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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Picasso I Els Reventos - Original set of 4 etchings by Joan Mirò
Joan Miró
Print - 56 x 75 x 0.1 cm Print - 22 x 29.5 x 0 inch
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The Face in the Windmill
Salvador Dali
Print - 64.1 x 97.2 x 0.5 cm Print - 25.25 x 38.25 x 0.2 inch
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Caballero, Salvador Dalí
Salvador Dali
Print - 101.6 x 81.3 x 0.5 cm Print - 40 x 32 x 0.2 inch
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The Sun and the Moon
Giorgio de Chirico
Print - 34.5 x 24.5 x 0.1 cm Print - 13.6 x 9.6 x 0 inch
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La Folie des Grandeurs II
René Magritte
Print - 78 x 58 x 0.3 cm Print - 30.7 x 22.8 x 0.1 inch
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Dualité, les muses inquiétantes
Giorgio de Chirico
Print - 38 x 28 x 1 cm Print - 15 x 11 x 0.4 inch
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Buste de femme avec chapeau
Pablo Picasso
Print - 48.5 x 36 x 0.2 cm Print - 19.1 x 14.2 x 0.1 inch
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Minotaure dans l'arène (d'après)
Pablo Picasso
Print - 32 x 43 x 0.2 cm Print - 12.6 x 16.9 x 0.1 inch
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Marin rêveur avec deux femmes
Pablo Picasso
Print - 25 x 32.5 x 0.1 cm Print - 9.8 x 12.8 x 0 inch
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La Folie Almayer ou L'Arbre Rose - Original Etching After René Magritte - 1968
René Magritte
Print - 28 x 23 x 0.1 cm Print - 11 x 9.1 x 0 inch
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L’Acrobate, avec Femme et Spectateurs
Pablo Picasso
Print - 25 x 32.5 x 0.2 cm Print - 9.8 x 12.8 x 0.1 inch
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Sculpteur, Modèle et Sculpture Assise
Pablo Picasso
Print - 45 x 34 x 0.1 cm Print - 17.7 x 13.4 x 0 inch
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The Enigma of the Return
Giorgio de Chirico
Print - 44 x 64.5 x 0.1 cm Print - 17.3 x 25.4 x 0 inch
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Jeune femme en liquette, faune et tête de bouc
Pablo Picasso
Print - 20.7 x 14.5 x 1 cm Print - 8.1 x 5.7 x 0.4 inch
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Cavalli e Rovine (Horses and Ruins)
Giorgio de Chirico
Print - 49 x 60 x 0.2 cm Print - 19.3 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
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Sculpteur travaillant à un buste de femme II
Pablo Picasso
Print - 54 x 41 cm Print - 21.3 x 16.1 inch
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Deux Femmes à la Fenêtre
Frédéric Menguy
Print - 48 x 65 x 0.2 cm Print - 18.9 x 25.6 x 0.1 inch
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