Óscar Domínguez was an abstract, Surrealist artist who popularized the decalcomania technique of layering thin sheets of gouache on paper and then applying it to canvas. He practiced Surrealist automatism, which was used prominently by early 20th-century Dadaists. In a trance-like state, the artist becomes a conduit through which uninhibited, raw thoughts can flow through a paintbrush, pen or other tool. The result is the uncanny imagery of the subconscious mind realized in paintings and sculptures.
Domínguez was interested in art at a young age, due in part to the acromegaly disease that kept him from more physical pursuits. He found solace and freedom in creative expression. He spent his youth on the Spanish island of Tenerife in the Canary Islands, raised by his grandmother. At 21, Domínguez moved to Paris, France. He worked for his father’s fruit export business by day. At night, he frequented cabarets and immersed himself in the culture. He also avidly visited museums and attended classes at different art schools. He became enamored with the works of Spanish artist Pablo Picasso and French painter Yves Tanguy, which influenced his early paintings and drawings.
Domínguez had his first solo show in 1933 at the Círculo de Bellas Artes in Tenerife. His work is in the permanent collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, the Bilbao Fine Art Museum and the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Domínguez’s paintings and sculptures influenced artists like Max Ernst and Hans Bellmer.
On 1stDibs, find a selection of Óscar Domínguez’s paintings, prints and multiples and drawings and watercolors.
Oscar Domínguez. "Le Chat". 1956-1957. Oil on canvas. 39 x 61 cm.
By Óscar Domínguez
Located in Barcelona, CT
Oscar Domínguez (San Cristóbal de La Laguna, 1906 – París, 1957) "Le Chat" 1956-1957 Oil on canvas 39 x 61 cm. Condition: Good condition. Provenance: Private Collection, Paris,...
Canvas, Oil
Tauromachie, Cubist Lithograph by Oscar Dominguez
By Óscar Domínguez
Located in Long Island City, NY
Oscar Dominguez, Spanish (1906 - 1957) - Tauromachie, Year: 1950, Medium: Lithograph on Arches, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 99/200, Image Size: 19 x 12.75 inches, Size:...
Lithograph
$3,080Sale Price|20% Off
Oscar Dominguez Surrealist Still Life Lithograph
By Óscar Domínguez
Located in New Windsor, NY
Oscar M. Dominguez (1906-1957) Surrealist still life in front of a window. Lithograph on paper. The piece is signed lower left in pencil, Dominguez and an edition of 137/200. Blind s...
Paper
Le Grand Ordinaire - Rare Book Illustrated by Oscar Dominguez - 1943
By Óscar Domínguez
Located in Roma, IT
Le Grand Ordinaire is an original modern very rare book illustrated by Oscar Dominguez (San Cristóbal de La Laguna, 1906 – 1957) and written by André ...
Paper
Still Life, Cubist Etching by Oscar Dominguez
By Óscar Domínguez
Located in Long Island City, NY
Oscar Dominguez, Spanish (1906 - 1957) - Still Life, Medium: Etching on Japon, numbered in pencil, Edition: 4/10, Image Size: 8.25 x 7 inches, Size: 15 x 11.25 in. (38.1 x 28.58 cm...
Etching
Sombre est Noir, Surrealist Etching by Oscar Dominguez
By Óscar Domínguez
Located in Long Island City, NY
Oscar Dominguez, Spanish (1906 - 1957) - Sombre est Noir, Year: 1945, Medium: Etching, Image Size: 9.25 x 6.75 inches, Size: 12.75 x 9.25 in. (32.39 x 23.5 cm), Description: From t...
Etching
Figure in Landscape, Surrealist Etching by Oscar Dominguez
By Óscar Domínguez
Located in Long Island City, NY
Oscar Dominguez, Spanish (1906 - 1957) - Figure in Landscape, Year: circa 1945, Medium: Etching, Image Size: 3 x 5.75 inches, Size: 4 x 5.75 in. (10.16 x 14.61 cm), Description: Fr...
Etching
Rollercoaster, Cubist Etching by Oscar Dominguez
By Óscar Domínguez
Located in Long Island City, NY
Oscar Dominguez, Spanish (1906 - 1957) - Rollercoaster, Year: circa 1945, Medium: Etching on Japon, signed in pencil, Image Size: 7 x 5 inches, Size: 16 x 10.75 in. (40.64 x 27.31 ...
Etching
Homage to Manolete
By Óscar Domínguez
Located in London, GB
OSCAR DOMINGUEZ 1906-1957 Tenerife 1906-1957 Paris (Spanish) Title: Homage to Manolete / Hommage a Manolete, 1955 Technique: Original Hand Signed an...
Lithograph
$1,828
H 17.72 in W 13 in D 0.4 in
Salvador Dali - Fight Before la Dame - Original Handsigned Etching
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Salvador Dali - Original Handsigned Etching From La Quête du Graal Dimensions: 45 x 33 cm Handsigned Edition: 38/100 (from the rare deluxe suite aside from the standard edition) Cat...
Etching
Les Chants de Maldoror
By Salvador Dalí
Located in New York, NY
Heliogravure, etching, and drypoint, 1934. From the deluxe edition of 40 with the drypoint remarqué, before the published edition of 100 printed from the reduced plate. From the po...
Etching, Drypoint
$636Sale Price|20% Off
H 17.9 in W 12.2 in
Les Caprices de Goya Rasputin Etching, Surrealist, Hand Signed
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Les Caprices de Goya Rasputin MEDIUM: Etching SIGNED: Hand Signed by Salvador Dali EDITION NUMBER: 27/200 MEASUREMENTS: Paper: 17.9" x 12.2" Frame: ...
Etching
$2,399
H 15.75 in W 13 in D 0.4 in
François Xavier Lalanne, bird on lillies, 2006
By François-Xavier Lalanne
Located in Saint-Didier, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Natural history - François-Xavier Lalanne Etching Numbered out of 70 and signed F.X.L. in pencil Robert and Lydie Dutrou editors 2006. Paper size: 40x33cm Work size: 16x19.5cm
Paper
$2,976
H 14.97 in W 11.03 in D 0.04 in
Salvador Dali - Girl and Pig - Original Etching
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Salvador Dali - Girl and Pig - Original Etching Dimensions: 38 x 28 cm Edition: 390 1967 On Rives Vellum Signed in the plate References : Field 67-4 (p. 3...
Etching
"A Poem in Each Book" Exhibition Poster
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Exhibition poster for "A Poem in Each Book" by Paul Eluard, illustrated by his friends the painters-engravers, at Maison de la Pensée Française, Paris, October 26 - November 11, 1956...
Lithograph
$750
H 10.7 in W 7 in
Le Rire Etching Print, Cubist Style, Hand Signed, Edition of 140, 1935
By Jacques Villon
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed, titled and numbered by the artist. Ginestet Pouillon 390. Sheet size 10.7 x 7 in. Image size 8 x 6 in. Framed. Edition of 140. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certi...
Paper, Etching
$68,568
H 39.77 in W 33.08 in
Gottfried Libalt, Still Life with Birds, Fruits and Vegetables Landscape, signed
Located in Greven, DE
Stilllife with dead Birds, Fruits and Vegetables Oil on Canvas, 101 x 84 cm signed (upper left) „G Libald “ (G and L ligated) Provenance: Private Collection, Brussels; Private Coll...
Canvas, Oil
$13,713
H 24.81 in W 29.93 in
The 156, Spectacle for a Couple - Original Etching, Signed (Baer #1875)
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Paris, IDF
Pablo PICASSO (1881-1973) Series 156, Spectacle for a couple : Captain Frans Banningh Cocq and Women (plate 15), 1978 Original etching with aquatint (Crommelynck workshop) Signed wi...
Etching
$1,996Sale Price|20% Off
H 16.63 in W 12.69 in
Fernand Leger, Untitled, from Circus, 1950
By Fernand Léger
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Fernand Leger (1881–1955) Title: Untitled (Sans titre) Year: October 5, 1950 Medium: Lithograph on velin d'Arches paper Paper Size: 16.63 x 12.69 inches (42.24 x 32.23 cm) Co...
Lithograph
$10,301
H 19.69 in W 25.99 in
The 156, Degas Imagining and Two Girls - Original Etching (Baer #1971)
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Paris, IDF
Pablo PICASSO (1881-1973) The 156, Degas Imagining. Scene of Seduction between Two Girls... (plate 107), 1978 Posthumous etching (Crommelynck workshop) Signed with stamp Justified H...
Etching
La Mère et les Enfants
By Pablo Picasso
Located in New York, NY
Signed by Picasso in pencil lower left. Numbered 32/50 in pencil lower right. Catalogue raisonne references: Bloch 739; Mourlot 239; Reuße 625. Framed print. Framed dimensions ...
Lithograph
Tauromachie II, Cubist Lithograph by Oscar Dominguez
By Óscar Domínguez
Located in Long Island City, NY
Oscar Dominguez, Spanish (1906 - 1957) - Tauromachie II, Year: 1950, Medium: Lithograph on Arches, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: AP, Image Size: 19 x 12.75 inches, Size: ...
Lithograph
Hommage a Manolete
By Óscar Domínguez
Located in Wiscasett, ME
OSCAR DOMINGUEZ 1906-1957 Hommage a Manolete, 1955 This is an original and signed and numbered lithograph in colors on BFK Rives vellum paper. Thi...
Lithograph
Oscar Dominguez
By Óscar Domínguez
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Oscar Dominguez 1906-1957 Hommage a Manolete, 1955 This is an original and signed and numbered lithograph in colors on BFK Rives vellum paper. ...
Paper
Sold
H 22.45 in W 14.97 in D 0.08 in
Bullfight - Original Lithograph by O. Dominguez - 1950
By Óscar Domínguez
Located in Roma, IT
Original Lithograph realized by Oscar Dominquez in 1950. Hand signed and numbered. Artist's proof. Edition of 200 specimens plus some Artist's proofs. Very good conditions.
Lithograph
OSCAR DOMINGUEZ Tauromaquia (1950) Color print
By Óscar Domínguez
Located in Paris, FR
Tauromaquia (1950) Colour print. Signed lower left corner, numbered 70/200 lower right corner. Collector's stamp lower right corner. Former Collection : Contessa A.L. Pecci Blunt MORE INFORMATION ON OSCAR...
Color
Composition
By Óscar Domínguez
Located in London, GB
Oil on canvas 38 x 55 cm (15 x 21 5/8 inches) This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Ana Vazques de Parga
Canvas, Oil
Untitled II
By Óscar Domínguez
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Dominguez, Oscar Title: Untitled II Medium: Ink on paper Framed Dimensions: 16.5" x 13.25" Signature: Signed Edition: unique
Ink
Oscar Dominguez' Modernist Sculpture
By Óscar Domínguez
Located in North Miami, FL
This beautiful modernist abstract by Spaniard, Oscar Dominguez. It is in very nice vintage condition. This item is currently in our MIAMI facility. ...