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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L'Ange de la Melancolie from the Aurelia Suite (Angel of Melancholy)
Salvador Dali
Print - 56 x 76 x 2 cm Print - 22 x 29.9 x 0.8 inch
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The Bird Has Flown from the Carmen suite
Salvador Dali
Print - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
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The Three Graces of Hawaii - Tarot: Three of Cups
Salvador Dali
Print - 74.9 x 54.6 cm Print - 29.5 x 21.5 inch
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Famille de centaures marsupiaux
Salvador Dali
Print - 76 x 56 x 1 cm Print - 29.9 x 22 x 0.4 inch
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Lincoln In Dalivision
Salvador Dali
Sculpture - 21.6 x 16.5 x 0.1 cm Sculpture - 8.5 x 6.5 x 0 inch
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Adam et Eve from the Homage a Albrecht Durer Suite
Salvador Dali
Print - 74.9 x 55.9 x 0.5 cm Print - 29.5 x 22 x 0.2 inch
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La Fête de la Patronne
Pablo Picasso
Print - 36.7 x 49.2 x 0.3 cm Print - 14.4 x 19.4 x 0.1 inch
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Le sculpteur face à son modèle
Pablo Picasso
Print - 22.5 x 29 x 1 cm Print - 8.9 x 11.4 x 0.4 inch
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Homme Rembranesque Assiz chez les Filles
Pablo Picasso
Print - 14.8 x 20.9 x 0.2 cm Print - 5.8 x 8.2 x 0.1 inch
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La Comtesse de Monte Cristo
René Magritte
Print - 35 x 30 x 0.1 cm Print - 13.8 x 11.8 x 0 inch
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Peintre, modèle au chapeau de paille, et gentilhomme (Bloch 1773)
Pablo Picasso
Print - 45.1 x 55.2 x 0.3 cm Print - 17.75 x 21.75 x 0.1 inch
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Peintre au travail avec modèle barbu et une spectatrice en tailleur
Pablo Picasso
Print - 41.5 x 54 x 0.2 cm Print - 16.3 x 21.3 x 0.1 inch
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Peintre Ramassant Son Pinceau
Pablo Picasso
Print - 40 x 50 x 0.2 cm Print - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
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Peintre chauve devant son chevalet
Pablo Picasso
Print - 50 x 70 x 0.2 cm Print - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch
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Free Steppe: Taurian Sails
Tetiana Pchelnykova
Painting - 60 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
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Eternity of Magnolia, original painting by Tetiana Pchelnykova (1) (1)
Tetiana Pchelnykova
Painting - 70 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
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The lovers, Tarot neon painting
Olha Vlasova
Painting - 65 x 40 x 1 cm Painting - 25.6 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
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The Sleeping Universe, Gardens of Resilience series
Tetiana Pchelnykova
Painting - 30 x 60 x 1.8 cm Painting - 11.8 x 23.6 x 0.7 inch
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Remembering the Apple Trees
Sorrel Mocchia di Coggiola
Painting - 120 x 40 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch
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The Acrobat
Sorrel Mocchia di Coggiola
Painting - 60 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
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The Apple
Sorrel Mocchia di Coggiola
Painting - 92 x 73 x 3 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 1.2 inch
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