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What do ants symbolize to Dalí?
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To Dalí, ants symbolized decay, destruction and death. Reportedly, he associated the insects with these themes because he observed ants feasting on the remains of dead animals as a child. One of the artist's best-known depictions of ants is The Ants, a gouache collage that he produced in 1929. Shop a collection of surrealist art from some of the world’s top galleries on 1stDibs.
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The Angel of Mercy - Woodcut attr. to Salvador Dali- 1963
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Roma, IT
The Angel of Mercy - from the Series "The Divine Comedy" is a woodcut print realized in 1963 for a series illustrating the Medieval poem of the "Divine Comedy" by Dante Alighieri. No...
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints
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Woodcut
Salvador Dalí -- L'Ange de l'Alchimie ( The Angel of Alchemy )
By Salvador Dalí
Located in BRUCE, ACT
Salvador Dalí
L'Ange de l'Alchimie (The Angel of Alchemy) from Alchimie des Philosophes, 1976
Drypoint and lithograph on parchment
Hand signed and Edition 179 / 225
Sheet size 77 x...
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1970s Prints and Multiples
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Drypoint, Lithograph
The Cubist Angel
By Salvador Dalí
Located in OPOLE, PL
Bronze, hand-patinated and partially polished
cast in 1982 using the lost-wax (""à cire perdue"") technique
bearing the foundry stamp ""Strehle Kunstguss""
height (including base): 5...
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1980s Surrealist Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
Angel of Mercy - Woodcut - 1963
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Roma, IT
Angel of Mercy - The Divine Comedy is a woodcut print realized in 1963 for a series illustrating the Medieval poem of the "Divine Comedy" by Dante Alighieri.
Not signed, as issued....
Category
1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints
Materials
Woodcut
Memories of Surrealism Angel of Dada Surrealism
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali
TITLE: Memories of Surrealism Angel of Dada Surrealism
MEDIUM: Etching on Japon Paper
SIGNED: Hand Signed by Salvador Dali
EDITION NUMBER: A XXX/XL
MEASURE...
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1970s Surrealist More Prints
Materials
Etching
Alchimie des Philosophes The Angel of Alchemy
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali
TITLE: Alchimie des Philosophes The Angel of Alchemy
MEDIUM: Etching on parchment paper
SIGNED: Hand Signed
PUBLISHER: Art et Valeur, Paris
EDITION NUMBER...
Category
1970s Surrealist Abstract Prints
Materials
Etching
