageno original lithograph limited edition painting
By Karl Hodina
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Papageno original lithograph limited edition painting Original lithograph signed by hand. Perfect state
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20th Century Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Solomon is Proclaimed King of Israel - Etching by Marc Chagall - 1956
Located in Roma, IT
Etching on Montval wove paper, realized by Marc Chagall in 1931-39 and published by Tériade in 1956. Edition of 275+30 out of commerce copies. Not signed nor numbered, as issued. ...
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1950s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Phantom
Located in Palm Springs, CA
An ex libris print featuring the fantasy figures and musicians in surreal M.C. Escher style building. Roman Sustov's prints often provide a fantastic blend of classic technique combined with images from the vast worlds of surrealism, eroticism, fantasy and fairy tales. Signed in pencil artists proof from the edition of 100. Roman Sustov was born in 1977 in Minsk, Belarus. In 1995 he graduated from Minsk Art College and six years later he graduated from the Belarusian Academy of Arts (Department of Graphic). Through this long training he has become a master in etching, lithography and linocut prints. His works can be found in collections in the USA, Germany, Netherlands, Poland, Ukraine, Japan, Russia and Belarus, and in the Contemporary Fine Art Museum (Minsk, Belarus). Roman notes...
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Early 2000s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Etching, Aquatint

Robed Figure
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 Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Spanish signed limited edition original art print engraving 15x21 in. n16
Located in Miami, FL
Andrés Barajas (Spain, 1941) 'Homenaje a Goya IV', ca.1990-1991 engraving on paper 15 x 20.9 in. (38 x 53 cm.) Edition of 225 ID: BAR1017-016-225 Hand-s...
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20th Century Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Paper, Engraving, Screen

Tasende Gallery, Surrealist Poster by José Luis Cuevas
Located in Long Island City, NY
José Luis Cuevas, Mexican (1934 - 2017) - Tasende Gallery, Year: 1989, Medium: Poster, Size: 23 in. x 19 in. (58.42 cm x 48.26 cm)
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1980s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Offset

Untitled - Mythical Creatures VII, Surrealist Etching by Dimitri Petrov
Located in Long Island City, NY
Dimitri Petrov, American (1919 - 1986) - Untitled - Mythical Creatures VII, Year: circa 1975, Medium: Etching, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 25, Size: 14 x 11 in. (35....
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1970s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Mythical Creatures VI, Surrealist Etching by Dimitri Petrov
Located in Long Island City, NY
Dimitri Petrov, American (1919 - 1986) - Mythical Creatures VI, Year: 1977, Medium: Etching, signed in pencil, Image Size: 14 x 11 inches, Size: 26 x 20 in. (66.04 x 50.8 cm)
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1970s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Alpine Goat, Surrealist Etching with Hand-Coloring by Donald Saff
Located in Long Island City, NY
Donald Saff, American (1937 - ) - Alpine Goat, Year: 1978, Medium: Etching with Hand coloring, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 38/50, Image Size: 24 x 18.5 inches, Size: ...
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1970s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Etching

After Picasso, Surrealist Etching by Dimitri Petrov
Located in Long Island City, NY
Dimitri Petrov, American (1919 - 1986) - After Picasso, Year: circa 1980, Medium: Etching with Chine Colle, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 1/25, Image Size: 16 x 24 inch...
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1980s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Flames, Surrealist Lithograph by an Unknown Artist
Located in Long Island City, NY
Unknown Artist - Flames, Year: 1987, Medium: Lithograph, signed illegibly, dated and numbered in pencil, Edition: WP, Size: 25 x 32.5 in. (63.5 x 82.55 cm)
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1980s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Touching, Surrealist Lithograph by Federico Castellón
Located in Long Island City, NY
Federico Castellon, Spanish-American (1914 - 1971) - Touching, Year: circa 1965, Medium: Lithograph on Arches, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 31/100, Image Size: 19.75 x...
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1960s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Joan Miro, Lithograph IV, from Lithographs III, 1977
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Joan Miro (1893–1983), titled Lithograph IV, from the album Joan Miro Lithographs, Volume III 1964–1969, originates from the 1977 edition published by Ma...
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1970s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Look Not Upon Me..., Surrealist Etching with Gold Dust by Salvador Dali
Located in Long Island City, NY
Salvador Dali, Spanish (1904 - 1989) - Look Not Upon Me..., Portfolio: The Song of Songs of King Solomon, Year: 1972, Medium: Color Etching with Gold Dust on Arches Paper, signed ...
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1970s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Gold Leaf

Untitled Gargoyle
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Artists proof printed on 100% cotton rag monochromatic Panoramic
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Early 2000s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Lithograph

Spanish signed limited edition original art print engraving 21x15 in. n26
Located in Miami, FL
Andrés Barajas (Spain, 1941) 'Untitled from Portfolio "Los Deseos"', ca.1990-1999 mixed media on paper 20.9 x 15 in. (53 x 38 cm.) Edition of 200 ID: BAR1017-026-200 Hand-signed by a...
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20th Century Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Paper, Engraving, Screen

Spanish signed limited edition original art print engraving 15x21 in. n15
Located in Miami, FL
Andrés Barajas (Spain, 1941) 'Homenaje a Goya II', ca.1990-1999 engraving on paper 15 x 20.9 in. (38 x 53 cm.) Edition of 225 ID: BAR1017-015-225 Hand-s...
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20th Century Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Paper, Engraving, Screen

Man Ray - Alphabet Pour Adultes, Silkscreen lithograph, Hand Signed/N, Framed
Located in New York, NY
Man Ray Alphabet Pour Adultes (Alphabet For Adults), 1970 Silkscreen in colors and lithograph on paper mounted on wood veneer mounted on card stock. Hand Signed. Numbered. Dated. Ha...
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1970s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Mixed Media, Pencil, Lithograph, Screen

Art Deco Pastel Colors, Modern Still Life, Ordinary Objects Display, Purple
Located in Barcelona, ES
"Sexy Miami Futuristic Cocktail Lounge" is a series of photographs by Ryan Rivadeneyra inspired by the Art Deco colors of Miami that show beautiful objects ...
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2010s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Photographic Paper, C Print

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

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Lithograph

Magritte, Composition, Les chants de Maldoror (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on vélin papier pur chiffon paper. Paper Size: 10 x 7.375 inches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the album, Les chants de Maldoror, illustrat...
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1940s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Composition VI - Original Lithograph by Joan Mirò - 1974
Located in Roma, IT
Composition VI is a beautiful color lithograph on paper, realized in 1974 by Joan Miro for the second volume of his catalog ”Mirò Lithographe III. This...
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1970s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

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

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Lithograph

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

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Lithograph

Elijah on Mount Carmel - Etching by Marc Chagall - 1956
Located in Roma, IT
Etching on Montval wove paper, realized by Marc Chagall in 1931-39 and published by Tériade in 1956. Edition of 275+30 out of commerce copies. Not signed nor numbered, as issued. ...
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1950s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Miraculous Docking : Boat and House - Lithograph and Stencil
Located in Paris, IDF
Paul KLEE (after) Miraculous Docking : Boat and House Lithograph and stencil (Jacomet process), on canson paper Printed signature in the plate 50 x 38.2 cm (19.6 x 14.9 in) INFORMA...
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1960s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Watercolor, Lithograph

Le Retour du Fils Prodigue I - Lihtograph by G. De Chirico - 1929
Located in Roma, IT
"Le Retour du Fils Prodigue I" is an original hand-signed and numbered lithograph realized by Giorgio de Chirico in 1929 on vélin filigrané Arches. The artwork is an edition of 100 ...
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1920s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Unknown
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Untitled" is an original color lithograph by acclaimed Iranian artist Mahmoud Farshchian, born 1930. It is hand signed and numbered 20...
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Late 20th Century Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

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

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Lithograph

Les Tranchées
Located in OPOLE, PL
Salvador Dali (1904-1989) - Les Tranchées Etching from 1967. Th edition of 122/145 on Japan paper. Enhanced with watercolor.. Dimensions of work: 38 x 28.5 cm Publisher: Graphik ...
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1960s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Watercolor, Etching

Adam and Eve with God, Surrealist Lithograph by Marcel Marceau
Located in Long Island City, NY
Marcel Marceau, French (1923 - 2007) - Adam and Eve with God, Portfolio: Le Troisieme Oeil (The Third Eye), Year: 1981, Medium: Lithograph on Arches Paper, signed and numbered in ...
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1980s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Agar, Servant of Sarah - Héliogravure by Marc Chagall - 1960
Located in Roma, IT
Héliogravure on brown-toned paper, so signature. On bot sheets, recto and verso. Edition of 6500 unsigned copies. Printed by Mourlot and published by Tériade, Paris. Ref. Mourlot,...
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1960s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Photogravure

Moses and Aaron Before Pharaoh - Etching by Marc Chagall - 1956
Located in Roma, IT
Etching on Montval wove paper, realized by Marc Chagall in 1931-39 and published by Tériade in 1956. Belongs to the series "The Bible". Edition of 275+30 out of commerce copies. N...
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1950s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Joan Miro, The Two Friends, from Derriere le miroir, 1965
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Joan Miro (1893–1983), titled Les Deux Amis (The Two Friends), from the folio Derriere le miroir, No. 151–152, originates from the 1965 edition published...
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1960s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Wealth Health Fame and Love
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Wealth Health Fame and Love MEDIUM: Lithograph on Japon Paper SIGNED: Hand Signed PUBLISHER: Levine & Levine for Collectors Guild/Center Art EDITIO...
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1970s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Joan Miro, Lithograph V, from Lithographs III, 1977
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Joan Miro (1893–1983), titled Lithograph V, from the album Joan Miro Lithographs, Volume III 1964–1969, originates from the 1977 edition published by Mae...
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1970s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Abstract Composition (Color), Surrealist Etching by Frantisek Kupka
Located in Long Island City, NY
Frantisek Kupka, Czech (1871 - 1957) - Abstract Composition (Color). Year: 1913, Medium: Color Etching on Richard de Bas, stamp signed and signed in the plate, Image Size: 6 x 13.5 i...
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1910s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Joan Miro, Lithograph I, from Lithographs IV, 1981
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Joan Miro (1893–1983), titled Lithograph I, from the album Joan Miro Lithographs, Volume IV 1969–1972, originates from the 1981 edition published by Maeg...
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1980s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Max Ernst, A Song of Love, from XXe Siecle, 1958
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Max Ernst (1891–1976), titled Un chant damour (A Song of Love), from the album XXe Siecle, Nouvelle serie, No. 11 (double), Noel 1958, originates from the 1958 edition published by Societe Internationale dArt XXe Siecle, Paris, under the direction of Gualtieri di San Lazzaro, editeur, Paris, and printed by Mourlot Freres, Paris, 1958. This work reflects Ernsts mature Surrealist language, merging dream, myth, and poetic abstraction into a visionary composition. Executed as a lithograph on velin paper, this work measures 12.5 x 9.75 inches. Unsigned and unnumbered as issued. The edition exemplifies the superb craftsmanship of Mourlot Freres, Paris Artwork Details: Artist: Max Ernst (1891–1976) Title: Un chant damour (A Song of Love) Medium: Lithograph on velin paper Dimensions: 12.5 x 9.75 inches (31.75 x 24.77 cm) Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered as issued Date: 1958 Publisher: Societe Internationale dArt XXe Siecle, Paris, under the direction of Gualtieri di San Lazzaro, editeur, Paris Printer: Mourlot Freres, Paris Catalogue Raisonne Reference: Ernst, Max, et al. Max Ernst: Graphische Welten: Die Sammlung Schneppenheim. DuMont, 2003, illustration 71C Condition: Well preserved, consistent with age and medium Provenance: From the album XXe Siecle, Nouvelle serie, No. 11 (double), Noel 1958, published by Societe Internationale dArt XXe Siecle, Paris; printed by Mourlot Freres, Paris, 1958 About the Publication: Gualtieri di San Lazzaros XXe Siecle (Twentieth Century) was one of the most influential art journals of the modern era, founded in Paris in 1938 as a platform for the greatest painters, sculptors, and writers of the 20th century. San Lazzaro, a visionary editor, critic, and champion of modernism, believed that art and literature should coexist as expressions of a shared human imagination. Under his direction, XXe Siecle became a cultural bridge between Europe and the wider world, publishing special issues devoted to leading figures such as Picasso, Matisse, Chagall, Braque, Calder, Miro, Kandinsky, and Leger. Each edition combined essays by renowned critics and poets with original lithographs and woodcuts printed by the foremost ateliers of Paris, Milan, and New York, including Mourlot, Curwen, and Amilcare Pizzi, creating a uniquely rich dialogue between text and image. The 1960 issue, XXe Siecle, Nouvelle serie, No. 14, showcased Daphnis et Chloe, one of Chagalls most celebrated lithographic subjects, coinciding with his work on the monumental suite of lithographs inspired by the same pastoral tale, published by Teriade. Through this publication, San Lazzaro further cemented Chagalls reputation as the modern poet of color and love, uniting myth, nature, and emotion in visual form. Today, XXe Siecle remains an essential record of 20th century modernism, celebrated for its seamless integration of fine art, literature, and design. About the Artist: Max Ernst (1891–1976) was a German-French painter, sculptor, printmaker, and poet whose groundbreaking imagination and experimental techniques made him one of the most revolutionary figures of 20th century art. A founding member of both Dada and Surrealism, Ernst dismantled traditional notions of art through chance, dream imagery, and psychological exploration, transforming painting, sculpture, and collage into instruments of the unconscious mind. Born in Bruhl, Germany, he studied philosophy and psychology at the University of Bonn before rejecting academic convention to pursue art, inspired by the Symbolists, Cubists, and the early abstractions of Pablo Picasso and Wassily Kandinsky. His traumatic experience serving in World War I left him disillusioned with logic and order, propelling him toward the Dada movement in Cologne in 1919, where he began creating his seminal collages that fused scientific diagrams and Victorian engravings into surreal dreamscapes. By 1922, Ernst had moved to Paris and joined a circle of avant garde luminaries that included Picasso, Alexander Calder, Alberto Giacometti, Salvador Dali, Joan Miro, Marcel Duchamp, Man Ray, and Andre Breton, each of whom shared his fascination with the irrational and the unseen. Ernsts invention of frottage (rubbing) and grattage (scraping) revolutionized modern painting, revealing textures and hidden images beneath the surface and allowing chance to become an active participant in creation. His visionary paintings such as The Elephant Celebes (1921), Two Children Are Threatened by a Nightingale (1924), and Europe After the Rain II (1940–42) blend myth, science, and dream into vast symbolic landscapes that remain among the defining masterpieces of Surrealism. A restless innovator, Ernst expanded into sculpture, crafting enigmatic totemic forms such as Capricorne (1948–1963) that bridged organic abstraction and surreal fantasy, echoing the fluid equilibrium of Calders mobiles and the conceptual wit of Duchamp. Fleeing Nazi occupied France during World War II, Ernst emigrated to the United States with the support of Peggy Guggenheim, whom he later married, influencing the emerging Abstract Expressionists among them Jackson Pollock, Robert Motherwell, and Willem de Kooning through his fusion of automatism, texture, and mythic narrative. Returning to Europe after the war, he continued to refine his poetic, alchemical approach to painting, blending chaos and order into cosmic landscapes that inspired later artists such as Anselm Kiefer, Robert Rauschenberg, Cy Twombly, and Kiki Smith. His work, housed in major museums including MoMA, the Tate, and the Centre Pompidou, stands as a testament to his belief that art could bridge the conscious and unconscious, the rational and the fantastic. Standing alongside Pablo Picasso, Alexander Calder, Alberto Giacometti, Salvador Dali, Joan Miro, Wassily Kandinsky, Marcel Duchamp, and Man Ray, Max Ernst remains a cornerstone of modern art an artist philosopher whose limitless curiosity reshaped visual language and influenced generations of creators. His highest auction record was achieved by Le roi jouant avec la reine (The King Playing with the Queen) (1944), which sold for approximately 24.4 million USD at Christies, New York, in November 2022, reaffirming Max Ernsts enduring legacy as one of the most visionary, provocative, and collectible masters of 20th century modernism. Max Ernst XXe Siecle 1958, Max Ernst lithograph...
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1950s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Feeding the Blue Bird - Original lithograph, Signed
Located in Paris, IDF
Jules Perahim (1914-2008) Feeding the Blue Bird, 1974 Original lithograph Signed in pencil by the artist Numbered / 199 On Arches vellum 56 x 38 cm (c. 22 x 15 inches) INFORMATION ...
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1970s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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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 Prints and Multiples

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Metal

Composition avec cheval en movement, original engraving
Located in Belgrade, MT
Roderick Fletcher Mead (American, 1900-1972) was an important painter and printmaker, best known for his surrealist landscapes and figural compositions reminiscent of Pablo Picasso a...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Engraving

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 Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Solomon s Vision - Etching by Marc Chagall - 1956
Located in Roma, IT
Etching on Montval wove paper, realized by Marc Chagall in 1931-39 and published by Tériade in 1956. Edition of 275+30 out of commerce copies. Not signed nor numbered, as issued. ...
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1950s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Etching

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