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What is the most famous painting by Salvador Dalí?
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The most famous painting by Salvador Dalí is arguably the Surrealist painting The Persistence of Memory. Produced in 1931, the piece depicts the fluidity of time through melting clocks, their forms inspired, Dalí stated, by Camembert cheese melting in the sun. Other famous works by Dalí include Dream Caused by the Flight of a Bee Around a Pomegranate a Second Before Awakening, The Great Masturbator and The Temptation of Saint Anthony. On 1stDibs, find a variety of Salvador Dalí art.
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Don Juan: The Banquet (Le Banquet)
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Salvador Dali
Don Juan: The Banquet (Le Banquet), Published 1970
Medium: Hand-Colored Drypoint Etching on Arches Paper
Edition: 38/250
Artwork Size: 25 x 20 in
Framed Size: 33 ...
Category
1970s Surrealist Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
$7,500 Sale Price
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Faust: Portrait of Marguerite (Le Portrait de Marguerite)
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Salvador Dali
Faust: Portrait of Marguerite (Le Portrait de Marguerite), Published 1968-1969
Medium: Drypoint Etching with Roulette on Japon
Edition: 88/145
Artwork Size: 15 x 1...
Category
1960s Surrealist Portrait Prints
Materials
Etching
$32,000 Sale Price
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Leda Atomica, Lithograph Signed Numbered and Stamped
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Leda Atomica by Salvador Dali
Lithograph on BFK Rives Papier
Dimensions of the print: 58 x 43 cm
Dimensions of the sheet: 76 x 55 cm
Dimensions with frame: 84.5 x 63.5 cm
Edition of ...
Category
Late 20th Century Surrealist Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$1,472 Sale Price
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Mythology: Argus in Black
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Salvador Dali
Mythology: Argus in Black, Published 1963-1965
Medium: Copper and Drypoint Etching on Arches Paper
Edition: 106/150
Artwork Size: 22 x 30 in
Framed Size: 28.50 x ...
Category
1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
Our Historical Heritage Jonah and The Whale
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali
TITLE: Our Historical Heritage Jonah and The Whale
MEDIUM: Etching
SIGNED: Hand Signed by Salvador Dali
EDITION NUMBER: 175/400
MEASUREMENTS: 19.87" x 26"
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Category
1970s Surrealist More Prints
Materials
Etching
Hell 22 - The Liars - Original Woodcut 1963 (Field p 189 à 200)
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Paris, IDF
Salvador Dali (1904-1989)
Hell 22 - The Liars, 1963
Wood engraving from "Divine Comedy"
with the signature printed in the plate
On BFK Rives vellum 32,8 x 26,4 cm (c. 13 x 10")
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Category
1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints
Materials
Woodcut

