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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Saint proto
Sébastien Fery-Voignier
Painting - 100 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
€1,700
DH duo blu rockwell
Sébastien Fery-Voignier
Painting - 100 x 50 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch
€1,000
DH duo big strada
Sébastien Fery-Voignier
Painting - 100 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
€2,000
DH duo 112
Sébastien Fery-Voignier
Painting - 100 x 50 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch
€900
Carpet on the wall, Neon ornamental painting
Olha Vlasova
Painting - 85 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 33.5 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
€1,000
Relief en bronze X
Max Ernst
Sculpture - 37 x 31.7 x 0.2 cm Sculpture - 14.6 x 12.5 x 0.1 inch
€8,000
Fish Subject (Sujet poisson)
Pablo Picasso
Design - 14 x 23 x 10 cm Design - 5.5 x 9.1 x 3.9 inch
€11,800
First date."Moments" series
Olha Vlasova
Painting - 30 x 30 x 3.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.4 inch
€400
Calligrammes - Rare book illustrated
Giorgio de Chirico
Print - 34 x 26 x 1 cm Print - 13.4 x 10.2 x 0.4 inch
€62,000
Bouquet d’artichauts
Serge Kalinowski
Painting - 100 x 81 x 5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 2 inch
€2,185
Portrait de Geoffroy
Serge Kalinowski
Painting - 50 x 40 x 5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 2 inch
€875
Walking in old Paris
Elena Shichko
Painting - 65 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
€1,400
Rayon néon 21
Sébastien Fery-Voignier
Painting - 100 x 120 x 5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 47.2 x 2 inch
€2,200
Childhood, Moments series
Olha Vlasova
Painting - 30 x 30 x 3.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.4 inch
€400
Direct connection
Sébastien Fery-Voignier
Painting - 175 x 150 x 1 cm Painting - 68.9 x 59.1 x 0.4 inch
€3,100
Danseuse de porcelaine
Serge Kalinowski
Painting - 116 x 89 x 5 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 2 inch
€2,550
European vacation, Moments series
Olha Vlasova
Painting - 30 x 30 x 3.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.4 inch
€400
Peaceful morning, Moments series
Olha Vlasova
Painting - 30 x 30 x 3.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.4 inch
€400
Daisies, Moments series
Olha Vlasova
Painting - 30 x 30 x 3.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.4 inch
€400
Tile."Moments" series
Olha Vlasova
Painting - 30 x 30 x 3.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.4 inch
€400
Tulip, Moments series
Olha Vlasova
Painting - 30 x 30 x 3.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.4 inch
€400
Ghost, Moments series
Olha Vlasova
Painting - 30 x 30 x 3.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.4 inch
€400
Hold my hand, Moments series
Olha Vlasova
Painting - 30 x 30 x 3.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.4 inch
€400
Wedding, Moments series
Olha Vlasova
Painting - 30 x 30 x 3.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.4 inch
€400
The law is the law
Serge Lecomte
Painting - 76.2 x 101.6 x 4.4 cm Painting - 30 x 40 x 1.75 inch
€1,784
Fantasy Art III (una joven con la paloma)
Vesna Udicki Vucetic
Painting - 60 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
€2,100
Reminiscence
Rosemary Achata
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 70 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 27.6 inch
€665
Eléphant de Triomphe
Salvador Dali
Sculpture - 53 x 25 x 14.5 cm Sculpture - 20.9 x 9.8 x 5.7 inch
€49,920
Beauty, Romanticization series
Olha Vlasova
Painting - 16 x 12.5 x 0.5 cm Painting - 6.3 x 4.9 x 0.2 inch
€350
Puesta del sol
Vesna Udicki Vucetic
Painting - 60 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
€1,850
Déjeuner dans l’herbe
Serge Kalinowski
Painting - 114 x 146 x 5 cm Painting - 44.9 x 57.5 x 2 inch
€3,650
Blu aquatic dream
Sébastien Fery-Voignier
Painting - 100 x 120 x 5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 47.2 x 2 inch
€1,700
Try to Wear Me
Nino Eliashvili
Fine Art Drawings - 68 x 53 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 26.8 x 20.9 x 0 inch
€2,500
Light Corset
Nino Eliashvili
Fine Art Drawings - 56 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 19.7 x 0 inch
€1,800
I Hissing
Nino Eliashvili
Fine Art Drawings - 47 x 62 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18.5 x 24.4 x 0 inch
€1,000
G-Love
Nino Eliashvili
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 52.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 20.7 x 0 inch
€1,700
Fluffy Style
Nino Eliashvili
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0 inch
€1,500
Blued Lightness
Nino Eliashvili
Fine Art Drawings - 55.5 x 47 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 21.9 x 18.5 x 0 inch
€1,600
My Beautiful Garden
Elena Shichko
Painting - 60 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
€2,400
Paradise life or paradise lost?
Elena Shichko
Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
€2,500
Moments of Bliss
Tetiana Pchelnykova
Painting - 50 x 35 x 1.8 cm Painting - 19.7 x 13.8 x 0.7 inch
€450
Frienship, Gardens of Resilience series
Tetiana Pchelnykova
Painting - 50 x 50 x 1.8 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.7 inch
€450
Myth's Majesty Bull
Tetiana Pchelnykova
Painting - 35 x 50 x 1.8 cm Painting - 13.8 x 19.7 x 0.7 inch
€450
Besties, Vacation on the Happy Island serie
Olha Vlasova
Painting - 40 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
€450
Flower boutique, Vacation on the Happy Island serie
Olha Vlasova
Painting - 40 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
€450
Loving heart, Spring series
Olha Vlasova
Painting - 40 x 24 x 1.5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 9.4 x 0.6 inch
€400
Berehynia: Rebirth on the Meadow
Tetiana Pchelnykova
Painting - 30 x 60 x 1.8 cm Painting - 11.8 x 23.6 x 0.7 inch
€350
Heartbeat, Spring serie
Olha Vlasova
Painting - 45 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 17.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
€350
Le marché aux poissons
Serge Kalinowski
Painting - 130 x 97 x 5 cm Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 x 2 inch
€2,550
Finger Crossed
Nino Eliashvili
Fine Art Drawings - 63 x 47 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 24.8 x 18.5 x 0 inch
€2,700
Can't stop, Can't hold
Elena Shichko
Painting - 70 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
€3,150
