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Salvador Dali - King Marc
Salvador Dali - King Marc

Salvador Dalí­Salvador Dali - King Marc, 1970

$2,207

H 17.72 in W 13 in D 0.04 in

Salvador Dali - King Marc

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Salvador Dali - King Marc - Original Etching Dimensions: 45 x 33 cm Edition: 125 1970 Signed in

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1970s Surrealist Nude Prints

Materials

Etching

King of Swords by Salvador Dalí
King of Swords by Salvador Dalí

King of Swords by Salvador Dalí

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in New Orleans, LA

Salvador Dalí 1904-1989 Spanish King of Swords Signed “Dalí” (lower center) Gouache on

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20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Photographic Paper

Salvador Dali - The Knights of King Arthur
Salvador Dali - The Knights of King Arthur

Salvador Dali - The Knights of King Arthur

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Salvador Dali - The Knights of King Arthur - Original Etching Dimensions: 45 x 33 cm Edition: 125

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1970s Surrealist Nude Prints

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Etching

Salvador Dali "The Fiancee of King of Garbe"
Salvador Dali "The Fiancee of King of Garbe"

Salvador Dalí­Salvador Dali "The Fiancee of King of Garbe", 1972

$2,160Sale Price|20% Off

H 25.5 in W 20 in D 1 in

Salvador Dali "The Fiancee of King of Garbe"

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Boston, MA

Artist: Dali, Salvador Title: The Fiancee of King of Garbe Series: Le Decameron Date: 1972

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1970s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Drypoint

“King Richard”
“King Richard”

“King Richard”

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Warren, NJ

This is an Dali signed and numbered lithograph 150 made . Measurements Overall: each 34 1/2 by26 1

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20th Century Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

King Solomon - Lithograph - 1975

Salvador Dalí­King Solomon - Lithograph - 1975, 1975

$2,147

H 30.24 in W 22.45 in D 0.04 in

King Solomon - Lithograph - 1975

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Roma, IT

Heritage". Bland Stamp "LA" and "Dalì". Image dimension 56.9x39.9. Hand signed in pencil. Not numbered

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1970s Surrealist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Memories of Surrealism Surrealist King
Memories of Surrealism Surrealist King

Memories of Surrealism Surrealist King

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Hollywood, FL

ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Memories of Surrealism Surrealist King MEDIUM: Etching on Japon

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1970s Surrealist More Prints

Materials

Etching

Tristan et Iseult King Marc
Tristan et Iseult King Marc

Tristan et Iseult King Marc

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Hollywood, FL

ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Tristan et Iseult King Marc MEDIUM: Etching SIGNED: Hand Signed

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1970s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Etching

dali and the lizard king, Drawing, Pencil/Colored Pencil on Watercolor Paper

dali and the lizard king, Drawing, Pencil/Colored Pencil on Watercolor Paper

By Edward Zelinsky

Located in Yardley, PA

From a series of spontaneous drawings :: Drawing :: Contemporary :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: No :: Signed:...

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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Pencil

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King John
King John

Salvador Dalí­King John, c. 1970

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H 6.75 in W 5 in

King John

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Baltimore, MD

Salvador Dalí "King John" From Shakespeare Suite Etching, Pencil Signed Edition: 27/250

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1970s Modern Prints and Multiples

Materials

Etching

Salvador Dali "King Lear"
Salvador Dali "King Lear"

Salvador Dali "King Lear"

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Boston, MA

Artist: Dali, Salvador Title: King Lear Series: Much Ado About Shakespeare Date: 1968 Medium

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1960s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

Materials

Engraving, Drypoint

Surrealist King
Surrealist King

Surrealist King

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Boston, MA

Artist: Dali, Salvador Title: Surrealist King Series: Memories of Surrealism Date: 1971 Medium

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1970s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Etching, Lithograph

Lyle Stuart King of Cups
Lyle Stuart King of Cups

Lyle Stuart King of Cups

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Hollywood, FL

ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Lyle Stuart King of Cups MEDIUM: Lithograph SIGNED: Hand Signed by

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1970s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

KING OF CUPS
KING OF CUPS

Salvador Dalí­KING OF CUPS, 1978

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H 29.92 in W 19.1 in

KING OF CUPS

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Aventura, FL

1 of 6 Prints from Lyle Stuart Tarot Prints. Hand Signed and Numbered by the Artist. Image size: 24.02 x 12.52 inches. Sheet size: 29.92 x 19.10 inches. Authenticated on verso by F...

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1970s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Paper, Lithograph

Our Historical Heritage King Solomon
Our Historical Heritage King Solomon

Our Historical Heritage King Solomon

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Hollywood, FL

ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Our Historical Heritage King Solomon MEDIUM: Etching SIGNED: Hand

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1970s Surrealist Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Our Historical Heritage King David
Our Historical Heritage King David

Our Historical Heritage King David

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Hollywood, FL

ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Our Historical Heritage King David MEDIUM: Etching SIGNED: Hand

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1970s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Etching

Our Historical Heritage King Saul
Our Historical Heritage King Saul

Our Historical Heritage King Saul

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Hollywood, FL

ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Our Historical Heritage King Saul MEDIUM: Etching SIGNED: Hand

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1970s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Etching

The Camp of King Marc
The Camp of King Marc

The Camp of King Marc

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Boston, MA

Artist: Dali, Salvador Title: The Camp of King Marc (duplicate) Series: Tristan et Iseult Date

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1970s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Drypoint

King Marc, from Tristan and Iseult
King Marc, from Tristan and Iseult

King Marc, from Tristan and Iseult

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Washington, DC

Artist: Salvador Dali Title: King Marc Portfolio: Tristan and Iseult Medium: Color engraving Year

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1970s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Engraving

King Marc, from Tristan and Iseult
King Marc, from Tristan and Iseult

King Marc, from Tristan and Iseult

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Washington, DC

Artist: Salvador Dali Title: King Marc Portfolio: Tristan and Iseult Medium: Color engraving Year

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1970s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Engraving

Surrealist King, from 1971 Memories of Surrealism
Surrealist King, from 1971 Memories of Surrealism

Surrealist King, from 1971 Memories of Surrealism

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Washington, DC

Artist: Salvador Dali Title: Surrealist King Portfolio: Memories of Surrealism Medium: Etching and

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1970s Surrealist Abstract Prints

Materials

Etching, Lithograph

The Camp of King Marc, from Tristan and Iseult
The Camp of King Marc, from Tristan and Iseult

The Camp of King Marc, from Tristan and Iseult

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Washington, DC

Artist: Salvador Dali Title: The Camp of King Marc Portfolio: Tristan and Iseult Medium: Color

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1970s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Engraving

The Camp of King Marc, from Tristan and Iseult
The Camp of King Marc, from Tristan and Iseult

The Camp of King Marc, from Tristan and Iseult

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Washington, DC

Artist: Salvador Dali Title: The Camp of King Marc Portfolio: Tristan and Iseult Medium: Color

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1970s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Engraving

Salvador Dali - King Solomon - Original Handsigned Etching
Salvador Dali - King Solomon - Original Handsigned Etching

Salvador Dali - King Solomon - Original Handsigned Etching

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Original Handsigned etching by Salvador Dali Title: King Solomon Signed in pencil Dimensions: 66 x

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1970s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Etching

King of cups - Lithograph - 1978
King of cups - Lithograph - 1978

King of cups - Lithograph - 1978

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Paris, IDF

Salvador DALI King of cups Color lithograph, 1978 Handsigned in pencil Edition of 250 copies on

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1970s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

"King of Diamonds" from the suite "Playing Cards"
"King of Diamonds" from the suite "Playing Cards"

"King of Diamonds" from the suite "Playing Cards"

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in San Francisco, CA

This artwork titled "King of Diamonds" from the suite "Playing Cards" 1972 is a color lithograph on

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1970s Surrealist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

King David, from the suite Our Historical Heritage.
King David, from the suite Our Historical Heritage.

King David, from the suite Our Historical Heritage.

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in San Francisco, CA

This artwork titled, King David, from the suite Our Historical Heritage, is an original engraving

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1970s Surrealist Figurative Prints

Materials

Engraving

Song of Song of King Solomon Etching with Gold Dust
Song of Song of King Solomon Etching with Gold Dust

Song of Song of King Solomon Etching with Gold Dust

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL

Salvador Dali Song of Song of King Solomon Hand colored etching with gold dust, 1971 Edition: 52

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1970s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Etching

King of Hearts from Flush Royal & Joker
King of Hearts from Flush Royal & Joker

King of Hearts from Flush Royal & Joker

By (after) Salvador Dali

Located in Chatsworth, CA

This piece is an authentic Limoges porcelain plate done in collaboration with Salvador Dali in 1967

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1960s Surrealist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

King of Spades `- the Perfect Gift
King of Spades `- the Perfect Gift

King of Spades `- the Perfect Gift

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in New York, NY

pencil, Salvador Dali lithograph titled "King of Spades" from the suite "Playing Cards" 1972. This is a

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1970s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

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Salvador Dali - Nude at the Window - Original Handsigned Lithograph
Salvador Dali - Nude at the Window - Original Handsigned Lithograph

Salvador Dali - Nude at the Window - Original Handsigned Lithograph

By Salvador Dalí­

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 ...

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1970s Surrealist Nude Prints

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Lithograph

Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward
Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward

Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward

$232,631Sale Price|33% Off

H 51.19 in W 55.12 in D 201.58 in

Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward

By Henry Ward

Located in Amsterdam, NL

England, third quarter of the 19th century On two scrolling foliate feet with casters, above which a rectangular two-side glazed frame, with on top a two-sided shield with initial...

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Antique Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Taxidermy

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Other

Latticework by Hasharat: A Global Mosaic of 84 Exotic Beetles
Latticework by Hasharat: A Global Mosaic of 84 Exotic Beetles

Latticework by Hasharat: A Global Mosaic of 84 Exotic Beetles

Located in New York, NY

Framed entomological display titled Latticework by Hasharat, showcasing 84 exotic beetle and insect specimens from around the world, arranged in a precise grid against a black ground...

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21st Century and Contemporary American Taxidermy

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Linen, Glass

Pair of Victorian Cabinets with Taxidermy Quetzal by Henry Ward
Pair of Victorian Cabinets with Taxidermy Quetzal by Henry Ward

Pair of Victorian Cabinets with Taxidermy Quetzal by Henry Ward

$70,385 / set

H 32.68 in W 24.02 in D 7.09 in

Pair of Victorian Cabinets with Taxidermy Quetzal by Henry Ward

By Henry Ward

Located in Amsterdam, NL

A pair of extremely rare Victorian display cabinets with taxidermy resplendent quetzal (PHAROMACHRUS MOCINNO), cotinga and hummingbirds, attributed to Henry Ward (1812-1878) Engla...

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Antique Early 19th Century English High Victorian Taxidermy

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Other

Salvador Dali - Sator - Original Etching
Salvador Dali - Sator - Original Etching

Salvador Dali - Sator - Original Etching

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Salvador Dali - Sator - Original Etching Stamp Signed Dimensions: 38,5 x 28,5 cm 1969 References : Field 69-1 / Michler & Lopsinger 305

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1960s Surrealist Nude Prints

Materials

Etching

Salvador Dali - Venus in Furs - Original Stamp-Signed Etching
Salvador Dali - Venus in Furs - Original Stamp-Signed Etching

Salvador Dali - Venus in Furs - Original Stamp-Signed Etching

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Salvador Dali - Original Etching Stamp signed by Dali Edition of 294 copies. Paper : Arches vellum. Dimensions : 16x12". Catalogue Raisonné : Field 68-6 (p. 40-41). Salvador Dal...

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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Etching

Tiffany Studios Daffodil Table Lamp
Tiffany Studios Daffodil Table Lamp

Tiffany Studios Daffodil Table Lamp

$131,000

H 26 in Dm 20 in

Tiffany Studios Daffodil Table Lamp

By Tiffany Studios

Located in Dallas, TX

Tiffany Studios Daffodil Table Lamp All I can say is these are the yummiest and most desirable blues in the Tiffany Studios candy store. Circa 1915. New York, NY. USA Leaded glass, g...

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Vintage 1910s American Art Nouveau Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

Tiffany Studios New York "Plain Squares" Table Lamp
Tiffany Studios New York "Plain Squares" Table Lamp

Tiffany Studios New York "Plain Squares" Table Lamp

By Louis Comfort Tiffany

Located in New York, NY

The plain squares pattern from Tiffany Studios features columns of emerald glass rectangles, arranged with precision to mirror the intricate veining observed in insect wings. The fus...

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Early 20th Century American Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

My Lady of the Rose Portrait of Hilda, the Artist's Wife - British oil painting
My Lady of the Rose Portrait of Hilda, the Artist's Wife - British oil painting

My Lady of the Rose Portrait of Hilda, the Artist's Wife - British oil painting

Located in Hagley, England

This superb British exhibited portrait oil painting is by noted artist George Spencer Watson. The influence of Lord Frederick Leighton and the Italian Renaissance can easily be seen....

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1910s Pre-Raphaelite Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Salvador Dalí Whoever Takes Carmen (Salvador Dalí­ prints Salvador Dalí Carmen)
Salvador Dalí Whoever Takes Carmen (Salvador Dalí­ prints Salvador Dalí Carmen)

Salvador Dalí Whoever Takes Carmen (Salvador Dalí­ prints Salvador Dalí Carmen)

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in NEW YORK, NY

Salvador Dalí Whoever Takes Carmen Away Must Pay with His Life 1970 (from Carmen): Lithograph in colors on Arches paper. 25.5 x 19.8 inches (64.8 x 50.5 cm). Good overall vintage ...

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1970s Pop Art Abstract Prints

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Paper, Lithograph

Joan Miro. Original single piece mixed technique painting
Joan Miro. Original single piece mixed technique painting

Joan Miro. Original single piece mixed technique painting

By Joan Miró

Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL

Joan Miro. Original single piece mixed technique painting Joan Miro Ferra 1893-1983 Original Study for “EL GOLAFRE ".NOT SIGNED 1979 Unique. Gouache, lithotint and crayon on paper ...

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Late 20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Gouache

Salvador Dali - Flung out like - Original Signed Engraving
Salvador Dali - Flung out like - Original Signed Engraving

Salvador Dali - Flung out like - Original Signed Engraving

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Salvador Dali - Flung out like a Fag-end by the Big- - Original Signed Engraving Handsigned in pencil and Numbered Edition: F195/195 - Printer: Atelier Rigal. - Paper: Rives vellum ...

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1970s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Etching

Salvador Dali­ -- Return of Ulysses, from Hommage à Homère
Salvador Dali­ -- Return of Ulysses, from Hommage à Homère

Salvador Dali­ -- Return of Ulysses, from Hommage à Homère

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in BRUCE, ACT

Salvador Dali Return of Ulysses, from Hommage à Homère, 1977 Photolithograph in colors on Arches paper Hand signed lower right Edition AP lower left Sheet size 76 x 56 cm Reference F...

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1970s Prints and Multiples

Materials

Photogravure

Pablo Picasso, Maternité, etching, hand signed
Pablo Picasso, Maternité, etching, hand signed

Pablo Picasso, Maternité, etching, hand signed

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Chatsworth, CA

Pablo Picasso Maternité, (1924) Etching on Arches paper Hand signed and numbered 15/50 from the edition of 50 Published by Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris, 1955 Paper: 22 5/8 x 28 inche...

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1950s Modern Portrait Prints

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Etching

Seven of Pentacles by Salvador Dalí
Seven of Pentacles by Salvador Dalí

Seven of Pentacles by Salvador Dalí

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in New Orleans, LA

Salvador Dalí 1904-1989 Spanish Seven of Pentacles Signed “Dalí” (lower center) Gouache on photographic background Representing a unique blend of spiritualism and Surrealism, thi...

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20th Century Abstract Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Photographic Paper

Salvador Dalí­ -- Bullfight #4
Salvador Dalí­ -- Bullfight #4

Salvador Dalí­ -- Bullfight #4

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in BRUCE, ACT

SALVADOR DALÍ Bullfight #4., 1965 Color lithograph Hand signed and numbered 190/300 in pencil, lower margin Sheet size: 64 x 52.5 cm Published by Sydney Z. Lucas, Paris, with the ink...

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1960s Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

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Dali King For Sale on 1stDibs

On 1stDibs, you can find the most appropriate dali king for your needs in our varied inventory. Find Contemporary versions now, or shop for Contemporary creations for a more modern example of these cherished works. If you’re looking for a dali king from a specific time period, our collection is diverse and broad-ranging, and you’ll find at least one that dates back to the 20th Century while another version may have been produced as recently as the 21st Century. When looking for the right dali king for your space, you can search on 1stDibs by color — popular works were created in bold and neutral palettes with elements of beige, gray, brown and gold. Creating a dali king has been a part of the legacy of many artists, but those crafted by Salvador Dalí, Edward Zelinsky, Marc Lacroix and (after) Salvador Dali are consistently popular. 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 etching, lithograph and engraving can add an especially memorable touch. If space is limited, you can find a small dali king measuring 9.75 high and 11.03 wide, while our inventory also includes works up to 34 across to better suit those in the market for a large dali king.

How Much is a Dali King?

The price for a dali king in our collection starts at $610 and tops out at $8,500 with the average selling for $2,800.

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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