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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DH antic lights
Sébastien Fery-Voignier
Painting - 49 x 40 x 4 cm Painting - 19.3 x 15.7 x 1.6 inch
€520
L'Ospite dei Bagnanti Misteriosi
Giorgio de Chirico
Print - 71.5 x 50.5 x 0.1 cm Print - 28.1 x 19.9 x 0 inch
€4,200
And the Tree Blossoms
Tetiana Pchelnykova
Painting - 90.8 x 135 x 2 cm Painting - 35.7 x 53.1 x 0.8 inch
€1,800
La chambre bleue
Clémence Dupuch
Painting - 80 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 1 inch
€1,800
Trois Hommes se Disputant une Femme Devant un Emir
Pablo Picasso
Print - 22 x 31.75 x 0.2 cm Print - 8.7 x 12.5 x 0.1 inch
€10,000
Wild wind, Shades of Love series
Olha Vlasova
Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
€600
Together, Romanticization series
Olha Vlasova
Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
€600
Purrfect Pause, Vacation on the Happy Island serie
Olha Vlasova
Painting - 50 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
€800
résonance imaginaire
Clémence Dupuch
Painting - 140 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 55.1 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
€1,900
DH et l'enfant bleu
Sébastien Fery-Voignier
Painting - 40 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
€680
Dreaminess , Gardens of Resilience series
Tetiana Pchelnykova
Painting - 60 x 50 x 1.8 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.7 inch
€550
Warm wind, Shades of Love series
Olha Vlasova
Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
€500
Sans titre (Un poème dans chaque livre Paul Eluard) ref BDNW2976
Joan Miró
Print - 32 x 47 cm Print - 12.6 x 18.5 inch
€29,500
Sans titre (Un poème dans chaque livre Paul Eluard) ref BDNW2975
Joan Miró
Print - 32 x 50 cm Print - 12.6 x 19.7 inch
€19,500
Seule sous l'ombre du jaune
Arnold Fokam
Painting - 100 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1 inch
€4,000
Lewis Carroll - Die jagd nach dem snark
Max Ernst
Print - 33 x 25 x 0.1 cm Print - 13 x 9.8 x 0 inch
€2,800
Lewis Carroll - Die jagd nach dem snark
Max Ernst
Print - 33 x 25 x 0.1 cm Print - 13 x 9.8 x 0 inch
€2,800
De l'origine des espèces par voie de sélection irrationnelle
Man Ray
Print - 50 x 36 x 0.2 cm Print - 19.7 x 14.2 x 0.1 inch
€4,500
Apple of Hope
Tetiana Pchelnykova
Painting - 50 x 50 x 1.8 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.7 inch
€550
Colombe sur Lit de Paille (Dove on a Straw Bed) (variant)
Pablo Picasso
Print - 31.8 x 38.1 x 3.8 cm Print - 12.5 x 15 x 1.5 inch
€16,897
Grand Poisson (Big Fish) Clay Dish
Pablo Picasso
Sculpture - 41.9 x 41.9 x 1.3 cm Sculpture - 16.5 x 16.5 x 0.5 inch
€22,999
Bitch at the beach, Vacation on the Happy Island serie
Olha Vlasova
Painting - 60 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
€650
Jeune fille aux papillons
Serge Kalinowski
Painting - 41 x 33 x 3 cm Painting - 16.1 x 13 x 1.2 inch
€730
Best friends, Tales of Existence Series
Tetiana Pchelnykova
Painting - 60 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
€650
Kitty on the line, Vacation on the Happy Island serie
Olha Vlasova
Painting - 50 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
€700
Just married, Vacation on the Happy Island serie
Olha Vlasova
Painting - 50 x 40 x 1.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.6 inch
€600
The Panther, Vacation on the Happy Island serie
Olha Vlasova
Painting - 40 x 30 x 1.5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.6 inch
€520
Bath time, Vacation on the Happy Island serie
Olha Vlasova
Painting - 60 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
€600
A date, Vacation on the Happy Island serie
Olha Vlasova
Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
€650
The Queen, Vacation on the Happy Island series
Olha Vlasova
Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
€700
Cuddles, Sweet Home series
Olha Vlasova
Painting - 65 x 50 x 0.2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
€600
Fairytale flower, Gardens of Resilience series
Tetiana Pchelnykova
Painting - 50 x 50 x 1.8 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.7 inch
€650
My Ray of Hope
Tetiana Pchelnykova
Painting - 80 x 60 x 1.8 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.7 inch
€600
Journey Home: Preserving Serenity
Tetiana Pchelnykova
Painting - 50 x 50 x 1.8 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.7 inch
€650
Plant Lady, Sweet Home series
Olha Vlasova
Painting - 70 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
€600
Girl with bouquet, Spring series
Olha Vlasova
Painting - 60 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
€600
Petrified, Melancholy serie
Olha Vlasova
Painting - 40 x 30 x 1.5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.6 inch
€500
DH souvenir
Sébastien Fery-Voignier
Painting - 70 x 70 x 4 cm Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 1.6 inch
€550
DH duo n°3
Sébastien Fery-Voignier
Painting - 50 x 150 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch
€700
Visage (A.R. 611)
Pablo Picasso
Sculpture - 30.5 x 8.5 x 8.5 cm Sculpture - 12 x 3.3 x 3.3 inch
€19,800
Le petit déjeuner à Bonaberi
Arnold Fokam
Painting - 100 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1 inch
€4,000
Relief en bronze V
Max Ernst
Sculpture - 34.2 x 39.2 x 0.2 cm Sculpture - 13.5 x 15.4 x 0.1 inch
€8,000
Lewis Carroll - Die jagd nach dem snark
Max Ernst
Print - 33 x 25 x 0.1 cm Print - 13 x 9.8 x 0 inch
€2,800
Lewis Carroll - Die jagd nach dem snark
Max Ernst
Print - 33 x 25 x 0.1 cm Print - 13 x 9.8 x 0 inch
€2,800
Lewis Carroll - Die jagd nach dem snark
Max Ernst
Print - 33 x 25 x 0.1 cm Print - 13 x 9.8 x 0 inch
€2,800
Lewis Carroll - Die jagd nach dem snark
Max Ernst
Print - 33 x 25 x 0.1 cm Print - 13 x 9.8 x 0 inch
€2,800
Lewis Carroll - Die jagd nach dem snark
Max Ernst
Print - 33 x 25 x 0.1 cm Print - 13 x 9.8 x 0 inch
€2,800
Lewis Carroll - Die jagd nach dem snark
Max Ernst
Print - 33 x 25 x 0.1 cm Print - 13 x 9.8 x 0 inch
€2,800
Lewis Carroll - Die jagd nach dem snark
Max Ernst
Print - 33 x 25 x 0.1 cm Print - 13 x 9.8 x 0 inch
€2,800
Whispers of the Mountains
Tetiana Pchelnykova
Painting - 50 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
€650
Myth's Majesty: Golden Bull
Tetiana Pchelnykova
Painting - 45 x 45 x 1.8 cm Painting - 17.7 x 17.7 x 0.7 inch
€650
I Will Live, Existence series
Tetiana Pchelnykova
Painting - 50 x 50 x 1.8 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.7 inch
€650
Trovatore tra le nubi
Giorgio de Chirico
Print - 42 x 31 x 0.1 cm Print - 16.5 x 12.2 x 0 inch
€2,200
Purr love, Sweet Home series
Olha Vlasova
Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
€500