Conquest of Cosmos The Laser Unicorn
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Hollywood, FL
REFERENCE: The Official Catalog of The Works of Salvador Dali by Albert Field page 98 #74-12 H
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La Venus Aux Fourrures Woman Holding Veil
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Hollywood, FL
REFERENCE: The Official Catalog of The Works of Salvador Dali by Albert Field page 40 #68-6 C
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Japanese Fairy Tales The Weaver Spider
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Hollywood, FL
REFERENCE: The Official Catalog of The Works of Salvador Dali by Albert Field page 109 #76-1 F
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Salvador DalíThe Mythology Argus Color, 1963
Sold|$75,000
The Mythology Argus Color
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Hollywood, FL
REFERENCE: The Official Catalog of The Works of Salvador Dali by Albert Field page 24 #63-3 A
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Conquest of Cosmos The Blood of The Ying and Yang
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Hollywood, FL
REFERENCE: The Official Catalog of The Works of Salvador Dali by Albert Field page 98 #74-12 L
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Salvador DalíThe Mythology Argus Color, 1963
Sold|$75,000
The Mythology Argus Color
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Hollywood, FL
REFERENCE: The Official Catalog of The Works of Salvador Dali by Albert Field page 24 #63-3 A
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La Venus aux Fourrures Woman on Horse
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Hollywood, FL
REFERENCE: The Official Catalog of The Works of Salvador Dali by Albert Field page 40 #68-6 E
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Salvador DalíThe Mythology Icarus, 1963
Sold|$4,000
The Mythology Icarus
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Hollywood, FL
REFERENCE: The Official Catalog of The Works of Salvador Dali by Albert Field page 155 #69-1 S
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Les Betes Sauvages dans le Desert
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Hollywood, FL
REFERENCE: The Official Catalog of The Works of Salvador Dali by Albert Field page 102 #75-18
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1970s Surrealist Landscape Prints
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Fleurs Surréalistes Gala's Bouquet
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Hollywood, FL
REFERENCE: The Official Catalog of The Works of Salvador Dali by Albert Field page 187 #80-10 A
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Wealth Health Fame and Love
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Hollywood, FL
REFERENCE: The Official Catalog of The Works of Salvador Dali by Albert Field page 183 #78-6
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Flora Dalinae Chrysanthemum
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Hollywood, FL
The Archives, under the direction of Albert Field's successor, Frank Hunter, is able to provide an Authentication Service to owners of Dali prints and other Dali works.
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Salvador DalíThe Bureaucrat, 1969
Sold|$3,900
The Bureaucrat
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Hollywood, FL
The Archives, under the direction of Albert Field's successor, Frank Hunter, is able to provide an Authentication Service to owners of Dali prints and other Dali works.
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Flora Dalinae Dahlia unicorns
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Hollywood, FL
The Archives, under the direction of Albert Field's successor, Frank Hunter, is able to provide an Authentication Service to owners of Dali prints and other Dali works.
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Salvador DalíThe Magicians Vanite, 1968
Sold|$8,000
The Magicians Vanite
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Hollywood, FL
REFERENCE: The Official Catalog of The Works of Salvador Dali by Albert Field page 40 #68-6 c)
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1960s Surrealist Nude Prints
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Fleurs Surrealiste Vanishing Face
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Hollywood, FL
The Archives, under the direction of Albert Field's successor, Frank Hunter, is able to provide an Authentication Service to owners of Dali prints and other Dali works.
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The Mythology The Milky Way
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Hollywood, FL
The Archives, under the direction of Albert Field's successor, Frank Hunter, is able to provide an Authentication Service to owners of Dali prints and other Dali works.
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The Vision of The Angel of Cap Creus - The Thumb
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Hollywood, FL
The Archives, under the direction of Albert Field's successor, Frank Hunter, is able to provide an Authentication Service to owners of Dali prints and other Dali works.
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Salvador DalíThe Chemist, 1980
Sold|$3,495
The Chemist
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: The Chemist MEDIUM: Lithograph on Japon Paper SIGNED: Hand Signed PUBLISHER: Levine & Levine for DALART EDITION NUMBER: 94/150 MEASUREMENTS: 21" x...
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Salvador DalíPilgrim's Journey, 1978
Sold|$2,995
Pilgrim's Journey
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Pilgrim's Journey MEDIUM: Lithograph SIGNED: Hand Signed by Salvador Dali EDITION NUMBER: 301/400 MEASUREMENTS: 22.75" x 17" YEAR: 1978 FRAMED: No...
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Salvador DalíLady Blue, 1979
Sold|$2,495
Lady Blue
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Lady Blue MEDIUM: Lithograph SIGNED: Hand Signed by Salvador Dali EDITION NUMBER: 197/250 MEASUREMENTS: 21.5" x 29.5" YEAR: 1979 FRAMED: No CONDI...
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Salvador DalíPortrait of Autumn, 1980
Sold|$2,950
Portrait of Autumn
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Portrait of Autumn MEDIUM: Lithograph SIGNED: Hand Signed by Salvador Dali EDITION NUMBER: HC 49/65 MEASUREMENTS: 21.23" x 29.1" YEAR: 1980 FRAMED...
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Salvador DalíThe Judgment of Paris, 1979
Sold|$3,995
The Judgment of Paris
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: The Judgment of Paris MEDIUM: Lithograph SIGNED: Hand Signed by Salvador Dali EDITION NUMBER: 226/250 MEASUREMENTS: 21.5" x 29.5" YEAR: 1979 FRAM...
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The Immaculate Conception
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: The Immaculate Conception MEDIUM: Lithograph SIGNED: Hand Signed by Salvador Dali EDITION NUMBER: 187/250 MEASUREMENTS: 23" x 15" YEAR: 1979 FR...
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Salvador DalíSports The Golfer, 1973
Sold|$7,450
Sports The Golfer
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Sports The Golfer MEDIUM: Lithograph SIGNED: Hand Signed by Salvador Dali EDITION NUMBER: XII/CI MEASUREMENTS: 23.87" x 18.87 YEAR: 1973 FRAMED: N...
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The Mythology Thesus & Minotaur
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: The Mythology Thesus & Minotaur MEDIUM: Etching Japon paper SIGNED: Hand Signed by Salvador Dali PUBLISHER: Pierre Argillet, Paris MEASUREMENTS: 18...
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Salvador DalíDivine Comedy Heaven Canto 12
Sold|$2,495
Divine Comedy Heaven Canto 12
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Divine Comedy Heaven Canto 12 MEDIUM: Woodblock SIGNED: Hand Signed by Salvador Dali EDITION NUMBER: 122/150 MEASUREMENTS: 9.5" x 13" Framed: 11.5" ...
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Our Historical Heritage Noah's Ark
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Our Historical Heritage Noah's Ark MEDIUM: Etching SIGNED: Hand Signed by Salvador Dali EDITION NUMBER: 123/400 MEASUREMENTS: 26" x 19.87" YEAR: 19...
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Celestial Elephant or Space Elephant
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Celestial Elephant or Space Elephant MEDIUM: Lithograph SIGNED: Hand Signed by Salvador Dali EDITION NUMBER: HC 22/65 MEASUREMENTS: 21.4" x 29.5" Y...
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints
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Our Historical Heritage Moses
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Our Historical Heritage Moses MEDIUM: Etching SIGNED: Hand Signed by Salvador Dali EDITION NUMBER: 175/400 MEASUREMENTS: 26" x 19.87" YEAR: 1975 F...
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Florals Carnation Don Quixote
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Florals Don Quixote MEDIUM: Etching on Heavy Arches Paper SIGNED: Hand Signed by Salvador Dali EDITION NUMBER: EA MEASUREMENTS: 29.5" x 22" YEAR:...
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Salvador DalíLady Godiva, 1969
Sold|$6,995
Lady Godiva
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Lady Godiva MEDIUM: Etching on Japon Paper SIGNED: Hand Signed by Salvador Dali EDITION NUMBER: 105/125 MEASUREMENTS: 22" x 30" YEAR: 1969 FRAMED:...
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New Jerusalem The Harbinger
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: New Jerusalem The Harbinger MEDIUM: Lithograph SIGNED: Hand Signed by Salvador Dali EDITION NUMBER: 108/350 MEASUREMENTS: 20" x 25.75" YEAR: 1980 ...
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1980s Surrealist Figurative Prints
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New Jerusalem The Messiah
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: New Jerusalem The Messiah MEDIUM: Lithograph SIGNED: Hand Signed by Salvador Dali EDITION NUMBER: 108/350 MEASUREMENTS: 20" x 25.75" YEAR: 1980 FR...
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Divine Comedy Hell Canto 31
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Hollywood, FL
REFERENCE: The Official Catalog of The Works of Salvador Dali by Albert Field page 199
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Woodcut
Salvador DalíDivine Comedy Hell Canto 31
Sold|$2,000
Divine Comedy Hell Canto 31
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Hollywood, FL
REFERENCE: The Official Catalog of The Works of Salvador Dali by Albert Field page 199
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Salvador DalíMasque de la Mort, 1975
Sold|$6,950
Masque de la Mort
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Masque de la Mort MEDIUM: Etching on Japon Paper SIGNED: Hand Signed by Salvador Dali EDITION NUMBER: 153/200 MEASUREMENTS: 29.9" x 22" YEAR: 1975 ...
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Salvador DalíLa Petite Chouette, 1968
Sold|$13,000
La Petite Chouette
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: La Petite Chouette MEDIUM: Etching EDITION NUMBER: EA SIGNED: Hand Signed by Salvador Dali PUBLISHER: Jean Schneider, Basel MEASUREMENTS: 14" x 12...
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Les Metamorphoses Erotiques
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Les Metamorphoses Erotiques MEDIUM: Etching SIGNED: Hand Signed by Salvador Dali PUBLISHER: Edita: a L'Erotitiade/Editions des trois Continents ME...
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Salvador DalíIvanhoe The Overseer, 1978
Sold|$2,495
Ivanhoe The Overseer
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Ivanhoe The Overseer MEDIUM: Lithograph SIGNED: Hand Signed by Salvador Dali PUBLISHER: Levine & Levine EDITION NUMBER: HC XLIV/LXV MEASUREMENTS: 2...
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Salvador DalíFlorals Tiger Lilies, 1972
Sold|$5,900
Florals Tiger Lilies
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Florals Tiger Lilies MEDIUM: Etching on Heavy Paper SIGNED: Hand Signed by Salvador Dali EDITION NUMBER: 91/350 MEASUREMENTS: 21.5" x 30" YEAR: 197...
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New Jerusalem Suite (2 pieces)
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Hollywood, FL
Both lithographs are hand signed by Salvador Dali and matched numbered 108/350. Reference: The Official Catalog of The Graphic Works of Salvador DALI by Albert Field page 185 #80-1.
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Salvador DalíDivine Comedy Heaven Canto 8
Sold|$2,000
Divine Comedy Heaven Canto 8
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Hollywood, FL
REFERENCE: The Official Catalog of The Works of Salvador Dali by Albert Field page 200
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Figurative Prints
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Woodcut
La Quete du Graal The Black Knight
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: La Quete du Graal The Black Knight MEDIUM: Etching EDITION NUMBER: XV/XXV SIGNED: Hand Signed by Salvador Dali PUBLISHER: Pamela Verlog MEASUREMEN...
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La Quete du Graal The Marvelous Steps
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: La Quete du Graal The Marvelous Steps MEDIUM: Etching EDITION NUMBER: XV/XXV SIGNED: Hand Signed by Salvador Dali PUBLISHER: Pamela Verlog MEASURE...
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Ivanhoe Wilfred of Ivanhoe
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Ivanhoe Wilfred of Ivanhoe MEDIUM: Lithograph SIGNED: Hand Signed by Salvador Dali PUBLISHER: Levine & Levine EDITION NUMBER: HC XLIV/LXV MEASUREME...
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Salvador DalíFashion Designer, 1980
Sold|$10,995
Fashion Designer
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Fashion Designer MEDIUM: Lithograph SIGNED: Hand Signed EDITION NUMBER: 292/350 MEASUREMENTS: 29" x 21" YEAR: 1980 FRAMED: No CONDITION: Excell...
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Salvador DalíThe Lawyer, 1978
Sold|$4,750
The Lawyer
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: The Lawyer MEDIUM: Lithograph SIGNED: Hand Signed EDITION NUMBER: 26/150 MEASUREMENTS: 29.5" x 21.75" YEAR: 1978 FRAMED: No CONDITION: Excellen...
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Salvador DalíLa Chouette Bleu, 1968
Sold|$5,950
La Chouette Bleu
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: La Chouete Bleu MEDIUM: Etching SIGNED: Hand Signed EDITION NUMBER: 46/200 MEASUREMENTS: 17" x 23" YEAR: 1968 FRAMED: No CONDITION: Excellent ...
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Salvador DalíAlbum Rhinoceros, 1968
Sold|$1,950
Album Rhinoceros
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Album Rhinoceros MEDIUM: Etching SIGNED: Hand Signed PUBLISHER: Jean Schneider, Basel EDITION NUMBER: EA MEASUREMENTS: 14" x 11" YEAR: 1968 FRAM...
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Salvador DalíTime American Clock, 1976
Sold|$3,450
Time American Clock
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Time American Clock MEDIUM: Lithograph SIGNED: Hand Signed EDITION NUMBER: J 1/250 MEASUREMENTS: 21" x 29.75" YEAR: 1976 FRAMED: No CONDITION...
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Lithograph
New Jerusalem The Messiah
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: New Jerusalem The Messiah MEDIUM: Lithograph SIGNED: Hand Signed EDITION NUMBER: 108/350 MEASUREMENTS: 21" x 29" YEAR: 1980 FRAMED: No CONDITI...
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Salvador DalíAlice in Wonderland, 1971
Sold|$12,500
Alice in Wonderland
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: ALice in Wonderland MEDIUM: Etching SIGNED: Hand Signed EDITION NUMBER: F 156/175 MEASUREMENTS: 21.12" x 29.75" YEAR: 1971 FRAMED: No CONDITION...
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Salvador DalíPortrait of Picasso, 1970
Sold|$6,500
Portrait of Picasso
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Portrait of Picasso MEDIUM: Etching SIGNED: Hand Signed EDITION NUMBER: a/b 66/200 MEASUREMENTS: 19" x 31" YEAR: 1970 FRAMED: No CONDITION: Exc...
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Salvador DalíDiane de Poitiers, 1973
Sold|$5,250
Diane de Poitiers
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Diane de Poitiers MEDIUM: Etching SIGNED: Hand Signed PUBLISHER: Editions Argillet, Paris EDITION NUMBER: LV/C MEASUREMENTS: 19.65" x 25.6" YEAR: ...
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Gala et L’Obelisque de la Concorde
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Gala et L'Obelisque de la Concorde MEDIUM: Etching SIGNED: Hand Signed EDITION NUMBER: 75/100 MEASUREMENTS: 31.75" x 23" CONDITION: Excellent ...
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Salvador DalíFlorals Stock Rhinos, 1972
Sold|$2,950
Florals Stock Rhinos
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Florals Stock (+ Rhino Horns) Rhinos MEDIUM: Etching SIGNED: Hand Signed EDITION NUMBER: EA MEASUREMENTS: 29.4" x 21.6" YEAR: 1972 FRAMED: No ...
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Dali Albert Field For Sale on 1stDibs
On 1stDibs, you can find the most appropriate dali albert field for your needs in our varied inventory. There are many Surrealist and modern versions of these works for sale. You’re likely to find the perfect dali albert field among the distinctive items we have available, which includes versions made as long ago as the 18th Century as well as those made as recently as the 20th Century. If you’re looking to add a dali albert field to create new energy in an otherwise neutral space in your home, you can find a work on 1stDibs that features elements of gray, beige, gold, black and more. There have been many interesting dali albert field examples over the years, but those made by Salvador Dalí and Albert Field are often thought to be among the most thought-provoking. Artworks like these of any era or style can make for thoughtful decor in any space, but a selection from our variety of those made in lithograph, etching and engraving can add an especially memorable touch. A large dali albert field can be an attractive addition to some spaces, while smaller examples are available — approximately spanning 6.89 high and 4.93 wide — and may be better suited to a more modest living area.
How Much is a Dali Albert Field?
The price for a dali albert field in our collection starts at $769 and tops out at $50,000 with the average selling for $3,000.
Salvador Dalí for sale on 1stDibs
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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A Close Look at Surrealist Art
In the wake of World War I’s ravaging of Europe, artists delved into the unconscious mind to confront and grapple with this reality. Poet and critic André Breton, a leader of the Surrealist movement who authored the 1924 Surrealist Manifesto, called this approach “a violent reaction against the impoverishment and sterility of thought processes that resulted from centuries of rationalism.” Surrealist art emerged in the 1920s with dreamlike and uncanny imagery guided by a variety of techniques such as automatic drawing, which can be likened to a stream of consciousness, to channel psychological experiences.
Although Surrealism was a groundbreaking approach for European art, its practitioners were inspired by Indigenous art and ancient mysticism for reenvisioning how sculptures, paintings, prints, performance art and more could respond to the unsettled world around them.
Surrealist artists were also informed by the Dada movement, which originated in 1916 Zurich and embraced absurdity over the logic that had propelled modernity into violence. Some of the Surrealists had witnessed this firsthand, such as Max Ernst, who served in the trenches during World War I, and Salvador Dalí, whose otherworldly paintings and other work responded to the dawning civil war in Spain.
Other key artists associated with the revolutionary art and literary movement included Man Ray, Joan Miró, René Magritte, Yves Tanguy, Frida Kahlo and Meret Oppenheim, all of whom had a distinct perspective on reimagining reality and freeing the unconscious mind from the conventions and restrictions of rational thought. Pablo Picasso showed some of his works in “La Peinture Surréaliste” — the first collective exhibition of Surrealist painting — which opened at Paris’s Galerie Pierre in November of 1925. (Although Magritte is best known as one of the visual Surrealist movement’s most talented practitioners, his famous 1943 painting, The Fifth Season, can be interpreted as a formal break from Surrealism.)
The outbreak of World War II led many in the movement to flee Europe for the Americas, further spreading Surrealism abroad. Generations of modern and contemporary artists were subsequently influenced by the richly symbolic and unearthly imagery of Surrealism, from Joseph Cornell to Arshile Gorky.
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Finding the Right Prints And Multiples for You
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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