20th Century Art

 

Naturalistic Surrealism

Fast Facts

Artists within this category of Surrealism preferred the unsettling effects from juxtaposing unexpected, dissociated but identifiable elements. Images were chosen from free association and dreams. Events in the artists' subconscious mind were revealed through the process of automatism.

Freud's theories about free association and dream recall were also used.

 
 

 

The Menaced Assassin, 1926

 
Artist: Rene Magritte (1898-1967)
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Pleasure, 1926

 
Artist: Rene Magritte (1898-1967)
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Time Transfixed, 1939

 
Artist: Rene Magritte (1898-1967)
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Golconde, 1953

 
Artist: Rene Magritte (1898-1967)
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Perspective: Madame Recamier by David, 1956

 
Artist: Rene Magritte (1898-1967)
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Persistence of Memory, 1931

 
Artist: Salvador Dali (1904-1989)
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Mountain Lake Telephone

Mountain lake, Telephone, 1940

 
Artist: Rene Magritte (1898-1967)
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Lips, 1934

 
Artist: Man Ray
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