Define Surrealism: a 20th century movement of artists and writers (developing out of dadaism) who used fantastic images and incongruous juxtapositions in order to represent unconscious thoughts and dreams

Surrealism is a cultural movement that began in the early 1920s, and is best known for the visual artworks and writings of the group members.

Surrealist works feature the element of surprise, unexpected juxtapositions and non sequitur; however, many Surrealist artists and writers regard their work as an expression of the philosophical movement first and foremost, with the works being an artifact. Leader André Breton was explicit in his assertion that Surrealism was above all a revolutionary movement.

Famous surrealist artists:

HANS ARP (1886-1966)

HANS BELLMER (1902-1975)

VICTOR BRAUNER (1903-1966)

LEONORA CARRINGTON (BORN 1917)

GEORGIO DE CHIRICO (1888-1978)

SALVADOR DALI (1904-1989)

PAUL DELVAUX (1897-1994)

OSCAR DOMINGUEZ (1906-1957)

MARCEL DUCHAMP (1887-1968)

MAX ERNST (1891-1976)

LEONOR FINI (1907-1996)

ALBERTO GIACOMETTI (1901-1966)

VALENTINE HUGO (1887-1968)

FRIDA KAHLO (1907-1954)

WILFREDO LAM (1902-1982)

RENE MAGRITTE (1898-1967)

GEORGES MALKINE (1898-1970)

ANDRE MASSON (1896-1987)

ROBERTO MATTA (1911-2002)

JOAN MIRO (1893-1983)

MERET OPPENHEIM (1913-1985)

RICHARD OELZE (1900-1980)

WOLFGANG PAALEN (1905-1959)

FRANCIS PICABIA (1879-1953)

MAN RAY (1890-1976)

PIERRE ROY (1880-1950)

KAY SAGE (1898-1963)

JINDRICH STYRSKY (1899-1942)

YVES TANGUY (1900-1955)

DOROTHEA TANNING (BORN 1910)

TOYEN (1902-1980)

ROMEDIOS VARO (1908-1963)

One of the most famous artists of surrealism is Salvador Dalí he produced over 1,500 paintings in his career, in addition to producing illustrations for books, lithographs, designs for theater sets and costumes, a great number of drawings, dozens of sculptures, and various other projects. He has an extensive list of surreal paintings that he has painted throughout his life.