1974
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.”
Find original Salvador Dalí paintings, prints, sculptures and other works on 1stDibs.
Salvador Dali - The Grand Inquisitor
By Salvador Dalí
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. - ...
Etching
Salvador Dali - Flung out like - Original Signed Engraving
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Salvador Dali - Flung out like a Fag-end by the Big- - Original Signed Engraving Handsigned in pencil and Numbered Edition: F195/195 - Printer: Atelier Rigal. - Paper: Rives vellum ...
Etching
Salvador Dali - The Sacred Love of Gala
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Salvador Dali - The Sacred Love of Gala - Original Signed Engraving Handsigned in pencil and Numbered Edition: F195/195 - Printer: Atelier Riga...
Etching
Salvador Dali - The Golden Age - Original Lithograph
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Salvador Dali - The Golden Age - Original Lithograph Joseph FORET, Paris, 1957 PRINTER : Ballon. SIGNATURE : plate signed by Dali. LIMITED : 197 copies. EDITION : Number 136 SIZE ...
Lithograph
Salvador Dali - The Vision - Original Lithograph
By Salvador Dalí
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 ...
Lithograph
Salvador Dali - Apparition de Dulcinée - Original Lithograph
By Salvador Dalí
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...
Lithograph
A Shattering Entrance to the USA
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Naples, Florida
Drypoint etching with pochoir (hand-colouring) on Rives handmade paper Signed in pencil by the artist From the portfolio After 50 Years of Surrealism Printed at Atelier Riga...
Drypoint, Etching
Salvador Dali "A Shattering Entrance to the USA"
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Dali, Salvador Title: A Shattering Entrance to the USA Series: After 50 Years of Surrealism Date: 1974 Medium: drypoint engraving with hand coloring on Arches Unframed D...
Engraving, Drypoint
Salvador Dali "Visage Surrealiste"
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Dali, Salvador Title: Visage Surrealiste Series: Aurelia Date: 1972 Medium: Engraving Unframed Dimensions: 29.92" x 22.05" Framed Dimensions: 38" x 30" Signature: Penc...
Engraving
Conquest of Cosmos The Last Comer of The Last Planet
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Conquest of Cosmos The Last Comer of The Last Planet MEDIUM: Etching SIGNED: Hand Signed EDITION NUMBER: EA MEASUREMENTS: 27.5" x 39.5" YEAR: 1974...
Etching
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
Dali, "The Grand Inquisitor Expels the Savior" from After 50 Years of Surrealism
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Chatsworth, CA
This piece is an original etching by Salvador Dali from the "After 50 Years of Surrealism" portfolio, which consists of 12 original etchin...
Etching
