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.
Discover on Artsper some of the best contemporary artists of the magic realist expression!
Rosemary Achata
Reminiscence
Rosemary Achata
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 70 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 27.6 inch
$752
Lars Tunebo
Makenol Profil
The rural life in Haiti
Makenol Profil
Painting - 50 x 40 x 4 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 1.6 inch
$2,355
Marriage of the trees
Makenol Profil
Painting - 61 x 51 x 4 cm Painting - 24 x 20.1 x 1.6 inch
$3,943
The book of the marriage
Makenol Profil
Painting - 91 x 61 x 1 cm Painting - 35.8 x 24 x 0.4 inch
$6,061
The married and the guests
Makenol Profil
Painting - 61 x 51 x 4 cm Painting - 24 x 20.1 x 1.6 inch
$3,943
Tetiana Pchelnykova
Cocoon of Comfort, The Joy Series: A Journey to Inner Happiness original artwork
Tetiana Pchelnykova
Painting - 90 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,380
Sisters' Embrace, Happiness
Tetiana Pchelnykova
Painting - 90 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,086
Cultivating Hope
Tetiana Pchelnykova
Painting - 90 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,086
Harmony in Blue: Finding Peace Within, The Happiness Series: Exploring Inner Joy series
Tetiana Pchelnykova
Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$961
Generations of Love, The Joy Series: A Journey to Inner Happiness original artwork
Tetiana Pchelnykova
Painting - 90 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,606
Golden Bull, Myths series
Tetiana Pchelnykova
Painting - 60 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,187
Enchanted Ride, Myths series
Tetiana Pchelnykova
Painting - 60 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$961
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
$735
Michalina Czurakowska
Sunny Landscape
Michalina Czurakowska
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$15,211
Nino Eliashvili
Daydream
Nino Eliashvili
Fine Art Drawings - 41.5 x 29.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.3 x 11.6 x 0 inch
$905
Moody
Nino Eliashvili
Fine Art Drawings - 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch
$1,696
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
$1,809
Parted
Nino Eliashvili
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.6 x 0 inch
$905
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
$1,131
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
$1,923
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
$1,696
Jacques Tange
Loneliness is not an act
Jacques Tange
Painting - 30 x 25 x 1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 9.8 x 0.4 inch
$995
The house my parents didn't buy
Jacques Tange
Painting - 80 x 70 cm Painting - 31.5 x 27.6 inch
$1,583
Stockholm Syndrome
Jacques Tange
Painting - 120 x 140 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 55.1 x 1.2 inch
$7,012
The other side of blue
Jacques Tange
Painting - 30 x 25 x 1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 9.8 x 0.4 inch
$905
Cat chin-holder (everybody needs one)
Jacques Tange
Painting - 28 x 24 x 1 cm Painting - 11 x 9.4 x 0.4 inch
$882
Ludo Gianroma
Dorothea Tanning
Peter Doig
Peter Doig Zermatt D1-6 Holy Mountain
Peter Doig
Print - 114 x 80 cm Print - 44.9 x 31.5 inch
$8,482
Sébastien Fery-Voignier
DH orange 2023
Sébastien Fery-Voignier
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$1,074
DH Men Cliché
Sébastien Fery-Voignier
Painting - 120 x 100 x 5 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 2 inch
$2,375
DH duo n°3
Sébastien Fery-Voignier
Painting - 50 x 150 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch
$679
Maynard's profil
Sébastien Fery-Voignier
Painting - 100 x 120 x 5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 47.2 x 2 inch
$2,375