$2,923
H 22.64 in W 17.72 in
Alice in Wonderland : Rabbit Sends in a Little Bill - Handsigned Woodcut
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Paris, IDF
Salvador DALI Alice in Wonderland : The Rabbit Sends in a Little Bill, 1968 Heliogravure and
Etching, Woodcut
Alice in Wonderland
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Alice in Wonderland MEDIUM: Etching SIGNED: Hand Signed PUBLISHER
Etching
Alice in Wonderland Complete Suite
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Alice in Wonderland Complete Suite Alice - Frontispiece Down The
Etching
$4,500
H 17 in W 11.5 in
The Mock Turtle's Story Alice in Wonderland Salvador Dali 1969 original woodcut
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Paonia, CO
The Mock Turtle's Story is from Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland as interpreted by
Photogravure
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (Set of 13)
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Naples, Florida
letterpress on the spine. Dalí’s celebrated suite illustrates the chapters of Lewis Carroll’s Alice
Paper, Etching, Photogravure
Salvador Dalí -- A Caucus Race and a Long Tale
By Salvador Dalí
Located in BRUCE, ACT
Salvador Dali A Caucus Race and a Long Tale from Dali's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, 1969
Lithograph
"Cheshire cat"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
This painting is about the fairy tale Alice in Wonderland and her friend, the Cheshire Cat
Paper, Oil
Pig And Pepper
By Salvador Dalí
Located in New York, NY
Lithograph from Salvador Dali's livre d'artiste, Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll. Printed on
Lithograph
The Lobster Quadrille
By Salvador Dalí
Located in New York, NY
Lithograph from Salvador Dali's livre d'artiste, Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll. Printed on
Lithograph
The Pool of Tears
By Salvador Dalí
Located in New York, NY
The Pool of Tears from Salvador Dali's livre d'artiste, Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
Lithograph
A Caucus Race and a Long Tale
By Salvador Dalí
Located in New York, NY
A Caucus Race and a Long Tale, lithograph and text from Salvador Dali's livre d'artiste, Alice in
Lithograph
Salvador Dali Alice in Wonderland The Mock Turtle's Story
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Salvador Dali Medium: Heliogravure Title: The Mock Turtle's Story Portfolio: 1969 Alice in
Woodcut
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H 17 in W 10.5 in
The Lobster Quadrille Salvador Dali Alice in Wonderland Random House 1969
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Paonia, CO
Salvador Dali ( 1904- 1989 ) Alice in Wonderland... The Lobster Quadrille Heliogravures with
Woodcut
Alice in Wonderland Pig and Pepper
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Washington, DC
Salvador Dali Alice in Wonderland Pig and Pepper Artist: Salvador Dali Medium: Photogravure Title
Photogravure
Alice in Wonderland Who Stole the Tart?
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Washington, DC
Salvador Dali Alice in Wonderland Who Stole the Tart? Artist: Salvador Dali Medium: Photogravure
Photogravure
Alice in Wonderland
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: ALice in Wonderland MEDIUM: Etching SIGNED: Hand Signed EDITION
Etching
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H 17 in W 11.5 in
Alice Frontis Piece Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland Salvador Dali 1969 etching
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Paonia, CO
Alice Frontis Piece is from Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland as interpreted by
Woodcut
Alice in Wonderland
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Conceived in 1977; cast at a later date 6338 Literature: Robert Nicolas Descharnes, The Hard and the Soft, Spells for the Magic of Form, Sculptures & Objects, Published by Eccart, il...
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H 17 in W 12 in D 0.1 in
Alice in Wonderland - Rare Portfolio of etchings and gravures - Salvador Dali
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Important portfolio in red linen wrapper and slipcase of Alice in Wonderland by Dali with the
Etching
Alice in Wonderland A Mad Tea Party
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Salvador Dali Medium: Woodcut Title: A Mad Tea Party Portfolio: Alice in Wonderland Year
Woodcut
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H 15.75 in W 11.03 in D 0.04 in
Tea Party - Héliogravure from "Alice in Wonderland" - 1969
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Roma, IT
A Mad Tea Party is a contemporary artwork realized in 1969. Héliogravure from the series "Alice in
Woodcut
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H 30.63 in W 24.13 in D 1.75 in
“Adventures of Alice in Wonderland” Surreal Heliogravure Frontispiece Ed. 25/100
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Houston, TX
Heliogravure print of Salvador Dali's frontispiece design for "Alice in Wonderland" from 1969
Photogravure
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H 31.88 in W 24.88 in D 1.75 in
Le Terrain de croquet de la reine by Salvador Dalí
By Salvador Dalí
Located in New Orleans, LA
preparatory study for Dalí’s 1969 Alice in Wonderland print series, which is a masterful collision of
Paper, India Ink, Watercolor, Gouache
Salvador Dali Alice in Wonderland The Lobster Quadrille
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Salvador Dali Medium: Heliogravure Title: The Lobster Quadrille Portfolio: 1969 Alice in
Woodcut
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H 17 in W 11.5 in
The Lobster’s Quadrille Salvador Dali's Alice in Wonderland 1969
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Paonia, CO
The Lobsters Quadrille is from Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland as interpreted
Photogravure
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H 17 in W 11.5 in
Pig and Pepper Salvador Dali Alice in Wonderland Maecenas Press 1969
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Paonia, CO
Pig and Pepper is from Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland as interpreted by
Woodcut
Alice in Wonderland The Mock Turtle's Story
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Washington, DC
Salvador Dali Alice in Wonderland The Mock Turtle's Story Artist: Salvador Dali Medium: Photoravure
Photogravure
Alice in Wonderland The Rabbit Sends in a Little Bill
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Washington, DC
Salvador Dali Alice in Wonderland The Rabbit Sends in a Little Bill Artist: Salvador Dali Medium
Photogravure
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H 17.72 in W 11.42 in
Alice in Wonderland : Alice's Evidence - Heliogravure and woodcut print
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Paris, IDF
Salvador DALI Alice in Wonderland : Alice's Evidence Heliogravure and Woodcut Printed signature in
Etching, Woodcut
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H 16.93 in W 22.84 in
Alice in Wonderland : Alice - Original handsigned etching
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Paris, IDF
Salvador DALI Alice in Wonderland : Alice Original etching Frontispice for the portfolio Alice in
Etching, Woodcut
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H 16.93 in W 11.42 in
Alice in Wonderland : The Pool of Tears - Heliogravure and woodcut print
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Paris, IDF
Salvador DALI Alice in Wonderland : The Pool of Tears Heliogravure and Woodcut On Mandeure vellum
Etching, Woodcut
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H 17.52 in W 11.82 in
Alice in Wonderland : Pig and Pepper - Heliogravure and woodcut print
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Paris, IDF
Salvador DALI Alice in Wonderland : Pig and Pepper Heliogravure and Woodcut Printed signature in
Etching, Woodcut
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H 17.72 in W 11.42 in
Alice in Wonderland : The Lobster Quadrille - Heliogravure and woodcut print
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Paris, IDF
Salvador DALI Alice in Wonderland : The Lobster Quadrille Heliogravure and Woodcut Printed
Etching, Woodcut
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H 17.72 in W 11.42 in
Alice in Wonderland : Pig and Pepper - Heliogravure and woodcut print
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Paris, IDF
Salvador DALI Alice in Wonderland : Pig and Pepper Heliogravure and Woodcut Printed signature in
Etching, Woodcut
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H 17.72 in W 11.42 in
Alice in Wonderland : A Mad Tea Party - Heliogravure and woodcut print
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Paris, IDF
Salvador DALI Alice in Wonderland : A Mad Tea Party Heliogravure and Woodcut Printed signature in
Etching, Woodcut
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H 17.72 in W 11.42 in
Alice in Wonderland : The Mock Turtle's story - Heliogravure and woodcut print
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Paris, IDF
Salvador DALI Alice in Wonderland : The Mock Turtle's story Heliogravure and Woodcut Printed
Etching, Woodcut
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H 17.72 in W 11.42 in
Alice in Wonderland : Who Stole the Tarts - Heliogravure and woodcut print
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Paris, IDF
Salvador DALI Alice in Wonderland : Who Stole the Tarts Heliogravure and Woodcut Printed signature
Etching, Woodcut
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H 17.72 in W 11.42 in
Alice in Wonderland : Rabbit Sends in a Little Bill - Heliogravure and woodcut
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Paris, IDF
Salvador DALI Alice in Wonderland : The Rabbit Sends in a Little Bill Heliogravure and Woodcut
Etching, Woodcut
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H 17.72 in W 11.82 in
Alice in Wonderland : Who Stole the Tarts - Heliogravure and woodcut print
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Paris, IDF
Salvador DALI Alice in Wonderland : Who Stole the Tarts Heliogravure A rare 1st state proof before
Etching, Woodcut
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H 16.93 in W 11.42 in
Alice in Wonderland : A Caucus Race and a Long Tale - Heliogravure and woodcut
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Paris, IDF
Salvador DALI Alice in Wonderland : A Caucus Race and a Long Tale Heliogravure and Woodcut Printed
Etching, Woodcut
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H 17.52 in W 11.82 in
Alice in Wonderland : The Pool of Tears - Heliogravure and woodcut print
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Paris, IDF
Salvador DALI Alice in Wonderland : The Pool of Tears Heliogravure First state before the woodcut
Etching, Woodcut
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H 17.72 in W 11.42 in
Alice in Wonderland : A Mad Tea Party - Heliogravure and etching
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Paris, IDF
Salvador DALI Alice in Wonderland : A Mad Tea Party Heliogravure and etching Printed signature in
Etching, Woodcut
Alice in Wonderland
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: ALice in Wonderland MEDIUM: Etching SIGNED: Hand Signed EDITION
Etching
Alice in Wonderland
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Salvador Dali Medium: Etching Title: Title Page; Frontispiece Portfolio: Alice in
Etching
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H 17 in W 11.5 in
The Queen's Croquet Ground Salvador Dali Alice's Adventures in Wonderland 1969
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Paonia, CO
The Queen's Croquet Ground is from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland as interpreted by Salvador Dali
Woodcut
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H 17 in W 12 in D 0.1 in
Alice in Wonderland - Rare Portfolio of etchings and gravures - Salvador Dali
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Important portfolio in red linen wrapper and slipcase of Alice in Wonderland by Dali with the
Etching
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H 17 in W 11.5 in
Pool of Tears Alice in Wonderland Salvador Dali 1969 original woodblock print
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Paonia, CO
Salvador Dali ( 1904 -1989 ) Alice in Wonderland Pool of Tears Published Maecenas Press- Random
Woodcut
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H 22.625 in W 17 in
Salvador Dalí, Composition (Field 69-5, A-M), Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Southampton, NY
, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland; twelve
Lithograph
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H 22.625 in W 17 in
Salvador Dalí, Composition (Field 69-5, A-M), Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Southampton, NY
, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland; twelve
Lithograph
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H 22.625 in W 17 in
Salvador Dalí, Composition (Field 69-5, A-M), Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Southampton, NY
, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland; twelve
Lithograph
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H 17 in W 11.5 in
Alice in Wonderland The Rabbit Sends In A Little Bill by Salvador Dali 1969
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Paonia, CO
The Rabbit Sends In A Little Bill s from Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland as
Photogravure
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H 15.75 in W 11.03 in D 0.04 in
Caterpillar - Héliogravure from "Alice in Wonderland"- 1969
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Roma, IT
. Héliogravure from the series "Alice in Wonderland". Signed in plate. Edition of 2800. Reference Michler
Engraving
Alice & Bed in Wonderland - Original woodcut - 1978
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Paris, IDF
Salvador Dali (1904-1989) Alice & Bed in Wonderland Original woodcut on Japan paper Signature
Woodcut
Alice & Bed in Wonderland - Original woodcut - 1978
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Paris, IDF
Salvador Dali (1904-1989) Alice & Bed in Wonderland Original woodcut on Japan paper Signature
Woodcut
Alice & Bed in Wonderland - Original woodcut - 1972
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Paris, IDF
Salvador Dali (1904-1989) Alice & Bed in Wonderland Original woodcut on Japan paper
Woodcut
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H 17 in W 11.5 in
A Caucus Race And A Long Tale Alice in Wonderland Salvador Dali 1969 original
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Paonia, CO
A Caucus Race and a Long Tale is from Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland as
Woodcut
Alice and Bed in Wonderland - Original woodcut - 1978
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Paris, IDF
Salvador Dali (1904-1989) Alice and Bed in Wonderland Original woodcut on Japan paper Signature
Woodcut
Who Stole the Tarts, from "Alice in Wonderland"
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Paonia, CO
Salvador Dali ( 1904 -1989 ) Alice in Wonderland: Who Stole The Tarts Published Maecenas Press
Photogravure
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H 15.75 in W 11.03 in D 0.04 in
Héliogravure from the series "Alice in Wonderland" - 1963
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Roma, IT
series "Alice in Wonderland". Signed in plate. Edition of 2800. Reference Michler-Lopsinger no. 329
Woodcut
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H 35.5 in W 26 in D 1 in
"Alice in Wonderland the Queen’s Croquet Ground" Surrealist Lithograph
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Houston, TX
Surrealist lithograph was done after the famous book by Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonder Land. The
Lithograph
Alice in Wonderland "A Caucus Race and A Long Tale"
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Austin, TX
SALVADOR DALI Title: Alice in Wonderland “A Caucus Race and A Long Tale” Medium: Etching
Etching
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H 15.75 in W 11.03 in D 0.04 in
A Mad Tea Party - Héliogravure from "Alice in Wonderland" - 1969
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Roma, IT
A Mad Tea Party is a contemporary artwork realized in 1969. Héliogravure from the series "Alice in
Woodcut
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H 16.93 in W 11.22 in
The Lobster Quadrille (Field 69-5, A-M), Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Southampton, NY
Dali. S. Dalí Archives, 1996, illustration 69-5, A-M. Notes: From the folio, Alice's Adventures in
Lithograph
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H 35.5 in W 26 in D 1 in
"Alice in Wonderland Down the Rabbit Hole" Surrealist Lithograph 221 of 300
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Houston, TX
Surrealist lithograph was done after the famous book by Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonder Land. The
Lithograph
$1,436Sale Price|20% Off
H 13.25 in W 10.25 in
Henri Matisse, Blue Nude VI, from Verve, Revue Artistique, 1958 (after)
By Henri Matisse
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph after Henri Matisse (1869–1954), titled Nu Bleu VI (Blue Nude VI), from Verve, Revue Artistique et Litteraire, Vol. IX, No. 35–36, originates from the 1958 ...
Lithograph
$956Sale Price|20% Off
H 12.75 in W 9.428 in
Marc Chagall, The Candelabrum, from The Jerusalem Windows, 1962
By Marc Chagall
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Marc Chagall (1887–1985), titled Le Chandelier (The Candelabrum), from the album Marc Chagall, The Jerusalem Windows, originates from the 1962 edition pu...
Lithograph
Dali, Femme à tete de Roses (after)
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Salvador Dali (1904-1989) Title: Femme à tete de Roses Year: 2004 Medium: Lithograph on wove paper Size: 30.25 x 22 inches Condition: Excellent Inscription: Unsigned and unnu...
Lithograph
$5,500
H 30.75 in W 27 in
Imaginations & Objects of The Future Anti-Umbrella with Atomized Liquid
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Imaginations & Objects of The Future Anti-Umbrella with Atomized Liquid MEDIUM: Etching SIGNED: Hand Signed by Salvador Dali PUBLISHER: Merrill Chas...
Etching
$6,082
H 29.53 in W 22.05 in D 0.4 in
Salvador Dali - Plum - Original Hand-Signed Lithograph
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Salvador Dali - Plum - Original Hand-Signed Lithograph 1969 Dimensions: P. 57 x 37 cm Sheet: 75 x 56 cm Edition of 340 + proofs Editor : Jean Schneider, Basel Handsigned, EA (Epreuv...
Lithograph
Florals Narcissus (Phones) Andalou
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Florals Narcissus (Phones) Andalou MEDIUM: Etching SIGNED: Hand Signed EDITION NUMBER: 1/350 MEASUREMENTS: 21.75" x 29.5" YEAR: 1972 FRAMED: No...
Etching
$6,433
H 38.98 in W 33.47 in
Salvador Dalì (1904–1989) -Athene-heliogravure and drypoint etching- 1965
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Varese, IT
Mixed media incorporating heliogravure and drypoint etching hand-colored on Arches paper , edited in 1963 Limited edition of 150 copies , numbered 23/150 in lower left Hand signed by...
Drypoint, Etching
Fashion Designer
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Fashion Designer MEDIUM: Lithograph SIGNED: Hand Signed PUBLISHER: Levine & Levine for DALART EDITION NUMBER: I 234/250 MEASUREMENTS: 21" x 2...
Lithograph
$54,006 / set
H 77.75 in W 30 in D 3 in
Alice in Wonderland, A Five Piece Suite of Stained and Leaded Glass Doors.
Located in London, GB
Alice in Wonderland incredible suite of stained and leaded glass set in the original doors and windows,. Please note this suite is in two listings and the price here is for the five ...
Stained Glass
Victor Vasarely - Cithare
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Saint-Didier, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Victor VASARELY (1908-1997) - Zither Serigraphy on cardboard with silver background in relief signed lower right Height: 60 cm - Width: 40 cm 1973 900€
Paper
Manhattan Skyline
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Manhattan Skyline MEDIUM: Lithograph SIGNED: Hand Signed PUBLISHER: Levine & Levine EDITION NUMBER: 49/150 MEASUREMENTS: 29.75" x21.25" YEAR: 19...
Lithograph
La Femme Visible
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: La Femme Visible MEDIUM: original Heliogravure - Etching in the book titled "La Femme Visible" SIGNED: Hand Signed by Salvador Dali on the frontispie...
Etching
$12,795
H 34.25 in W 27.5 in
Salvador Dali, Surrealist Etching of Katmandu, 1969, Hand Signed, Framed
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Salvador Dali Title: The corridor of Katmandu Portfolio: The Hippies Medium: Etching on Arches wove paper Date: 1969 Edition: Unnumbered proof Frame Size: 34 1/4" x 27 1/2" S...
Etching
$4,500
H 26 in W 34 in D 2 in
Nu a la Guitarre (Serenade), Signed Surrealist Lithograph by Salvador Dalí
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Salvador Dali, Spanish (1904 - 1989) Title: Nu a la Guitarre (Serenade) from the Nudes Suite Year: 1970 Medium: Lithograph on Rives, Signed and numbered in Pencil Edition: C...
Lithograph
$4,500
H 29.5 in W 21.75 in D 0.1 in
Anemone per Anti-Pasti, Surrealist Lithograph by Salvador Dali
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Salvador Dali, Spanish (1904 - 1989) Title: Anemone per Anti-pasti (Anemone of the Toreador) Year: 1972 Medium: Lithograph with embossing on heavy Arches paper, signed and nu...
Lithograph
$7,500
H 21.5 in W 30 in
Salvador Dali, American Trotting Horses No. 2, Lithograph with collage
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Salvador Dali Title: American Trotting Horses No. 2 Date: 1971 Portfolio: Currier & Ives as Interpreted by Salvador Dali Medium: Lithograph with Collage, signed and numbered ...
Mixed Media, Lithograph
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.”
Find original Salvador Dalí paintings, prints, sculptures and other works on 1stDibs.
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.
Find a collection of original Surrealist paintings, sculptures, prints and multiples and more art on 1stDibs.
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.)
Find fine art prints for sale on 1stDibs today.