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Salvador DalíThe Purgatory, Canto 7 - Princes of the Blossoming1960
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Salvador Dali (1904-1989) - The Purgatory, Canto 7 - Princes of the Blossoming
Original woodcut from 1960.
Dimensions of work: 33 x 26.2 cm
Publisher: Les Heures Claires, Paris.
Reference: Catalogue raisonne Michler & Lopsinger no. 1104
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This evocative print is part of Salvador Dalí’s legendary Divine Comedy series — a monumental suite of 100 wood engravings illustrating Dante Alighieri’s epic poem. Originally commissioned by the Italian government in 1950 to celebrate the 700th anniversary of Dante’s birth, the project was initially met with controversy when the public objected to a Spaniard being chosen to honor Italy’s national poet. Despite the withdrawal of the official commission, Dalí remained deeply invested in the project and completed the entire cycle over the next decade.
Dalí’s interpretation of The Divine Comedy is widely recognized as one of the most imaginative and surreal. Working with the French publisher Les Heures Claires, Dalí created watercolor paintings which were then masterfully translated into wood engravings — a process that involved more than 3,000 hand-carved blocks by expert artisans to capture the vibrancy and detail of his vision.
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- Creator:Salvador Dalí (1904 - 1989, Spanish)
- Creation Year:1960
- Dimensions:Height: 20.48 in (52 cm)Width: 16.54 in (42 cm)
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- Framing:Frame IncludedFraming Options Available
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- Gallery Location:OPOLE, PL
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU2814216837682
Salvador Dalí
Instantly recognizable by his waxed, upturned mustache, the flamboyant Salvador Dalí is one of modern art’s most distinctive figures. He is also one of the icons of the 20th-century avant-garde Surrealist movement, whose dreamlike images, drawn from the depths of the unconscious, he deployed in paintings, sculptures, prints and fashion, as well as in film collaborations with Luis Buñuel and Alfred Hitchcock.
Dalí was born in Figueres, Catalonia, and even as a youngster, displayed the sensitivity, sharp perception and vivid imagination that would later define his artworks. In these, he conjured childhood memories and employed religious symbols and Freudian imagery like staircases, keys and dripping candles to create unexpected, often shocking pieces.
Dalí's use of hyperrealism in conveying Surrealist symbols and concepts that subvert accepted notions of reality is epitomized in what is perhaps his most recognizable painting, The Persistence of Memory (1931), in which he depicts the fluidity of time through melting clocks, their forms inspired by Camembert cheese melting in the sun. His artistic genius, eccentric personality and eternal quest for fame made him a global celebrity.
“Each morning when I awake, I experience again a supreme pleasure,” he once said. “That of being Salvador Dalí.”
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