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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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Print, Le Grand Style, René Magritte

Le Grand Style

René Magritte

Print - 78 x 58 x 0.3 cm Print - 30.7 x 22.8 x 0.1 inch

CHF 1,256 CHF 1,005

Print, L'Ouroboros, Salvador Dali

L'Ouroboros

Salvador Dali

Print - 77 x 56 x 0.1 cm Print - 30.3 x 22 x 0 inch

CHF 6,680

Print, Per un teatre, Joan Miró

Per un teatre

Joan Miró

Print - 76 x 56 x 0.5 cm Print - 29.9 x 22 x 0.2 inch

CHF 4,480

Print, C'est bien, Max Ernst

C'est bien

Max Ernst

Print - 38 x 28 cm Print - 15 x 11 inch

CHF 633

Print, Le Dernier Cri, René Magritte

Le Dernier Cri

René Magritte

Print - 78 x 58 x 0.2 cm Print - 30.7 x 22.8 x 0.1 inch

CHF 1,256 CHF 1,005

Print, Le Printemps, René Magritte

Le Printemps

René Magritte

Print - 58 x 78 x 0.2 cm Print - 22.8 x 30.7 x 0.1 inch

CHF 1,354 CHF 1,083

Print, Le Clown, Pablo Picasso

Le Clown

Pablo Picasso

Print - 32 x 32 x 0.1 cm Print - 12.6 x 12.6 x 0 inch

CHF 12,465

Print, L'Ouraboros, Salvador Dali

L'Ouraboros

Salvador Dali

Print - 76.2 x 55.9 x 0.5 cm Print - 30 x 22 x 0.2 inch

CHF 7,863

Print, Composition, Max Ernst

Composition

Max Ernst

Print - 46 x 34 x 0.1 cm Print - 18.1 x 13.4 x 0 inch

CHF 2,337

Print, Wunderhorn, Max Ernst

Wunderhorn

Max Ernst

Print - 32.5 x 25 x 0.1 cm Print - 12.8 x 9.8 x 0 inch

CHF 1,169

Print, King Solomon, Salvador Dali

King Solomon

Salvador Dali

Print - 66 x 50.5 x 0.5 cm Print - 26 x 19.88 x 0.2 inch

CHF 3,725

Print, Fisherman, Peter Doig

Fisherman

Peter Doig

Print - 87.5 x 69 x 0.01 cm Print - 34.4 x 27.2 x 0 inch

CHF 4,285

Print, Canoe, Peter Doig

Canoe

Peter Doig

Print - 59.5 x 75 x 0.1 cm Print - 23.4 x 29.5 x 0 inch

CHF 2,873

Print, Golconde, René Magritte

Golconde

René Magritte

Print - 45 x 60 x 0.1 cm Print - 17.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch

CHF 828

Print, Le Bagnard, Joan Miró

Le Bagnard

Joan Miró

Print - 87 x 60 x 1 cm Print - 34.3 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

CHF 9,251

Print, Cyril's Bay, Peter Doig

Cyril's Bay

Peter Doig

Print - 51 x 39.4 x 0.01 cm Print - 20.1 x 15.5 x 0 inch

CHF 5,745

Print, Zodiaque, Max Ernst

Zodiaque

Max Ernst

Print - 56 x 38 x 0.1 cm Print - 22 x 15 x 0 inch

CHF 2,629

Print, Doubles, Max Ernst

Doubles

Max Ernst

Print - 68 x 47.5 x 0.1 cm Print - 26.8 x 18.7 x 0 inch

CHF 2,629

Painting, Cozy day, Olha Vlasova

Cozy day

Olha Vlasova

Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

CHF 584