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Good With Stake
By Linda Ridd Herzog
Located in Napa, CA
Largely self-taught, Linda Ridd Herzog’s paintings boast unbelievably detailed animals and objects
Category
2010s Surrealist Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
If I had a Hammer
By Linda Ridd Herzog
Located in Napa, CA
Largely self-taught, Linda Ridd Herzog’s paintings boast unbelievably detailed animals and objects
Category
2010s Surrealist Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Top Down Kind of Day
By Linda Ridd Herzog
Located in Napa, CA
Largely self-taught, Linda Ridd Herzog’s paintings boast unbelievably detailed animals and objects
Category
2010s Surrealist Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Holy Mackerel
By Linda Ridd Herzog
Located in Napa, CA
Largely self-taught, Linda Ridd Herzog’s paintings boast unbelievably detailed animals and objects
Category
2010s Surrealist Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Ed
s Uplifting Adventure
By Linda Ridd Herzog
Located in Napa, CA
detailed animals and objects in fantastical, surreal scenes. Growing up in Utah, Herzog found herself so
Category
2010s Surrealist Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Jacks and Jacks
By Linda Ridd Herzog
Located in Napa, CA
detailed animals and objects in fantastical, surreal scenes. Growing up in Utah, Herzog found herself so
Category
2010s Surrealist Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Frog
By Linda Ridd Herzog
Located in Napa, CA
detailed animals and objects in fantastical, surreal scenes. Growing up in Utah, Herzog found herself so
Category
2010s Surrealist Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Horse and Bell
By Linda Ridd Herzog
Located in Napa, CA
detailed animals and objects in fantastical, surreal scenes. Growing up in Utah, Herzog found herself so
Category
2010s Surrealist Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Pony Up
By Linda Ridd Herzog
Located in Napa, CA
detailed animals and objects in fantastical, surreal scenes. Growing up in Utah, Herzog found herself so
Category
2010s Surrealist Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Raccoon Moon
By Linda Ridd Herzog
Located in Napa, CA
detailed animals and objects in fantastical, surreal scenes. Growing up in Utah, Herzog found herself so
Category
2010s Surrealist Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Little Wizard
By Linda Ridd Herzog
Located in Napa, CA
unbelievably detailed animals and objects in fantastical, surreal scenes. Growing up in Utah, Herzog found
Category
2010s Surrealist Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Putting on the Ritz
By Linda Ridd Herzog
Located in Napa, CA
detailed animals and objects in fantastical, surreal scenes. Growing up in Utah, Herzog found herself so
Category
2010s Surrealist Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mind Over Matter
By Linda Ridd Herzog
Located in Napa, CA
detailed animals and objects in fantastical, surreal scenes. Growing up in Utah, Herzog found herself so
Category
2010s Surrealist Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Iron Saw Iron
By Linda Ridd Herzog
Located in Napa, CA
detailed animals and objects in fantastical, surreal scenes. Growing up in Utah, Herzog found herself so
Category
2010s Surrealist Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Study for Old House. Texas
By Ancel Nunn
Located in San Antonio, TX
, many of his later works possess somewhat surreal elements. Using common objects such as chairs, doors
Category
1970s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
"A Warm Summer
s Night" Texas
By Ancel Nunn
Located in San Antonio, TX
regionalist images, many of his later works possess somewhat surreal elements. Using common objects such as
Category
1980s Impressionist Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Figure of a Boy Walking, Ancel Nunn, Egg Tempera Realism
By Ancel Nunn
Located in New York, NY
and reflected regionalist images, many of his later works possess somewhat surreal elements. Using
Category
1970s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Egg Tempera, Board
Marshmallow Fellow
By Linda Ridd Herzog
Located in Napa, CA
Largely self-taught, Linda Ridd Herzog’s paintings boast unbelievably detailed animals and objects
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Lemon Drop
By Linda Ridd Herzog
Located in Napa, CA
Largely self-taught, Linda Ridd Herzog’s paintings boast unbelievably detailed animals and objects
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Bee On Top
By Linda Ridd Herzog
Located in Napa, CA
Largely self-taught, Linda Ridd Herzog’s paintings boast unbelievably detailed animals and objects
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Apollo
s Lyre
By Linda Ridd Herzog
Located in Napa, CA
Largely self-taught, Linda Ridd Herzog’s paintings boast unbelievably detailed animals and objects
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Olive Up
By Linda Ridd Herzog
Located in Napa, CA
Largely self-taught, Linda Ridd Herzog’s paintings boast unbelievably detailed animals and objects
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Cabernet with Stake
By Linda Ridd Herzog
Located in Napa, CA
Largely self-taught, Linda Ridd Herzog’s paintings boast unbelievably detailed animals and objects
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
White Or Red
By Linda Ridd Herzog
Located in Napa, CA
Largely self-taught, Linda Ridd Herzog’s paintings boast unbelievably detailed animals and objects
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
One Lump or Two
By Linda Ridd Herzog
Located in Napa, CA
Largely self-taught, Linda Ridd Herzog’s paintings boast unbelievably detailed animals and objects
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Candle and Kisses
By Linda Ridd Herzog
Located in Napa, CA
Largely self-taught, Linda Ridd Herzog’s paintings boast unbelievably detailed animals and objects
Category
2010s Surrealist Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Porcelain and Pearls
By Linda Ridd Herzog
Located in Napa, CA
Largely self-taught, Linda Ridd Herzog’s paintings boast unbelievably detailed animals and objects
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Squirrel Monkey and Allen
By Linda Ridd Herzog
Located in Napa, CA
Largely self-taught, Linda Ridd Herzog’s paintings boast unbelievably detailed animals and objects
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Cabernet With Stake
By Linda Ridd Herzog
Located in Napa, CA
Largely self-taught, Linda Ridd Herzog’s paintings boast unbelievably detailed animals and objects
Category
2010s Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Bee Balanced
By Linda Ridd Herzog
Located in Napa, CA
Largely self-taught, Linda Ridd Herzog’s paintings boast unbelievably detailed animals and objects
Category
2010s Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Time Flying By
By Linda Ridd Herzog
Located in Napa, CA
Largely self-taught, Linda Ridd Herzog’s paintings boast unbelievably detailed animals and objects
Category
2010s Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Quail Rider
By Linda Ridd Herzog
Located in Napa, CA
Largely self-taught, Linda Ridd Herzog’s paintings boast unbelievably detailed animals and objects
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Joy on Top
By Linda Ridd Herzog
Located in Napa, CA
Largely self-taught, Linda Ridd Herzog’s paintings boast unbelievably detailed animals and objects
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Trompe L
oeil Airbrush Painting on Canvas Duck Decoy Fishing Lure James Carter
By James Carter
Located in Surfside, FL
objects – teacups, whales, and blue skies, for example – which often sit uncomfortably within his
Category
20th Century Photorealist Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Tremella Sculpture by HS Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Tremella sculpture by HS Studio
Surreal Real collection
Dimensions: 35x 27x 12cm
Materials
Category
2010s British Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Tremella Sculpture by HS Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Tremella sculpture by HS Studio
Surreal Real collection
Dimensions: 35x 27x 12cm
Materials
Category
2010s British Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Tremella Sculpture by HS Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Tremella sculpture by HS Studio
Surreal Real collection
Dimensions: 35 x 27 x 12cm
Materials
Category
2010s British Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Morphic Arc Vase Pink by HS Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
is used, allowing the viewer to remove themselves from reality and instead be surrounded by surreal
Category
2010s British Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Grow Vase by HS Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
is used, allowing the viewer to remove themselves from reality and instead be surrounded by surreal
Category
2010s British Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Scholar Stone Arched Lingbi Rock on Display Stand
Located in Atlanta, GA
nature to create the sublime and the surreal objects. Its formation is a reminiscent of certain exotic
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Scholar s Objects
Materials
Limestone
Fornasetti Wooden Box Città di Carte Surreal Landscape Hand Colored Wood
By Fornasetti
Located in MILANO, IT
smooth lacquer.
The decoration depicts a surreal landscape imagined by Piero Fornasetti in the 1950s.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
$1,068
H 2.37 in W 8.27 in D 11.42 in
1970s Psychedelic Ceramic Head with Surreal Eyes Sculpture
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Mind blowing, surrealist head sculpture covered in eyes, circa 1970s. Sculpture measures 17.5" by 7" by 9" and is illegibly signed. In very good vintage condition.
Category
Vintage 1970s American Busts
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Surreal Scandinavian Candleholders by Aksel Hansen, 1950s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A set of 1950s sculptural surrealist candleholders in hand-painted re-cycled oak beams. Uniquely made by the Danish artist, sculptor, ceramist and poet Aksel Hansen (1896-1968). His ...
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks
Materials
Oak, Paint
Architectural Surreal Ceramic Tower Sculpture 2 by Dutch Arie Bouter 1995
Located in London, GB
Tower build in red baking clay by Dutch artist Arie Bouter, Gouda 1995 (B. 1942) is based on medieval European architecture and has a strong resemblance with Mont St. Michel in Franc...
Category
1990s Dutch Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
$1,700
H 19.3 in W 11.82 in D 3.55 in
Modern Italian Murano Glass Vase Turquoise Colored with Surreal Impressional
Located in Salzburg, AT
Modern Italian Murano glass vase turquoise colored with surreal impression.
The wavy shaped
Category
1990s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
$3,800
H 14.97 in W 14.57 in D 12.6 in
Pair of Huge Murano Glass Vases White-Iridescent Colored with Surreal Impression
Located in Salzburg, AT
A pair of modern Italian Murano glass vases white-irisdecent colored with surreal impression.
The
Category
1990s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass, Opaline Glass
$4,845
H 16.54 in Dm 9.06 in
Non Sequitor (sphere represents a reflection of the past and a vision of future)
By Guntars Sietins
Located in New Orleans, LA
surrealism to create a very distinct aesthetic. Sietins transforms reality into a world of surreal objects
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Still-life Prints
Materials
Mezzotint
Surrealist Scarf Designed by Salvador Dali. 1950
s.
By Salvador Dalí
Located in University City, MO
Arcimboldo's Renaissance portraits where heads were composed of various surreal objects?
An incredible rarity
Category
1950s American Scarves
Piero Fornasetti Milano Porcelain Jewelry Pin Dish Vide Poche Gold Pattern
By Piero Fornasetti, Fornasetti
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
distinctive and imaginative approach to art and design, often incorporating whimsical and surreal elements
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
$273
H 0.71 in W 7.25 in D 3.19 in
Two Handkerchiefs on the Grass (surreal image related to Whitman poem about God)
By K.B. (Kyu-Baik ) Hwang
Located in New Orleans, LA
lighting and colors at once vivid and subdued, Hwang depicts familiar objects in surreal settings: chairs
Category
1970s Modern Landscape Prints
Materials
Mezzotint
Fornasetti Milano Set of 4 Porcelain Plates Archimboldesca Series Vegetable Head
By Fornasetti, Piero Fornasetti
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
showcases a different portrait composed of meticulously arranged objects, creating a captivating and surreal
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
$3,705
H 0.91 in Dm 9.18 in
Cadeau
By Man Ray
Located in New York, NY
the Dada movement, the piece was so popular - such a brilliant example of the surreal, useless object
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Cadeau
By Man Ray
Located in New York, NY
the Dada movement, the piece was so popular - such a brilliant example of the surreal, useless object
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Cadeau
By Man Ray
Located in New York, NY
the Dada movement, the piece was so popular - such a brilliant example of the surreal, useless object
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Cadeau, Man Ray
By Man Ray
Located in New York, NY
the Dada movement, the piece was so popular - such a brilliant example of the surreal, useless object
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Cadeau, Man Ray
By Man Ray
Located in New York, NY
the Dada movement, the piece was so popular - such a brilliant example of the surreal, useless object
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Cadeau, Man Ray
By Man Ray
Located in New York, NY
the Dada movement, the piece was so popular - such a brilliant example of the surreal, useless object
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Iron
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