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When was the Persistence of Memory painted?
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The Persistence of Memory was painted in 1931. In the painting, Salvador Dalí depicts the fluidity of time through melting clocks, their forms inspired by Camembert cheese melting in the sun. The work is one of the most famous examples of the 20th-century avant-garde Surrealist movement. Explore a collection of Salvador Dalí art on 1stDibs.
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Salvador Dalí 1970s Surrealist Dated and Signed Work on Paper
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Roma, IT
Salvador Dalí 1970s Surrealist Dated and Signed Work on Paper
This significant work on paper is a silkscreen print by Salvador Dalí (1904–1989), part of the famous series dedicated ...
Category
1970s Surrealist Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
1970s Salvador Dalí Signed and Dated Original Work on Paper
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Roma, IT
1970s Salvador Dalí Signed and Dated Work on Paper
This wonderful artwork shown is a silkscreen print by Salvador Dalí (1904–1989), part of the ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Surrealist Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Modern Salvador Dalí Surrealist Signed and Numbered Original Work on Paper
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Roma, IT
Modern Salvador Dalí Surrealist Signed and Numbered Original Work on Paper
*Le rêve onirique*, a colour lithograph created by Salvador Dalí in 1974.
The sheet belongs to a series ...
Category
1970s Surrealist Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
1960s Salvador Dalí Signed and Dated Work on Paper
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Roma, IT
1960s Salvador Dalí Signed and Dated Work on Paper
The work shown here is a famous piece by Salvador Dalí, taken from the suite dedicated to Wil...
Category
Mid-20th Century Surrealist Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Salvador Dali : The Blue Horsemen, Original signed print, Field #73-1 J
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Paris, IDF
Salvador DALI (1904–1989)
The Blue Horsemen
Original print (etching)
Signed on the plate
On Japanese paper, 28 x 38 cm (11 x 14.9 in)
REFERENCES:
- Field Catalogue Raisonné #73-1 J...
Category
Late 20th Century Surrealist Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
Paradise 6 - The Heaven of Mercury (Rhinoceros) - woodcut - 1963 (Field p 189)
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Paris, IDF
Salvador Dali (1904-1989)
Paradadise 6 - The Heaven of Mercury
From the Divine Comedy (Dante)
Woodcut in color
Signature printed in the plate
1960/63
On BFK Rives vellum 32,8 x 26,4...
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Woodcut
