During the 19th and 20th centuries many original romantic, expressionist and surrealist Belgian painters started.

He was married to Eva Švankmajerová, an internationally known surrealist painter, ceramicist, and writer until her death in October 2005.

Lauryssens wrote the book Dalí and I about his experiences with the surrealist painter.

Paul Delvaux, surrealist painter, lived in Veurne for more than 20 years and died there.

As a surrealist painter in the 1940s, he was a member of The White Stag group.

Erna Rosenstein (May 17, 1913 - November 10, 2004) was a surrealist painter and poet.

Victor Safonkin (born August 22, 1967 at Saransk) is a surrealist painter.

The visuals are very abstract and 'illustrative', resembling the work of the surrealist painters.

He lived in France until 1940, but travelled extensively; he remained a surrealist painter throughout his life.

Rodolfo Morales (1925-2001) was a famous surrealist painter.