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Prints and Multiples For Sale
Artist: Salvador Dalí
Artist: Sayed Haider Raza
Le cheval de triomphe
Located in OPOLE, PL
Salvador Dali (1904-1989) - Pégase
Lithograph from 1970.
Dimensions of work: 68 x 50 cm
On B.F.K Rives paper as stated in the Field catalogue.
Reference: Field 72-6G
The work is...
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1970s Surrealist Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Hell 5 : Minos - Woodcut - 1963 [Field #page 189]
Located in Paris, IDF
Salvador Dali (1904-1989)
Hell 5 - Minos
Wood engraving from "Divine Comedy"
with the printed signature
1960/63
Printed on paper Vélin BFK Rives
Size 32,8 x 26,4 cm (c. 13 x 10")
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1960s Surrealist Prints and Multiples
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Woodcut
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La victime de la Fête
Located in OPOLE, PL
Salvador Dali (1904-1989) - La victime de la Fête
Lithograph from 1970.
Dimensions of work: 68 x 50 cm
On B.F.K Rives paper as stated in the Field catalogue.
Reference: Field 72-...
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1970s Surrealist Prints and Multiples
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Etching, Aquatint, Lithograph
Santiago of Compostela, from The Hippies
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Salvador Dali
Title: Santiago of Compostela
Portfolio: The Hippies
Medium: Color etching on Arches
Date: 1969
Edition: 102/145
Frame Size: 31" x 26 1/2"
Sheet Size: 26" x 20"...
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1960s Surrealist Prints and Multiples
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Etching
Salvador Dalí -- Deux nus (Gémeaux)
Located in BRUCE, ACT
Salvador Dalí
Deux nus (Gémeaux), 1970
Lithograph
Sheet size: 77 x 57 cm.
Hand signed lower right
Numbered XI/XXV lower left
Printed by Desjobert
Published by Musee de L' Athenee, G...
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1970s Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Frocin, the Bad Dwarf, from Tristan and Iseult
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Salvador Dali
Title: Frocin, the Bad Dwarf
Portfolio: Tristan and Iseult
Medium: Color engraving
Year: 1970
Edition: XII/XXV
Frame Size: 25 1/4" x 20 3/4"
Sheet Size: 17 3/4"...
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1970s Surrealist Prints and Multiples
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Engraving
Paysage avec Squelette (Landscape Skeleton), Salvador Dali
Located in Fairfield, CT
Title: Paysage avec Squelette (Landscape Skeleton)
Year: 1975
Medium: Engraving with pochoir on Japon paper
Edition: E.A.;300, plus proofs
Size: 26.75 x 20 inches
Condition: Good
Ins...
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1970s Surrealist Prints and Multiples
Materials
Engraving, Stencil
8 Mortal Sins Suite
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali
TITLE: 8 Mortal Sins Suite
Anger
Avarice
Dalinean
Envy
Gluttony
Lust
Pride
Sloth
MEDIUM: 8 Etchings
SIGNED: Each piece is Hand Signed
PUBLISHER: Jean Schne...
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1960s Surrealist Prints and Multiples
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Etching
Jeremiah - Our Historical Heritage, Signed Surrealist Etching by Salvador Dali
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Salvador Dali
Portfolio: Our Historical Heritage
Title: King Saul
Year: 1975
Medium: Intaglio Etching and Color Pochoir on Arches Paper, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition...
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1970s Modern Prints and Multiples
Materials
Etching, Intaglio
Paysage Surréaliste
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali
TITLE: Paysage Surréaliste
MEDIUM: Etching
SIGNED: Hand Signed
PUBLISHER: Daniel Filipacchi, Paris
EDITION NUMBER: XII/LXXV
MEASUREMENTS: 24.75" x 25...
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1970s Surrealist Prints and Multiples
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Etching
HELL CANTO 23
Located in Aventura, FL
Woodblock engraving on paper from the Divine Comedy series. Sheet size 13 x 10 inches. Frame size approx 18 x 15 inches. Edition 4,765 in French, 3,000 in Italian, 300 in German.
...
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1960s Surrealist Prints and Multiples
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Paper, Woodcut
Salvador Dali - Nude at the Window - Original Handsigned Lithograph
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Salvador Dali - Nude at the Window - Original Handsigned Lithograph
Dimensions: 76.5 x 57 cm
1970
Signed in pencil and numbered
Edition : /CXX
References : Field 70-8
Salvador Dali
Salvador Dali was born as the son of a prestigious notary in the small town of Figueras in Northern Spain. His talent as an artist showed at an early age and Salvador Felipe Jacinto Dali received his first drawing lessons when he was ten years old. His art teachers were a then well known Spanish impressionist painter, Ramon Pichot and later an art professor at the Municipal Drawing School. In 1923 his father bought his son his first printing press.
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...
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1970s Surrealist Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Florals Rose
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali
TITLE: Florals Rose
MEDIUM: Etching
SIGNED: Hand Signed
EDITION NUMBER: 99/350
MEASUREMENTS: 21.6" x 29.4"
Framed: 33" x 41"
YEAR: 1972
FRAMED: Yes
CON...
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1970s Surrealist Prints and Multiples
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Etching
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 Prints and Multiples
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Engraving
Crucifixion (Christ of Gala)
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali
TITLE: Crucifixion (Christ of Gala)
MEDIUM: 2 Lithographs
SIGNED: One Lithograph is Hand Signed and one lithograph bears an emb...
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1980s Surrealist Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
HAMLET SUITE
Located in Aventura, FL
This rare 10 piece series from 1973 is Dali's interpretation of Shakespeare's drama Hamlet. Dali paid homage to Shakespeare in several other works but this suite is considered to be ...
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1970s Surrealist Prints and Multiples
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Engraving, Aquatint, Lithograph, Paper
Parade
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Dali, Salvador
Title: Parade
Series: Femmes et Chevaux
Date: 1973
Medium: drypoint printed in color
Framed Dimensions: 25" x 19.5"
Signature: Pencil signed
Edition: E...
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1970s Surrealist Prints and Multiples
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Drypoint
Symbols Devil
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali
TITLE: Symbols Devil
MEDIUM: Etching
SIGNED: Hand Signed
PUBLISHER: EGI/Vanguard Studios (Beverly Hills)
EDITION NUMBER: 26/150
MEASUREMENTS: 16" x 16"
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1970s Surrealist Prints and Multiples
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Etching
“Tauromachy II"
Located in Warren, NJ
Dali signed and numbered lithograph. Frame needs to be replaced it’s very . Measures 32x26. Edition out of 150
Literature:
Ralf Micher and Lutz W. Lopsinger with Charles Sahli, ...
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20th Century Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
The Chosen Vineyard, Biblia Sacra Salvador Dali Lithograph 1964
Located in Paonia, CO
Isaias 5 ....The vineyard of the Lord of hosts is the house of Israel....
The Chosen Vineyard is a 1964 colored lithograph signed in the plate from the original gouache and is print...
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1960s Surrealist Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
The Chalice of Love
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali
TITLE: The Chalice of Love
MEDIUM: Lithograph
SIGNED: Hand Signed
PUBLISHER: Levine and Levine
EDITION NUMBER: EA
MEASUREMENTS: 21.37" x 29.75"
YEAR:...
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1970s Surrealist Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Vitraux in Four Sheets Puzzle of Life by Salvador Dali
Located in New York, NY
Vitraux in Four Sheets, Puzzle of Life, 1974, by Salvador Dali (1904-1989)
Lithograph on paper
52 ¼ x 55 ½ inches unframed (132.715 x 140.97 cm)
53 ½ x ...
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1770s Surrealist Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Faust Cavalier et la Mort
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali
TITLE: Faust Cavalier et la Mort
MEDIUM: Etching
SIGNED: Hand Signed
EDITION NUMBER: 44/95
MEASUREMENTS: 11.4" x 15.3"
YEAR: 1969
FRAMED: Yes
CONDITION...
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1960s Surrealist Prints and Multiples
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Etching
Levi (Twelve Tribes of Israel), 1973
Located in Greenwich, CT
Levi is an etching on paper from Salvador Dalí's "Twelve Tribes of Israel." The image size is 19.62 x 14.37 inches and the framed dimensions are 34.25 x 27.75 inches. From the Englis...
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20th Century Surrealist Prints and Multiples
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Paper, Etching
Casanova : Surrendered to Lust - Original etching (Field #67-4 C)
Located in Paris, IDF
Salvador DALI (1904-1969)
Casanova : Surrendered to Lust, 1967
Original etching
Signed in the plate
On vellum Rives 38 x 28 cm (c. 14.9 x 11 inch)
REFERENCES :
- Catalog raisonné F...
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1960s Surrealist Prints and Multiples
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Etching
The Milky Way ( La Voie Lactee ) Etching by Salvador Dali The Mythology suite
Located in Paonia, CO
The Milky Way ( La Voie Lactee ) is from The Mythology Suite by Salvador Dali. It is the fourteenth plate created out of sixteen in the years 1960-...
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1960s Surrealist Prints and Multiples
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Etching
Salvador Dali -- Lillas Pastias Tavern
Located in BRUCE, ACT
Salvador Dali
Lillas Pastias Tavern from the Carmen suite, 1970
Lithography
Edition 16/125 lower left
Hand signed low righter
Image size: 54 x 42 cm
Sheet size: 64.7 x 56 cm
Refere...
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1970s Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Picasso: a Ticket to Glory
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Dali, Salvador
Title: Picasso: a Ticket to Glory
Series: After 50 Years of Surrealism
Date: 1974
Medium: drypoint engraving with hand coloring
Unframed Dimensions: 26" ...
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1970s Surrealist Prints and Multiples
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Drypoint, Engraving
Salvador Dali - Don Quixote Overwhelmed - Original Lithograph
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Salvador Dali - Don Quixote Overwhelmed - Original Lithograph
Joseph FORET, Paris, 1957
PRINTER : Manequin
SIGNATURE : plate signed by Dali.
LIMITED : Total edition of 233
SIZE : 41...
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1950s Surrealist Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
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
Published by Courtlei...
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1960s Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
Faust Chevalier a Genou
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali
TITLE: Faust Chevalier a Genou
MEDIUM: Etching
SIGNED: Hand Signed
EDITION NUMBER: 9/95
MEASUREMENTS: 15.3" x 11.4"
YEAR: 1969
FRAMED: No
CONDITION: Ex...
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1960s Surrealist Prints and Multiples
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Etching
"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 Prints and Multiples
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Woodcut
Salvador Dali - The Laurels of Happiness - Original Signed Engraving
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Salvador Dali - The Laurels of Happiness - Original Signed Engraving
Handsigned in pencil and Numbered
Edition: F195/195
- Printer: Atelier Rigal.
- Paper: Rives vellum ; each etchi...
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1970s Surrealist Prints and Multiples
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Etching
Salvador Dali The Divine Comedy Inferno Canto 5 and 33 Signed in Plate, 1960
Located in Plainview, NY
Fine and precious surrealist woodblock prints by Salvador Dali (1904 - 1989) of the acclaimed Dante's Divine Comedy and published by Foret/Les Heures Claires in 1960. The male illustration is inferno canto 5...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Prints and Multiples
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Woodcut
The Paradise, Canto 25 - St. James of Hope
Located in OPOLE, PL
Salvador Dali (1904-1989) - The Paradise, Canto 25 - St. James of Hope
Woodcut print from 1960.
Dimensions of work: 33 x 26.2 cm
Publisher: Les Heures Claires, Paris.
The work is...
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1960s Surrealist Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Le centaur de Crête
Located in OPOLE, PL
Salvador Dali (1904-1989) - Le centaur de Crête
Lithograph from 1970.
Dimensions of work: 68 x 50 cm
On B.F.K Rives paper as stated in the Field catalogue.
Reference: Field 72-6S...
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1970s Surrealist Prints and Multiples
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Etching, Aquatint, Lithograph
L'Enfer XIV (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...
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1960s Surrealist Prints and Multiples
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Woodcut
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...
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1970s Surrealist Prints and Multiples
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Etching, Lithograph
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 Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
PRINCE OF CUPS 1979, Signed Lithograph on Arches, Tarot Card Series
Located in Union City, NJ
Artist - Salvador Dali (Spanish, 1904-1989)
Title - PRINCE OF CUPS, Tarot Card Series
Publisher - DALART N.V.
Year published - 1979
Medium - Lithograph on Arches Cover 270 gsm. 100% acid free, signed in pencil, inscribed 2/5 PP (Printers Proof) by Salvador Dali on lower print margin, publishers mark "DALART N.V. Copyright 1979" blindstamp embossed on lower left print margin. Fine impression, vivid colors, unframed, in very good condition.
Listed in the Albert Field's OFFICIAL CATALOGUE OF THE GRAPHIC WORKS OF SALVADOR DALI, Reference #79-15.
PRINCE OF CUPS from the Tarot Series 1979, is a surrealist style limited edition lithograph by Salvador Dalí (1904 – 1989) Printed on archival Arches paper, 100% acid free. PRINCE OF CUPS depicts a freely drawn, black line portrait of a young Prince wearing his golden yellow crown, sporting a white ruffle collared shirt, looking slightly sideways posed behind a golden chalice...
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1970s Surrealist Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
The Golden Fleece
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Dali, Salvador
Title: The Golden Fleece
Series: Aranella
Date: 1974
Medium: drypoint printed in color
Signature: Pencil signed
Edition: 127 / 300
Literature: AF 91
Pr...
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1970s Surrealist Prints and Multiples
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Color, Drypoint
Le Pecheur
Located in OPOLE, PL
Salvador Dali (1904-1989) - Le Pecheur
Etching and watercolour from 1968.
Th edition of 86/95 on Japan paper
Enhanced with watercolor.
Dimensions of work: 38 x 28.5 cm
Publisher:...
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1960s Surrealist Prints and Multiples
Materials
Watercolor, Etching
The Curse Conquered
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Dali, Salvador
Title: The Curse Conquered
Series: After 50 Years of Surrealism
Date: 1974
Medium: drypoint engraving with hand coloring on Arches
Unframed Dimensions: 2...
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1970s Surrealist Prints and Multiples
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Drypoint, Engraving
Hölle XXIV (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 Prints and Multiples
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Woodcut
American Trotting Horse No II from Currier & Ives suite by Salvador Dali
Located in Paonia, CO
American Trotting Horses No. 2 by Salvador Dali has dynamic movement in the two trotting horses with an added giant Dalian insect head in coll...
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1970s Surrealist Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
The Zodiac II Leo - 1975 - Grabado firmado a lápiz
Located in Sant Celoni, ES
Firmado a lápiz por el artista en la parte inferior y con el tiraje, este en concreto es un E/A (epreuve d'artiste)
Se presenta enmarcado con su marco original de la época (he puest...
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1670s Abstract Prints and Multiples
Materials
Engraving
Atomo
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Dali, Salvador
Title: Atomo
Series: Colibri
Date: 1973
Medium: Original Lithograph on Arches
Unframed Dimensions: 30" x 22"
Framed Dimensions: 37.5" x 29.75"
Signature...
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1970s Surrealist Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
Les Fesses Piquantes (from La Venus aux Fourrure) (Surrealism, Modern)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Salvador Dali
Les Fesses Piquantes (Piquant Buttocks, 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 Prints and Multiples
Materials
Etching
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
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1970s Prints and Multiples
Materials
Etching, Lithograph
Autumn
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali
TITLE: Autumn
MEDIUM: Etching
SIGNED: Hand Signed
EDITION NUMBER: 89/150
The total tirage is 1,150, only 150 of the pieces have color added and signed
MEASUREMENTS: 15.75" x 12.25"
YEAR: 1970
FRAMED: Yes, museum quality gold frame...
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1970s Surrealist Prints and Multiples
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Etching
Dawn (Michler/Löpsinger 1001-1012; Field 57-1)
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Salvador Dali (1904-1989)
Title: Dawn
Year: 1957
Medium: Stone lithograph in colors on papier japon nacré paper
Edition: 233
Size: 16.25 x 12.875 inches
Condition: Good
Inscr...
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1950s Surrealist Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
Couple nus
Located in New York, NY
A very good impression of this color lithograph printed in black on pale green background. Signed and numbered LXXXIII/CXX in pencil. Printed by Desjobert, Paris.
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1970s Surrealist Prints and Multiples
Materials
Color, Lithograph
Floral Iris
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali
TITLE: Florals Iris
MEDIUM: Etching
SIGNED: Hand Signed
EDITION NUMBER: 247/350
MEASUREMENTS: 21.6" x 29.4"
Framed: 33" x 41"
YEAR: 1972
FRAMED: Yes
CO...
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1970s Surrealist Prints and Multiples
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Etching
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...
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1970s Abstract Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
Salvador Dali -- The Prison from The Marquis de Sade
Located in BRUCE, ACT
Salvador Dali
The Prison from Marquis de Sade Suite, 1969
Lithograph
Edition XXVI / XC
Hand-signed lower right
Image size: 52.5 X 42.5 cm
Frame size: 75.5 x 62.5 cm
Published by S...
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1960s Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
Salvador Dali - Don Quixote Pear - Original Hand-Signed Lithograph
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Salvador Dali - Don Quixote Pear - Original Hand-Signed Lithograph
1969
Dimensions: P. 57 x 37 cm
Sheet: 75 x 56 cm
Handsigned, EA (Epreuve d'Artiste)
Excellent Condition
Reference:...
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1960s Surrealist Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Anamorphoses Lys
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali
TITLE: Anamorphoses Lys
MEDIUM: Lithograph
SIGNED: Hand Signed
EDITION NUMBER: EA
MEASUREMENTS: 34.62" x 23.75"
YEAR: 1972
FRAMED: No
CONDITION: Excell...
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1970s Surrealist Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
Passiflora Laurigera original signed etching Flora Dalinae 1968 Salvador Dali
Located in Paonia, CO
Passiflora Laurigera original signed limited edition ( 121/200) etching from Flora Dalinae 1968 suite by Salvador Dali. This suite consis...
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1960s Surrealist Prints and Multiples
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Etching
Fine Art Prints for Sale — Animal Prints, Abstract Prints, Nude Prints and Other Prints
Decorating with fine art prints — whether they’re figurative prints, abstract prints or another variety — has always been a practical way of bringing a space to life as well as bringing works by an artist you love into your home.
Pursued in the 1960s and ’70s, largely by Pop artists drawn to its associations with mass production, advertising, packaging and seriality, as well as those challenging the primacy of the Abstract Expressionist brushstroke, printmaking was embraced in the 1980s by painters and conceptual artists ranging from David Salle and Elizabeth Murray to Adrian Piper and Sherrie Levine.
Printmaking is the transfer of an image from one surface to another. An artist takes a material like stone, metal, wood or wax, carves, incises, draws or otherwise marks it with an image, inks or paints it and then transfers the image to a piece of paper or other material.
Fine art prints are frequently confused with their more commercial counterparts. After all, our closest connection to the printed image is through mass-produced newspapers, magazines and books, and many people don’t realize that even though prints are editions, they start with an original image created by an artist with the intent of reproducing it in a small batch. Fine art prints are created in strictly limited editions — 20 or 30 or maybe 50 — and are always based on an image created specifically to be made into an edition.
Many people think of revered Dutch artist Rembrandt as a painter but may not know that he was a printmaker as well. His prints have been preserved in time along with the work of other celebrated printmakers such as Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dalí and Andy Warhol. These fine art prints are still highly sought after by collectors.
“It’s another tool in the artist’s toolbox, just like painting or sculpture or anything else that an artist uses in the service of mark making or expressing him- or herself,” says International Fine Print Dealers Association (IFPDA) vice president Betsy Senior, of New York’s Betsy Senior Fine Art, Inc.
Because artist’s editions tend to be more affordable and available than his or her unique works, they’re more accessible and can be a great opportunity to bring a variety of colors, textures and shapes into a space.
For tight corners, select small fine art prints as opposed to the oversized bold piece you’ll hang as a focal point in the dining area. But be careful not to choose something that is too big for your space. And feel free to lean into it if need be — not every work needs picture-hanging hooks. Leaning a larger fine art print against the wall behind a bookcase can add a stylish installation-type dynamic to your living room. (Read more about how to arrange wall art here.)
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