MAGIC REALISM:

ARTISTS CONNECTED TO MAGIC REALISM

- magical links edited by Bjørn J. Berger

It is open for discussion to what extent the artists listed below are representative of Magic Realism. René Magritte is a good example. The Surrealists and others claim him as a Surrealist. Even though he was an early member of their movement—to the point of participating in the design and publication of a Surrealist magazine—he later decided that the Surrealists had gone too far, and returned to what he had been doing all along, which was Magic Realism.

The first group of artists are all well-known and highly respected painters, generally acknowledged to have a strong connection to Magic Realism (with the possible exception of Magritte). Artists in the latter group have more variation of expression; some fit easily into that category, while others require viewers to seek out the influences of Magic Realism in their work. In some, the influences exist just as an undercurrent of their art.

This page is updated frequently, last time was 2005-03-21.

SELECTED ARTISTS CONNECTED TO MAGIC REALISM
- sorted by year of birth

Alexander Kanoldt (1881 - 1939), Germany

Georgio de Chirico (1888 - 1978), Italy

Biography I - Guggenheim Museum.
Biography II - a nearly complete biography.
Biography III - also quite detailed.
Biography IV - even better.
"The Anguish of Departure"; "The Red Tower"; "The Nostalgia of the Poet"; More paintings;
Several works - a somewhat confusing french site(!), but a nice collection of the artists works;
..and even more

Alberto Savinio (1891 - 1952), Italy

Biography - about his brother, Georgio de Chirico, as well.
Several works - about Savinio, his brother and their works.

Otto Dix (1891-1969), Germany

Biography - Wikipedia.
www.otto-dix.de - purely dedicated Otto Dix; much reading, much of his works.

George Grosz (1893-1959), Germany

Biography I - Wikipedia.
Biography II - better; with lots of his works.
Relevant links - at www.artcyclopedia.com.

Christian Schad (1894-1982), Germany

Biography- some biographical data.

Ivan Le Lorraine Albright (1897 - 1983), USA

Biography I - Wikipedia.
Biography II - Hofstra Museum.
Museums, examples of the artists works, prices, etc. - especially for collectors.
Ivan Albright: Magic Realist - about the artist and a few selected paintings.

René Magritte (1898-1967), Belgium

Biography, works, books etc. - commercial site with much content.

Philip Howard Evergood (1901 - 1973), USA

Biography - Hunter Museum of American Art, description of the painting "Love on the Beach".
Museums, examples of the artists works, prices, etc. - especially for collectors.
Several works - at the www.artnet.com.

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MAGIC REALISM:

ARTISTS CONNECTED TO MAGIC REALISM

SELECTED ARTISTS CONNECTED TO MAGIC REALISM - sorted by year of birth

Alexander Kanoldt (1881 - 1939), Germany

Georgio de Chirico (1888 - 1978), Italy

Alberto Savinio (1891 - 1952), Italy

Otto Dix (1891-1969), Germany

George Grosz (1893-1959), Germany

Christian Schad (1894-1982), Germany

Ivan Le Lorraine Albright (1897 - 1983), USA

René Magritte (1898-1967), Belgium

Philip Howard Evergood (1901 - 1973), USA

Paul Cadmus (1904 - 1999), USA

Peter Blume (1906 - 1992), USA

George Tooker (1920), USA

OTHER ARTISTS MORE OR LESS CONNECTED TO MAGIC REALISM - sorted by year of birth

SELECTED ARTISTS CONNECTED TO MAGIC REALISM
- sorted by year of birth

OTHER ARTISTS MORE OR LESS CONNECTED TO MAGIC REALISM
- sorted by year of birth