1934
Instantly recognizable by his waxed, upturned mustache, the flamboyant Salvador Dalí is one of modern art’s most distinctive figures. He is also one of the icons of the 20th-century avant-garde Surrealist movement, whose dreamlike images, drawn from the depths of the unconscious, he deployed in paintings, sculptures, prints and fashion, as well as in film collaborations with Luis Buñuel and Alfred Hitchcock.
Dalí was born in Figueres, Catalonia, and even as a youngster, displayed the sensitivity, sharp perception and vivid imagination that would later define his artworks. In these, he conjured childhood memories and employed religious symbols and Freudian imagery like staircases, keys and dripping candles to create unexpected, often shocking pieces.
Dalí's use of hyperrealism in conveying Surrealist symbols and concepts that subvert accepted notions of reality is epitomized in what is perhaps his most recognizable painting, The Persistence of Memory (1931), in which he depicts the fluidity of time through melting clocks, their forms inspired by Camembert cheese melting in the sun. His artistic genius, eccentric personality and eternal quest for fame made him a global celebrity.
“Each morning when I awake, I experience again a supreme pleasure,” he once said. “That of being Salvador Dalí.”
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Le Colosse
By Salvador Dalí
Located in New York, NY
Color drypoint. Signed by the artist in pencil lower right. Numbered 44/100 in pencil lower left. Published by Editions d'Art de Francony, Paris. Catalogue raisonne reference: Fi...
Drypoint
Venus (La Naissance de Venus)
By Salvador Dalí
Located in New York, NY
Drypoint on Japon nacré paper, 1963-65. Signed by Dalí in pencil, lower right, and numbered XXXI/C in pencil, lower left. From the Mythology series. Published by Editions Argillet,...
Drypoint
Sainte Anne
By Salvador Dalí
Located in New York, NY
Drypoint, aquatint and heliogravure, 1965. Signed by the artist and dated in pencil, lower right margin. Numbered 42/150 in pencil, lower left margin. Printed by Robbe, Paris. Pub...
Drypoint, Aquatint
Diane de Poitiers
By Salvador Dalí
Located in New York, NY
Color etching with full margins. Signed by the artist and numbered 147/250 in pencil in lower right and left margins respectively. Printed and published by DeFrancony, Paris. Ca...
Etching, Color
III, De la Carpeta Canto General
By David Siqueiros
Located in New York, NY
Lithograph, 1968. Signed by the artist and inscribed "e'preuve d'artiste" in pencil, lower right. This is an artist's proof, aside from the regular edition of 200. Framed. 23.75 ...
Lithograph
De l'Origine des Espèces par Voie de Sélection Irrationelle: Visage
By Man Ray
Located in New York, NY
A very good impression of this color lithograph. Artist's proof, aside from the edition of 180. Signed and inscribed "EA" in pencil. Printed by Mourlot, Paris. Published by Leon Amie...
Color, Lithograph
Salvador Dali "Untitled 05 (Les Chants de Maldoror)"
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Dali, Salvador Title: Untitled 05 (Les Chants de Maldoror) Series: Les Chants de Maldoror Date: 1934 Medium: original drypoint Unframed Dimensions: 12.5" x 9.75" Framed...
Drypoint
Masque De La Mort
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Miami, FL
TECHNICAL INFORMATION: Salvador Dali Masque De La Mort 1975 Etching Aquatint 26 x 19 3/4 in. Edition of 240 Pencil signed and numbered; certified authentic by Frank Hunter of the Sa...
Etching, Aquatint
Salvador Dali "Untitled 20 (Les Songes)"
By Salvador Dalí
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 Unframed Dimensions: 25....
Lithograph
The Magicians Vanite
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: The Magicians Vanite MEDIUM: Etching SIGNED: Hand Signed PUBLISHER: Editions Argillet, Paris EDITION NUMBER: 39/100 MEASUREMENTS: Paper: 11.2" x 1...
Etching
Fantomes Le Soupirant
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Fantoms Le Soupirant MEDIUM: Etching SIGNED: Hand Signed PUBLISHER: Editions Argillet, Paris EDITION NUMBER: 51/100 MEASUREMENTS: 14.9" x 11" YEA...
Etching
L’Alchimie
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: L'Alchimie MEDIUM: Etching SIGNED: Hand Signed PUBLISHER: Joseph Foret EDITION NUMBER: 31/5 MEASUREMENTS: 22.25" x 30" YEAR: 1972 FRAME...
Etching
