Surrealist Art
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
Pizza Delivery To Underground House, Surrealist Drawing by Kevin Varner
Located in Long Island City, NY
Kevin Varner, American (1954 - 2019) - Pizza Delivery To Underground House. Year: 1993, Medium: Color Pencil and Ink on Paper, signed and dated lower left, Size: 21.5 x 36 in. (54.6...
Category
1990s Surrealist Art
Materials
Color Pencil, Ink
Intermission, Color Pencil and Ink on Paper by Kevin Varner
Located in Long Island City, NY
Kevin Varner, American (1954 - 2019) - Intermission. Year: 1991, Medium: Color Pencil and Ink on Paper, signed and dated, titled on verso, Image Size: 12 x 18 inches, Size: 18 x 23....
Category
1990s Surrealist Art
Materials
Color Pencil, Ink
Brand X Toxic Waste on Easter Island, Drawing by Kevin Varner
Located in Long Island City, NY
Kevin Varner, American (1954 - 2019) - Brand X Toxic Waste on Easter Island. Year: 1988, Medium: Color Pencil and Ink on Paper, signed and dated, titled on verso, Image Size: 12 x 1...
Category
1980s Surrealist Art
Materials
Color Pencil, Ink
The Inverse-Parallel Cornucopia-Arachibutyrophobia Syndrome, by Kevin Varner
Located in Long Island City, NY
Kevin Varner, American (1954 - 2019) - The Inverse-Parallel Cornucopia-Arachibutyrophobia Syndrome. Year: 1990, Medium: Color Pencil and Ink on Paper, signed and dated, titled on ve...
Category
1990s Surrealist Art
Materials
Color Pencil, Ink
Primordial Pie, Color Pencil and Ink on Paper by Kevin Varner
Located in Long Island City, NY
Kevin Varner, American (1954 - 2019) - Primordial Pie. Year: 1994, Medium: Color Pencil and Ink on Paper, signed and dated lower left, Size: 27 x 21 in. (68.58 x 53.34 cm)
Category
1990s Surrealist Art
Materials
Color Pencil, Ink
Influence of Pyramid Energy on Giant Bacteria, Drawing by Kevin Varner
Located in Long Island City, NY
Kevin Varner, American (1954 - 2019) - Influence of Pyramid Energy on Giant Bacteria. Year: 1991, Medium: Color Pencil and Ink on Paper, signed and dated lower left, Size: 24 x 18 i...
Category
1990s Surrealist Art
Materials
Ink, Color Pencil
Magic Mud Monolith Ceremony, Color Pencil and Ink on Paper by Kevin Varner
Located in Long Island City, NY
Kevin Varner, American (1954 - 2019) - Magic Mud Monolith Ceremony. Year: 1993, Medium: Color Pencil and Ink on Paper, signed and dated, titled on verso, Image Size: 10.5 x 21 inche...
Category
1990s Surrealist Art
Materials
Ink, Color Pencil
Mr. Space Head Lands in The Woods, Color Pencil and Ink on Paper by Kevin Varner
Located in Long Island City, NY
Kevin Varner, American (1954 - 2019) - Mr. Space Head Lands in The Woods. Year: 1987, Medium: Color Pencil and Ink on Paper, signed and dated, titled on verso, Size: 22.25 x 18 in. ...
Category
1980s Surrealist Art
Materials
Ink, Color Pencil
The Royo-Rooter Cake, Color Pencil and Ink on Paper by Kevin Varner
Located in Long Island City, NY
Kevin Varner, American (1954 - 2019) - The Royo-Rooter Cake. Year: 1994, Medium: Color Pencil and Ink on Paper, signed and dated lower left, Size: 28.5 x 21.75 in. (72.39 x 55.25 cm)
Category
1990s Surrealist Art
Materials
Color Pencil, Ink
Petrified Sludge Supercollider, Color Pencil and Ink on Paper by Kevin Varner
Located in Long Island City, NY
Kevin Varner, American (1954 - 2019) - Petrified Sludge Supercollider. Year: 1989, Medium: Color Pencil and Ink on Paper, signed and dated, titled on verso, Image Size: 12 x 18 inch...
Category
1980s Surrealist Art
Materials
Ink, Color Pencil
Chain Letters with Elvis Stamps, Color Pencil and Ink on Paper by Kevin Varner
Located in Long Island City, NY
Kevin Varner, American (1954 - 2019) - Chain Letters with Elvis Stamps. Year: 1993, Medium: Color Pencil and Ink on Paper, signed and dated lower left, Size: 28 x 28 in. (71.12 x 71...
Category
1990s Surrealist Art
Materials
Ink, Color Pencil
Nude Guitar Player, Oil on Canvas by Branko Bahunek
Located in Long Island City, NY
Branko Bahunek, Croatian (1935 - ) - Nude Guitar Player. Year: 1986, Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed and dated, Size: 21.5 x 18 in. (54.61 x 45.72 cm), Frame Size: 26 x 22 inches
Category
1980s Surrealist Art
Materials
Oil
woman's paradise oil on canvas painting surrealist
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Felix Ferreras - Woman's Paradise - Oil on canvas
Oil measurements 81x81 cm.
Frameless.
Félix Ferreras is a visual artist with numerous national and international awards and distinc...
Category
1990s Surrealist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Inter Filios Dei Affuit Etiam Satan - Lithograph - 1964
Located in Roma, IT
Holy Bible - Inter Filios Dei Affuit Etiam Satan is Color lithograph on heavy rag paper realized in 1964. It is part of Biblia Sacra vulgatæ edition is published by Rizzoli-Mediolan...
Category
1960s Surrealist Art
Materials
Lithograph
Dalinean Prophecy
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali
TITLE: Dalinean Prophecy
MEDIUM: Etching
SIGNED: Hand Signed
EDITION NUMBER: I 135/250
MEASUREMENTS: 30.25" x 30.25"
YEAR: 1975
FRAMED: No
CONDITION: ...
Category
1970s Surrealist Art
Materials
Etching
Salvador Dalí, Composition (Michler/Löpsinger 1600; Field 69-3), Biblia Sacra
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph in colors on Fabriano hand-made, rag, cream laid paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Catalogue Raisonne Reference: Michler/Löpsinger 1600; Field 69-3....
Category
1960s Surrealist Art
Materials
Lithograph
Changement (~47% OFF LIST PRICE, Oil Painting, Symbolist)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Stella Jae
Changement
2024
Oil on Canvas
Size: 26.06 x 31.04 inches (60 x 80cm)
Signed by hand
COA provided
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Category
2010s Surrealist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Dancing Love" contemporary ethereal nude figures in green and blue water
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Dancing Love" is a contemporary painting of ethereal nude figures in green and blue water. Astone brought professional dancers into her studio and let them improvise as she painted ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Ernst, Composition (Monod 2619; Spies/Leppien A19/C), Dent Prompte (after)
By Max Ernst
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin d’Arches paper. Inscription: unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Dent Prompte, Dix poèmes inédits illustrés par Max Ernst, ...
Category
1960s Surrealist Art
Materials
Lithograph
Ernst, Composition (Monod 2619; Spies/Leppien A19/C), Dent Prompte (after)
By Max Ernst
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin d’Arches paper. Inscription: unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Dent Prompte, Dix poèmes inédits illustrés par Max Ernst, ...
Category
1960s Surrealist Art
Materials
Lithograph
Trilogy of Love Love's Promise
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali
TITLE: Trilogy of Love Love's Promise
MEDIUM: Lithograph
SIGNED: Hand Signed by Salvador Dali
PUBLISHER: Levine & Levine New York
MEASUREMENTS: 2130" x13"
...
Category
1970s Surrealist Art
Materials
Lithograph
“JUST A PERFECT DAY” 2024 Colorful Whimsical Surrealist Painting - Female Artist
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
"JUST A PERFECT DAY" is a wonderful, whimsical, surrealist mixed media painting.
Acrylic, Sakura Markers & Pencil on a Birchwood Panel
36 x 36 inches
2024
Artist’s Statement
"My soul serves as the compass that guides me towards pieces that resonate deeply within me." Kate Cohen...
Category
2010s Surrealist Art
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel, Permanent Marker, Pencil
Ernst, Composition (Monod 2619; Spies/Leppien A19/C), Dent Prompte (after)
By Max Ernst
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin d’Arches paper. Inscription: unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Dent Prompte, Dix poèmes inédits illustrés par Max Ernst, ...
Category
1960s Surrealist Art
Materials
Lithograph
Alps no4.-original surrealistic figurative waterscape painting-contemporary art
Located in London, Chelsea
In "Alps No.4," Michael Sole presents a captivating interpretation of the majestic Alps, where the convergence of land and sea gives rise to a breathtaking landscape that defies conv...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Art
Materials
Acrylic, Oil, Canvas
Annunciation of Mary - Lithograph - 1964
Located in Roma, IT
Holy Bible - Annunciation of Mary is a Color lithograph on heavy rag paper realized in 1964 by Salvador Dalì, It is part of Biblia Sacra vulgatæ edition is published by Rizzoli-Medio...
Category
1960s Surrealist Art
Materials
Lithograph
Ernst, Composition (Monod 2619; Spies/Leppien A19/C), Dent Prompte (after)
By Max Ernst
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin d’Arches paper. Inscription: unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Dent Prompte, Dix poèmes inédits illustrés par Max Ernst, ...
Category
1960s Surrealist Art
Materials
Lithograph
La Femme du Gouverneur Gronde sa Fille - From the series “Les Ames Mortes”
By Marc Chagall
Located in Roma, IT
Signed on plate. Edition of 335 prints.
Plate n. 67 from the series : “Les Ames Mortes”. Cat. Matignon n.77 p.59
Image Dimensions : 27.6 x 21.3 cm
This artwork is shipped from Italy...
Category
1920s Surrealist Art
Materials
Etching
Iesus A Satana Tentatur - Lithograph - 1964
Located in Roma, IT
Holy Bible - Iesus A Satrana Tentatur is Color lithograph on heavy rag paper realized in 1964. It is part of Biblia Sacra vulgatæ edition is published by Rizzoli-Mediolani between 1...
Category
1960s Surrealist Art
Materials
Lithograph
The Dance Of Herodias Daughter - Lithograph - 1964
Located in Roma, IT
Holy Bible - The Dance Of Herodias Daughter is Color lithograph on heavy rag paper realized in 1964. It is part of Biblia Sacra vulgatæ edition is published by Rizzoli-Mediolani bet...
Category
1960s Surrealist Art
Materials
Lithograph
Ernst, Composition (Monod 2619; Spies/Leppien A19/C), Dent Prompte (after)
By Max Ernst
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin d’Arches paper. Inscription: unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Dent Prompte, Dix poèmes inédits illustrés par Max Ernst, ...
Category
1960s Surrealist Art
Materials
Lithograph
Ernst, Composition (Monod 2619; Spies/Leppien A19/C), Dent Prompte (after)
By Max Ernst
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin d’Arches paper. Inscription: unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Dent Prompte, Dix poèmes inédits illustrés par Max Ernst, ...
Category
1960s Surrealist Art
Materials
Lithograph
Give Up My Body And Life For The Laws Of Our Fathers - Lithograph - 1964
Located in Roma, IT
Holy Bible - Give Up My Body And Life For The Laws Of Our Fathers is Color lithograph on heavy rag paper realized in 1964. It is part of Biblia Sacra vulgatæ edition is published by ...
Category
1960s Surrealist Art
Materials
Lithograph
Ernst, Composition (Monod 2619; Spies/Leppien A19/C), Dent Prompte (after)
By Max Ernst
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin d’Arches paper. Inscription: unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Dent Prompte, Dix poèmes inédits illustrés par Max Ernst, ...
Category
1960s Surrealist Art
Materials
Lithograph
Leviathan - Lithograph - 1964
Located in Roma, IT
Leviathan is a Color lithograph on heavy rag paper realized in 1964 by Salvador Dalì, It is part of Biblia Sacra vulgatæ edition is published by Rizzoli-Mediolani between 1967 and 19...
Category
1960s Surrealist Art
Materials
Lithograph
Ernst, Composition (Monod 2619; Spies/Leppien A19/C), Dent Prompte (after)
By Max Ernst
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin d’Arches paper. Inscription: unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Dent Prompte, Dix poèmes inédits illustrés par Max Ernst, ...
Category
1960s Surrealist Art
Materials
Lithograph
Ernst, Composition (Monod 2619; Spies/Leppien A19/C), Dent Prompte (after)
By Max Ernst
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin d’Arches paper. Inscription: unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Dent Prompte, Dix poèmes inédits illustrés par Max Ernst, ...
Category
1960s Surrealist Art
Materials
Lithograph
Plange, Virgo, Accinta Sacco - Lithograph - 1964
Located in Roma, IT
Plange, Virgo, Accinta Sacco is a Color lithograph on heavy rag paper realized in 1964, It is part of Biblia Sacra vulgatæ edition is published by Rizzoli-Mediolani between 1967 and ...
Category
1960s Surrealist Art
Materials
Lithograph
Ernst, Composition (Monod 2619; Spies/Leppien A19/C), Dent Prompte (after)
By Max Ernst
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin d’Arches paper. Inscription: unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Dent Prompte, Dix poèmes inédits illustrés par Max Ernst, ...
Category
1960s Surrealist Art
Materials
Lithograph
The Transfiguration - Lithograph - 1964
Located in Roma, IT
Holy Bible - The Transfiguration is Color lithograph on heavy rag paper realized in 1964. It is part of Biblia Sacra vulgatæ edition is published by Rizzoli-Mediolani between 1967 a...
Category
1960s Surrealist Art
Materials
Lithograph
Iesu Nativitas - Lithograph - 1964
Located in Roma, IT
Holy Bible - Iesu Nativitas is a Color lithograph on heavy rag paper realized in 1964 by Salvador Dalì, It is part of Biblia Sacra vulgatæ edition is published by Rizzoli-Mediolani b...
Category
1960s Surrealist Art
Materials
Lithograph
Assuerus Adamavit Esther - Lithograph - 1964
Located in Roma, IT
Holy Bible - Assuerus adamavit Esther is a Color lithograph on heavy rag paper realized in 1964 by Salvador Dalì, It is part of Biblia Sacra vulgatæ edition is published by Rizzoli-M...
Category
1960s Surrealist Art
Materials
Lithograph
Judith Beheads Holfernes - Lithograph - 1964
Located in Roma, IT
Holy Bible - Judith Beheads Holfernes is Color lithograph on heavy rag paper realized in 1964. It is part of Biblia Sacra vulgatæ edition is published...
Category
1960s Surrealist Art
Materials
Lithograph
Dixit Raphael ad Tobiam - Lithograph - 1964
Located in Roma, IT
Holy Bible - is Color lithograph on heavy rag paper realized in 1964. It is part of Biblia Sacra vulgatæ edition is published by Rizzoli-Mediolani between 1967 and 1969.
Signed and ...
Category
1960s Surrealist Art
Materials
Lithograph
Tobias Listens to Raphael - Lithograph - 1964
Located in Roma, IT
Holy Bible - Tobias Listens to Raphael is Color lithograph on heavy rag paper realized in 1964. It is part of Biblia Sacra vulgatæ edition is published by Rizzoli-Mediolani between 1...
Category
1960s Surrealist Art
Materials
Lithograph
Nabuchodonosor Rex Babylonis - Lithograph - 1964
Located in Roma, IT
Holy Bible - Nabuchodonosor Rex Babylonis is Color lithograph on heavy rag paper realized in 1964. It is part of Biblia Sacra vulgatæ edition is published by Rizzoli-Mediolani betwe...
Category
1960s Surrealist Art
Materials
Lithograph
Jeremiah's Prophecy Against King Joachim - Lithograph - 1964
Located in Roma, IT
Holy Bible - Jeremiah's Prophecy Against King Joachim is Color lithograph on heavy rag paper realized in 1964. It is part of Biblia Sacra vulgatæ edition is published by Rizzoli-Med...
Category
1960s Surrealist Art
Materials
Lithograph
Losias Sepultus in Mausoleo Patrum - Lithograph - 1964
Located in Roma, IT
Holy Bible - Losias sepultus in Mausoleo Patrum is Color lithograph on heavy rag paper realized in 1964. It is part of Biblia Sacra vulgatæ edition is published by Rizzoli-Mediolani...
Category
1960s Surrealist Art
Materials
Lithograph
Lazare, Veni Foras - Lithograph - 1964
Located in Roma, IT
Holy Bible - Lazare, Veni Foras is Color lithograph on heavy rag paper realized in 1964. It is part of Biblia Sacra vulgatæ edition is published by Rizzoli-Mediolani between 1967 an...
Category
1960s Surrealist Art
Materials
Lithograph
Lot's Wide Turned into a Statue of Salt - Lithograph - 1964
Located in Roma, IT
Holy Bible - Lot's Wide turned into a Statue of Salt is Color lithograph on heavy rag paper realized in 1964. It is part of Biblia Sacra vulgatæ edition is published by Rizzoli-Medi...
Category
1960s Surrealist Art
Materials
Lithograph
The Travels of John the Baptist - Lithograph - 1964
Located in Roma, IT
Holy Bible - The Travels of John the Baptist is Color lithograph on heavy rag paper realized in 1964. It is part of Biblia Sacra vulgatæ edition is published by Rizzoli-Mediolani be...
Category
1960s Surrealist Art
Materials
Lithograph
Holy Bible - Lithograph - 1964
Located in Roma, IT
Holy Bible is Color lithograph on heavy rag paper realized in 1964. It is part of Biblia Sacra vulgatæ edition is published by Rizzoli-Mediolani between 1967 and 1969.
Signed and da...
Category
1960s Surrealist Art
Materials
Lithograph
Ernst, Composition (Monod 2619; Spies/Leppien A19/C), Dent Prompte (after)
By Max Ernst
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin d’Arches paper. Inscription: unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Dent Prompte, Dix poèmes inédits illustrés par Max Ernst, ...
Category
1960s Surrealist Art
Materials
Lithograph
March gale no.31-original figurative waterscape painting-contemporary art
Located in London, Chelsea
In "March Gale No.31," Michael Sole captures the tumultuous energy of a powerful ocean storm, where swirling waves and shifting currents converge to create a mesmerizing tableau of m...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Iesus a Satana tentatur - Lithograph - 1964
Located in Roma, IT
Iesus a Satana tentatur ("Jesus tempted by Satan") is an artwork realized by Salvador Dalí in 1964.
It is part of Biblia Sacra vulgatæ editionis published by Rizzoli-Mediolani betwe...
Category
1960s Surrealist Art
Materials
Lithograph
BETTY GOES BOOP IN PRIMORDIAL WATER 2024 Colorful Whimsical Surrealist painting
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
"BETTY GOES BOOP IN PRIMORDIAL WATER" is a wonderful, whimsical, surrealist mixed media painting.
Acrylic, Sakura Markers & Pencil on a Birchwood Cradled Panel
36 x 30 inches
2024
Artist’s Statement
"My soul serves as the compass that guides me towards pieces that resonate deeply within me." Kate Cohen...
Category
2010s Surrealist Art
Materials
Acrylic, Watercolor, Wood Panel, Permanent Marker, Pencil, Color Pencil
Untitled (Fantastic Scene)
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Untitled, Fantastic Scene" c.1975 is an original color etching with aquatint on wove paper by American surrealist artist Michael Bowen, 1937-2009. It is hand signed in pencil by the artist. The plate mark (image) size is 14.85 x 18 inches, sheet size is 21.5 x 26 inches. It is in excellent condition, has never been framed.
About the subject:
Nowhere is the intertwining of metaphysical, biographic and social narratives more evident than in the Café Life series painted in the 1980’s. Though the “series” was done in the 80’s, the pieces really revive the spirit of the Beat café scene, which began in the mid-1950’s and which was so instrumental to the particular spiritual and social vibe of the counter culture. And his Café Life observations continue over his artist life with scenes, such as the ones here, from Los Angles, Bolinas, Mexico and Italy.
About the artist:
Michael Bowen (December 8, 1937 – March 7, 2009) was an American fine artist known as one of the co-founders of the late 20th and 21st century Visionary art movements. His works include paintings on canvas and paper, 92 intaglio etchings based on Jungian psychology, assemblage, bronze sculpture, collage, and handmade art books. An icon of the American Beat Generation and the 1960s counterculture, Bowen is also known for his role in inspiring and organizing the first Human Be-In in San Francisco. Chronicled in books and periodicals reflecting on the turbulent 1960s, Bowen's historical impact on both the literary and visual art worlds is well documented. He remains influential among avant-garde art circles around the world. He started his art career at age 17, when he joined the American installation artist Ed Kienholz in his Los Angeles studio. There he met and joined with other influential Beat Generation artists including Wallace Berman, John Altoon, and Dennis Hopper. Bowen participated in the construction of the Ferus Gallery and Now Gallery created by Ed Kienholz and curated by Walter Hopps. Bowen attended the Chouinard Art Institute for several years during his formative artistic experiences in Los Angeles. In the late 50s and early 60s, Bowen continued his spiritual training and research. He investigated and practiced a variety of occult topics, Eastern philosophies, and mysticism, and his artwork reflected these themes. Bowen is often referred to as a mystic artist. As a lifelong student of the Bhagavad-Gita, Bowen's entire career has emulated the spiritual warrior archetype of Arjuna, fighting for the Bill of Rights of the United States Constitution. Michael Bowen moved to San Francisco in the late 1950s, and along with fellow artist comrades Arthur Monroe...
Category
Late 20th Century Surrealist Art
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
Salvador Dalí, Composition (Michler/Löpsinger 1600; Field 69-3), Biblia Sacra
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph in colors on Fabriano hand-made, rag, cream laid paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Catalogue Raisonne Reference: Michler/Löpsinger 1600; Field 69-3....
Category
1960s Surrealist Art
Materials
Lithograph
Salvador Dalí, The Opposition, Paradise: Canto 11 (Field 189-200)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Wood Engraving in Colors on Rives BFK paper. Edition: 4765, French; 3188, Italian. Paper Size: 13 x 10.25 inches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Catalogue Raiso...
Category
1960s Surrealist Art
Materials
Woodcut
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