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Art For Sale
Artist: Salvador Dalí
Artist: Auguste Rodin
Le Cirque Chinois
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Le Cirque Chinois MEDIUM: Etching SIGNED: Hand Signed EDITION NUMBER: 166/175 MEASUREMENTS: 26.25" x 21" YEAR: 1965 FRAMED: No CONDITION: Excel...
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1960s Surrealist Art

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Etching

La Venus Aux Fourrures Woman Holding Veil
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: La Venus Aux Fourrures Woman Holding Veil MEDIUM: Etching SIGNED: Hand Signed PUBLISHER: Editions Argillet, Paris ...
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1960s Surrealist Art

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Etching

La Venus Aux Fourrures Woman With Whip
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: La Venus Aux Fourrures Woman with Whip MEDIUM: Etching SIGNED: Hand Signed PUBLISHER: Editions Argillet, Paris EDITI...
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1960s Surrealist Art

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Etching

Salvador Dali - Girl and Pig - Original Etching
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Salvador Dali - Girl and Pig - Original Etching Dimensions: 38 x 28 cm Edition: 390 1967 On Rives Vellum Signed in the plate References : Field 67-4 (p. 3...
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1960s Surrealist Art

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Etching

La Joie de Vivre
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: La Joie de Vivre MEDIUM: Etching SIGNED: Hand Signed PUBLISHER: Editions d'Art de Francony EDITION NUMBER: 75/150 MEASUREME...
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Etching

Faust Femme au Clown
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Faust Femme au Clown MEDIUM: Etching SIGNED: Hand Signed EDITION NUMBER: 68/145 MEASUREMENTS: 15.3" x 11.4" YEAR: 1969 FRAMED: No CONDITION: Exc...
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1960s Surrealist Art

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Etching

Flora Dalinae Self-Portrait Pansy
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Flora Dalinae Self-Portrait Pansy MEDIUM: Etching SIGNED: Hand Signed EDITION NUMBER: 141/200 MEASUREMENTS: 30" x 22.25" YEAR: 1968 FRAMED: Yes, plexiglass clear...
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1960s Surrealist Art

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Etching

Imaginations & Objects of The Future Cybernetic Lobster Telephone
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Imaginations & Objects of The future Cybernetic Lobster Telephone MEDIUM: Etching SIGNED: Hand Signed PUBLISHER: Merrill Chase, Chicago/Alan Rich, ...
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Etching

Hommage a Albrecht Durer Venus Mars Cupidon
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Hommage a Albrecht Durer Venus Mars Cupidon MEDIUM: Etching SIGNED: Hand Signed PUBLISHER: Vision Nouvelle EDITION NUMBER: EA MEASUREMENTS: 23" x ...
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Etching

Faust Vignettes Faust Lisant
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Faust Vignettes Faust Lisant MEDIUM: Etching SIGNED: Hand Signed PUBLISHER: Editions Argillet, Paris EDITION NUMBER: 24/100 MEASUREMENTS: 15" x 1...
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1960s Surrealist Art

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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 ...
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Paper, Engraving, Lithograph

Surrealist Salvador Dali Large Pochoir Etching Drypoint Lithograph Chariot Rider
Located in Surfside, FL
Salvador Dalí (1904-1989) – Spanish painter, graphic artist and sculptor. Drypoint with etching and pochoir on Japon paper "Elijah and the Chariot," 1975, (Horse and rider) from the "Our Historical Heritage" suite. Pencil signed along the lower right and numbered 53/250 along the lower left. Literature: Field 75-4 J Framed; Height: 29 in x width: 35 in. Mat opening 19.5 X 25.5. The Spanish artist’s extensive oeuvre not only includes watercolors, drawings and sculptures but also tapestries; here a fine example from the limited edition ‘The Twelve Tribes of Israel’ The tapestry was created after an etching by Salvador Dalí from 1973 with the title ‘The Tribe of Judah’, which the artist created as part of a suite to mark the 25th anniversary of the State of Israel, and in which he represented the twelve tribes of Israel. This vintage French tapestry is an impeccable textile re-creation of a rare Dali etching. This is a flat weave Aubusson style tapisserie. The edition size was 500. The tapestry is inscribed with woven ‘Salvador Dalí’ lower right Genre: Surrealism Subject: people, architecture rendering Medium: textile Salvador Dali (Spanish, 1904-1989) Salvador Dali is considered as the greatest original artist of the surrealist art movement and one of the greatest masters of art of the twentieth century. Dali began to study art at the Royal Academy of Art in Madrid. He was expelled twice and never took the final examinations. His opinion was that he was more qualified than those who should have examined him. In 1928 Dali went to Paris where he met the Spanish painters Pablo Picasso and Joan Miro. He established himself as the principal figure of a group of surrealist artists grouped around Andre Breton, who was something like the theoretical "schoolmaster" of surrealism. Years later Breton turned away from Dali accusing him of support of fascism, excessive self-presentation and financial greediness. By 1929 Dali had found his personal style that should make him famous - the world of the unconscious that is recalled during our dreams. The surrealist theory is based on the theories of the psychologist Dr. Sigmund Freud. Recurring images of burning giraffes and melting watches became the artist's surrealist trademarks. Along with Rene Magritte his is considered the greatest of the Surrealists. His great craftsmanship allowed him to execute his paintings in a nearly photo realistic style. No wonder that the artist was a great admirer of the vintage Italian Renaissance painter Raphael. Meeting Gala was the most important event in the artist's life and decisive for his future career. She was a Russian immigrant and ten years older than Dali. When he met her, she was married to Paul Eluard. In 1933 Salvador Dali had his first one-man show in New York. One year later he visited the U.S. for the first time supported by a loan of US$500 from Pablo Picasso. To evade World War II, Dali chose the U.S.A. as his permanent residence in 1940. He had a series of spectacular exhibitions, among others a great retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. He has worked in paining, sculpture, tapestry, Daum glass and prints. Dali became the darling of the American High Society. Celebrities like Jack Warner or Helena Rubinstein gave him commissions for portraits. His artworks became a popular trademark and besides painting he pursued other activities - jewelry and dated clothing designs for Coco Chanel or film making with Alfred Hitchcock. In 1948 Dali and Gala returned to Europe, spending most of their time either in their residence in Ligate/Spain or in Paris/France or in New York. Dali developed a lively interest in science, religion and history. He integrated things into his art that he had picked up from popular science...
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Drypoint, Etching, Lithograph

Untitled 20 (Les Songes)
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Dali, Salvador Title: Untitled 20 (Les Songes) Series: Les Songes Drolatiques de Pantagruel Date: 1973 Medium: Lithograph with color backgrounds Framed Dimensions: 37.5...
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

La Venus aux Fourrures The Head
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: La Venus aux Fourrures The Head MEDIUM: Etching SIGNED: Hand Signed EDITION NUMBER: 63/150 MEASUREMENTS: 15" x 11" YEAR: 1968 FRAMED: No CONDITI...
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1960s Surrealist Art

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Etching

Aliyah The Wailing Wall
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Aaliyah The Wailing Wall MEDIUM: Lithograph SIGNED: Hand Signed EDITION NUMBER: 232/250 MEASUREMENTS: 25" x 19.6" YEAR: 1968 FRAMED: No CONDITI...
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1960s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

Flora Dalinae Dahlia unicorns
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Flora Dalinae Dahlia Unicorns MEDIUM: Etching SIGNED: Hand Signed PUBLISHER: Jean Schneider, Basel EDITION NUMBER: I/L MEASUREMENTS: 22.25" x 30" ...
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1960s Surrealist Art

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Etching

L’Alchimie
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: L'Alchimie MEDIUM: Etching SIGNED: Hand Signed PUBLISHER: Joseph Foret EDITION NUMBER: 31/5 MEASUREMENTS: 22.25" x 30" YEAR: 1972 FRAME...
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Etching

Les Amours Jaunes Suite
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Les Amours Jaunes Suite MEDIUM: 10 Etchings & color and gold flakes with original portfolio cover SIGNED: Each piece is Hand Signed EDITION NUMBE...
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Etching

La Venus aux Fourrures Woman With Crutch
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: La Venus Aux Fourrures Woman with Crutch MEDIUM: Etching SIGNED: Hand Signed PUBLISHER: Editions Argillet, Paris EDITION NUMBER: 25/145 MEASUREMEN...
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1960s Surrealist Art

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Etching

FlorDali/Les Fruits Pear
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: FlorDali/Les Fruits Pear MEDIUM: Etching SIGNED: Hand Signed PUBLISHER: Jean Schneider, Basel EDITION NUMBER: 48/200 MEASUREMENTS: 29.75" x 21.75...
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1960s Surrealist Art

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Etching

Salvador Dalí ( 1904 – 1989 ) – hand-signed drypoint etching on chromolithograph
Located in Varese, IT
drypoint etching on chromolithograph, embossed on Arches paper , Edited in 1974 Limited edition Hand signed in pencil (lower right), numbered EA ( artist proof ) in pencil (lower lef...
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Paper, Drypoint, Etching

Fantastic Voyage
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Fantastic Voyage MEDIUM: Lithograph SIGNED: Hand Signed EDITION NUMBER: 139/300 MEASUREMENTS: 22" x 30" YEAR: 1965 FRAMED: No CONDITION: Excell...
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1960s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

Kabuki Dancer
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Kabuki Dancer MEDIUM: Lithograph SIGNED: Hand Signed EDITION NUMBER: 79/190 MEASUREMENTS: 21" x 30" YEAR: 1973 CONDITION: Excellent REFERENCE: T...
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

Salvador Dali -- Sun Goddess Flower
Located in BRUCE, ACT
Salvador Dali Sun Goddess Flower (Michler & Lopsinger 1386) Lithograph printed in colours, Signed and dated 1974 Annotated 1st artist's proof HC ...
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1970s Art

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Lithograph

Faust Sorcieres au Bali
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Faust Sorceress au Bali MEDIUM: Etching SIGNED: Hand Signed PUBLISHER: Editions Aegillet, Paris EDITION NUMBER: 9/95 MEASUREMENTS: 15" x 11.2" pa...
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1960s Surrealist Art

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Etching

The Lucky Number of Dali
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Dali, Salvador Title: The Lucky Number of Dali Date: 1965 Medium: Lithograph printed in color Framed Dimensions: 38.25" x 30.25" Sign...
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1960s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

FlorDali/Les Fruits Raspberry
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: FlorDali/Les Fruits Raspberry MEDIUM: Etching SIGNED: Hand Signed PUBLISHER: Jean Schneider, Basel EDITION NUMBER: 23/200 MEASUREMENTS: 29.75" ...
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1960s Surrealist Art

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Etching

Dali Alchimie des Philosophes Le Phenix
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Alchimie des Philosophes Le Phenix MEDIUM: Etching on parchment paper SIGNED: Hand Signed PUBLISHER: Art et ...
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1970s Surrealist Art

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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

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Etching

Hamadryades Mimetiques Arborescentes
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Hamadryades Mimetiques Arborescentes MEDIUM: Etching SIGNED: Hand Signed EDITION NUMBER: EA MEASUREMENTS: 19.3" x 12.4" YEAR: 1971 FRAMED: No CO...
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Etching

Faust Tete de Veau
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Faust Tete de Veau MEDIUM: Etching SIGNED: Hand Signed PUBLISHER: Editions Argillet, Paris EDITION NUMBER: 9/145 MEASUREMENTS: 11" x 15.4" YEAR: ...
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1960s Surrealist Art

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Etching

Diane de Poitiers
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Diane de Poitiers MEDIUM: Etching SIGNED: Hand Signed PUBLISHER: Editions Argillet, Paris EDITION NUMBER: LV/C MEASUREMENTS: 19.65" x 25.6" YEAR: ...
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Etching

The Old Hippie
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Dali, Salvador Title: The Old Hippie Series: The Hippies Date: 1969 Medium: drypoint with added color Signature: Pencil signed Edition: /C Literature: AF 56 Provenanc...
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1960s Surrealist Art

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Drypoint

La Dentelliere
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: La Dentelliere MEDIUM: Etching on a plate marred by nails shot at it SIGNED: Hand Signed PUBLISHER: Graft Verlag/Arztesammlerkreis EDITION NUMBER: ...
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1950s Surrealist Art

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Etching

Fruits Blackberries
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Fruits Blackberries MEDIUM: Etching SIGNED: Hand Signed PUBLISHER: Jean Schneider, Basel EDITION NUMBER: VIII/CL MEASUREMENTS: 21.9" x 29.1" YEA...
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Etching

Hommage a Cranach
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Hommage a Cranach MEDIUM: Etching SIGNED: Hand Signed EDITION NUMBER: EA MEASUREMENTS: 21.5" x 30" YEAR: 1970 FRAMED: No CONDITION: Excellent ...
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Etching

Drawers of Memory
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Drawers of Memory MEDIUM: Lithograph SIGNED: Hand Signed PUBLISHER: Sidney Lucas EDITION NUMBER: 113/150 MEASUREM...
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1960s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

Salvador Dali - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - Original Handsigned Etching
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Salvador Dali - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - Original Handsigned Etching Dimensions: 38 x 28 cm 1967 Signed in pencil EA in Sanguine Jean Sc...
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1960s Surrealist Art

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Etching

Flora Dalinae Chrysanthemum
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Flora Dalinae Chrysanthemum MEDIUM: Etching SIGNED: Hand Signed PUBLISHER: Jean Schneider, Basel/Michelle Broutta, Paris EDITION NUMBER: 60/175 MEASUREMENTS: 22" x 30" YEAR: 1968 FRAMED: Yes, museum quality silver...
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1960s Surrealist Art

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Etching

Salvador Dali - Attack on the Windmils - Original Lithograph
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Salvador Dali - Attack on the Windmils - Original Lithograph Joseph FORET, Paris, 1957 PRINTER : Atelier Mourlot. SIGNATURE : printed in the image LIMITED : 197 copies. SIZE : 64.5...
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1950s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

Currier & Ives Fire! Fire! Fire!
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Currier & Ives Fire! Fire! Fire! MEDIUM: Lithograph + Collage SIGNED: Hand Signed PUBLISHER: Phyllis Lucas, New York EDITION NUMBER: 106/250 MEASU...
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

Lady Guidivar - original etching of nude female horse rider by Salvador Dalí
Located in Hamburg, DE
"Lady Guidivar" is a rare, original etching from 1969 by Salvador Dalí. It depicts lady Guidivar riding nude on a horse. Originally signed lower left ...
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1960s Surrealist Art

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Etching

Hell 26 - The Dwellers of Prato - woodcut - 1963
Located in Paris, FR
Salvador Dali (1904-1989) Hell 26 - The Dwellers of Prato Woodcut Printed signature in the plate 1960/63 Printed on paper Vélin BFK Rives Size 32,8 x 26,4 cm (c. 13 x 10") REFEREN...
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1960s Surrealist Art

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Woodcut

Arnella The Golden Fleece
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Arnella The Golden Fleece MEDIUM: Etching SIGNED: Hand Signed EDITION NUMBER: XLVII/C MEASUREMENTS: 25.25" x 20" YEAR: 1974 FRAMED: No CONDITI...
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Etching

Dali After 50 Years of Surrealism The Laurels of Happiness
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: After 50 Years of Surrealism The Laurels of Happiness MEDIUM: Etching SIGNED: Hand Signed EDITION NUMBER: F 90/195 MEASUREMENTS: 26" x 19.75" YEA...
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Etching

Aurelia Visage Surrealiste
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Aurelia Visage Surrealiste MEDIUM: Etching SIGNED: Hand Signed PUBLISHER: Editions d'Art de Francony, Paris EDITION NUMBER: 15/175 MEASUREMENTS: ...
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Etching

Le Singe et le Leopard
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Salvador Dali (Spanish surrealist, 1904-1989) Title: Le Singe et le Leopard Year: 1976 Medium: Engraving with hand color stencil Edition: Inscribed E....
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Engraving

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

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Etching

Alchimie des Philosophes L’Ouraboros
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Alchimie des Philosophes L'Ouraboros MEDIUM: Etching on parchment paper SIGNED: Hand Signed PUBLISHER: Art e...
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Etching

Changes in Great Masterpieces Complete Suite
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Changes in Great Masterpieces MEDIUM: 6 lithographs in colors with Remarque SIGNED: Each lithograph is hand signed PUBLISHER: Sidney Lucas, New York ...
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

Alchimie des Philosophes The Crucible of the Philosopher
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Alchimie des Philosophes The Crucible of The Philosopher MEDIUM: Etching on parchment paper SIGNED: Hand Signe...
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Etching

Alchimie des Philosophes L'Immortalite
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Alchimie des Philosophes L'Immortalite MEDIUM: Etching on Parchment Paper SIGNED: Hand Signed PUBLISHER: Ar...
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Etching

Dante and Beatrice - Original WATERCOLOR, Signed (Descharnes #d6970_1951)
Located in Paris, FR
Salvador Dali Divine Comedy : Dante and Beatrice, 1952 Original watercolor Signed in lower center Dated 1952 On vellum lined on thin board 42 x 30 cm (c. 17 x 12in) REFERENCES : Th...
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1950s Surrealist Art

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Ink, Watercolor

Apocalyptische Reiter (Apocalyptic Rider)
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Apocalyptische Reiter (Apocalyptic Rider) MEDIUM: Etching SIGNED: Hand Signed EDITION NUMBER: 166/175 MEASUREMENTS: 22" x 30" YEAR: 1974 CONDITIO...
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Etching

Hell Canto 13
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Dali, Salvador Title: Hell Canto 13 Series: Divine Comedy Date: 1960-1964 Medium: Engraving on BFK Rives paper Unframed Dimensions: 12.5" x 10" Framed Dimensions: 18.2...
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1960s Surrealist Art

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Engraving

Conquest of Cosmos 1 Suite
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Conquest of Cosmos 1 Suite MEDIUM: 6 color Etchings & Aquatints with embossing SIGNED: Each piece is Hand Signed PUBLISHER: Levine & Levine EDITI...
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Etching

Raising Lazarus from Biblia Sacra by Salvador Dali
Located in Paonia, CO
Raising Lazarus by Salvador Dali from Biblia Sacra is a colored lithograph from the gouache original on heavy rag paper from Salvador Dali’s five volume Biblia Sacra Suite pub...
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1960s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

Hell 27 - The Logician Devil - woodcut - 1963 (Field #p. 189)
Located in Paris, FR
Salvador Dali (1904-1989) Hell 27 - The Logician Devil From the "Divine Comedy" Wood engraving from "Divine Comedy" with the printed signature 1960/63 Printed on paper Vélin BFK Ri...
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1960s Surrealist Art

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Woodcut

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