Woodcut in colors on velin pur chiffon de Rives paper. Paper size: 13 x 10.375 inches. Inscription: Signed in the plate and unnumbered, as issued. Catalogue raisonne references: Dali, Salvador, et al. Salvador Dali: Catalogue Raisonne of Etchings and Mixed-Media Prints, 1924-1980. Prestel, 1994, illustration 1039-1138. Field, Albert, and Salvador Dali. The Official Catalogue of the Graphic Works of Salvador Dali. Salvador Dali Archives, 1996, illustration 189-200. Condition: Very good/excellent, consistent with age. Notes: From the folio, La Divina Commedia, illustrazioni di Salvator Dali, 1964. Published by Arti e Scienze, Salani, Verona; rendered by Raymond Jacquet, Paris; printed by l'imprimerie M. Jacquet, Paris, May, 1964. Excerpted from the folio (translated from Italian), This VI-folio edition of the Divina Commedia, with C illustrations by Salvador Dali, has been printed in MMMXLIV examples. Under the direction of Giovanni Mardersteig, XLIV examples have been imprinted on the hand press of dell'Officina Bodoni di Verona on Giappone «Kaji Torinoko» and MMM examples, from the Stamperia Valdonega in Verona, on carta a mano dei Fratelli Magnani di Pescia. The engravings and tables were made in Paris under the direction of Maestro Raymond Jacquet, on Rives paper. The packaging was executed by the Legatoria Torriani of Milan. May, MCMLXIV. Circulation rubric, IV examples, out of commerce, "ad personam", engraved in the hand press of dell'Officina Bodoni di Verona on carta a tino del Giappone «Kaji Torinoko», enriched by a second series of all the tables, a series of progressives, and a series of black and white illustrations from copper engravings. The V examples, "ad personam" imprinted in the hand press of dell'Officina Bodoni di Verona on carta a tino del Giappone «Kaji Torinoko», enriched by a second series of all the plates, a series of progressives, a series of black and white illustrations from copper engravings, and an original watercolor by Salvador Dali. XXV examples, marked with letters from A to Z, imprinted in the hand press of dell'Officina Bodoni di Verona on carta a tino del Giappone «Kaji Torinoko», enriched by a second series of all the tables, a series of progressives, and a series of black and white illustrations from copper engravings. C examples, marked with Roman numerals from I to C, imprinted by the Stamperia Valdonega di Verona on carta a mano dei Fratelli Magnani di Pescia, and enriched by a second series of all the tables. MMCM examples, numbered from I to MMCM, imprinted by the Stamperia Valdonega di Verona on carta a mano dei Fratelli Magnani di Pescia. SALVADOR DALI (1904-1989) was a Spanish surrealist artist renowned for his technical skill, precise draftsmanship, and the striking and bizarre images in his work. Born in Figueres in Catalonia, Dali received his formal education in fine arts in Madrid. Influenced by Impressionism and the Renaissance masters from a young age, he became increasingly attracted to Cubism and avant-garde movements. He moved closer to Surrealism in the late 1920s and joined the Surrealist group in 1929, soon becoming one of its leading exponents. His best-known work, The Persistence of Memory, was completed in August 1931. Dali lived in France throughout the Spanish Civil War (1936 to 1939) before leaving for the United States in 1940 where he achieved commercial success. He returned to Spain in 1948 where he announced his return to the Catholic faith and developed his "nuclear mysticism" style, based on his interest in classicism, mysticism, and recent scientific developments. Dali's artistic repertoire included painting, sculpture, film, graphic arts, animation, fashion, and photography, at times in collaboration with other artists. He also wrote fiction, poetry, autobiography, essays, and criticism. Major themes in his work include dreams, the subconscious, sexuality, religion, science and his closest personal relationships. To the dismay of those who held his work in high regard, and to the irritation of his critics, his eccentric and ostentatious public behavior often drew more attention than his artwork. His public support for the Francoist regime, his commercial activities and the quality and authenticity of some of his late works have also been controversial. His life and work were an important influence on other Surrealists, pop art, popular culture, and contemporary artists such as Jeff Koons and Damien Hirst. There are two major museums devoted to Salvador Dali's work: the Dali Theatre-Museum in Figueres, Spain, and the Salvador Dali Museum in St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S. On February 10, 2011, Salvador Dali's painting, Portrait de Paul Eluard, sold for $21.71 million USD at Sotheby's London, setting a world record for the artist.

Very good/excellent, consistent with age