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Art For Sale
Artist: Salvador Dalí
Artist: Tracey Emin
The Spirit is Willing But the Flesh is Not by Salvador Dali from Biblia Sacra
Located in Paonia, CO
The Spirit is Willing But the Flesh is Not by Salvador Dali from Biblia Sacra is a colored lithograph from the gouache original on heavy rag paper from Salvador Dali’s five volume...
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1960s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

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

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

Materials

Paper, Drypoint, 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

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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

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

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

Materials

Ink, Watercolor

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

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

Materials

Etching

Snail
Located in Miami, FL
Salvador Dali (1904-1989) "Snail" 1979, Rosenthal plate in glass with polychrome painting, diameter 14.25 in (36.5 cm) Nr. 1886/3000, with certificate. Provenance: Daniel Meyer, Germ...
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Glass

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

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

Materials

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

These feelings were true II
Located in London, GB
2 colour lithograph on Somerset Velvet Warm White 400gsm
 55.5 x 45.5 cm
 (framed: 65 x 55 cm) Edition of 50 titled and dated in pencil hand-signed and numbered by the artist printed...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

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

Every bodies Been There
Located in London, GB
Offset lithograph printed in colours unknown edition size signature stamp and comes with a COA from the publishers sheet: 20.0 x 25.0 cm
 32 x 27.4 cm (framed) Tracey Emin is a prom...
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1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

Lithograph

Purgatory 31 - Dante's Confession - Color woodcut - 1963 (Field p. 189)
Located in Paris, FR
Salvador Dali (1904-1989) Purgatory 31 - Dante's Confession Color woodcut Signature printed in the plate 1960/63 Printed on paper Vélin BFK Rives Size 32,8 x 26,4 cm (c. 13 x 10 in...
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1960s Surrealist Art

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Woodcut

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

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

Materials

Lithograph

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

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Drypoint

Elijah by a Whirlwind on a Chariot of Fire from Biblia Sacra by Salvador Dali
Located in Paonia, CO
Elijah by a Whirlwind on a Chariot of Fire by Salvador Dali from Biblia Sacra is a colored lithograph from the gouache original on heavy rag paper from Salvador Dali’s five vol...
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1960s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

Dali Chess Set
Located in Wilton, CT
Set of 32 polished and patinated-bronze chess pieces, 1966-70. Height varies from 38 mm; 1 1/2 inches to 85mm; 3 3/8 inches. Each piece signed on t...
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1960s Surrealist Art

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Bronze

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

Into the Grave of of Elish from Biblia Sacra by Salvador Dali
Located in Paonia, CO
Into the Grave of Elish is a colored lithograph from the gouache original on heavy rag paper from Salvador Dali’s five volume Biblia Sacra Suite published in Rome by Rizzoli , 1...
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1960s Surrealist Art

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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

Materials

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

Materials

Drypoint, Etching, Lithograph

New Jerusalem Suite (2 pieces)
Located in Hollywood, FL
This suite contains 2 lithographs, The Harbinger and The Messiah. Both lithographs are hand signed by Salvador Dali and matched numbered 108/350. Reference: The Official Catalog of...
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1980s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

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

Curled Up
Located in Calabasas, CA
Artist: Tracey Emin Title: Curled Up Year: 2022 Medium: Screenprint on Rives BFK paper, deckled edges Edition: 100; signed, titled, dated and numbered in pencil Sheet: 23 3/5 × 30 i...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Lithograph

Gala, mon seul désir
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a beautiful etching on Japon paper hand signed by Salvador DALI and numbered. The edition number is XLVII/LXXV. This etching was published by Jean Schneider, Basel/Berggrue...
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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

Le Caducee de Mars Alimente par la Boule de feu de Jupiter
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Salvador Dali (Spanish surrealist, 1904-1989) Title: Le Caducee de Mars Alimente par la Boule de feu de Jupiter Year: 1974 Medium: Etching with embossing and color lithograph...
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Late 20th Century Surrealist Art

Materials

Etching, Lithograph

"La Deese de Cythere" from the suite "l'Art d'Aimer d'Ovide"
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled, "La Deesse de Cythere" from the suite, "l'Art d'Aimer d'Ovide" 1976. is an original wood engraving on Japan nacre paper by artist Salvador Dali 1904-1989. It i...
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Late 20th Century Surrealist Art

Materials

Woodcut

Les Songes Drolatiques de Pantagruel
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Salvador Dali (Spanish surrealist, 1904-1989) Title: Les Songes Drolatiques De Pantagruel Year: 1973 Medium: Lithograph Edition: Inscribed E.A (Epreuve d' Artiste) i...
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1970s Surrealist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Chevalier Surréaliste
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Chevalier Surrealiste MEDIUM: Lithograph SIGNED: Hand Signed EDITION NUMBER: 424/700 MEASUREMENTS: 29" x 21" YEAR: 1980 FRAMED: No CONDITION: E...
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1980s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

The Kiss Was Beautiful - gorgeous limited edition hand signed print by YBA star
Located in New York, NY
TRACEY EMIN The Kiss Was Beautiful, 2016 Digital print on 250 GSM Silk Finish Paper 27 1/2 × 19 3/5 inches Edition of 500 Boldly signed in white grease marker by Tracey Emin on the f...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital, Permanent Marker

The Kiss
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Dali, Salvador Title: The Kiss Series: Le Paradis Terrestre Date: 1974 Medium: drypoint printed in color Framed Dimensions: 22" x 18.5" x 1" Signature: Pencil signed E...
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Drypoint

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

Materials

Engraving, Paper, Lithograph

Tate Gallery poster
Located in New York, NY
Tracey Emin Tate Gallery poster, 2004 Offset lithograph 27 1/2 × 19 1/2 inches unframed This offset lithograph poster was published by the Tate Gal...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

I Could Feel You
Located in New York, NY
Tracey Emin I Could Feel You, 2015 Archival quality giclée print on Purcell Ultrasmooth Fine Art Paper 300 GSM 9 1/2 × 12 inches Plate signed Unframed Rare archival quality, giclée reproduction of Tracey Emin's original gouache I Could Feel You, which is in the permanent modern art collection of the Tate. This was printed back in 2015 in an undisclosed limited edition, and is now long sold out. More details about the original 2014 work are on the Tate Gallery's website as follows: Emin, whose work is often candidly autobiographical, scrutinises her relationship with her own body, using drawing...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Giclée

"Pilate Aimait Hermione" from the suite "l'Art d'Aimer d'Ovide"
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled, "Pilade Aimait Hermione" from the suite, "l'Art d'Aimer d'Ovide" 1976. is an original wood engraving on Japan nacre paper by artist Salvador Dali 1904-1989. It...
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Late 20th Century Surrealist Art

Materials

Woodcut

Philosophe Ecrasé par le Cosmos
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Salvador Dali (Spanish surrealist, 1904-1989) Title: Philosophe Ecrasé par le Cosmos (Philosopher Crushed by the Cosmos) Year: 1974 Medium: Engraving with embossing and color...
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20th Century Surrealist Art

Materials

Engraving, Lithograph

Figure Rouge avec Portrait de Quevedo
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Figure Rouge avec Portrait de Quevedo" from the suite, Visions De Quevedo, 1975. is an original engraving with pochoir hand coloring on Richard de Bas paper, by ...
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1970s Surrealist Art

Materials

Engraving

Le Picador, Surrealist Lithography by Salvador Dali
Located in Long Island City, NY
A picador rides in on a horse, lance in hand, to enrage a bull we cannot see. The horse theme was frequently used by Dali throughout his career. The horse is seen as a symbol of beau...
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1970s Surrealist Art

Materials

Lithograph

l' Hirondelle
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Salvador Dali (Spanish surrealist, 1904-1989) Title: L'Hirondelle Year: 1973 Medium: Color lithograph Edition: Numbered XLVI/CCL in pencil Paper: Arches watermarked Image size: 18.5 x 25 inches paper size: 19 x 25.5 inches Signature: Hand signed in pencil by the artist Publisher: Martin Lawrence and Jacques Carpentier...
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1970s Surrealist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Salvador Dalí, "Triomphale", Daum glass plate, 1970
Located in Chatsworth, CA
Salvador Dalí "Triomphale" Original pâte de verre Salvador Dalí plate Daum Editeur, Nancy, France Inscribed Dalí on lower right, and numbered 1199...
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1970s Surrealist Art

Materials

Plate Glass

Le Cracking du Petrole
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Salvador Dali (Spanish surrealist, 1904-1989) Title: Le Cracking Du Petrole Year: 1975 Medium: Engraving with etching and stencil hand coloring Edition: Numbered 171/450 in p...
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1970s Surrealist Art

Materials

Engraving

Salvador Dali - Nude with Guitar - Original Etching
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Salvador Dali - Nude with Guitar - 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

Salvador Dali - Venus in Furs - Original Stamp-Signed Etching
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Salvador Dali - Original Etching Stamp signed by Dali Edition of 294 copies. Paper : Arches vellum. Dimensions : 16x12". Catalogue Raisonné : Field 68-6 (p. 40-41). Salvador Dal...
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1960s Surrealist Art

Materials

Etching

This was just a man by Salvador Dali from the Biblia Sacra series
Located in Paonia, CO
This was just a man is a colored lithograph from the gouache original on heavy rag paper from Salvador Dali’s five volume Biblia Sacra Suite published in Rome by Rizzoli , 1965-...
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1960s Surrealist Art

Materials

Lithograph

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

"Mais O Belle Dionee" from the suite "lArt d'Aimer d'Ovide"
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled, "Mais O Belle Dionee" from the suite, "l'Art d'Aimer d'Ovide" 1976. is an original wood engraving on Japan nacre paper by artist Salvador Dali 1904-1989. It is...
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Late 20th Century Surrealist Art

Materials

Woodcut

Tracey Emin Museum of Contemporary Art Miami Poster (Hand Signed by Tracey)
Located in New York, NY
Tracey Emin Museum of Contemporary Art Poster (Hand Signed) Offset Lithograph in Semi-Gloss Paper Signed boldly by Tracey Emin in white grease marker on the front 24 x 18 inches Unfr...
Category

2010s Pop Art Art

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

"Phobeus , ce Dieu Couronne de Lauriers" from the suite "l'Art d'Aime d'Ovide"
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled, "Phobeus, ce Dieu Couronne de Lauriers" from the suite, "l'Art d'Aimer d'Ovide" 1976. is an original wood engraving on Japan nacre paper by artist Salvador Dal...
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Late 20th Century Surrealist Art

Materials

Woodcut

La Licorne (The Unicorn), Surrealist Lithograph by Salvador Dali
Located in Long Island City, NY
A woman with flowing gold hair kneels before a unicorn. The horse theme was frequently used by Dali throughout his career. The horse is seen as a symbol of beauty and elegance as wel...
Category

1970s Surrealist Art

Materials

Lithograph

The Old Faust
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Dali, Salvador Title: The Old Faust Series: Faust Date: 1969 Medium: drypoint Framed Dimensions: 22.5" x 18.5" Signature: Pencil signed Edition: 49 /145 Literature: AF 50 Provenance: Acquired Directly from the Artist, Private Collection, Palm Beach, Fl; DTR Modern Galleries
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1960s Surrealist Art

Materials

Drypoint

Salvador Dali - The Wine Casks
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Salvador Dali - The Wine Casks - Original Lithograph Joseph FORET, Paris, 1957 PRINTER : Delorme. SIGNATURE : plate signed by Dali. LIMITED : Total edition of 233 SIZE : 41 x 33 cm ...
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1950s Surrealist Art

Materials

Lithograph

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