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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, Sans-titre, Max Ernst

Sans-titre

Max Ernst

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

€650

Print, Canoe, Peter Doig

Canoe

Peter Doig

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

€4,500

Print, Holiday, Lars Tunebo

Holiday

Lars Tunebo

Print - 49.5 x 37 cm Print - 19.5 x 14.6 inch

€521

Print, Kyoto, Teddy Gardez

Kyoto

Teddy Gardez

Print - 80 x 60 x 0.2 cm Print - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch

€580

Print, The Kiss, Salvador Dali

The Kiss

Salvador Dali

Print - 40 x 25 x 0.2 cm Print - 15.7 x 9.8 x 0.1 inch

€1,500

Print, Apollon, Salvador Dali

Apollon

Salvador Dali

Print - 75.5 x 53.7 x 0.1 cm Print - 29.7 x 21.1 x 0 inch

€1,800

Print, Anemone, Salvador Dali

Anemone

Salvador Dali

Print - 35 x 25 x 0.1 cm Print - 13.8 x 9.8 x 0 inch

€2,200

Print, Henry V, Salvador Dali

Henry V

Salvador Dali

Print - 44 x 31.2 cm Print - 17.3 x 12.3 inch

€900

Print, Old Age, Salvador Dali

Old Age

Salvador Dali

Print - 60.8 x 43 x 0.1 cm Print - 23.9 x 16.9 x 0 inch

€1,800

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

€1,200

Print, Zebulun, Salvador Dali

Zebulun

Salvador Dali

Print - 49.5 x 36 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.5 x 14.2 x 0 inch

€1,400

Print, Les Amants, René Magritte

Les Amants

René Magritte

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

€700 €630