Drypoint with pochoir on wove paper
USA, New York, 1973
Salvador Dalí (1904-1989) - Spanish painter, printmaker and sculptor
Signed 'Dalí`and numbered lower left in pencil ‘133/195’
Catalogue raisonné: Michler/Löpsinger 620; Field 72-6 B
Published by Transworld Art Corporation
Printed by Atelier Rigal (Intaglio/Pochoir/Typographie)
Plate dimensions: 50.2 x 37 cm; sheet dimensions: 65.5 x 50.5 cm
Frame: 77.5 x 58.8 cm
From the series ‘Twelve Tribes of Israel’, which celebrates the 25th anniversary of the state of Israel; in 2003, a portfolio with the complete 13 prints was sold for more than €28,000 on the international auction market

‘Reuben’ is a print from the series ‘Twelve Tribes of Israel’, which celebrates the 25th anniversary of the state of Israel. The series with writings by Abba Soloman Eban comprises 13 illustrations in total. The illustrations originate from the famous Spanish representative of Surrealism, Salvador Dalí (1904-1989). They were published in 1973 by Transworld Art Corporation in New York and printed by Atelier Rigal (Intaglio/Pochoir/Typographie). Depicted in the present work is a colossal flower with a red blossom in the foreground and in the background a mythical creature who is handing a flower to a woman.



Condition:

The work is still mounted in one point under a mat (reversible) and framed. The sheet mat stained and the colors are slightly faded. The frame displays wear. The plate is 50.2 x 37 cm in size, the sheet 65.5 x 50.5 cm, and the total dimensions, including the frame, are 77.5 x 58.8 cm.



Salvador Dalí (1904-1989)

The Spanish painter, printmaker and sculptor Salvador Dalí was one of the main representatives of Surrealism. In 1929, Dalí joined the Surrealists in Paris. Today his dreamy 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. (tm)

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