Surrealism

Ariadne's Gallery holds 5,444 Surrealism works by 209 artists, most made between 1927 and 1998. The best represented artists are Zdzislaw Beksinski, Salvador Dali and Rene Magritte. The most common genres are symbolic painting, figurative and landscape. Compared with the rest of the collection, Surrealism works most often evoke anger and tension.

Emotional profile

Sadness: 47 (collection average 34)
Joy: 39 (collection average 46)
Tension: 61 (collection average 48)
Anger: 36 (collection average 23)
Nostalgia: 42 (collection average 47)
Wonder: 54 (collection average 48)
Interest: 59 (collection average 57)

Leading artists

Artworks (200 of 5,444)

Phenix by Paul Klee, 1905 — Anger 12, Sadness 21, Joy 24
Apparatus for the Magnetic Treatment of Plants by Paul Klee, 1908 — Sadness 23, Anger 12, Wonder 29
In the box by Paul Klee, 1908 — Anger 9, Sadness 18, Joy 25
The Big Wheel by Marc Chagall, 1911 - 1912 — Anger 70, Tension 85, Wonder 60
Feast Day (Rabbi with Lemon) by Marc Chagall, 1914 — Anger 12, Sadness 21, Joy 25
Relief, Clock by Jean Arp, 1914 — Sadness 65, Tension 54, Nostalgia 45
Automatic Drawing by Jean Arp, 1916 — Wonder 60, Interest 65, Joy 50
Bookplate Bastiaan Kist by M.C. Escher, 1916 — Wonder 60, Interest 64, Nostalgia 55
Invention by Man Ray, 1916 — Anger 65, Nostalgia 85, Tension 74
Terrestrial Forest Form by Jean Arp, 1917 — Sadness 56, Wonder 50, Tension 48
Double portrait with a glass of wine by Marc Chagall, 1918 — Interest 68, Anger 12, Sadness 22
Asian entertainers by Paul Klee, 1919 — Anger 11, Sadness 21, Joy 25
Blocks of Basalt along the Sea by M.C. Escher, 1919 — Wonder 70, Interest 75, Joy 60
Family Excursions by Max Ernst, c.1919 — Interest 80, Nostalgia 75, Joy 70
Fruit of a Long Experience by Max Ernst, 1919 — Nostalgia 85, Anger 60, Sadness 65
Jazz by Man Ray, 1919 — Nostalgia 88, Anger 65, Tension 80
A little sick horse's leg by Max Ernst, 1920 — Tension 85, Anger 55, Sadness 65
Before the snow by Paul Klee, 1920 — Anger 12, Sadness 19, Wonder 33
Birds of a Feather by Pablo Picasso, 1920 — Interest 70, Joy 65, Wonder 55
Composition with Circles and Goat by Marc Chagall, 1920 — Sadness 21, Anger 9, Wonder 32
Fall of man by M.C. Escher, 1920 — Sadness 85, Tension 95, Wonder 85
Female Nude I by M.C. Escher, 1920 — Sadness 85, Tension 90, Wonder 80
Female Nude in a Landscape by M.C. Escher, 1920 — Sadness 75, Tension 80, Wonder 70
Leafage and Drops by Jean Arp, 1920 — Wonder 60, Interest 65, Tension 55
NOT DETECTED by M.C. Escher, 1920 — Sadness 80, Tension 70, Anger 30
Portrait of Elizabeth Gregory by Salvador Dali, 1920 - 1948 — Interest 75, Wonder 70, Joy 65
The hat makes the man by Max Ernst, 1920 — Wonder 55, Interest 61, Joy 50
The Lamb by Paul Klee, 1920 — Anger 11, Joy 28, Sadness 17
The slug room by Max Ernst, 1920 — Sadness 85, Anger 66, Tension 80
Untitled by Max Ernst, 1920 — Sadness 70, Anger 45, Tension 65
Wild West by M.C. Escher, 1920 — Anger 75, Sadness 85, Tension 90
Birds also Birds, Fish Snake and Scarecrow by Max Ernst, c.1921 — Tension 70, Anger 39, Interest 66
Chimera by Max Ernst, 1921 — Tension 85, Anger 54, Sadness 65
Diana in the Autumn Wind by Paul Klee, 1921 — Anger 12, Joy 28, Sadness 18
Paradise by M.C. Escher, 1921 — Wonder 95, Interest 90, Joy 90
Seascape by Max Ernst, 1921 — Interest 75, Wonder 69, Joy 55
Self Portrait with Madame Papazoff by Georges Papazoff, 1921 - c.1923 — Anger 45, Tension 60, Nostalgia 55
Six species by Paul Klee, 1921 — Anger 12, Sadness 21, Joy 23
The Sphere by M.C. Escher, 1921 — Interest 90, Wonder 85, Tension 75
The Word (Woman Bird) by Max Ernst, 1921 — Joy 75, Wonder 70, Interest 65
Witch scene by Paul Klee, 1921 — Anger 12, Sadness 18, Joy 25
A Friends' Reunion by Max Ernst, 1922 — Wonder 55, Tension 55, Joy 49
Analysis of diverse perversities by Paul Klee, 1922 — Anger 10, Sadness 20, Interest 43
Broderie by Francis Picabia, 1922 — Wonder 56, Sadness 39, Interest 60
Illustration for "The Misfortunes of the Immortals" by Max Ernst, 1922 — Anger 54, Sadness 65, Nostalgia 61
Illustration for "The Misfortunes of the Immortals" by Max Ernst, 1922 — Anger 55, Sadness 65, Nostalgia 59
Illustration for review "Troyer/Courant" by Marc Chagall, 1922 — Nostalgia 60, Wonder 56, Interest 60
Illustration for review "Troyer/Courant" by Marc Chagall, 1922 — Nostalgia 62, Wonder 57, Interest 62
Illustration for review "Troyer/Courant" by Marc Chagall, 1922 — Nostalgia 59, Wonder 53, Sadness 38
Illustration for review "Troyer/Courant" by Marc Chagall, 1922 — Nostalgia 60, Wonder 57, Interest 62
Illustration for review "Troyer/Courant" by Marc Chagall, 1922 — Nostalgia 59, Wonder 55, Interest 60
Illustration for review "Troyer/Courant" by Marc Chagall, 1922 — Nostalgia 63, Wonder 58, Interest 63
Illustration for review "Troyer/Courant" by Marc Chagall, 1922 — Nostalgia 57, Wonder 52, Sadness 36
Illustration for review "Troyer/Courant" by Marc Chagall, 1922 — Nostalgia 65, Wonder 59, Interest 64
Illustration for review "Troyer/Courant" by Marc Chagall, 1922 — Nostalgia 56, Wonder 51, Sadness 37
Las Cuatro by Xul Solar, 1922 — Tension 60, Wonder 55, Joy 45
Oedipus Rex by Max Ernst, 1922 — Tension 80, Interest 79, Wonder 75
St. Francis preaching to the Birds by M.C. Escher, 1922 — Interest 95, Wonder 90, Tension 85
The Arrival of travellers (Illustration for "The Misfortunes of the Immortals") by Max Ernst, 1922 — Tension 80, Interest 76, Wonder 70
The Harmonious Fagot (Illustration for "The Misfortunes of the Immortals") by Max Ernst, 1922 — Sadness 60, Wonder 60, Anger 35
Aquarium by Jindrich Styrsky, 1923 — Interest 75, Wonder 70, Joy 70
At the First Clear Word by Max Ernst, 1923 — Tension 55, Wonder 54, Anger 25
Castor and Pollution by Max Ernst, 1923 — Tension 70, Anger 40, Sadness 39
Costume Représentant Parties Du Monde, Bal Louis XIV by Valentine Hugo, 1923 — Sadness 77, Anger 55, Nostalgia 72
Costume Représentant Parties Du Monde, Bal Louis XIV by Valentine Hugo, 1923 — Sadness 81, Anger 60, Nostalgia 75
Costume Représentant Parties Du Monde, Bal Louis XIV by Valentine Hugo, 1923 — Sadness 70, Nostalgia 65, Tension 60
Enter, Exit by Max Ernst, 1923 — Tension 60, Interest 60, Wonder 51
Juzgue by Xul Solar, 1923 — Wonder 60, Joy 55, Tension 50
Landscape with Rocks by Andre Masson, 1923 — Joy 50, Wonder 50, Tension 50
Long Live Love by Max Ernst, 1923 — Joy 85, Interest 80, Nostalgia 65
Ña Diáfana by Xul Solar, 1923 — Tension 79, Anger 40, Sadness 50
Of This Men Shall Know Nothing by Max Ernst, 1923 — Tension 85, Sadness 69, Anger 50
Pieta (Revolution by Night) by Max Ernst, 1923 — Sadness 80, Tension 90, Wonder 85
Portrait of woman in d`hermine pass (Olga) by Pablo Picasso, 1923 — Wonder 60, Joy 55, Interest 55
Puppet theater by Paul Klee, 1923 — Sadness 23, Anger 9, Wonder 32
Ravello I by M.C. Escher, 1923 — Wonder 80, Nostalgia 75, Interest 75
Ravello II by M.C. Escher, 1923 — Wonder 78, Nostalgia 72, Interest 73
Saint Cecilia (Invisible piano) by Max Ernst, 1923 — Interest 86, Wonder 80, Joy 70
Seventeen by Paul Klee, 1923 — Anger 12, Sadness 20, Joy 25
The Falling Angel by Marc Chagall, 1923 - 1947 — Anger 80, Sadness 90, Tension 95
The Tilled Field by Joan Miro, 1923 — Wonder 90, Interest 85, Joy 80
The Wavering Woman by Max Ernst, 1923 — Sadness 60, Anger 41, Wonder 56
Tú y Yo by Xul Solar, 1923 — Anger 50, Sadness 60, Nostalgia 60
Woman, Old Man and Flower Femme by Max Ernst, c.1923 — Sadness 50, Wonder 61, Anger 35
Botanical Theater by Paul Klee, 1924 — Anger 10, Joy 29, Sadness 19
Bottle of Vine by Joan Miro, 1924 — Joy 50, Nostalgia 50, Wonder 50
Breasts by Francis Picabia, c.1924 - c.1927 — Wonder 70, Interest 74, Tension 60
Carnaval by Francis Picabia, c.1924 - c.1927 — Interest 75, Wonder 70, Tension 65
Cyclope by Francis Picabia, c.1924 - c.1926 — Interest 65, Nostalgia 55, Wonder 55
Dos Parejas by Xul Solar, 1924 — Wonder 80, Nostalgia 70, Interest 75
Gala Éluard by Max Ernst, 1924 — Nostalgia 74, Interest 75, Wonder 70
Guitar, Glass and Fruit Dish with Fruit by Pablo Picasso, 1924 — Interest 70, Joy 65, Tension 45
Harlequin's Carnival by Joan Miro, 1924 - 1925 — Wonder 61, Joy 60, Nostalgia 56
Idyll by Francis Picabia, 1924 - 1927 — Wonder 54, Interest 60, Anger 26
Landscape by Joan Miro, 1924 - 1925 — Joy 70, Wonder 66, Nostalgia 60
Match Woman by Francis Picabia, 1924 - 1925 — Wonder 44, Anger 16, Joy 38
Portrait of Garcia Lorca by Salvador Dali, 1924 — Interest 84, Wonder 80, Joy 75
Red Glove and White Glove by Georges Papazoff, 1924 — Anger 55, Tension 70, Wonder 65
Southern harbor by Sven Jonson, 1924 — Wonder 55, Tension 55, Interest 60
Sunrise by Francis Picabia, 1924 — Wonder 60, Interest 65, Anger 30
Tete Paysage by Jean Arp, 1924 - 1926 — Sadness 58, Tension 52, Nostalgia 47
The letter by Max Ernst, 1924 — Sadness 60, Anger 40, Nostalgia 55
Veglione, Cannes, 1924 by Francis Picabia, 1924 — Wonder 80, Joy 75, Interest 70
Woman with a Dog by Francis Picabia, 1924 - 1926 — Sadness 50, Tension 60, Anger 35
Bathing Woman by Joan Miro, 1925 — Nostalgia 55, Joy 55, Wonder 55
Composition by Georges Papazoff, 1925 — Anger 40, Wonder 55, Tension 55
Coupes 6 by Salvador Dali, 1925 — Wonder 65, Nostalgia 60, Anger 35
Cover for Roztočené Jeviště (The Turned Staged) by Jindrich Styrsky, 1925 — Sadness 75, Anger 55, Nostalgia 70
Dance by Jean Arp, 1925 — Interest 86, Wonder 80, Joy 70
Dancer by Joan Miro, 1925 — Joy 75, Wonder 71, Nostalgia 66
Eve, the Only One Left to Us by Max Ernst, 1925 — Nostalgia 89, Sadness 80, Anger 65
Head of a Catalan Peasant (2) by Joan Miro, 1925 — Nostalgia 55, Wonder 56, Sadness 40
Knight, White Horse and Snake by Victor Brauner, 1925 — Interest 90, Wonder 85, Tension 81
Leaf customs by Max Ernst, 1925 — Wonder 75, Joy 69, Interest 70
Moustaches by Jean Arp, c.1925 — Anger 65, Sadness 60, Tension 71
Naked on a white cock by Marc Chagall, 1925 — Tension 95, Anger 70, Sadness 80
Nature morte aux pommes by Leon Arthur Tutundjian, 1925 — Wonder 55, Joy 49, Interest 59
Nocturne by Rene Magritte, 1925 — Sadness 85, Nostalgia 91, Tension 75
Papillons by Georges Papazoff, c.1925 — Anger 55, Tension 70, Wonder 65
Paris dream by Max Ernst, 1925 — Interest 80, Wonder 75, Joy 54
Plaster head and arm by Pablo Picasso, 1925 — Wonder 55, Interest 60, Tension 50
Proue de naivre et papillons by Pierre Roy, 1925 — Wonder 78, Interest 80, Joy 75
Saint Vincent Martyr by M.C. Escher, 1925 — Wonder 80, Joy 75, Nostalgia 70
San Danza by Xul Solar, 1925 — Sadness 70, Anger 55, Nostalgia 65
Sea and Sun by Max Ernst, 1925 — Interest 80, Wonder 75, Joy 60
She keeps her secret by Max Ernst, 1925 — Interest 80, Wonder 75, Joy 60
Smoker Head by Joan Miro, 1925 — Anger 60, Tension 80, Wonder 75
Still life with fishing net by Pablo Picasso, 1925 — Wonder 60, Joy 60, Sadness 39
The 2nd Day of the Creation by M.C. Escher, 1925 — Interest 90, Wonder 85, Tension 70
The Acrobates by Francis Picabia, 1925 — Wonder 48, Anger 20, Joy 42
The Beautiful Season by Max Ernst, 1925 — Interest 90, Wonder 85, Joy 75
The Blue Forest by Max Ernst, 1925 — Interest 85, Wonder 80, Joy 70
The Couple in Lace by Max Ernst, 1925 — Wonder 65, Interest 70, Tension 55
The dance by Pablo Picasso, 1925 — Joy 70, Wonder 60, Interest 64
The Kiss by Pablo Picasso, 1925 — Interest 85, Joy 85, Wonder 80
The large forest by Max Ernst, c.1925 — Sadness 75, Anger 50, Tension 71
The Sea by Georges Papazoff, 1925 — Anger 49, Tension 65, Nostalgia 60
The window by Rene Magritte, 1925 — Joy 71, Wonder 65, Interest 55
Tribute to Saint-Pol Roux by Andre Masson, 1925 — Tension 65, Anger 25, Sadness 30
Untitled by Rene Magritte, c.1925 — Anger 56, Tension 80, Nostalgia 70
Vitorchiano nel Cimino by M.C. Escher, 1925 — Nostalgia 70, Wonder 65, Interest 70
A famous man by Rene Magritte, 1926 — Sadness 55, Anger 40, Tension 65
After the Water, the Clouds by Rene Magritte, 1926 — Interest 92, Wonder 90, Joy 86
Aroundfish by Paul Klee, 1926 — Anger 11, Sadness 19, Joy 26
Artist and his model by Pablo Picasso, 1926 — Joy 60, Interest 65, Wonder 55
Bella in Mourillon by Marc Chagall, 1926 — Anger 13, Sadness 18, Joy 25
Checkmate by Rene Magritte, 1926 — Wonder 65, Interest 70, Sadness 45
Chrysanthemums by Marc Chagall, 1926 — Anger 8, Sadness 18, Joy 27
Coquillages by Edward Wadsworth, 1926 — Joy 65, Wonder 55, Interest 60
Dog Barking-at the Moon by Joan Miro, 1926 — Tension 70, Anger 40, Wonder 60
Femme aux deux visages by Leon Arthur Tutundjian, 1926 — Wonder 51, Joy 45, Interest 54
I Came Like I Promised by Yves Tanguy, 1926 — Sadness 20, Anger 8, Joy 25
Landscape by Rene Magritte, 1926 — Joy 50, Anger 25, Wonder 50
Marseilles, France by Edward Wadsworth, 1926 — Nostalgia 60, Sadness 45, Tension 55
Midnight marriage by Rene Magritte, 1926 — Sadness 80, Nostalgia 85, Tension 70
Nature morte a la coupe de fruits by Leon Arthur Tutundjian, 1926 — Wonder 54, Joy 48, Interest 58
Nude by Joan Miro, 1926 — Wonder 66, Nostalgia 60, Tension 55
Person Throwing a Stone at a Bird by Joan Miro, 1926 — Anger 65, Tension 85, Wonder 70
Polar light by Rene Magritte, 1926 — Wonder 84, Tension 80, Interest 80
Pomegranate Flower by Max Ernst, 1926 — Interest 90, Wonder 85, Joy 80
Popular panorama by Rene Magritte, 1926 — Interest 84, Wonder 81, Tension 70
Still Life by Edward Wadsworth, 1926 — Nostalgia 70, Sadness 54, Tension 60
Stilleben med fisk by Sven Jonson, 1926 — Sadness 25, Anger 3, Nostalgia 28
Storm(Black Landscape) by Yves Tanguy, 1926 — Wonder 50, Nostalgia 40, Anger 12
Study for "Honey is Sweeter than Blood" by Salvador Dali, 1926 — Interest 85, Wonder 79, Joy 70
The 3rd Day of the Creation by M.C. Escher, 1926 — Interest 89, Wonder 85, Tension 70
The 4th Day of the Creation by M.C. Escher, 1926 — Interest 90, Wonder 85, Tension 70
The 5th Day of the Creation by M.C. Escher, 1926 — Interest 90, Wonder 85, Tension 70
The 6th Day of the Creation by M.C. Escher, 1926 — Interest 90, Wonder 85, Tension 70
The birth of idol by Rene Magritte, 1926 — Wonder 65, Interest 60, Joy 51
The catapult of desert by Rene Magritte, 1926 — Anger 70, Tension 85, Wonder 80
The dawn of Cayenne by Rene Magritte, 1926 — Anger 45, Tension 65, Sadness 50
The difficult crossing by Rene Magritte, 1926 — Anger 60, Tension 75, Sadness 55
The face of genius by Rene Magritte, 1926 — Wonder 70, Interest 70, Joy 60
The Great Lover by Max Ernst, 1926 — Joy 79, Wonder 69, Interest 65
The lost jockey by Rene Magritte, 1926 — Anger 65, Sadness 70, Tension 75
The musings of the solitary walker by Rene Magritte, 1926 — Wonder 80, Tension 75, Sadness 56
The sensational news by Rene Magritte, 1926 — Wonder 80, Tension 75, Anger 45
The silver gap by Rene Magritte, 1926 — Wonder 71, Nostalgia 60, Anger 34
The Travelling Performers by Yves Tanguy, 1926 — Anger 12, Joy 28, Sadness 17
The Virgin Spanking the Christ Child before Three Witnesses: Andre Breton, Paul Eluard, and the Painter by Max Ernst, 1926 — Sadness 90, Anger 70, Tension 85
They have slept in the forest too long by Max Ernst, 1926 — Sadness 85, Anger 60, Tension 80
Threshold of forest by Rene Magritte, 1926 — Wonder 60, Joy 50, Sadness 35
Torso by Andre Masson, 1926 — Tension 75, Sadness 56, Anger 40
Untitled by Rene Magritte, 1926 — Tension 55, Joy 50, Nostalgia 50
Untitled by Rene Magritte, 1926 — Tension 75, Anger 50, Sadness 55
Untitled collage by Rene Magritte, c.1926 — Tension 85, Anger 60, Nostalgia 75
Wreckage of the shadow by Rene Magritte, 1926 — Sadness 75, Tension 80, Nostalgia 60
A Night of Love by Max Ernst, 1927 — Tension 75, Anger 35, Interest 65
A panic in the Middle Ages by Rene Magritte, 1927 — Sadness 70, Tension 80, Anger 55
A taste of the invisible by Rene Magritte, 1927 — Interest 85, Wonder 80, Joy 75
After Us Motherhood by Max Ernst, 1927 — Tension 76, Anger 45, Sadness 55
Apparatus and Hand by Salvador Dali, 1927 — Sadness 80, Wonder 85, Interest 80
Atmosphere (L'Atmosphère) by Jean Hugo, 1927 — Anger 10, Sadness 20, Tension 30
Avant le festin by Georges Papazoff, 1927 — Anger 55, Tension 70, Wonder 65
Barcelona by Francis Picabia, c.1927 - c.1928 — Nostalgia 70, Interest 70, Joy 60
Battle of the Fishes by Andre Masson, 1927 — Anger 44, Wonder 65, Interest 70
Cage, Forest and Black Sun Cage by Max Ernst, 1927 — Tension 76, Anger 35, Interest 65
Child, Horse, Flower and Snake by Max Ernst, 1927 — Tension 80, Anger 50, Sadness 55
Composition by Leon Arthur Tutundjian, 1927 — Wonder 49, Joy 45, Interest 53

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