Posters surrealism

Surrealism as seen by our artists: dream images, impossible scales and objects taken out of place. Each poster is a personal reading of this graphic language, hand-printed on 220 gsm art paper with an anti-glare satin finish in our workshop in Grasse.

The Spire, the Sun and the MoonAffichely Workshop -20 % from 11,90 € 14,90 €from 12,42€ excl. VAT The Astronaut at the Golden ThresholdAffichely Workshop -20 % from 11,90 € 14,90 €from 12,42€ excl. VAT Distant View of VeronaAffichely Workshop -20 % from 11,90 € 14,90 €from 12,42€ excl. VAT The Face Between Bologna's TowersAffichely Workshop -20 % from 11,90 € 14,90 €from 12,42€ excl. VAT The Heron's AperitifAffichely Workshop -20 % from 12,70 € 15,90 €from 13,25€ excl. VAT Suspended CarAffichely Workshop -20 % from 11,90 € 14,90 €from 12,42€ excl. VAT Azure Silhouette on the Greek CoastAffichely Workshop -20 % from 11,90 € 14,90 €from 12,42€ excl. VAT The Broken BustAffichely Workshop -20 % from 11,90 € 14,90 €from 12,42€ excl. VAT The Bear with a Wildflower BouquetAffichely Workshop -20 % from 11,90 € 14,90 €from 12,42€ excl. VAT Orange BathAffichely Workshop -20 % from 11,90 € 14,90 €from 12,42€ excl. VAT Floral FaceAffichely Workshop -20 % from 11,90 € 14,90 €from 12,42€ excl. VAT Fragments of an Old TownAffichely Workshop -20 % from 11,90 € 14,90 €from 12,42€ excl. VAT
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Choosing your surrealist poster

Which surrealist poster should you choose?

Surrealism covers very different registers, carried by recognisable figures and distinct worlds. A surrealist poster is chosen first on its register:

  • Dalí-style poster: melting clocks, desert landscapes, distorted dreamlike symbols.
  • Magritte-style poster: bowler hats, clouds in an indoor sky, double-meaning images.
  • Surrealist collage: overlapping images, inconsistent scales, objects taken out of their use.
  • Surrealist portrait: fragmented faces, man-animal fusion, symbols hidden in the composition.
  • Dreamlike landscape: levitating bodies, impossible architecture, a horizon that slips away.
  • Surrealist still life: everyday objects gathered in a scene that should not exist.

The filters on the left narrow things down by dominant colour, by style and by mood.

Where should you hang a surrealist poster?

  • Living room: a large Dalí- or Magritte-style piece, alone above the sofa to carry the room.
  • Office or library: a fragmented portrait or a collage, at eye level to support reflection.
  • Hallway: a series of clouds or repurposed objects, same size, for a coherent visual thread.
  • Bedroom: a dreamlike landscape in soft tones, never a composition too busy near the bed.
  • Entrance: a double-meaning poster, the one that stops the eye right at the threshold.

Surrealist poster or abstract art: what is the difference?

Surrealism keeps recognisable forms (a face, a hat, a clock, a cloud) and places them in a situation that does not exist. Abstract art, for its part, gives up the figure: it works form, colour and line for their own sake, with no scene to read. In front of a surrealist poster, the eye always looks for a story; in front of an abstract poster, it settles on the composition. For a wall meant to intrigue and tell something, surrealism works better. For a wall meant above all to soothe or structure a room that is already busy, abstract suits better.

Poster, print or picture: what is the difference?

All three words mean the same thing here: a printed image that you hang on the wall. We say poster because we print on fine art paper, not on canvas or metal.

  • With frame: black, white, oak or walnut, assembled and ready to hang.
  • Without frame: the sheet alone, to slide into the frame you already have.

Printed to order, in Grasse

We print every poster after your order, in our workshop in the south of France. Fine art paper 220 gsm with an anti-glare satin finish, M1 certified. Eco-solvent inks that do not yellow.

  • Five sizes: 21x30, 30x40, 50x70, 70x100 and the 101x141 polyptych.
  • Shipped within 24 hours, free delivery from 50 euros.
  • Returns within 30 days, satisfied or refunded.
The printing workshop in Grasse, a poster coming off the press