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"Bending Woodman Toy" Ink on Paper, Drawing by Jerry O Day
Located in Pasadena, CA
This minimalist ink drawing by Jerry O’Day presents a stylized articulated figure in mid-motion
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Late 20th Century American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

Fornasetti Porcelain Themes Variation Plate Pattern Number 84
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Downingtown, PA
sun, a thief, and a clock, to surreal objects like the exotic figure seen here. As Fornasetti famously
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Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

"The Angel of Music " Modern Surrealist Oil Painting by Luis Alberto Solari
Located in Pasadena, CA
In The Angel of Music, Luis Alberto Solari presents a surreal, symbol-laden tableau where
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1970s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

ABSTRACT ADVENTURE
By Daria Kusto
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Original painting by Daria Kusto. acrylic on canvas. The magic flow reality... A smiling figure and
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2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Original Painting on Canvas by Serg Graff, "Alen Inside the Suit ", Cosmic Art
Located in Palm Coast, FL
“Alien Inside the Suit” (No. 257, 2025). This one-of-a-kind piece merges humor, color, and surreal
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

"Detriment of Romance" - Contemporary Romantic Expressionist Figurative Artwork
Located in Carmel, CA
explores themes of love, blindness, and consequence through surreal symbolism. A winged figure descends
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2010s Romantic Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars

Untitled, Figurative, Acrylic on Canvas by Contemporary Indian Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
toward a surreal, loosely sketched blue figure that seems to emerge from the background. The surroundings
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2010s Contemporary More Art

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

Music School oil on canvas painting
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
environments, blending figuration with a surreal sense of humor. ABOUT THE ARTIST María Paulina Díez MacGrove
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Early 2000s Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

“The Masks We Marry” Outdoor/Indoor Figurative Collage Sculptures
Located in Brooklyn, NY
emblem of sacrifice, stubbornness, and myth—heightens the psychological charge of each figure, offering a
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Textile, Resin, Foam

"Fluorescent Husband". Contemporary Figurative Acrylic Painting on Framed Canvas
By Inés Silvalde
Located in FISTERRA, ES
Part of the Influencers de Taberna series, Fluorescent Husband (2020) captures a moment of surreal
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Saint Sebastian - original painting on round canvas Paula Craioveanu
By Paula Craioveanu
Located in Forest Hills, NY
image a dynamic and surreal quality. The figure is androgynous and idealized, with soft, classically
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2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

The circa 1930 painting Riviera Calls You is a stunning and evocative example of
Located in PARIS, FR
imaginative and surreal depiction of a mermaid figure, her body emerging gracefully from the deep blue waves
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1930s Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Oasis
Located in Zofingen, AG
Oasis explores the tension between desire and distance through a surreal desert scene. A figure
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Acrylic

"femme fatal" - 1975 Surrealist Lithograph on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
, surreal, winged figure in the center. The figure looms over a variety of organic forms and one smaller
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1970s Surrealist Figurative Prints

Materials

Ink, Laid Paper, Lithograph

Op Art Figurative Female Nude -- Sanctum of the Blooming Mind
Located in Soquel, CA
(American/German, b. 1972), circa 1992, presents a surreal, almost mythological female figure rendered in
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1990s Post-Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars

Original University Art Museum Berkeley 1969 serigraph vintage poster
By Richard Lindner
Located in Spokane, WA
characteristic use of geometric forms and exaggerated, surreal elements. The central figure, a stylized man in a
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1960s Portrait Prints

Materials

Screen

Contemporary portrait "Full Moon"
Located in Zofingen, AG
This artwork captivates with its blend of cultural and surreal elements. The central figure, a
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Textured Painting on Canvas by Serg Graff "Portrait of Abraham Lincoln", COA
Located in Palm Coast, FL
president into a surreal, expressive figure bursting with color and symbolism. Rendered in an unfiltered
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2010s Folk Art Portrait Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

One Way
Located in Zofingen, AG
This surreal artwork portrays a solitary figure in a dark coat standing on a desert road, evoking
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Acrylic

"Currency #201" Blue Portrait Artwork with French Text on Red Background
By Natasha Lelenco
Located in FISTERRA, ES
“Currency #201” is a circular mixed media portrait on wood featuring a surreal blue figure against
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2010s Pop Art Portrait Paintings

Materials

Wood, Spray Paint, Acrylic

Double Portrait with Sticks, Contemporary Oil on Wood Panel, 2010-
By Judith Berry
Located in Montreal, Quebec
abstraction and figuration. Her surreal symbolic language that is emerging now is poetic and evocative, an
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Wood Panel, Oil

Red Wave
By Judith Berry
Located in Montreal, Quebec
abstraction and figuration. Her surreal symbolic language that is emerging now is poetic and evocative, an
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Fissure Oil Painting on Wood Panel, Contemporary, 2010+, Unframed
By Judith Berry
Located in Montreal, Quebec
abstraction and figuration. Her surreal symbolic language that is emerging now is poetic and evocative, an
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Wood Panel, Oil

Finding a Way Forward, Contemporary Oil Painting on Wood Panel, 2010+
By Judith Berry
Located in Montreal, Quebec
abstraction and figuration. Her surreal symbolic language that is emerging now is poetic and evocative, an
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Wood Panel, Oil

Double Portrait with Blocks, Contemporary Oil on Canvas, 2010-
By Judith Berry
Located in Montreal, Quebec
abstraction and figuration. Her surreal symbolic language that is emerging now is poetic and evocative, an
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Speak, Contemporary Oil Painting on Wood Panel, 2010+, Unframed
By Judith Berry
Located in Montreal, Quebec
abstraction and figuration. Her surreal symbolic language that is emerging now is poetic and evocative, an
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Wood Panel, Oil

Riding Towards Dusk, Contemporary Oil Painting on Canvas, 2010-
By Judith Berry
Located in Montreal, Quebec
abstraction and figuration. Her surreal symbolic language that is emerging now is poetic and evocative, an
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Double Portrait with Sticks, Contemporary Oil on Wood Panel, 2010+
By Judith Berry
Located in Montreal, Quebec
abstraction and figuration. Her surreal symbolic language that is emerging now is poetic and evocative, an
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Wood Panel, Oil

The Weight of My Face, Contemporary Oil Painting on Canvas, 2010-
By Judith Berry
Located in Montreal, Quebec
abstraction and figuration. Her surreal symbolic language that is emerging now is poetic and evocative, an
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Portrait with Horse, Contemporary Oil Painting on Canvas, 2010-
By Judith Berry
Located in Montreal, Quebec
abstraction and figuration. Her surreal symbolic language that is emerging now is poetic and evocative, an
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Four Cones Oil Painting on Wood Panel, Contemporary, 2010-Present
By Judith Berry
Located in Montreal, Quebec
abstraction and figuration. Her surreal symbolic language that is emerging now is poetic and evocative, an
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Wood Panel, Oil

Portrait with Horse and Pumpkin, Contemporary Oil on Wood Panel, 2010+
By Judith Berry
Located in Montreal, Quebec
abstraction and figuration. Her surreal symbolic language that is emerging now is poetic and evocative, an
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Wood Panel, Oil

Looking Backward Oil Painting on Wood Panel, Contemporary, 2010+
By Judith Berry
Located in Montreal, Quebec
abstraction and figuration. Her surreal symbolic language that is emerging now is poetic and evocative, an
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Wood Panel, Oil

Two Heads with Ladder, Contemporary Oil on Wood Panel, 2010-
By Judith Berry
Located in Montreal, Quebec
abstraction and figuration. Her surreal symbolic language that is emerging now is poetic and evocative, an
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Wood Panel, Oil

Broken Mirror Oil Painting on Wood Panel, Contemporary, 2010-
By Judith Berry
Located in Montreal, Quebec
abstraction and figuration. Her surreal symbolic language that is emerging now is poetic and evocative, an
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Wood Panel, Oil

Tree Heads and Coloured Wall, Contemporary Oil on Wood Panel, 2010+
By Judith Berry
Located in Montreal, Quebec
abstraction and figuration. Her surreal symbolic language that is emerging now is poetic and evocative, an
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Wood Panel, Oil

Collapsing Wall and Sticks, Contemporary Oil on Wood Panel, 2010+
By Judith Berry
Located in Montreal, Quebec
abstraction and figuration. Her surreal symbolic language that is emerging now is poetic and evocative, an
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Wood Panel, Oil

Wooden Horse Head Painting, Contemporary Oil on Wood Panel, 2010+
By Judith Berry
Located in Montreal, Quebec
abstraction and figuration. Her surreal symbolic language that is emerging now is poetic and evocative, an
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Wood Panel, Oil

Tangled Lines Oil Painting on Wood Panel, Contemporary, 2010-Now
By Judith Berry
Located in Montreal, Quebec
abstraction and figuration. Her surreal symbolic language that is emerging now is poetic and evocative, an
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Wood Panel, Oil

Horse Head with Black and White Mask, Contemporary Oil on Wood
By Judith Berry
Located in Montreal, Quebec
abstraction and figuration. Her surreal symbolic language that is emerging now is poetic and evocative, an
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Wood Panel, Oil

Portrait with Two Small Waves, Contemporary Oil on Wood Panel, 2010+
By Judith Berry
Located in Montreal, Quebec
abstraction and figuration. Her surreal symbolic language that is emerging now is poetic and evocative, an
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Wood Panel, Oil

Towards the Storm, Contemporary Oil Painting on Wood Panel, 2010+
By Judith Berry
Located in Montreal, Quebec
abstraction and figuration. Her surreal symbolic language that is emerging now is poetic and evocative, an
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Wood Panel, Oil

Sideways Head with Landscape, Contemporary Oil on Wood Panel, 2010+
By Judith Berry
Located in Montreal, Quebec
abstraction and figuration. Her surreal symbolic language that is emerging now is poetic and evocative, an
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Wood Panel, Oil

Portrait with Two Small Waves, Contemporary Oil on Wood Panel, 2010+
By Judith Berry
Located in Montreal, Quebec
abstraction and figuration. Her surreal symbolic language that is emerging now is poetic and evocative, an
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Wood Panel, Oil

Head with Dominoes, Contemporary Oil on Wood Panel, 2010s, Unframed
By Judith Berry
Located in Montreal, Quebec
abstraction and figuration. Her surreal symbolic language that is emerging now is poetic and evocative, an
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Wood Panel, Oil

PASSION #1 - Nude Male painting Paula Craioveanu oil on canvas
By Paula Craioveanu
Located in Forest Hills, NY
rendering of the background figure creates an ethereal quality, further emphasizing the surreal narrative
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2010s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Restful Fairy" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
surreal nude figure with butterfly wings
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2010s Surrealist Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

"Solace Fairy" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
surreal nude figure with butterfly wings
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2010s Surrealist Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Lost Mountains in the Great Basin with Desert Flora - Mohane, California, 1856
Located in Langweer, NL
foreground, spindly Joshua trees rise like sentinels, their unique forms contributing to the surreal and arid
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Antique 1850s Prints

Materials

Paper

Original poster by Joan Miro for the 75th anniversary of Futbol Club Barcelona
By Joan Miró
Located in PARIS, FR
and surreal organic forms. The black figure in the upper portion, featuring a large, exaggerated eye
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1970s Prints and Multiples

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

Le Peintre a la Veste Rouge (The Painter in a Red Vest)
By Marc Chagall
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
evident in the surreal elements that surround the figure, hinting at the artist's boundless imagination
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Archival Paper, Lithograph

A plate of fish, Painting, Oil on Paper
By Federico Cortese
Located in Yardley, PA
A surreal interior view. A male figure looks out of a window. Inside the room, a table with un
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2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Bella Leaf, Original Painting
By Diana Rosa
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist CommentsBotanical and organic forms surround a blindfolded figure, creating a
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

a river runs thru me, Painting, Acrylic on Other
Located in Yardley, PA
a surreal image of a figure depicted as a map :: Painting :: Contemporary :: This piece comes with
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Original painting on board, Portrait of Benjamin Franklin signed Serg Graff, COA
Located in Palm Coast, FL
modern, with a playful and somewhat surreal interpretation of the historical figure. Benjamin Franklin
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Interior Jungle - Original Unique Artwork
Located in London, GB
x 36 cm A figure surreal looking figure seemingly without a face sits on a red and white patterned
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2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Homage to Matisse, Magritte, and Ernst - Painting by David Euler - 2022
Located in Roma, IT
become surreal. A reclining figure is embedded in a stone-like background and layered on it are golden
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

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Questions About Surreal Figure
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019

    In figurative Surrealist works, natural forms — humans, animals, objects — are depicted, although they are generally dislocated or mutated.

    1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019

    The two types of Surrealism are abstract and figurative.