1972
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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Thou art all faire, my love: there is no spot in thee, Etching by Salvador Dali
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Long Island City, NY
An original hand-signed Dali etching framed in a museum white-gold leaf frame with silk matting and silver bevel. Artist: Salvador Dali Title: Thou art all faire, my love: there is ...
Etching
L'Ouraboros, Surrealist Lithograph on Parchment by Salvador Dali
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Long Island City, NY
Dalí's Ouroboros is more naturalistic than his other prints in Alchimie des Philosophes, and its features are similar to an eel or sea serpent. It is cut into many pieces, though the...
Parchment Paper, Lithograph
Le cercle visceral du Cosmos from La Conquete du Cosmos Etching by Salvador Dali
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Salvador Dali, Spanish (1904 - 1989) Title: Le cercle visceral du Cosmos from La Conquete du Cosmos Year: 1974 Medium: Etching with Litho...
Lithograph, Etching
Le Roi Marc from Tristan et Iseult, Framed Surrealist Engraving by Salvador Dali
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Salvador Dali, Spanish (1904 - 1989) Title: Le Roi Marc from Tristan et Iseult Year: 1970 Medium: Color Etching on Arches, Initialed in Penci...
Engraving
Le Combat avec Morhoult from Tristan et Iseult, Surreal Etching by Salvador Dali
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Salvador Dali, Spanish (1904 - 1989) Title: Le Combat avec Morhoult from Tristan et Iseult Year: 1970 Medium: Color Etching on Arches, Initia...
Etching
Le Legacy from Historia de Don Quichotte de la Mancha, Etching by Salvador Dali
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Salvador Dali, Spanish (1904 - 1989) Title: Le Legacy from Historia de Don Quichotte de la Mancha Year: 1981 Medium: Etching on Arches, signed and numbered in pencil Edition:...
Etching
Salvador Dali etching with drypoint, 1969, signed and numbered, edition of 145
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Salvador Dalí (1904-1989) Femmes-Poules, from Faust (La Nuit de Walpurgis) (Field 69-1I; M&L 308k) Etching with drypoint and roulette printed in colours, 1969 signed in pencil number...
Etching
Salvador Dali etching, signed with monogram, Le Géant Beliagog
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Salvador Dalí (Spanish, 1904–1989) Le Géant Beliagog (The Giant Beliagog) Drypoint etching in colour From the 1970 Tristan and Iseult series, British book edition, printed on Mandeur...
Etching
Salvador Dali engraving, hand finished with gold, 1971, signed
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Salvador Dalí (Spanish 1904 - 1989) Thou arte all faire, my love: there is no spot in thee, from Song of Songs of Solomon (Field 71-14I; M&L 476) Engraving with pochoir in colours h...
Engraving
Salvador Dalí (1904–1989)- The Shepherd- Etching with stencil and gilding -1971
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Varese, IT
Etching with stencil and gilding on paper, edited in 1971. Limited edition, numbered HC (Hors commerce) in lower left corner. Signed in pencil by artist lower right corner. Plate si...
Etching
Salvador Dalí (1904–1989) - Hand-watercolored drypoint etching on paper - 1968
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Varese, IT
Hand-watercolored drypoint etching on Japanese paper from 'Faust (La Nuit de Walpurgis)', edited in 1968. Limited edition of 145 copies, numbered as EA (Épreuve d'Artiste) (Artist's ...
Drypoint, Etching, Paper
Salvador Dalí - La Tête - Hand-watercolored drypoint etching on Japanese paper
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Varese, IT
Hand-watercolored drypoint etching on extremely fine Japanese paper, edited in 1969. Limited edition of 145 copies, numbered in lower left corner as 14/145. Hand-signed in pencil by ...
Paper, Etching
