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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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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I turn any Difficulties into a Treasure
Teppei Ikehila
Painting - 73 x 91 x 4 cm Painting - 28.7 x 35.8 x 1.6 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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Lumières sur la jungle
Clémence Dupuch
Painting - 65 x 92 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 36.2 x 0.8 inch
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They Know Their Place
Teppei Ikehila
Painting - 242 x 324 x 6 cm Painting - 95.3 x 127.6 x 2.4 inch
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Beginning of An End
Teppei Ikehila
Painting - 162 x 162 x 4 cm Painting - 63.8 x 63.8 x 1.6 inch
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Beyond the Ocean Beyond Belief
Teppei Ikehila
Painting - 80.3 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 31.6 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
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A Place Where Colors Return to Transparency
Teppei Ikehila
Painting - 162 x 162 x 5 cm Painting - 63.8 x 63.8 x 2 inch
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For the Babies at War
Teppei Ikehila
Painting - 162 x 162 x 5 cm Painting - 63.8 x 63.8 x 2 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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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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Friends, Gardens of Resilience series
Tetiana Pchelnykova
Painting - 50 x 50 x 1.8 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.7 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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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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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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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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DH 3 sphères
Sébastien Fery-Voignier
Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 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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Sister, we are under the protection of our garden
Tetiana Pchelnykova
Painting - 90 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
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Muse of the Music
Giorgio de Chirico
Sculpture - 24 x 5.8 x 0.1 cm Sculpture - 9.4 x 2.3 x 0 inch
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