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Magic Realism

The turn of phrase of magic realism was invented by German photographer, art historian and art critic Franz Roh in 1925 when he wished to describe modern realist paintings that portrayed fantastical or dream-like topics as their subjects of attention. The term originates from Roh's book Nach Expressionismus: Magischer Realismus which translates as “After Expressionism: Magic Realism".

In 20th century European culture, Magic Realism partook in a reactionary movement against modern or avant-garde art, known as the return to order. This movement in the arts was largely founded around a philosophy that came as a result of the legacy of the First World War. Magic realist artists included Giorgio de Chirico, Alberto Savinio and others in Italy, and Alexander Kanoldt and Adolf Ziegler in neighboring Germany. Magic Realism is closely related to the dreamlike depictions of Surrealism and Neo-Romanticism in France. The term is also used to describe the work of certain painters from across the pond in America in the 1940s and 1950s including Paul Cadmus, Philip Evergood and Ivan Albright. It has also been known to describe the practices of literature, such as the writing of Jorge Luis Borges and Gabriel García Márquez.

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Painting, Cabaret, Elena Shichko

Cabaret

Elena Shichko

Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

€3,500

Fine Art Drawings, Incarnate, Nino Eliashvili

Incarnate

Nino Eliashvili

Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 70 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch

€2,400

Fine Art Drawings, Embody, Nino Eliashvili

Embody

Nino Eliashvili

Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€1,900

Sculpture, Alice, Salvador Dali

Alice

Salvador Dali

Sculpture - 52 x 41.5 x 21 cm Sculpture - 20.5 x 16.3 x 8.3 inch

€49,920

Sculpture, Adam et Eve, Salvador Dali

Adam et Eve

Salvador Dali

Sculpture - 52 x 41.5 x 21 cm Sculpture - 20.5 x 16.3 x 8.3 inch

€40,560

Fine Art Drawings, Munasi II, Rosemary Achata

Munasi II

Rosemary Achata

Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 inch

€410

Fine Art Drawings, Munasi I, Rosemary Achata

Munasi I

Rosemary Achata

Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 inch

€410

Sculpture, Milo, Ludo Gianroma

Milo

Ludo Gianroma

Sculpture - 22 x 28 x 2 cm Sculpture - 8.7 x 11 x 0.8 inch

€380

Print, Flux de l'aimant, Joan Miró

Flux de l'aimant

Joan Miró

Print - 48.5 x 58 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.1 x 22.8 x 0 inch

Price upon request

Print, Tres Llibres, Joan Miró

Tres Llibres

Joan Miró

Print - 82 x 57 x 0.5 cm Print - 32.3 x 22.4 x 0.2 inch

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Print, Golconde, René Magritte

Golconde

René Magritte

Print - 45 x 60 x 0.3 cm Print - 17.7 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch

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Print, The Dance, Salvador Dali

The Dance

Salvador Dali

Print - 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

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Print, Le Buste, Salvador Dali

Le Buste

Salvador Dali

Print - 38.8 x 28.3 x 0.2 cm Print - 15.3 x 11.1 x 0.1 inch

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Print, Woman, Man Ray

Woman

Man Ray

Print - 34 x 23.5 x 0.2 cm Print - 13.4 x 9.3 x 0.1 inch

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Painting, Samhain, Clémence Dupuch

Samhain

Clémence Dupuch

Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

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Print, Henry IV, Salvador Dali

Henry IV

Salvador Dali

Print - 17.5 x 12.5 x 0.05 cm Print - 6.9 x 4.9 x 0 inch

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Print, No, Salvador Dali

No

Salvador Dali

Print - 50 x 40 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch

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