Salvador Dali - Title : Battle Around A Dandelion Size : 54 x 42 " Medium : Wool and Cotton. Cotton Lining Colors: 30 effects of colors Technique: Tapestry fully woven on a JACUARD loom Edition: Worldwide Limited Edition to 600 plus 20HC. This is edition #459 identified on label adhered to verso. Signed in the weave. Year: 1988 Condition: EXCELLENT. Tape is included showing this tapestry when it was on display in the Salvador Dali Museum. Documents included: A) Letter from the leading Dali archivist, Albert Field dated 1993. B) Letter from the founder of the Dali Museum (and one of the largest collectors) A Reynolds Morse. C) Appraisal dated 1997 from The Salvador Dali Registry who viewed in person this tapestry. REPLACEMENT VALUE $15,000. D) Certificate of Authenticity - from Brana Fine Arts in Los Angeles dated 1997. E) PROVENANCE : Salvador Dali Archives letter stating Dr. Elton Kerr acquiried this work from Brana Fine Art F) INVOICE dated 1997 showing Brana Fine Art in CA sold this for $3,950.00. This piece is registered with the Dali Archives. This spectacular work is currently housed in a custom wood crate. It can be shipped in this wood crate or it can be shipped well protected in a cardboard shipping tube. The wood if desired would be a greater shipping expense. The intricately rendered tapestry conveys a scene reminiscent of classical paintings and sculptures, depicting an idealized view of the human form. Warriors on horseback engage in battle around an unusual object, a dandelion. The viewer cannot be certain of the cause of this epic battle; perhaps it is over the city in the distant background or the dandelion itself. Regardless it appears to be a brutal battle to the death. This work has a surreal appearance with the lack of detailed eyes in the face and the vaguely defined, yet the work also illustrates the artist's technical skill and mastery of the human form. The soft brown coloration of the work gives a sense of warmth and richness to the environment. Based on the original 1947 oil painting, this tapestry is published by Tapisseries du Lion with a Certificate of Authenticity attached on the verso. This particula "Battle Around A Dandelion" may be the most comprehensively documented work in existence.