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Art For Sale
Artist: Salvador Dalí
Five Continents
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Five Continents MEDIUM: Lithograph SIGNED: Hand Signed EDITION NUMBER: Eparte d'Artist H.C. MEASUREMENTS: 18" x 24" YEAR: 1966 FRAMED: Yes 26" x...
Category

1960s Surrealist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Salvador Dalí­ -- Rose + Drawers from Surrealist Flowers, Florals 1972
Located in BRUCE, ACT
Salvador Dalí­ Rose + Drawers from Surrealist Flowers, Florals 1972 Hand-signed in pencil Edition 259/350 Image size: 55 x 42 cm Sheet size: 75 x 55 cm Published by Editions Graphi...
Category

1970s Art

Materials

Engraving

Salvador Dali - Biblia Sacra - Offset 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 - LIMITED : 1499 - SIZE : 19 x 13 3/4" - REFERENCES : Michler and Lopsi...
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1960s Surrealist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Purgatory Canto 19 (The Divine Comedy)
Located in Greenwich, CT
Purgatory Canto 19 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:...
Category

20th Century Surrealist Art

Materials

Paper, Woodcut

Original Vintage Railway Poster Auvergne By Dali For SNCF Butterfly Abstract Art
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel advertising poster for Auvergne featuring an iconic butterfly design by the renowned surrealist artist Salvador Dali (1904-1989) for the state owned French Na...
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1960s Surrealist Art

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Paper

Heaven Canto 22 (The Divine Comedy)
Located in Greenwich, CT
Heaven Canto 22 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: M...
Category

20th Century Surrealist Art

Materials

Paper, Woodcut

Salvador Dalí­ -- Le Cercle viscéral du cosmos, 1974
Located in BRUCE, ACT
Salvador Dali Le Cercle viscéral du cosmos from the La Conquête du Cosmos portfolio, 1974 Lithography Hand signed in pencil lower right Edition J 18/55 lower left. Sheet size: 1...
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1970s Art

Materials

Lithograph

Hell : Charon and the Crossing of the Acheron - woodcut - 1963 [Field #page 189]
Located in Paris, FR
Salvador Dali (1904-1989) Hell 3 - Charon and the Crossing of the Acheron Wood engraving from "Divine Comedy" Printed signature in the plate 1960/63 Printed on paper Vélin BFK Rives...
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1960s Surrealist Art

Materials

Woodcut

Salvador Dalí­ -- Dawn at Port Lligat , 1970
Located in BRUCE, ACT
Salvador Dalí Dawn at Port Lligat (Venus with drawers), 1970 Lithograph Hand-signed lower right Edition 126/250 Sheet size: 90 x 61 cm Image size: 75.5 x 56 cm Purchased by Courtlei...
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1960s Art

Materials

Lithograph

Heaven 33 : Prayer of Saint Bernard - Color woodcut - 1963
Located in Paris, FR
Salvador Dali (1904-1989) Heaven 33 - Prayer of Saint Bernard Color woodcut with the signature printed in the plate 1960/63 Printed on paper Vélin BFK Rives Size 32,8 x 26,4 cm (c. ...
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1960s Surrealist Art

Materials

Woodcut

Isis soutenant Osiris mutile (Les Rois Mages)
Located in Wilton, CT
From the 1960 collaboration Les Rois Mages, this Dali print is on Japon, numbered XXVIII/C, signed in pencil, also in the stone and with a blind stamp.
Category

1960s Surrealist Art

Materials

Intaglio

Salvador Dalí Atomo 1973 (Salvador Dalí­ prints Salvador Dalí Colibri)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Salvador Dalí Atomo 1973 (from Colibri): Lithograph in colors on Arches paper. 33 x 22.25 inches (83.8 x 56.5 cm). Good overall vintage condition; minor signs of handling; minor s...
Category

1970s Surrealist Art

Materials

Lithograph, Paper

Salvador Dali -- Tancreds Oath from Marquis de Sade, 1969
Located in BRUCE, ACT
Salvador Dali Tancreds Oath from Marquis de Sade Suite, 1969 Lithograph Edition 110/160 Hand signed lower right Image size: 53 X 42.5 cm Sheet size: 65 x 50 cm Published by Shorewo...
Category

1960s Art

Materials

Lithograph

Liquid Tornado Bath Tub (Michler/Löpsinger 823; Field 75-11B), Salvador Dali
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Salvador Dali (1904-1989) Title: Liquid Tornado Bath Tub (Michler/Löpsinger 823; Field 75-11B), Imagination & Objects of the Future Portfolio Year: 1975 Medium: Lithograph, d...
Category

1970s Surrealist Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Lithograph, Drypoint

Untitled 24 (Les Songes)
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Dali, Salvador Title: Untitled 24 (Les Songes) Series: Les Songes Drolatiques de Pantagruel Date: 1973 Medium: Lithograph with color backgrounds Unframed Dimensions: 25...
Category

1970s Surrealist Art

Materials

Lithograph, Color

Angel of Dada Surrealism, from 1971 Memories of Surrealism
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Salvador Dali Title: Angel of Dada Surrealism Portfolio: Memories of Surrealism Medium: Etching and photolithograph Date: 1971 Edition: AP XIV/XXV (artist's proof 14/25, asid...
Category

1970s Surrealist Art

Materials

Etching, Lithograph

Queen of Hearts vintage French limited edition numbered porcelain ceramic plate
Located in New York, NY
Salvador Dali Queen of Hearts, 1967 Limited Edition Limoges Porcelain Plate. Signature Fired into Plate. Numbered with COA 9 3/4 inches diameter Edition 358/2000 Artist Signature and edition Fired into Plate on front. Certificate of Authenticity with edition number from the manufacturer. Produced by Puiforcat, France This dazzling limited edition 1967 Salvador Dali porcelain plate...
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1960s Surrealist Art

Materials

Porcelain, Mixed Media, Archival Paper, Screen

The Rabbit Sends in a Little Bill
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Dali, Salvador Title: The Rabbit Sends in a Little Bill Series: Alice in Wonderland Date: 1969 Medium: Photogravure printed in color Unframed Dimensions: 15.10" x 10" F...
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1960s Surrealist Art

Materials

Etching

I am my beloved from The Song of Songs of King Solomon by Salvador Dali
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Salvador Dali Title: I am my beloved from The Song of Songs of King Solomon from the Portfolio Song of Songs of Solomon Year:...
Category

1970s Surrealist Art

Materials

Etching

Dalínean Prophecy
Located in Greenwich, CT
Dalínean Prophecy is a drypoint etching with lithographic color on japon paper, image size 16 x 23.5 inches, signed Dalí lower right and numbered XVIII/LXXV lower left. From the edit...
Category

20th Century Surrealist Art

Materials

Drypoint, Lithograph

Salvador Dali “Nightmare of Moses” Lithograph, Signed Edition
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Additional Information: Lithograph with etching is from the “Moses and Monotheism” suite published by the Salvador Dali Archives. Provenance: Sims Reed Gallery, London, UK | Russeck ...
Category

1970s Surrealist Art

Materials

Lithograph

The Bloody Ford
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Dali, Salvador Title: The Bloody Ford Series: La Quete du Graal Date: 1975 Medium: drypoint printed in color Unframed Dimensions: 17.91" x 12.91" Framed Dimensions: 25"...
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1970s Surrealist Art

Materials

Drypoint

The Rider and the Deer
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Dali, Salvador Title: The Rider and the Deer Series: Bestiaire de la Fontaine Date: 1974 Medium: drypoint with color added by stencil Unframed Dimensions: 22.83" x 29.92...
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1970s Surrealist Art

Materials

Stencil, Drypoint

Blanchefleur, 1972 (Le Decameron, Plate H)
Located in Greenwich, CT
Blanchefleur from Dalí's Le Décameron portfolio is a drypoint etching with color on paper, signed Dalí lower right and numbered 17/150 lower left. From the Swedish edition of 150 Ara...
Category

20th Century Surrealist Art

Materials

Drypoint, Etching

Surrealist Gastronomy, from 1971 Memories of Surrealism
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Salvador Dali Title: Surrealist Gastronomy Portfolio: Memories of Surrealism Medium: Etching and photolithograph Date: 1971 Edition: AP XIV/XXV (artist's proof 14/25, aside f...
Category

1970s Surrealist Art

Materials

Etching, Lithograph

Surrealist Portrait of Dali Surrounded by Butterflies, Memories of Surrealism
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Salvador Dali Title: Surrealist Portrait of Dali Surrounded by Butterflies Portfolio: Memories of Surrealism Medium: Etching and photolithograph Date: 1971 Edition: AP XIV/XX...
Category

1970s Surrealist Art

Materials

Lithograph, Etching

Le Jument de Compère Pierre, 1972 (Le Decameron, Plate I)
Located in Greenwich, CT
Le Jument de Compère Pierre from Dalí's Le Décameron portfolio is a drypoint etching with color on paper, signed Dalí lower right and numbered 17/150 lower left. From the Swedish edi...
Category

20th Century Surrealist Art

Materials

Etching, Drypoint

Salvador Dalí - Hommage a Konrad Adenauer, 1967
Located in BRUCE, ACT
Salvador Dalí Hommage à Konrad Adenauer, 1967 Colour etching on Japanese paper. In the original portfolio. Depiction Size: 19.5 x 12.5cm. Sheet Size: 52 x 38.5cm. Edition: XXIX/LX Ha...
Category

1960s Art

Materials

Etching

Ultra Surrealist Corpuscular Galutska, from 1971 Memories of Surrealism
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Salvador Dali Title: Ultra Surrealist Corpuscular Galutska Portfolio: Memories of Surrealism Medium: Etching and photolithograph Date: 1971 Edition: AP XIV/XXV (artist's proo...
Category

1970s Surrealist Art

Materials

Etching, Lithograph

Le Diable en Enfer, 1972 (Le Decameron, Plate C)
Located in Greenwich, CT
Le Diable en Enfer from Dalí's Le Décameron portfolio is a drypoint etching with color on paper, signed Dalí lower right and numbered 17/150 lower left. From the Swedish edition of 1...
Category

20th Century Surrealist Art

Materials

Drypoint, Etching

Visage Surrealiste
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Dali, Salvador Title: Visage Surrealiste Series: Aurelia Date: 1972 Medium: Engraving Unframed Dimensions: 29.92" x 22.05" Framed Dimensions: 38" x 30" Signature: Penc...
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1970s Surrealist Art

Materials

Engraving

Original Vintage Poster Paris France Rail Travel Eiffel Tower Butterfly Design
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel poster advertising Paris featuring the Eiffel Tower with abstract lines and colourful butterflies designed by the renowned surrealist artist Salvador Dali (19...
Category

1970s Surrealist Art

Materials

Paper

La Ressuscitée, 1972 (Le Decameron, Plate J)
Located in Greenwich, CT
La Ressuscitée from Dalí's Le Décameron portfolio is a drypoint etching with color on paper, signed Dalí lower right and numbered 17/150 lower left. From the Swedish edition of 150 A...
Category

20th Century Surrealist Art

Materials

Etching, Drypoint

Saint Anne
Located in Austin, TX
Edition 31/100 Hand colored etching Signed by artist on lower right recto Published by Pierre Argillet
Category

1960s Art

Materials

Etching, Ink, Watercolor

Biblia Sacra Original Sin Salvador Dali
Located in Paonia, CO
Original Sin is an original lithograph from Salvador Dali's five volume Biblia Sacra Suite published in Rome by Rizzoli , 1965-1969. Ref. is the Official Catalog of the Graphic...
Category

1960s Surrealist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Salvador Dali - The Beach
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Salvador Dali - The Beach - Original Etching Dimensions: 38 x 28 cm Edition: 235 1967 embossed signature On Arches Vellum References : Field 67-10 (p. 34-35)
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1960s Surrealist Art

Materials

Etching

Dressed in the Nude in a Surrealist Fashion, from 1971 Memories of Surrealism
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Salvador Dali Title: Dressed in the Nude in a Surrealist Fashion Portfolio: Memories of Surrealism Medium: Etching and photolithograph Date: 1971 Edition: AP XIV/XXV (artist'...
Category

1970s Surrealist Art

Materials

Etching, Lithograph

Untitled 14 (Les Songes)
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Dali, Salvador Title: Untitled 14 (Les Songes) Series: Les Songes Drolatiques de Pantagruel Date: 1973 Medium: Lithograph with color backgrounds Unframed Dimensions: 25...
Category

1970s Surrealist Art

Materials

Lithograph, Color

Salvador Dali - Strawberry Heart - Original Hand-Signed Lithograph
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Salvador Dali - Strawberry Heart - Original Hand-Signed Lithograph 1970 Dimensions: P. 57 x 37 cm Sheet: 75 x 56 cm Handsigned, EA (Epreuve d'Artiste) Excellent Condition Reference:...
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1970s Surrealist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Mythology "Oedipus and Sphinx"
Located in Austin, TX
Edition 15/100 Hand colored drypoint etching Signed by artist on lower right recto Published by Pierre Argillet
Category

1960s Art

Materials

Ink, Watercolor, Etching

Surrealist Crutches, from 1971 Memories of Surrealism
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Salvador Dali Title: Surrealist Crutches Portfolio: Memories of Surrealism Medium: Etching and photolithograph Date: 1971 Edition: AP XIV/XXV (artist's proof 14/25, aside fro...
Category

1970s Surrealist Art

Materials

Etching, Lithograph

The Lobster Quadrille
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Dali, Salvador Title: The Lobster Quadrille Series: Alice in Wonderland Date: 1969 Medium: Photogravure printed in color Unframed Dimensions: 15.25" x 10" Framed Dimens...
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1960s Surrealist Art

Materials

Etching

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 CONDITION: Excellent ...
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1970s Surrealist Art

Materials

Etching

Marilyn Monroe
Located in Austin, TX
Edition 43/100 Hand-colored etching Signed by artist on lower right recto Published by Pierre Argillet
Category

1960s Art

Materials

Ink, Watercolor, Etching

Salvador Dali “Moses Saved from the Waters” Lithograph, Signed Edition
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Additional Information: Lithograph with etching, fully titled “Moses Saved from the Waters,” is from the “Moses and Monotheism” suite published by the Salvador Dali Archives. Provena...
Category

1970s Surrealist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Salvador Dalí – La Tête ( The Head ) – hand watercolored drypoint etching – 1969
Located in Varese, IT
hand watercolored drypoint etching on extremely fine Japanese paper, edited in 1969 limited edition of 145 copies water-colored , numbered in lower left corner ea ( artist proof ) si...
Category

1960s Surrealist Art

Materials

Watercolor, Etching, Drypoint, Paper

Salvador Dalí Whoever Takes Carmen (Salvador Dalí­ prints Salvador Dalí Carmen)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Salvador Dalí Whoever Takes Carmen Away Must Pay with His Life 1970 (from Carmen): Lithograph in colors on Arches paper. 25.5 x 19.8 inches (64.8 x 50.5 cm). Good overall vintage condition: minor surface marks; minor signs of handling. Signed and editioned in pencil along lower. Ed. LIII/CXXV (part of a full tirage of 276, variously editioned, aside from proofs). Published by Shorewood Publishers, NY. Literature/References: The Official Catalog of The Graphic Works of Salvador Dali by Albert Field, entry: 70-1, Q. Salvador Dalí was a renowned Surrealist artist known for his enigmatic paintings of dreamscapes and religious themes. The Persistence of Memory (1931), arguably his best known work, visually manifests the strangeness of time, showing clocks melting in an idyllic landscape. “One day it will have to be officially admitted that what we have christened reality is an even greater illusion than the world of dreams,” he once reflected. Born Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech on May 11, 1904 in Figueres, Spain, he displayed a great aptitude for the visual arts as a teenager. Three years after his first exhibition at the age of 14, he enrolled at the Academia de San Fernando in Madrid. At school, he emulated many contemporary styles but also the works of Johannes Vermeer and Diego Velázquez. During his visits to Paris in the late 1920s, he was introduced to the Surrealist movement by René Magritte and Joan Miró. Though the concept of Surrealism was new to him, Dalí was already well versed in the psychoanalytic theories of Sigmund Freud. Dabbling in various projects throughout his long career, in 1942 he published the book The Secret Life of Salvador Dalí. A mixture of self-aggrandizing confessions and sadistic fantasies about his childhood, the book further outlined the artist’s outlandish persona. However, his pronounced sense of ego was not always unfounded, as evinced in his works inclusion in Alfred Hitchcock’s famous dream sequence from the film Spellbound (1945). Dalí died on January 23, 1989 in his hometown of Figueres, Spain. Today, his works are held in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Tate Modern in London, the Reina Sofia National Museum in Madrid, and the Museum Ludwig in Cologne, among others. Related Categories: Surrealism. Surrealist. Pop Art. Alexander Calder. Spanish artists. Spain. Salvador Dali prints. Salvador Dalí Carmen. Salvador Dalí Whoever Takes Carmen Away Must Pay with His Life. Salvador Dalí 1970...
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Paper, Lithograph

Dali Vertical Portrait de Calderon engraving painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Work of the Spanish artist SALVADOR DALI. Engraving of the series LA VIDA ES SUEÑO. Printed signature and date, as issued Catalog. OFFICIAL CATALOG GRAPHYC WORKS BY ALBERT FIELD Page...
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Late 20th Century Surrealist Art

Materials

Engraving

Untitled 8 (Les Songes)
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Dali, Salvador Title: Untitled 8 (Les Songes) Series: Les Songes Drolatiques de Pantagruel Date: 1973 Medium: Lithograph with color backgrounds Unframed Dimensions: 25....
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1970s Surrealist Art

Materials

Lithograph

The Woman in Cosmos Dominating The World
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: The Woman in The Cosmos Dominating The World MEDIUM: Lithograph SIGNED: Hand Signed PUBLISHER: Jean-Paul Lorriaux EDITION NUMBER: 115/150 MEASURE...
Category

1950s Surrealist Art

Materials

Lithograph

God, Time, Space, and the Pope (Plate I), 1974
Located in Greenwich, CT
God, Time, Space, and the Pope – signed ‘Dalí’ lower right and numbered A 11/195 lower left, from the edition of 462 (there were also 35 'A' Roman, 195 'F' Arabic, and 35 'F' Roman, plus 2 additional suites on japon). Framed in an ornate gold-tone moulding. Cataloging: Micheler-Löpsinger 667; Field 74-8 Plate I Dalí’s series of colored etchings After Fifty Years of Surrealism reflects on the artist’s long...
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20th Century Surrealist Art

Materials

Stencil, Etching

Les Amours Jaunes Decline
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Les Amours Jaunes Decline MEDIUM: Etching + Gold Flakes SIGNED: Hand Signed EDITION NUMBER: CLXII/CC MEASUREMENTS: 11" x 14.75" Framed: 19.5" x 24" YEAR: 1974 CONDITION: Excellent REFERENCE: The Official Catalog of The Works of Salvador Dali by Albert Field page 96 #74-15 F RETURN POLICY: There is a 5% restocking fee for any and all returned items...
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1970s Surrealist Art

Materials

Etching

Picasso: A Ticket to Glory (Plate C), 1974
Located in Greenwich, CT
Picasso: A Ticket to Glory (Plate C) – signed ‘Dalí’ lower right and numbered A 11/195 lower left. Framed in an ornate gold-tone moulding. Cataloging: Micheler-Löpsinger 670; Field 74-8 Plate C Dalí’s series of colored etchings After Fifty Years of Surrealism reflects on the artist’s long...
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20th Century Surrealist Art

Materials

Etching, Stencil

Liquid and Gaseous Television (Michler/Löpsinger 824; Field 75-11C), S. Dali
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Salvador Dali (1904-1989) Title: Liquid and Gaseous Television (Michler/Löpsinger 824; Field 75-11C), Imagination and Objects of the Future Portfolio Year: 1975 Medium: Drypo...
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1970s Surrealist Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Lithograph, Drypoint

Gala's Castle (Plate K) , 1974
Located in Greenwich, CT
Gala's Castle – signed ‘Dalí’ lower right and numbered A 11/195 lower left, from the edition of 462 (there were also 35 'A' Roman, 195 'F' Arabic, and 35 'F' Roman, plus 2 additional suites on japon). Framed in an ornate gold-tone moulding. Cataloging: Micheler-Löpsinger 675; Field 74-8 Plate K Dalí’s series of colored etchings After Fifty Years of Surrealism reflects on the artist’s long...
Category

20th Century Surrealist Art

Materials

Stencil, Etching

La divine comédie Purgatoire 33 Dante purifié by Salvador Dali - Print multiple
Located in Geneva, CH
Color engraving on wood from the Dali's portfolio " The Divin Comedy" Lithograph without numbering Framed. Total size with frame 30x38 cm In perfect condition
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1960s Surrealist Art

Materials

Engraving, Lithograph

Nude with Guitar (Poèmes Secrets d'Apollinaire), 1967
Located in Greenwich, CT
Nude with Guitar – signed and dated ‘Dalí 67’ lower right and framed in an ornate, gold-tone frame. On japon, unnumbered from the 1967 edition of 235 portf...
Category

20th Century Surrealist Art

Materials

Engraving, Etching

The Grand Inquisitor Expels the Savior (Plate F), 1974
Located in Greenwich, CT
The Grand Inquisitor Expels the Savior – signed ‘Dalí’ lower right and numbered A 11/195 lower left, from the edition of 462 (there were also 35 'A' Roman, 195 'F' Arabic, and 35 'F' Roman, plus 2 additional suites on japon). Framed in an ornate gold-tone moulding. Cataloging: Micheler-Löpsinger 671; Field 74-8 Plate F Dalí’s series of colored etchings After Fifty Years of Surrealism reflects on the artist’s long...
Category

20th Century Surrealist Art

Materials

Stencil, Etching

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