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Art For Sale
Artist: Salvador Dalí
Artist: Albert Goodwin
Inferno, Canto XXI (Field 189-200; M/L. 1039-1138), La Divina Commedia
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Woodcut in colors on vélin pur chiffon de Rives paper. Paper size: 13 x 10.375 inches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Catalogue raisonné reference: Michler & Löpsin...
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1960s Surrealist Art

Materials

Woodcut

Salvador Dali "Nude with Guitar"
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Dali, Salvador Title: Nude with Guitar Series: Secret Poems of Appolinaire Date: 1967 Medium: Drypoint etching Unframed Dimensions: 15" x 11" Framed Dimensions: 25.25"...
Category

1960s Surrealist Art

Materials

Drypoint, Etching

La Venus aux Fourrures Complete Suite
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: La Venus aux Fourrures Complete Suite MEDIUM: 16 Etchings SIGNED: Each etching is Hand Signed PUBLISHER: Editions Argillet, Paris EDITION NUMBER: ...
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1960s Surrealist Art

Materials

Etching

The Vision of The Angel of Cap Creus - The Thumb
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: The Vision of The Angel of Cap Creus - The Thumb MEDIUM: Lithograph SIGNED: Hand Signed PUBLISHER: Levine & Levine for DALART EDITION NUMBER: 216/350 MEASUREMENTS: 21.2" x 29.9" YEAR: 1980 FRAMED: Yes, museum quality gold frame...
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1980s Surrealist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Composition (Field 69-3; M/L. 1600), VI tavole dal ciclo della, Biblia Sacra
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph in colors on vélin Fabriano charta ex meris pannis "ab alveo" manu fabricata, perlucidis figuris intexta paper. Paper size: 19 x 13.75 inches. Inscription: Signed in the p...
Category

1960s Surrealist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Casanova : Aphrodisiac Oyster - Original etching (Field #67-4 J)
Located in Paris, IDF
Salvador DALI (1904-1969) Casanova : Aphrodisiac Oyster, 1967 Original etching Signed in the plate On vellum Rives 38 x 28 cm (c. 14.9 x 11 inch) REFERENCES : - Catalog raisonné Fi...
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1960s Surrealist Art

Materials

Etching

Fantomes Le Soupirant
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Fantoms Le Soupirant MEDIUM: Etching SIGNED: Hand Signed PUBLISHER: Editions Argillet, Paris EDITION NUMBER: 51/100 MEASUREMENTS: 14.9" x 11" YEA...
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1960s Surrealist Art

Materials

Etching

The Unicorn Laser Disintegrates the Horns of Cosmic Rhinoceroses (The Conquest o
Located in Greenwich, CT
The Unicorn Laser Disintegrates the Horns of the Cosmic Rhinoceroses from the Conquest of Cosmos suite – 29.5 x 22" image size, signed ‘Dalí’ lower right and annotated lower left. Fr...
Category

20th Century Surrealist Art

Materials

Drypoint, Lithograph

Le Picador
Located in OPOLE, PL
Salvador Dali (1904-1989) - Le Picador Lithograph from 1970. Edition of 187/250. Dimensions of work: 68 x 50 cm On B.F.K Rives paper as stated in the Field catalogue. Reference:...
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1970s Surrealist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Le Paradis XX (Field 189-200; M/L 1039-1138), La Divine Comédie
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Woodcut in colors on vélin pur chiffon de Rives paper. Paper size: 13 x 10.375 inches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Catalogue raisonné reference: Michler & Löpsin...
Category

1960s Surrealist Art

Materials

Woodcut

JUDGEMENT
Located in Aventura, FL
From Historia de Don Quixote de la Mancha. Hand signed and numbered by the artist. Sheet size: 29.92 x 22.44 inches. Image size: 15.75 x 17.5 inches. From the edition of 300 on Arch...
Category

1980s Surrealist Art

Materials

Paper, Etching, Aquatint

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Le Paradis IX (Field 189-200; M/L 1039-1138), La Divine Comédie
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Woodcut in colors on vélin pur chiffon de Rives paper. Paper size: 13 x 10.375 inches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Catalogue raisonné reference: Michler & Löpsin...
Category

1960s Surrealist Art

Materials

Woodcut

Purgatory Canto 22 - Prodigality, Surrealist Woodcut by Salvador Dalí­
Located in Long Island City, NY
Salvador Dali, Spanish (1904 -1989) - Purgatory Canto 22 - Prodigality, Portfolio: The Divine Comedy, Year: 1964, Medium: Woodcut, signed and numbered in red pencil, Edition: 126...
Category

1960s Surrealist Art

Materials

Woodcut

Composition (Field 69-3; M/L. 1600), VI tavole dal ciclo della, Biblia Sacra
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph in colors on vélin Fabriano charta ex meris pannis "ab alveo" manu fabricata, perlucidis figuris intexta paper. Paper size: 19 x 13.75 inches. Inscription: Signed in the p...
Category

1960s Surrealist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Composition (Field 69-3; M/L. 1600), VI tavole dal ciclo della, Biblia Sacra
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph in colors on vélin Fabriano charta ex meris pannis "ab alveo" manu fabricata, perlucidis figuris intexta paper. Paper size: 19 x 13.75 inches. Inscription: Signed in the p...
Category

1960s Surrealist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Christopher Columbus from "Dali Discovers America" Portfolio by Salvador Dali
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Salvador Dali, Spanish (1904 - 1989) Title: Christopher Columbus from "Dali Discovers America" Portfolio Year: 1979 Medium: Lithograph on Arches, signed and numbered in penci...
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1970s Surrealist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Nude Ascending The Staircase/Homage to Marcel Duchamp
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Nude Ascending The Staircase/Homage to Marcel Duchamp MEDIUM: Sculpture with Bronze Patina SIGNED: Engraved signature in the sculpture EDITION NUMBER...
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1970s Surrealist Art

Materials

Bronze

Salvador Dali - Raspberry - Original Hand-Signed Lithograph
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Salvador Dali - Raspberry - Original Hand-Signed Lithograph 1969 Dimensions: P. 57 x 37 cm Sheet: 75 x 56 cm Handsigned, EA (Epreuve d'Artiste) Excellent Condition Reference: Field...
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1960s Surrealist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Femme a le bequille (from La Venus aux Fourrure) (Surrealism, Modern)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Salvador Dali Femme a le bequille (Woman with Crutch, from La Venus aux Fourrure) 1969 Etching on Arches teinte’ paper Visible: 12.75 x 10.125 inches Framed: 21 x 17 x 1 inches Editi...
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1960s Surrealist Art

Materials

Etching

L'Enfer XVII (Field 189-200; M/L 1039-1138), La Divine Comédie
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Woodcut in colors on vélin pur chiffon de Rives paper. Paper size: 13 x 10.375 inches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Catalogue raisonné reference: Michler & Löpsin...
Category

1960s Surrealist Art

Materials

Woodcut

Salvador Dali -- Space Elephant, 1971
Located in BRUCE, ACT
Salvador Dali Space Elephant from Memories of Surrealism, 1971 Lithograph with etching in colors on Arches paper Hand signed lower right Numbered F 16/175 Reference Field 71-15 D
Category

1970s Art

Materials

Etching, Lithograph

Paradies XIX (Field 189-200; M/L 1039-1138), Die Göttliche Komödie
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Woodcut in colors on vélin de Rives BFK paper, mounted on vélin d’Arches support, as issued. Paper size: 13 x 10.375 inches. Inscription: Signed in the block, and unnumbered, as issu...
Category

1970s Surrealist Art

Materials

Woodcut

Inferno, Canto VI (Field 189-200; M/L. 1039-1138), La Divina Commedia
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Woodcut in colors on vélin pur chiffon de Rives paper. Paper size: 13 x 10.375 inches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Catalogue raisonné reference: Michler & Löpsin...
Category

1960s Surrealist Art

Materials

Woodcut

Composition (Field 69-3; M/L. 1600), VI tavole dal ciclo della, Biblia Sacra
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph in colors on vélin Fabriano charta ex meris pannis "ab alveo" manu fabricata, perlucidis figuris intexta paper. Paper size: 19 x 13.75 inches. Inscription: Signed in the p...
Category

1960s Surrealist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Divine Comedy complete set of 6 books, 100 illustrations
Located in Wilton, CT
complete set of 100 illustrations from Dante's Divine Comedy contained within complete text, 6 volumes. Beautiful condition. Justification pages included. Published by Editions ...
Category

Mid-20th Century Surrealist Art

Materials

Engraving

Computer circuit - Homenaje a Leonardo da Vinci - 1975
Located in Sant Celoni, ES
SALVADOR DALÍ I DOMÉNECH (Figueras, Gerona, 1904 – 1989). Litografía papel. Ejemplar E.A. 26/60 Firmada y numerada a lápiz Medidas de la litografía: 36 x 50 cm. Aunque en las fot...
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1970s Surrealist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Salvador Dali - Biblia Sacra - Lithograph
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Salvador Dali - The Biblia Sacra was published in 1969 by Rizzoli of Rome - SIGNATURE : printed in the image - Edition : 1499 - SIZE : 19 x 13 3/4" - RE...
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1960s Surrealist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Venus à Giraffe - Sculpture by Salvador Dalí - 1973
Located in Roma, IT
Bronze, dark and brown patina, realized in 1973. Dali's printed signature in on the plinth. Edition 616/1000 on the side. Foundry stamp "Fonderia Venturi". Published by Euro Art. ...
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1970s Surrealist Art

Materials

Bronze

Composition (Field 69-3; M/L. 1600), VI tavole dal ciclo della, Biblia Sacra
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph in colors on vélin Fabriano charta ex meris pannis "ab alveo" manu fabricata, perlucidis figuris intexta paper. Paper size: 19 x 13.75 inches. Inscription: Signed in the p...
Category

1960s Surrealist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Salvador Dali -- Celestial Elephant (Space Elephant)
Located in BRUCE, ACT
Salvador Dali Celestial Elephant (Space Elephant), 1979 Lithograph Hand signed lower right Numbered I 118/150 Image size: 58 x 43 cm Sheet size: 75...
Category

1970s Art

Materials

Lithograph

Composition (Michler/Löpsinger 1601), Romeo e Giulietta
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph, silkscreen in colors on vélin vergata paper. Paper size: 16.5 x 12.625 inches. Inscription: Signed in the plate and unnumbered, as issued. Catalogue Raisonne Reference: M...
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1970s Surrealist Art

Materials

Lithograph, Screen

Salvador Dalí­ -- Pegasus from The Mythology suite
Located in BRUCE, ACT
Salvador Dalí­ Pegasus from The Mythology suite, 1960-1964 Etching and engraving with color aquatint. Hand Signed lower right Numbered 28/150 Image size: 52 x 61 cm Sheet size: 55...
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1960s Art

Materials

Engraving, Etching

Salvador Dalí­ -- Homage to Newton
Located in BRUCE, ACT
Salvador Dalí­ Homage to Newton Size: 35 x 16 x 11 cm Edition 197/350 patina brown Date conceived: 1980 First cast: 1980 Date cast: 2010 Material: br...
Category

2010s Art

Materials

Bronze

Salvador Dali - Apparition de Dulcinée - Original Lithograph
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Salvador Dali - Apparition de Dulcinée - Original Lithograph Joseph FORET, Paris, 1957 SIGNATURE : printed in the image LIMITED : 197 copies. SIZE : 41 x 33 cm REFERENCES : Field 57...
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1950s Surrealist Art

Materials

Lithograph

The Mythology The Milky Way
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: The Mythology The Milky Way MEDIUM: Etching SIGNED: Hand Signed PUBLISHER: Editions Argillet, Paris EDITION NUMBER: 30/150 MEASUREMENTS: 22" x 30"...
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1960s Surrealist Art

Materials

Etching

Le Nu à la Jarretière, from The Hippies
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Salvador Dali Le Nu à la Jarretière, from The Hippies Etching with hand coloring on Japon Signed in pencil and embossed signature to lower right Edition V/C to lower left Published ...
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1960s Surrealist Art

Materials

Etching

Casanova : Woman and the Truffle Pig - Original etching (Field #67-4 H)
Located in Paris, IDF
Salvador DALI (1904-1969) Casanova : The Woman and the Truffle Pig, 1967 Original etching Printed signature in the plate On vellum Rives 38 x 28 cm (c. 14.9 x 11 inch) REFERENCES :...
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1960s Surrealist Art

Materials

Etching

INFRATERRESTRIALS ADORED BY DALI AT THE AGE OF SIX ...
Located in Aventura, FL
Engraving with lithographic color on paper. Hand signed and numbered in pencil. From the series La Conquete du Cosmos (Conquest of Cosmos). Frame approx size 45 x 35 inches. Sheet ...
Category

1970s Surrealist Art

Materials

Paper, Engraving, Lithograph

Sun Goddess Flower original lithograph by Salvador Dali
Located in Paonia, CO
Sun Goddess Flower original signed limited edition lithograph by the great surrealist Salvador Dali. A dynamic and colorful image in greens reds...
Category

1970s Abstract Art

Materials

Lithograph

Hommage a Picasso (Cannes) (Cote d'Azur) /// Surrealism Salvador Dali Surrealist
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Salvador Dali (Spanish, 1904-1989) Title: "Hommage a Picasso (Cannes) (Cote d'Azur)" *Signed by Dali in pencil lower right Year: 1973 Medium: Original Drypoint Etching on Rives BFK paper Limited edition: L/CC (50/200) Printer: Atelier Rigal, Paris, France Publisher: Felicia, New York, NY and EGI, Beverly Hills, CA Reference: "The Official Catalog of the Graphic Works of Salvador Dali" - Field No. 73-5, page 84; "Dali: Catalogue Raisonné of Etchings and Mixed-Media Prints, 1924-1980" - Michler/Löpsinger No. 719, page 252 Sheet size: 26" x 19.63" Image size: 19.88" x 14.5" Condition: In excellent condition Rare Notes: Provenance: private collection - Clearwater, FL. Numbered by Dali in pencil lower left. BFK Rives watermark lower right. Some dealer reference numbers pencil inscribed on verso. Dali executed this etching in Cannes, France when he learned of Picasso's death. We are specialists in Salvador Dali's printmaking oeuvre, having personally worked with his cataloger Albert Field in the 1980's, we unconditionally guarantee all of our examples to be authentic. Biography: Salvador Dalí (May 11, 1904 – January 23, 1989), was a prominent Spanish Catalan surrealist painter born in Figueres, Spain. Dalí was a skilled draftsman, best known for the striking and bizarre images in his surrealist work. His painterly skills are often attributed to the influence of Renaissance masters. His best-known work, The Persistence of Memory, was completed in August 1931. Dalí's expansive artistic repertoire included film, sculpture, and photography, in collaboration with a range of artists in a variety of media. Dalí attributed his "love of everything that is gilded and excessive, my passion for luxury and my love of oriental...
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1970s Surrealist Art

Materials

Etching, Drypoint, Intaglio

Salvador Dali - Flung out like - Original Signed Engraving
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Salvador Dali - Flung out like a Fag-end by the Big- - Original Signed Engraving Handsigned in pencil and Numbered Edition: F195/195 - Printer: Atelier Rigal. - Paper: Rives vellum ...
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Etching

Les Songes Drôlatiques de Pantagruel, Planche IV
Located in OPOLE, PL
This work will be exhibited at Art on Paper NYC, September 4–7, 2025. – Salvador Dali (1904-1989) - Les Songes Drôlatiques de Pantagruel, Planche IV Lithograph from 1973. Edition...
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

The Paradise, Canto 19 - The Language of the Bird
Located in OPOLE, PL
Salvador Dali (1904-1989) - The Paradise, Canto 19 - The Language of the Bird Woodcut print from 1960. Dimensions of sheet: 33 x 26.2 cm Dimensions in frame: 53.2 x 43.2 cm Publi...
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1960s Modern Art

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Woodcut

Composition (Field 69-3; M/L. 1600), VI tavole dal ciclo della, Biblia Sacra
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph in colors on vélin Fabriano charta ex meris pannis "ab alveo" manu fabricata, perlucidis figuris intexta paper. Paper size: 19 x 13.75 inches. Inscription: Signed in the p...
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1960s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

Winter and Summer
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Winter and Summer MEDIUM: Etching SIGNED: Hand Signed EDITION NUMBER: A/P MEASUREMENTS: 25" x 35.5" YEAR: 1973 FRAMED: No AUTHENTICITY: This pi...
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1970s Surrealist Art

Materials

Etching

Inferno, Canto IV (Field 189-200; M/L. 1039-1138), La Divina Commedia
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Woodcut in colors on vélin pur chiffon de Rives paper. Paper size: 13 x 10.375 inches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Catalogue raisonné reference: Michler & Löpsin...
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1960s Surrealist Art

Materials

Woodcut

Inferno, Canto XXXI (Field 189-200; M/L. 1039-1138), La Divina Commedia
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Woodcut in colors on vélin pur chiffon de Rives paper. Paper size: 13 x 10.375 inches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Catalogue raisonné reference: Michler & Löpsin...
Category

1960s Surrealist Art

Materials

Woodcut

Composition (Field 69-3; M/L. 1600), VI tavole dal ciclo della, Biblia Sacra
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph in colors on vélin Fabriano charta ex meris pannis "ab alveo" manu fabricata, perlucidis figuris intexta paper. Paper size: 19 x 13.75 inches. Inscription: Signed in the p...
Category

1960s Surrealist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Hölle VI (Field 189-200; M/L 1039-1138), Die Göttliche Komödie
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Woodcut in colors on vélin de Rives BFK paper, mounted on vélin d’Arches support, as issued. Paper size: 13 x 10.375 inches. Inscription: Signed in the block, and unnumbered, as issu...
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Woodcut

Salvador Dalí­ -- Bullfight #4
Located in BRUCE, ACT
SALVADOR DALÍ Bullfight #4., 1965 Color lithograph Hand signed and numbered 190/300 in pencil, lower margin Sheet size: 64 x 52.5 cm Published by Sydney Z. Lucas, Paris, with the ink...
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1960s Art

Materials

Lithograph

Purgatorio, Canto II (Field 189-200; M/L. 1039-1138), La Divina Commedia
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Woodcut in colors on vélin pur chiffon de Rives paper. Paper size: 13 x 10.375 inches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Catalogue raisonné reference: Michler & Löpsin...
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1960s Surrealist Art

Materials

Woodcut

Les Songes Drôlatiques de Pantagruel, Planche XI
Located in OPOLE, PL
This work will be exhibited at Art on Paper NYC, September 4–7, 2025. – Salvador Dali (1904-1989) - Les Songes Drôlatiques de Pantagruel, Planche XI Lithograph from 1973. Edition...
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1970s Surrealist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Purgatory Canto 25 (The Divine Comedy)
Located in Greenwich, CT
Purgatory Canto 25 is a wood engraving on BFK Rives with an image size of 10 x 7" from the popular French edition of the portfolio. Framed in a classic, gold-tone frame. Cataloging:...
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20th Century Surrealist Art

Materials

Paper, Woodcut

Le Cheval du Printemps, Signed Surrealist Lithograph by Salvador Dali
Located in Long Island City, NY
A close portrait of a horse wearing a laurel crown with the rays of the sun emanating from behind its head. The horse theme was frequently used by Dali throughout his career. The hor...
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1970s Surrealist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Paradise: Canto 29 from The Divine Comedy
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Salvador Dali Title: Paradise: Canto 29 Portfolio: The Divine Comedy: Paradise Medium: Woodblock engraving Year: 1963 Edition: 4765 Framed Size: 19 1/4" x 16 3/4" Sheet Size:...
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1960s Surrealist Art

Materials

Engraving

Divine Comedy Heaven Canto 27 Decomposition (2 Pieces)
Located in Hollywood, FL
Artist: Salvador Dali Title: Divine Comedy Hell Canto 27 Decomposition (2 pieces) Medium: Woodcut Measurements: 10.5" x 13" each piece Note: Piece is sold unframed Condition: Ex...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Art

Materials

Woodcut

Salvador Dali "Horace's chimera"
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Dali, Salvador Title: Horace's chimera Series: Dalinian Horses Date: 1972 Medium: Lithograph Unframed Dimensions: 25.5" x 19.75" Framed Dimensions: 35" x 30.5" Signatu...
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1970s Surrealist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Salvador Dalí­ -- Bird of Paradise from Hawaii: California Suite
Located in BRUCE, ACT
Salvador Dalí­ Bird of Paradise from Hawaii: California Suite, 1973 Lithograph Image size: 55 x 39 cm Sheet size: 64 x 49.5 cm Reference: Fields 73-3A
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1970s Art

Materials

Lithograph

Salvador Dali - Fecundity - Bas Relief Silver Sculpture, 1977
Located in BRUCE, ACT
Salvador Dali Fecundity - Bas Relief Silver Sculpture, 1977 Dimensions: 24 x 18 cm Framed: 38 x 33 cm Signed on the bas relief and printed signature on the certificate on the back. ...
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1970s Art

Materials

Silver

Composition (Field 67-4; M/L 174-187), Dalí­ illustre Casanova
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Etching in colors on vélin pur chiffon de Rives paper. Paper Size: 14.875 x 11.25 inches. Inscription: Signed in the plate and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the folio, Dalí­ ill...
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1960s Surrealist Art

Materials

Etching

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