This is a Gallery made entirely of Surrealism and Cubism. The way this people painted the world was an alternative version of the world we live. Mostly in the case of the surrealism, it was not real. What they paint was real on their head. But who can denied that that is not the real reality?. In Cubism we can find how this painters use to saw the things divide them into smaller parts and paste them again making something totally different of what they saw.
Woman with a Fan, Emil Filla, 1917, From the collection of: Olomouc Museum of Art
In a Woman with a Fan by Emil Filla, we can see how the Cubism Work. What she painted it is totally different to the girl with a fan that she was painting, but the true is that it is the same.
Elijah and the Chariot from Our Historical Heritage, Salvador Dali, 1975, From the collection of: SCAD Museum of Art
On Elijah and the Chariot from Our Historical Heritage the biggest painter of the Surrealism became present. The totally different way he used to see the world becomes clearly on this painting.
The Voice of My Beloved Behold from Song of Songs of Solomon, Salvador Dali, 1971, From the collection of: SCAD Museum of Art
The title of this painting of Salvador Dali says everything: "The voice of my beloved! Behold! He commeth leaping upon the mountaines, skipping upon the hills" He used to paint religious topics.
The Operation, Wolfgang Lettl, 1999, From the collection of: Lettl Collection
Wolfgang Letlls is another incredible painter of the Surrealism movement. The Operation show us dark colors, great mix of paints and extremely incredible details on each person of the painting.
13 Attempts to Become a Rooster - 5, Wolfgang Lettl, 1978, From the collection of: Lettl Collection
Another incredible painting of Wolgang Lettl that is part of his incredible collection called: How to become a Rooster. The incredible symmetry that we find in this pairing make it really beautiful
Opus 88 (unfinished), Wolfgang Lettl, 2007, From the collection of: Lettl Collection
Opus 88 is an unfinished painting of Wolfgang Lettl that have an incredible amount of detail. Dark background and colorful characters make the difference between the importance of the elements.
Pretty Polly Mine, Sidney Nolan, 1948, From the collection of: Art Gallery of New South Wales
Pretty Polly Mine is an incredible painting of Sidney Nolan that show us the world she have in her head. In this painting we see how Sidney have more importance to the elements than the details.
Portrait of Jan Zrzavý, Bohumil Kubišta, 1912, From the collection of: Olomouc Museum of Art
On the Portrait of Jan Zrzavy is a cubism painting of Bohumil Kubista. We can see how Bohumil started painting a person and show us how he change the elements changing this person characteristics.
Self-Portrait, Alice Bailly, 1917, From the collection of: National Museum of Women in the Arts
In the Self-Portrait of Alice Bailly we can see the surrealism work. This is the way that Alice see the world. This is the way Alice see herself. Not so many details and definitions, just feelings.
Portrait of Pablo Picasso, Juan Gris (Spanish, 1887–1927), January-February 1912, From the collection of: The Art Institute of Chicago
The Portrait of Pablo Picasso is a painting of Juan Gris. The way he describe Pablo Picasso is influenced by the way Picasso saw himself. The Cubism style is over the little details of this paining
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