Surrealism was launched in Paris in 1924 with André Breton's Manifesto of Surrealism. Influenced by Freud, the Surrealists explored dreams, chance and the unconscious, from the precise dream-images of Dalí and Magritte to the experimental techniques of Max Ernst. More on Art Movements.
1.Pablo Picasso
1881–1973 · Spanish · Cubism, SurrealismPablo Picasso (1881–1973) was a Spanish painter associated with Cubism and Surrealism. Known for Guernica, Chicago Picasso and Suite Vollard.
2.Salvador Dalí
1904–1989 · Spanish · SurrealismSalvador Dalí (1904–1989) was a Spanish painter associated with Surrealism. Known for The Great Masturbator, The Face of War and Lobster Telephone.
3.Frida Kahlo
1907–1954 · Mexican · Surrealism, Magic realismFrida Kahlo (1907–1954) was a Mexican painter associated with Surrealism and Magic realism. Known for Self-Portrait Dedicated to Leon Trotsky.
4.Joan Miró
1893–1983 · Spanish · SurrealismJoan Miró (1893–1983) was a Spanish painter associated with Surrealism. Known for Dona i Ocell, Portrait of Vincent Nubiola and Miró Wall.
5.Paul Klee
1879–1940 · German-Swiss · Expressionism, SurrealismPaul Klee (1879–1940) was a German-Swiss painter associated with Expressionism and Surrealism. Known for Angelus Novus, Twittering Machine and Sumpflegende.
6.René Magritte
1898–1967 · Belgian · Belgian surrealismRené Magritte (1898–1967) was a Belgian painter associated with Belgian surrealism. Known for The Treachery of Images and Les barricades mystérieuses.
7.Marcel Duchamp
1887–1968 · French · Dada, SurrealismMarcel Duchamp (1887–1968) was a French actor associated with Dada and Surrealism. Known for Fountain, Bicycle Wheel and readymades of Marcel Duchamp.
8.Max Ernst
1891–1976 · German · Dada, SurrealismMax Ernst (1891–1976) was a German painter associated with Dada and Surrealism. Known for Le Grand Assistant and Fontaine de Max Ernst.
9.Francis Bacon
1909–1992 · Irish · Surrealism, ExpressionismFrancis Bacon (1909–1992) was an Irish painter associated with Surrealism and Expressionism. Known for Triptych, 1976, Three Studies for Figures at the Base of a Crucifixion and Head IV.
10.Man Ray
1890–1976 · American · Surrealism, DadaMan Ray (1890–1976) was an American film director associated with Surrealism and Dada. Known for Gift, Man Ray 1914 and Landscape (Paysage Fauve).