Mayo (Antoine Malliarakis)

Surrealist Nude - Original b/w Etching - 1977

1977

Le demon Ailé is a wonderful black and white drypoint realized in 1969. The artwork is from the portfolio "Vénus aux fourrures", edited by Pierre Argillet, Parigi, 1969. Hand signed in pencil by the artist on the lower margin. Dry stamp on the lower right margin Numbered on the lower left margin. Ed.21/75. Good conditions except for some light yellowing of paper along the margin. Ref: Michler Lopsinger, "Salvador Dali Catalogue Raisonne of Etchings and Mixed-Media Prints 1924-1980", Prestel 1994, n. 371. Salvador Dalí (Figueres, 1904 – Figueres, 1989) is considered one of the most versatile and prolific artists of the XX century and the founding father of Surrealism. In the course of his long career, he successfully experimented with sculpture, fashion, writing, and filmmaking. Dalí epitomizes the idea that life is the greatest form of art; André Breton said about him: “It is with Dalí that, for the very first time, the windows of the mind are wide open”. He always pushed boundaries, and he did the same with conventional lithography. He experimented a lot, also with techniques that would not be allowed today. He was a prolific printmaker, using techniques as drypoint, etching, woodcut and lithography. His output is esteemed at 1700 prints...

Abstract Composition is an original etching realized in the 1960s by Eugenio Carmi (Genoa, February 17, 1920 - Lugano, February 16, 2016). Hand-signed and dated in pencil on the lo...

Interior with Image is an original print realized by the famous artist Hans Bellmer in 1971. Good conditions, except for usual signs of aging. Not signed. The artwork represents a Surrealist composition typical of Bellmer's style: the artist is known for his project on mutated body forms of dolls and their unusual poses. Here, a "disarticulation" on the background of a room is represented. Bellmer believed indeed art could stimulate desire in the viewer, and he played with his objects to explore how an artificial figure of a girl could create authentic passion, desire, or fantasy. Hans Bellmer (13 March 1902 - 24 February 1975) was a German artist, well-known for the life-size pubescent female dolls...

Image dimensions: 30x24 cm. Edition of 50 prints, numbered and hand signed by the Artist. Excellent conditions. Insurance may be requested by customers as additional service, contac...

ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Vaisseau Fantome MEDIUM: Etching SIGNED: Hand Signed PUBLISHER: Jean Schneider, Basel EDITION NUMBER: 92/200 MEASUREMENTS: 17.5" x 22.5" YEAR: 19...

ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: The Mythology Argus Color MEDIUM: Etching SIGNED: Hand Signed PUBLISHER: Editions Argillet, Paris EDITION NUMBER: XXX/L MEASUREMENTS: 22.5" x 30.5...

A very good impression of this color etching, aquatint and carborundum. Signed and numbered 20/50 in pencil by Miro. Printed by J. J. Torralba, Barcelona. Published by Sala Gaspar, B...

The Roman numeral edition of 25, aside from the Arabic numeral edition of 99. Signed, titled and numbered VI/XXV in pencil, lower margin. With the artist's blind stamp lower left. Pu...