Salvador Dalí­

Zebulon (Twelve Tribes of Israel)

1973

Salvador Dalí is commonly regarded as one of the greatest Surrealist artists, whose personality was often displayed on his magnificent works of art. He practiced sculpting, advertising, printmaking, fashion, filmmaking, and more Dalí’s mischievousness and peculiar personality contributed to his status of an international celebrity, but he is better-known for his most distinct attribute: his mastery of art. Dalí’s significance and talent ranks him among the most versatile and prolific artists of the 20th century. “Levi” is part of a religion-based series of prints that depict the “Twelves Tribes of Israel”. Each etching represents one of the tribes. Judah, Zebulon, Joseph, and more are included in this series. The Twelve Tribes of Israel, in the Bible, are the Hebrew tribes which were named after sons or grandsons of Jacob. His name was later changed to Israel, and the Hebrew people became known as Israelites. According to the Bible, Levi was the third son of Jacob and was also the founder of the Israelite Tribe of...

Salvador Dalí is commonly regarded as one of the greatest Surrealist artists, whose personality was often displayed on his magnificent works of art. He practiced sculpting, advertisi...

Salvador Dali (1904-1989) Zebulun, from Twelve Tribes of Israel, 1973 Etching in colors on Rives BFK paper Image size: 49 x 36 cm Sheet size: 65 x 50 cm Ed. SA 32/195 Signed and numb...

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