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Artist: Salvador Dalí
Salvador Dali - Nude at the Window - Original Handsigned Lithograph
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Salvador Dali - Nude at the Window - Original Handsigned Lithograph Dimensions: 76.5 x 57 cm 1970 Signed in pencil and numbered Edition : /CXX References : Field 70-8 Salvador Dali Salvador Dali was born as the son of a prestigious notary in the small town of Figueras in Northern Spain. His talent as an artist showed at an early age and Salvador Felipe Jacinto Dali received his first drawing lessons when he was ten years old. His art teachers were a then well known Spanish impressionist painter, Ramon Pichot and later an art professor at the Municipal Drawing School. In 1923 his father bought his son his first printing press. Dali began to study art at the Royal Academy of Art in Madrid. He was expelled twice and never took the final examinations. His opinion was that he was more qualified than those who should have examined him. In 1928 Dali went to Paris where he met the Spanish painters Pablo Picasso and Joan Miro. He established himself as the principal figure of a group of surrealist artists grouped around Andre Breton, who was something like the theoretical "schoolmaster" of surrealism. Years later Breton turned away from Dali accusing him of support of fascism, excessive self-presentation and financial greediness. By 1929 Dali had found his personal style that should make him famous the world of the unconscious that is recalled during our dreams. The surrealist theory is based on the theories of the psychologist Dr. Sigmund Freud. Recurring images of burning giraffes and melting watches...
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

Salvador Dali - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - Original Handsigned Etching
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Salvador Dali - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - Original Handsigned Etching Dimensions: 38 x 28 cm 1967 Signed in pencil EA in Sanguine Jean Sc...
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1960s Surrealist Art

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Etching

Salvador Dali - Biblia Sacra - Offset Lithograph
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Salvador Dali - The Biblia Sacra was published in 1969 by Rizzoli of Rome - SIGNATURE : printed in the image - LIMITED EDITION: 1499 - SIZE : 19 x 13 3/4" - REFERENCES : Michler an...
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1960s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

Paradise: Canto 33 from The Divine Comedy
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Salvador Dali Medium: Woodblock engraving Title: Paradise: Canto 33 Portfolio: The Divine Comedy: Paradise Year: 1963 Edition: 4765 Framed Size: 19 1/8" x 16 5/8" Sheet Size:...
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1960s Surrealist Art

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Engraving

Is It Lawful to Pay Taxes to Caesar Biblia Sacra Salvador Dali
Located in Paonia, CO
Is it Lawful to Pay Taxes To Caesar shows Caesar as an imposing seated figure taking up three quarters of the image against a white background with a mounted horseman over Caes...
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1960s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

PRINCE OF CUPS 1979, Signed Lithograph on Arches, Tarot Card Series
Located in Union City, NJ
Artist - Salvador Dali (Spanish, 1904-1989) Title - PRINCE OF CUPS, Tarot Card Series Publisher - DALART N.V. Year published - 1979 Medium - Lithograph on Arches Cover 270 gsm. 100% acid free, signed in pencil, inscribed 2/5 PP (Printers Proof) by Salvador Dali on lower print margin, publishers mark "DALART N.V. Copyright 1979" blindstamp embossed on lower left print margin. Fine impression, vivid colors, unframed, in very good condition. Listed in the Albert Field's OFFICIAL CATALOGUE OF THE GRAPHIC WORKS OF SALVADOR DALI, Reference #79-15. PRINCE OF CUPS from the Tarot Series 1979, is a surrealist style limited edition lithograph by Salvador Dalí (1904 – 1989) Printed on archival Arches paper, 100% acid free. PRINCE OF CUPS depicts a freely drawn, black line portrait of a young Prince wearing his golden yellow crown, sporting a white ruffle collared shirt, looking slightly sideways posed behind a golden chalice...
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

St Jerome (Book 1)
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Dali, Salvador Title: St Jerome (Book 1) Series: Biblia Sacra Date: 1969 Medium: Lithograph from original Gouache Unframed Dimensions: 19" x 1...
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1960s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

Salvador Dali - Biblia Sacra - Offset Lithograph
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Salvador Dali - The Biblia Sacra was published in 1969 by Rizzoli of Rome - SIGNATURE : printed in the image - LIMITED : 1499 - SIZE : 19 x 13 3/4" - REFERENCES : Michler and Lopsi...
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1960s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

The Fisherman
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Dali, Salvador Title: The Fisherman Series: Les Amours de Cassandre Date: 1968 Medium: drypoint with added color Framed Dimensions: 27.5" x 23.5" Signature: Pencil sig...
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1960s Surrealist Art

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Drypoint

Magic Butterfly & The Dream Apparition of The Rose
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Magic Butterfly & The Dream Apparition of The Rose MEDIUM: Lithograph SIGNED: Hand Signed EDITION NUMBER: 92/250 MEASUREMENTS: 29.5" x 21.3" YEAR...
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

Tauromachie (Bullfight II) #4
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Tauromachie (Bullfight II) #4 MEDIUM: Etching SIGNED: Hand Signed PUBLISHER: Jean Schneider, Basel EDITION NUMBER: I/L MEASUREMENTS: 22" x 30" YE...
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1960s Surrealist Art

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Etching

The Lobster’s Quadrille Salvador Dali's Alice in Wonderland 1969
Located in Paonia, CO
The Lobsters Quadrille is from Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland as interpreted by Salvador Dali and published by Maecenas ( a Random House imprint) 1969 and is from the portfolio of one signed etching in colors and 12 heliogravures with remarque, hors-texte, title page, and text. The frontis page etching is signed in pencil by the artist. The Lobsters Quadrille is in excellent condition. It is a limited Edition 764/2500 signed in the plate by Dali on Mandeure paper. Photogravure, also known as heliogravure, is a complex intaglio printing process that photographically transfers an image to a plate and then to the page. After the image has been transferred to the plate, it is then etched onto it before being printed onto paper. The results are of incredibly high-quality.photogravure in its mature form was not developed until the late 1870s by Czech painter Karel Klíč. He first included pigment paper in the process of photo technical transfer in 1879 and is regarded as the inventor of photogravure process.There are two steps to the process. Firstly, a copper plate is coated with a light-sensitive gelatine tissue which is then exposed to the light from a photographic image. The gelatine hardens where the light falls, and remains soft where light doesn’t. Following this step, the plate is etched down to different depths according to the hardness of the gelatine. The result of this is a highly defined intaglio plate that can reproduce in great detail the tones of the original photographic image. The printing plate is etched to a different depth according to the finest tonal values, which can be printed after removal of the remaining gelatine using the gravure printing process. Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech...
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1960s Surrealist Art

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Photogravure

Salvador Dali - Erotic Grapefruit - Original Hand-Signed Lithograph
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Salvador Dali - Erotic Grapefruit - Original Hand-Signed Lithograph 1969 Dimensions: P. 57 x 37 cm Sheet: 75 x 56 cm Handsigned, EA (Epreuve d'Artiste) Excellent Condition Reference...
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1960s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

Memories of Surrealism Surrealist Gastronomy
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Memories of Surrealism Surrealist Gastronomy MEDIUM: Etching SIGNED: Hand Signed PUBLISHER: Transworld Art/ A & E Rich EDITION NUMBER: A 6/175 ME...
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Etching

Surrealist King
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Dali, Salvador Title: Surrealist King Series: Memories of Surrealism Date: 1971 Medium: Lithograph with Etching Framed Dimensions: 37.25" x 28.75" Signature: Pencil Si...
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Etching, Lithograph

Memories of Surrealism The Eye of Surrealist Time
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Memories of Surrealism The Eye of Surrealist Time MEDIUM: Etching SIGNED: Hand Signed EDITION NUMBER: F 98/175 MEASUREMENTS: 29.75" x 21.25" YEAR...
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Etching

Salvador Dali - Marguerite - Original Etching
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Salvador Dali - Marguerite - Original Etching from "Faust" suite Stamped signature, as issued From the standard edition of 731 Dimensions: 38,5 x 28,5 cm 1969 References : Field 69-1...
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1960s Surrealist Art

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Etching

Apricot Knight
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Dali, Salvador Title: Apricot knight Series: Flors Dali (The Fruits) Date: 1969 Medium: Lithograph with original drypoint remarques Unframed Dimensions: 29.92" x 22.05" ...
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1960s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph, Drypoint

Chinatown
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Dali, Salvador Title: Chinatown Series: San Francisco Date: 1970 Medium: Drypoint with lithographed color Framed Dimensions: 33" x 27" Signature: Pencil signed Edition...
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph, Drypoint

Aliyah, Return, O Virgin of Israel Salvador Dali original lithograph
Located in Paonia, CO
Salvador Dali ( 1904 - 1989 ) Aliyah, Return, O Virgin of Israel, Aliyah suite edition 232/ 250 published Shorewood Press 1968 on Arches paper paper size 25 x 19.63 image size 20....
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1960s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

Dan
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Dali, Salvador Title: Dan Series: Twelve Tribes of Israel Date: 1972 Medium: original drypoint with stenciled color Framed Dimensions: 33" x 27.25" Signature: Pencil s...
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Stencil, Drypoint

Mission Dolores
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Dali, Salvador Title: Mission Dolores Series: San Francisco Date: 1970 Medium: Drypoint with lithographed color Framed Dimensions: 33" x 27" Signature: Pencil signed E...
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Drypoint, Lithograph

Computer Circuit
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Dali, Salvador Title: Computer Circuit Series: Hommage a Leonardo da Vinci (Great Inventions) Date: 1975 Medium: drypoint engraving with stenciled color Framed Dimension...
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Engraving

Les Rois Mages L’Incantation
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Les Rois Mages L'Incantation MEDIUM: Etching SIGNED: Hand Signed PUBLISHER: Editions Argillet EDITION NUMBER: XLIX/C MEASUREMENTS: 15" x 11" YEAR...
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1960s Surrealist Art

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Etching

Salvador Dali -- Velasquez The Surrender Of Breda, 1974
Located in BRUCE, ACT
Salvador Dali Velasquez The Surrender Of Breda, 1974 Original Lithograph Sheet size: 73 x 76 cm Hand signed lower right Numbered lower left 102 / 350. Reference: Albert Field, “Offic...
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1970s Art

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Lithograph

Salvador Dali -- Raphael - Le Mariage de la Vierge, 1974
Located in BRUCE, ACT
Salvador Dali Raphael - Le Mariage de la Vierge, 1974 Original Lithograph, 1974 Image Size: 57.5 x 38.5 cm Sheet size: 89 x 56 cm Hand signed lower right Numbered lower left 192/ 350...
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1970s Art

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Lithograph

Salvador Dali - Knight & Death, from "Faust"
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Salvador Dali - "Knight & Death" from Faust - Original Etching With embossed signature (from the standard book edition of 731) Dimensions: 38,5 x 28,5 cm 1969 References : Field 69-1...
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1960s Surrealist Art

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Etching

Salvador Dali -- Rembrandt - Portrait du peintre par lui-même, 1974
Located in BRUCE, ACT
Salvador Dali Rembrandt - Portrait du peintre par lui-même Original Lithograph, 1974 Image Size: 52 x 43 cm Sheet size: 84 x 63 cm Hand signed lower right Numbered lower left 294 / 3...
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1970s Art

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Lithograph

Salvador Dali - Biblia Sacra - Offset Lithograph
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Salvador Dali - The Biblia Sacra was published in 1969 by Rizzoli of Rome - SIGNATURE : printed in the image - LIMITED : 1499 - SIZE : 19 x 13 3/4" - REFERENCES : Michler and Lopsi...
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1960s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

Untitled 20 (Les Songes)
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Dali, Salvador Title: Untitled 20 (Les Songes) Series: Les Songes Drolatiques de Pantagruel Date: 1973 Medium: Lithograph with color backgrounds Framed Dimensions: 37.5...
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

Salvador Dali - Sator - Original Etching
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Salvador Dali - Sator - Original Etching Stamp Signed Dimensions: 38,5 x 28,5 cm 1969 References : Field 69-1 / Michler & Lopsinger 305
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1960s Surrealist Art

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Etching

The Old Hippie
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Dali, Salvador Title: The Old Hippie Series: The Hippies Date: 1969 Medium: drypoint with added color Signature: Pencil signed Edition: /C Literature: AF 56 Provenanc...
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1960s Surrealist Art

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Drypoint

The Pagoda
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Dali, Salvador Title: The Pagoda Series: The Hippies Date: 1969 Medium: drypoint with added color Signature: Pencil signed Edition: IIC/C Literature: AF 56 Provenance...
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1960s Surrealist Art

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Drypoint

American Yachting Scene Salvador Dali Currier & Ives series lithograph 1971
Located in Paonia, CO
American Yachting Scene is a vibrant explosion of ocean blue , whitecaps and strong yellow slashes to describe the ships sailing to their destination. There is an insert of a Currier and Ives print of sailing ships that Dali used as his inspiration. This original lithograph is from the series “The World Of Currier...
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

INFRATERRESTRIALS ADORED BY DALI AT THE AGE OF SIX ...
Located in Aventura, FL
Engraving with lithographic color on paper. Hand signed and numbered in pencil. From the series La Conquete du Cosmos (Conquest of Cosmos). Frame approx size 45 x 35 inches. Sheet ...
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Paper, Engraving, Lithograph

Nude with Veils ( Nu aux Voilettes) Salvador Dali Original Engraving 1975
Located in Paonia, CO
Nude with Veils ( Nu aux Voilettes ) portrays a female nude with long hanging breasts, a crutch instead of a head and a veil streaming off the top of the crutch with the left ar...
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Engraving

Salvador Dali - Apparition de Dulcinée - Original Lithograph
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Salvador Dali - Apparition de Dulcinée - Original Lithograph Joseph FORET, Paris, 1957 SIGNATURE : printed in the image LIMITED : 197 copies. SIZE : 41 x 33 cm REFERENCES : Field 57...
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1950s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

Paysage Iberique from Pasiflore
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Dali, Salvador Title: Paysage Iberique from Pasiflore Series: Neuf Paysages Date: 1980 Medium: Aquatint and photogravures with black drypoint remarques Framed Dimensions...
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1980s Surrealist Art

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Drypoint

Leda and the Swan
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Dali, Salvador Title: Leda and the Swan Series: The Mythology Date: 1963 Medium: drypoint on Japon paper Unframed Dimensions: 30" x 18 1/8" Framed Dimensions: 42" x 34...
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1960s Surrealist Art

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Drypoint

Sator
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Dali, Salvador Title: Sator Series: Faust Date: 1969 Medium: drypoint on arches Unframed Dimensions: 15.25" x 11.5" Framed Dimensions: 25.75" x 22" Signature: Stamped...
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1960s Surrealist Art

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Drypoint

Paysage Avec Figures-Soleil
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Dali, Salvador Title: Paysage Avec Figures-Soleil Series: Neuf Paysages Date: 1980 Medium: Aquatint and photogravures with black drypoint remarques Framed Dimensions: 2...
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1980s Surrealist Art

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Drypoint

The King Is Told of Hamlet’s Story
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Dali, Salvador Title: The King Is Told of Hamlet’s Story Series: Hamlet Date: 1973 Medium: Lithograph on Arches Unframed Dimensions: 15" x 11.25" Framed Dimensions: 26...
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

Meditation Orogenique from Pansy
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Dali, Salvador Title: Meditation Orogenique from Pansy Series: Neuf Paysages Date: 1980 Medium: Aquatint and photogravures with black drypoint remarques Framed Dimension...
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1980s Surrealist Art

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Photogravure, Aquatint, Drypoint

Piano Chevelure dans un Desert from lys
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Dali, Salvador Title: Piano Chevelure dans un Desert from lys Series: Neuf Paysages Date: 1980 Medium: Aquatint and photogravures with black drypoint remarques Framed Di...
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1980s Surrealist Art

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Drypoint

Untitled XVIII (Le Tricorne)
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Dali, Salvador Title: Untitled XVIII (Le Tricorne) Series: Le Tricorne (The Three-Pointed Hat) Date: 1959 Medium: Wood engraving Framed Dimensions: 18.25" x 15.75" Signature: Unsigned Edition: 24/30 Literature: AF 20...
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1950s Surrealist Art

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Engraving

AUTUMN
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed and numbered by the artist. First edition engraving with color. Edition of 150. Sheet size: 14 x 12.25 inches. Image size 10.43 x 7.95 inches. Custom framed as pictured...
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Paper, Engraving

Levi
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Dali, Salvador Title: Levi Series: Twelve Tribes of Israel Date: 1972 Medium: drypoint with stenciled color Framed Dimensions: 33" x 27.25" Signature: Pencil signed Edition: XXII/XXXV Literature: AF 78 Provenance: Acquired directly from the Artist, Private Collection, Palm Beach, Fl; DTR Modern Galleries
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Drypoint

Horace's chimera
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Dali, Salvador Title: Horace's chimera Series: Dalinian Horses Date: 1972 Medium: Lithograph Unframed Dimensions: 25.5" x 19.75" Framed Dimensions: 35" x 30.5" Signatu...
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

Inferno Canto 5 from the Divine Comedy, Woodcut by Salvador Dali
Located in Long Island City, NY
A surrealist illustration from Salvador Dalí’s (Spanish, 1904-1989) Divine Comedy series based on the Italian writer Dante’s epic poem. Inferno is the first part of the epic, which follows Dante in his journey through Hell, guided by Virgil. The woodblock print is printed on BFK Rives paper and signed in the block. Inferno Canto 5...
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1960s Surrealist Art

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Woodcut

Salvador Dali - Nude with Guitar - Original Etching
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Salvador Dali - Nude with Guitar - Original Etching Dimensions: 38 x 28 cm Edition: 235 1967 embossed signature On Arches Vellum References : Field 67-10 (p. 34-35)
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1960s Surrealist Art

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Etching

Salvador Dali - The Vision - Original Lithograph
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Salvador Dali - The Vision - Original Lithograph Joseph FORET, Paris, 1957 PRINTER : Detruit. SIGNATURE : plate signed by Dali. LIMITED : 233 copies. SIZE : 41 x 33 cm REFERENCES ...
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1950s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

Salvador Dali - Attack on the Windmils - Original Lithograph
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Salvador Dali - Attack on the Windmils - Original Lithograph Joseph FORET, Paris, 1957 PRINTER : Atelier Mourlot. SIGNATURE : printed in the image LIMITED : 197 copies. SIZE : 64.5...
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1950s Surrealist Art

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Lithograph

Salvador Dali - Cup of Chocolate
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Salvador Dali - Cup of Chocolate - Original Etching Dimensions: 38 x 28 cm Edition: 390 1967 On Rives Vellum References : Field 67-4 (p. 32-33) / Michler & Lopsinger 174 to 187.
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1960s Surrealist Art

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Etching

Salvador Dali - The Grand Inquisitor
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Salvador Dali - The Grand Inquisitor - Original Signed Engraving Handsigned in pencil and Numbered Edition: F195/195 - Printer: Atelier Rigal. - ...
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Etching

Salvador Dali - Magician - Original Etching
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Salvador Dali - Magician - Original Etching Stamp Signed Dimensions: 38,5 x 28,5 cm 1969 References : Field 69-1 K / Michler & Lopsinger 305 Salvador Dali Salvador Dali was born a...
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1960s Surrealist Art

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Etching

Salvador Dali - Nude with Snail
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Salvador Dali - Nude with Snail - Original Etching Dimensions: 38 x 28 cm Edition: 235 1967 embossed signature On Arches Vellum References : Field 67-10 (p. 34-35)
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1960s Surrealist Art

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Etching

Salvador Dali - Le Cerf from Le Bestiaire de la Fontaine - Signed Engraving
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
SALVADOR DALI Le Cerf se voyant dans l'eau from Le Bestiaire de la Fontaine 1974 Hand signed by Dali Edition: /250 The dimensions of the image are 22.8 x 15.7 inches on 31 x 23.2 in...
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1970s Surrealist Art

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Drypoint, Aquatint

Salvador Dali - The War
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Salvador Dali - The War - Original Etching Dimensions: 38 x 28 cm Edition: 235 1967 Embossed signature On Arches Vellum References : Field 67-10 (p. 34-35)
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1960s Surrealist Art

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Etching

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