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Salvador Dali Purgatory

Purgatory - Woodcut - 1963
Purgatory - Woodcut - 1963

Salvador Dalí­Purgatory - Woodcut - 1963, 1963

$336

H 13 in W 10.24 in D 0.04 in

Purgatory - Woodcut - 1963

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Roma, IT

Purgatory, Plate- 13 is a woodcut print realized in 1963 for a series illustrating the Medieval

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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Divine Comedy Purgatory Canto 28
Divine Comedy Purgatory Canto 28

Divine Comedy Purgatory Canto 28

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Hollywood, FL

ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Divine Comedy Purgatory Canto 28 MEDIUM: Woodblock SIGNED: Hand

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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Purgatory Song 4 - Woodcut  - 1963
Purgatory Song 4 - Woodcut  - 1963

Purgatory Song 4 - Woodcut - 1963

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Roma, IT

Purgatory Song 4 is a woodcut print realized in 1963 for a series illustrating the Medieval poem of

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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Purgatory 19 - Dante's Dream - woodcut - 1963
Purgatory 19 - Dante's Dream - woodcut - 1963

Purgatory 19 - Dante's Dream - woodcut - 1963

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Paris, IDF

Salvador Dali (1904-1989) Purgatory 19 - Dante's Dream Woodcut on paper Signature printed in the

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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Paper, Woodcut

Purgatory Canto 24 from the Divine Comedy
Purgatory Canto 24 from the Divine Comedy

Purgatory Canto 24 from the Divine Comedy

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Columbia, MO

Salvador Dalí (1904–1989) was one of the most recognizable figures of 20th-century art, known for

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20th Century Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

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Purgatory Canto 9, from The Divine Comedy
Purgatory Canto 9, from The Divine Comedy

Purgatory Canto 9, from The Divine Comedy

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in London, GB

A study of a female nude looking up at a bird of prey with claws in her buttocks, Woodcut 29.5 x 22.5 cms With the printed signature, as issued.

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1950s Abstract Prints

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Woodcut

Divine Comedy Purgatory Canto 28
Divine Comedy Purgatory Canto 28

Divine Comedy Purgatory Canto 28

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Hollywood, FL

ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Divine Comedy Purgatory Canto 28 MEDIUM: Woodblock SIGNED: Hand

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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Woodcut

Divine Comedy Purgatory Canto 6
Divine Comedy Purgatory Canto 6

Divine Comedy Purgatory Canto 6

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Hollywood, FL

ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Divine Comedy Purgatory Canto 6 MEDIUM: Woodblock SIGNED: Hand

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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Nude Prints

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Woodcut

Divine Comedy Purgatory Canto 24
Divine Comedy Purgatory Canto 24

Divine Comedy Purgatory Canto 24

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Hollywood, FL

ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Divine Comedy Purgatory Canto 24 MEDIUM: Woodblock SIGNED: Hand

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Woodcut

Divine Comedy Purgatory Canto 24
Divine Comedy Purgatory Canto 24

Divine Comedy Purgatory Canto 24

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Hollywood, FL

ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Divine Comedy Purgatory Canto 24 MEDIUM: Woodblock SIGNED: Hand

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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Divine Comedy Purgatory Canto 6
Divine Comedy Purgatory Canto 6

Divine Comedy Purgatory Canto 6

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Hollywood, FL

ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Divine Comedy Purgatory Canto 6 MEDIUM: Woodblock SIGNED: Hand

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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Divine Comedy Purgatory Canto 14
Divine Comedy Purgatory Canto 14

Divine Comedy Purgatory Canto 14

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Hollywood, FL

ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Divine Comedy Purgatory Canto 14 MEDIUM: Woodblock SIGNED: Hand

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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Purgatory: Canto 33 from The Divine Comedy
Purgatory: Canto 33 from The Divine Comedy

Purgatory: Canto 33 from The Divine Comedy

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Washington, DC

Artist: Salvador Dali Medium: Woodblock engraving Title: Purgatory Canto 33 Portfolio: The Divine

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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Engraving

Purgatory: Canto 1 from The Divine Comedy
Purgatory: Canto 1 from The Divine Comedy

Purgatory: Canto 1 from The Divine Comedy

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Washington, DC

Artist: Salvador Dali Title: Purgatory: Canto 1 Portfolio: The Divine Comedy: Purgatory Medium

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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Engraving

Purgatory: Canto 23 from The Divine Comedy
Purgatory: Canto 23 from The Divine Comedy

Purgatory: Canto 23 from The Divine Comedy

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Washington, DC

Artist: Salvador Dali Medium: Woodblock engraving Title: Purgatory: Canto 23 Portfolio: The Divine

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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Engraving

Purgatory: Canto 14 from The Divine Comedy
Purgatory: Canto 14 from The Divine Comedy

Purgatory: Canto 14 from The Divine Comedy

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Washington, DC

Artist: Salvador Dali Medium: Woodblock engraving Title: Purgatory: Canto 14 Portfolio: The Divine

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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Engraving

Purgatory: Canto 13 from The Divine Comedy
Purgatory: Canto 13 from The Divine Comedy

Purgatory: Canto 13 from The Divine Comedy

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Washington, DC

Artist: Salvador Dali Medium: Woodblock engraving Title: Purgatory: Canto 13 Portfolio: The Divine

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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Engraving

Purgatory 1 - The Fallen Angel - Woodcut - 1963
Purgatory 1 - The Fallen Angel - Woodcut - 1963

Purgatory 1 - The Fallen Angel - Woodcut - 1963

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Paris, IDF

Salvador Dali (1904-1989) Purgatory 1 - The Fallen Angel From the Divine Comedy (Dante) Original

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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Purgatory Canto 8
Purgatory Canto 8

Salvador Dalí­Purgatory Canto 8, 1963

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H 23.25 in W 20 in D 1.5 in

Purgatory Canto 8

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist: Salvador Dali (Spanish surrealist, 1904-1989) Title: Purgatory Canto 8 Year : 1963

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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

PURGATORY CANTO 3

PURGATORY CANTO 3

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Aventura, FL

. About the Artist: Salvador Dalí (Spanish, 1904–1989) was a renowned Surrealist artist known for his

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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Paper, Woodcut

PURGATORY CANTO 19

PURGATORY CANTO 19

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Aventura, FL

. About the Artist: Salvador Dalí (Spanish, 1904–1989) was a renowned Surrealist artist known for his

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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Paper, Woodcut

Divine Comedy Purgatory Canto 22
Divine Comedy Purgatory Canto 22

Divine Comedy Purgatory Canto 22

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Hollywood, FL

ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Divine Comedy Purgatory Canto 22 MEDIUM: Woodblock SIGNED: Hand

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Woodcut

Divine Comedy Purgatory Canto 13
Divine Comedy Purgatory Canto 13

Divine Comedy Purgatory Canto 13

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Hollywood, FL

ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Divine Comedy Purgatory Canto 13 MEDIUM: Woodblock SIGNED: Hand

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Mid-20th Century Surrealist More Prints

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Woodcut

Purgatory 22 - Extravagance - woodcut - 1963
Purgatory 22 - Extravagance - woodcut - 1963

Purgatory 22 - Extravagance - woodcut - 1963

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Paris, IDF

Salvador Dali (1904-1989) Purgatory 22 - Extravagance Woodcut Signature printed in the plate 1960

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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Purgatory, Plate 9 - Woodcut - 1963
Purgatory, Plate 9 - Woodcut - 1963

Purgatory, Plate 9 - Woodcut - 1963

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Roma, IT

Purgatory, Tav- 9 - Divine Comedy is a woodcut print realized in 1963 for a series illustrating the

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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Purgatory 33 - Dante purified - woodcut - 1963
Purgatory 33 - Dante purified - woodcut - 1963

Purgatory 33 - Dante purified - woodcut - 1963

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Paris, IDF

Salvador Dali (1904-1989) Purgatory 33 - Dante purified woodcut Plate signed 1960/63 Printed on

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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Purgatory 33 : Dante purified - woodcut - 1963
Purgatory 33 : Dante purified - woodcut - 1963

Purgatory 33 : Dante purified - woodcut - 1963

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Paris, IDF

Salvador Dali (1904-1989) Purgatory 33 - Dante purified Woodcut printed on paper Vélin BFK Rives

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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Purgatory 33 - Dante purified - woodcut - 1963
Purgatory 33 - Dante purified - woodcut - 1963

Purgatory 33 - Dante purified - woodcut - 1963

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Paris, IDF

Salvador Dali (1904-1989) Purgatory 33 - Dante purified Original woodcut Printed signature in the

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Woodcut

Purgatory 33 : Dante purified - woodcut - 1963
Purgatory 33 : Dante purified - woodcut - 1963

Purgatory 33 : Dante purified - woodcut - 1963

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Paris, IDF

Salvador Dali (1904-1989) Purgatory 33 - Dante purified Woodcut printed on paper Vélin BFK Rives

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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Purgatory 33 - Dante purified - woodcut - 1963

Purgatory 33 - Dante purified - woodcut - 1963

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Paris, IDF

Salvador Dali (1904-1989) Purgatory 33 - Dante purified Original woodcut Plate signed 1960/63

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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Purgatory 33 - Dante purified - Woodcut - 1963

Purgatory 33 - Dante purified - Woodcut - 1963

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Paris, IDF

Salvador Dali (1904-1989) Purgatory 33 - Dante purified Color woodcut Printed signature in the

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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Purgatory 23 - The Gluttony - woodcut - 1963
Purgatory 23 - The Gluttony - woodcut - 1963

Purgatory 23 - The Gluttony - woodcut - 1963

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Paris, IDF

Salvador Dali (1904-1989) Purgatory 23 - The Gluttony Woodcut With the printed signature 1960/63

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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Purgatory 4 - The Negligent - woodcut - 1963
Purgatory 4 - The Negligent - woodcut - 1963

Purgatory 4 - The Negligent - woodcut - 1963

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Paris, IDF

Salvador Dali (1904-1989) Purgatory 4 - The Negligent From the "Divine Comedy" Wood engraving from

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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Purgatory 4 - The Negligent - woodcut - 1963
Purgatory 4 - The Negligent - woodcut - 1963

Purgatory 4 - The Negligent - woodcut - 1963

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Paris, IDF

Salvador Dali (1904-1989) Purgatory 4 - The Negligent From the "Divine Comedy" Wood engraving from

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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Purgatory 11 - The Haughty - woodcut - 1963
Purgatory 11 - The Haughty - woodcut - 1963

Purgatory 11 - The Haughty - woodcut - 1963

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Paris, IDF

Salvador Dali (1904-1989) Purgatory 11 - The Haughty From "The Divine Comedy" with the printed

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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Purgatory 21 - The Spring - woodcut - 1963
Purgatory 21 - The Spring - woodcut - 1963

Purgatory 21 - The Spring - woodcut - 1963

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Paris, IDF

Salvador Dali (1904-1989) Purgatory 21 - The Spring From the "Divine Comedy" Wood engraving from

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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Purgatory 4 : The Negligent - Woodcut - 1963
Purgatory 4 : The Negligent - Woodcut - 1963

Purgatory 4 : The Negligent - Woodcut - 1963

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Paris, IDF

Salvador Dali (1904-1989) Purgatory 4 - The Negligent From the "Divine Comedy" Color woodcut

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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Purgatory 21 - The Spring - woodcut - 1963
Purgatory 21 - The Spring - woodcut - 1963

Purgatory 21 - The Spring - woodcut - 1963

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Paris, IDF

Salvador Dali (1904-1989) Purgatory 21 - The Spring From the "Divine Comedy" Wood

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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Purgatory 15 - The Envy -woodcut - 1963
Purgatory 15 - The Envy -woodcut - 1963

Purgatory 15 - The Envy -woodcut - 1963

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Paris, IDF

Salvador Dali (1904-1989) Purgatory 15 - The Envy From the "Divine Comedy" Wood

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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Purgatory Canto 29 (The Divine Comedy)
Purgatory Canto 29 (The Divine Comedy)

Purgatory Canto 29 (The Divine Comedy)

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Greenwich, CT

., & Löpsinger, L. (Eds.). (1995). Salvador Dalí Catalogue Raisonné of Prints II Lithographs and Wood Engravings

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20th Century Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Paper, Woodcut

The Envious of Purgatory - Woodcut - 1963
The Envious of Purgatory - Woodcut - 1963

The Envious of Purgatory - Woodcut - 1963

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Roma, IT

The Envious of Purgatory - from the Series "The Divine Comedy" is a woodcut print realized in 1963

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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Purgatory: Canto 26 from The Divine Comedy
Purgatory: Canto 26 from The Divine Comedy

Purgatory: Canto 26 from The Divine Comedy

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Washington, DC

Artist: Salvador Dali Title: Purgatory: Canto 26 Portfolio: The Divine Comedy: Purgatory Medium

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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Engraving

Purgatory: Canto 3 from The Divine Comedy
Purgatory: Canto 3 from The Divine Comedy

Purgatory: Canto 3 from The Divine Comedy

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Washington, DC

Artist: Salvador Dali Title: Purgatory: Canto 3 Portfolio: The Divine Comedy: Purgatory Medium

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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Engraving

Purgatory: Canto 31 from The Divine Comedy
Purgatory: Canto 31 from The Divine Comedy

Purgatory: Canto 31 from The Divine Comedy

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Washington, DC

Artist: Salvador Dali Medium: Woodblock engraving Title: Purgatory: Canto 31 Portfolio: The Divine

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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Engraving

Purgatory: Canto 10 from The Divine Comedy
Purgatory: Canto 10 from The Divine Comedy

Purgatory: Canto 10 from The Divine Comedy

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Washington, DC

Artist: Salvador Dali Medium: Woodblock engraving Title: Purgatory: Canto 10 Portfolio: The Divine

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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Engraving

Purgatory: Canto 22 from The Divine Comedy
Purgatory: Canto 22 from The Divine Comedy

Purgatory: Canto 22 from The Divine Comedy

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Washington, DC

Artist: Salvador Dali Medium: Woodblock engraving Title: Purgatory Canto 22 Portfolio: The Divine

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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Engraving

Purgatory 9 - The Dream - Color woodcut - 1963
Purgatory 9 - The Dream - Color woodcut - 1963

Purgatory 9 - The Dream - Color woodcut - 1963

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Paris, IDF

Salvador Dali (1904-1989) Purgatory 9 - The Dream Color woodcut Signature printed in the plate

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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Purgatory 3 - The Lazy - Color woodcut - 1963
Purgatory 3 - The Lazy - Color woodcut - 1963

Purgatory 3 - The Lazy - Color woodcut - 1963

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Paris, IDF

Salvador Dali (1904-1989) Purgatory 3 - The Lazy Color woodcut Signature printed in the plate 1960

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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

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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 Figurative-prints-works-on-paper for You

Bring energy and an array of welcome colors and textures into your space by decorating with figurative fine-art prints and works on paper.

Figurative art stands in contrast to abstract art, which is more expressive than representational. The oldest-known work of figurative art is a figurative painting — specifically, a rock painting of an animal made over 40,000 years ago in Borneo. This remnant of a remote past has long faded, but its depiction of a cattle-like creature in elegant ocher markings endures.

Since then, figurative art has evolved significantly as it continues to represent the world, including a breadth of works on paper, including printmaking. This includes woodcuts, which are a type of relief print with perennial popularity among collectors. The artist carves into a block and applies ink to the raised surface, which is then pressed onto paper. There are also planographic prints, which use metal plates, stones or other flat surfaces as their base. The artist will often draw on the surface with grease crayon and then apply ink to those markings. Lithographs are a common version of planographic prints.

Figurative art printmaking was especially popular during the height of the Pop art movement, and this kind of work can be seen in artist Andy Warhol’s extensive use of photographic silkscreen printing. Everyday objects, logos and scenes were given a unique twist, whether in the style of a comic strip or in the use of neon colors.

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