Two wood engravings on wove paper
France, 1960
Salvador Dalí (1904-1989) - Spanish painter, printmaker and sculptor
From the series ‘La Divine Comédie’
Published by Edition Les Heures Claires, Paris
From an edition of 3900 copies in a total edition of 4765 copies
Catalog raisonné: Michler/Löpsinger 1132 i (from k) and 1136 i (from k)
Image dimensions: each around 25 x 18.5 cm
Each in wooden profile frame
Very good condition
Salvador Dalí is one of the most demanded artists of the 20th century; prints by the artist fetch up to €21,300 at international auctions

From 1951 to 1960 Salvador Dali created 101 watercolors illustrating Dante Alighieri's literary masterpiece, the Divine Comedy. The work was commissioned by the Italian government for an edition, but this was not realized. The French publisher Les Heures Claires then issued the sheets as wood engravings in a portfolio comprising six volumes in different editions. 3500 wood blocks were needed to reproduce the 101 watercolors adequately in their nuanced coloring. The present sheets are titled ‘27th Singing: Gloria patri’ (Michler/Löpsinger 1132) and ‘31st Singing: Archangel Gabriel’ (Michler/Löpsinger 1136) from ‘Paradise’.

The two unsigned (differing from the catalog raisonné, there mentioned with woodblock signatures) wood engravings in colors are mounted to a wooden frame along the reverse upper sheet edge and partially darkened. The sheets are overall in very good condition. The frames are in good condition with slight signs of wear. The images measure each around 25 x 18.5 cm, the sheets around 33 x 26 cm. The framed dimensions are 63.5 x 56 cm.

Salvador Dalí (1904-1989)

The Spanish painter, printmaker and sculptor Salvador Dalí was one of the main representatives of Surrealism. Already during his school days he took private painting and drawing classes and studied from 1922 at the Academia San Fernando in Madrid, but was expelled for disorderly conduct in 1926. In 1929, Dalí joined the Surrealists in Paris and met Gala, his muse and future wife. Today his dreamy works, influenced by the unconscious, are displayed in collections of important international works, influenced from the unconscious, are displayed in collections of important international museums. Salvador Dalí is known as one of the most famous artists of the 20th Century. (fea)

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