Heaven of Jupiter - Woodcut - 1963
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Roma, IT
Heaven of Jupiter is a woodcut print realized in 1963 for a series illustrating the Medieval poem of the "Divine Comedy" by Dante Alighieri. Not signed, as issued. Plate n.20 (as...
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Divine Comedy Heaven Canto 14 Decomposition
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Hollywood, FL
Artist: Salvador Dali Title: Divine Comedy Heaven Canto 14 Decomposition Medium: Woodcut Measurements: Paper: 10.5" x 13" Frame: 13.75" x 17.5" Condition: Excellent.
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Divine Comedy Heaven Canto 27 Decomposition
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Hollywood, FL
Artist: Salvador Dali Title: Divine Comedy Heaven Canto 27 Decomposition Medium: Woodcut Measurements: Paper: 10.5" x 13" Frame: 13.75" x 17.5" Condition: Excellent.
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Angel of Seventh Heaven - Woodcut - 1963
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Roma, IT
Angel of seventh heaven - The Divine Comedy is a woodcut print realized in 1963 for a series illustrating the Medieval poem of the "Divine Comedy" by Dante Alighieri. Not signed, a...
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The Heaven of Venus - Woodcut Print - 1963
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Roma, IT
The Heaven of Venus - from the Series "The Divine Comedy" is a woodcut print realized in 1963. Good conditions. Not signed, as issued. Plate n.9 (as reported on the back of the art...
Woodcut
The Angel of the 7th Heaven - Woodcut - 1963
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Roma, IT
The Angel of the 7th Heaven - "The Divine Comedy" - Song 22 - Paradise is a woodcut print realized in 1963 for a series illustrating the Medieval poem of the "Divine Comedy" by Dan...
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Paradise 6 - The Heaven of Mercury (Rhinoceros) - woodcut - 1963 (Field p 189)
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Paris, IDF
Salvador Dali (1904-1989) Paradadise 6 - The Heaven of Mercury From the Divine Comedy (Dante) Woodcut in color Signature printed in the plate 1960/63 On BFK Rives vellum 32,8 x 26,4...
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The Heaven of Fixed Stars- Song 25 - Paradise - Woodcut - 1963
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Roma, IT
The Heaven of Fixed Stars - Song 25 - Paradise is a woodcut print realized in 1963 for a series illustrating the Medieval poem of the "Divine Comedy" by Dante Alighieri. Plate n.25 ...
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In the Heaven of Mercury Woodcut Print, Surrealist, Circa 1963
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Roma, IT
In the Heaven of Mercury from the Series "The Divine Comedy" by Dante Alighieri is a woodcut print realized in 1963. Good conditions. Not signed. Plate n.5 (as reported on the back...
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Salvador Dali Wood Engraving Sixth Heaven of Jupiter Divine Comedy Surreal Art
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Bloomington, MN
Salvador Dali Authentic Color Engraving, Professionally Custom Framed and listed with the Submit Best Offer option Accepting Offers Now: Up for sale here we have an Extremely Rare, ...
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A Great Battle in Heaven, 1967 Salvador Dali lithograph from Biblia Sacra
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Paonia, CO
A Great Battle in Heaven, 1967 is a colored lithograph from the original gouache on heavy rag paper from Salvador Dali’s five volume Biblia Sacra Suite published in Rome by Riz...
Lithograph
HEAVEN CANTO 25
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Aventura, FL
Woodblock engraving on paper from the Divine Comedy series. Sheet size 13 x 10 inches. Frame size approx 18 x 15 inches. Edition 4,765 French, 3,000 Italian, 300 German. Artwork i...
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Behold, One As The Son Of Man In The Son Of Man in The Clouds of Heaven Dali
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Paonia, CO
Behold, One As The Son Of Man In The Clouds Of Heaven, is a colored lithograph from the original gouache on heavy rag paper and is from Salvador Dali's five volume Biblia Sacra Suit...
Lithograph
Divine Comedy Heaven Canto 12
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Divine Comedy Heaven Canto 12 MEDIUM: Woodblock SIGNED: Hand Signed by Salvador Dali EDITION NUMBER: 122/150 MEASUREMENTS: 9.5" x 13" Framed: 11.5" ...
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Divine Comedy Heaven Canto 8
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Divine Comedy Heaven Canto 8 MEDIUM: Woodblock SIGNED: Hand Signed EDITION NUMBER: 70/150 MEASUREMENTS: 9" x 13.5" FRAME: Yes CONDITION: Excellen...
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Divine COmedy Heaven Canto 3
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Divine Comedy Heaven Canto 3 MEDIUM: Woodblock SIGNED: Hand Signed by Salvador Dali EDITION NUMBER: 34/150 MEASUREMENTS: Paper: 13" x 10.5" Frame: ...
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Divine Comedy Heaven Canto 4
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Divine Comedy Heaven Canto 4 MEDIUM: Woodblock SIGNED: Hand Signed by Salvador Dali EDITION NUMBER: 34/150 MEASUREMENTS: Paper: 13" x 10.5" Frame: 1...
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Divine Comedy Heaven Canto 11
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Divine Comedy Heaven Canto 11 MEDIUM: Woodblock SIGNED: Hand Signed by Salvador Dali EDITION NUMBER: 124/150 MEASUREMENTS: Paper: 13" x 10.5" Frame:...
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Divine Comedy Heaven Canto 7
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Divine Comedy Heaven Canto 7 MEDIUM: Woodblock SIGNED: Hand Signed EDITION NUMBER: 52/150 MEASUREMENTS: 9" x 13.5" FRAME: No CONDITION: Excellent...
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Divine Comedy Heaven Canto 7
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Divine Comedy Heaven Canto 7 MEDIUM: Woodblock SIGNED: Hand Signed EDITION NUMBER: 52/150 MEASUREMENTS: 9" x 13.5" FRAME: Yes CONDITION: Excellen...
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Heaven 11 - Opposition - Original woodcut - 1963
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Paris, IDF
Salvador Dali (1904-1989) Heaven 11 - Opposition Original woodcut Signature printed in the plate 1960/63 Printed on paper Vélin BFK Rives Size 32,8 x 26,4 cm (c. 13 x 10 in) REFERE...
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The Heaven of Venus - Woodcut - 1963
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Roma, IT
The Heaven of Venus - The Divine Comedy is a woodcut print realized in 1963 for a series illustrating the Medieval poem of the "Divine Comedy" by Dante Alighieri. Not signed, as is...
Woodcut
The Angel of the First Heaven - Woodcut - 1963
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Roma, IT
The Angel of the First Heaven - "The Divine Comedy" - Song 2 - Paradise is a woodcut print realized in 1963 for a series illustrating the Medieval poem of the "Divine Comedy" by Da...
Woodcut
Divine Comedie- Heaven Canto 33
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Wilton, CT
A beautifully framed plate from Dante's Divine Comedie by Salvador Dali, Heaven Canto 33. Includes Dali's signature and replica letter from Dali.
Engraving
Divine Comedie- Heaven Canto 6
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Wilton, CT
A beautifully framed plate from Dante's Divine Comedie by Salvador Dali, Heaven Canto 6. Includes Dali's signature and replica letter from Dali.
Engraving
Divine Comedie- Heaven Canto 22
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Wilton, CT
A beautifully framed plate from Dante's Divine Comedie by Salvador Dali, Heaven Canto 22. Includes Dali's signature and replica letter from Dali.
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Divine Comedie- Heaven Canto 8
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Wilton, CT
A beautifully framed plate from Dante's Divine Comedie by Salvador Dali, Heaven Canto 8. Includes Dali's signature and replica letter from Dali.
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In the Heaven of Jupiter - Original Woodcut by Salvador Dalì - 1963
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Roma, IT
In the Heaven of Jupiter from the Series "The Divine Comedy" by Dante Alighieri is an original woodcut print by Salvador Dalì, realized in 1963.
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In the Heaven of Jupiter - Woodcut attr. to Salvador Dali- 1963
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Roma, IT
In the Heaven of Jupiter - from the Series "The Divine Comedy" - Song 19 - Paradise is a woodcut print realized in 1963 for a series illustrating the Medieval poem of the "Divine Com...
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Salvador Dali signed lithograph of 'Heaven (Canto 25 Divine Comedy) 1960-64'
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Salvador Dali (Spanish, 1904-1989) Heaven (Canto 25 Divine Comedy) 1960-64 Lithograph Signed and numbered in crayon `127/150 Dali’ (lower edge) 11.1/4 x 7.1/2 in. (28.6 x 19 cm.)
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The Angel of the First Heaven - Woodcut attr. to Salvador Dali- 1963
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Roma, IT
"The Angel of the First Heaven" from the Series "The Divine Comedy" - Song 2 - Paradise is a woodcut print realized in 1963 for a series illustrating the Medieval poem of the "Divi...
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The Angel of the First Heaven - Woodcut attr. to Salvador Dalì - 1963
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Roma, IT
The Angel of the First Heaven, from the Series "The Divine Comedy" by Dante Alighieri, is a woodcut print realized in 1963. Good conditions. Not signed, as issued. Plate n.2/100 (a...
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Salvador Dalí, Angel of the First Heaven (M/L.1039-1138; F.189-200)
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Salvador Dali (1904-1989) Suite: Göttliche Komödie (The Divine Comedy) Year: 1974 Medium: Wood engraving in colors on BFK Rives wove paper tipped to Arches paper mounts Inscr...
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Salvador Dalí, Angel of the First Heaven (M/L.1039-1138; F.189-200)
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Salvador Dali (1904-1989) Suite: Göttliche Komödie (The Divine Comedy) Year: 1974 Medium: Wood engraving in colors on BFK Rives wove paper tipped to Arches paper mounts Inscr...
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The Heaven of Fixed Stars "The Divine Comedy"- Woodcut attr. to S. Dali- 1963
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Roma, IT
The Heaven of Fixed Stars from the Series "The Divine Comedy" - Song 25- Paradise is a woodcut print realized in 1963 for a series illustrating the Medieval poem of the "Divine Come...
Woodcut
Heaven 20 - The Sixth Heaven of Jupiter - Woodcut - 1963
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Paris, IDF
Salvador Dali (1904-1989) Heaven 20 - The Sixth Heaven of Jupiter Woodcut Signature printed in the plate 1960/63 Printed on paper Vélin BFK Rives Size 32,8 x 26,4 cm (c. 13 x 10 in)...
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Heaven 20 - The Sixth Heaven of Jupiter - Woodcut - 1963
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Paris, IDF
Salvador Dali (1904-1989) Heaven 20 - The Sixth Heaven of Jupiter Woodcut Signature printed in the plate 1960/63 Printed on paper Vélin BFK Rives Size 32,8 x 26,4 cm (c. 13 x 10 in)...
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Heaven 20 - The Sixth Heaven of Jupiter - Woodcut - 1963
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Paris, IDF
Salvador Dali (1904-1989) Heaven 20 - The Sixth Heaven of Jupiter Woodcut Signature printed in the plate 1960/63 Printed on paper Vélin BFK Rives Size 32,8 x 26,4 cm (c. 13 x 10 in)...
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Heaven 9 - The Heaven of Venus - Original woodcut - 1963
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Paris, IDF
Salvador Dali (1904-1989) Heaven 9 - The Heaven of Venus Original woodcut Signature printed in the plate 1960/63 Printed on paper Vélin BFK Rives Size 32,8 x 26,4 cm (c. 13 x 10 in)...
Woodcut
Heaven Canto 13
By Salvador Dalí
Located in San Francisco, CA
Salvador Dali directly supervised the production of the works and gave final approval for each of the finished wood blocks.
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Heaven Canto 14
By Salvador Dalí
Located in San Francisco, CA
Salvador Dali directly supervised the production of the works and gave final approval for each of the finished wood blocks.
Woodcut
Heaven Canto 27
By Salvador Dalí
Located in San Francisco, CA
Salvador Dali directly supervised the production of the works and gave final approval for each of the finished wood blocks.
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Heaven 20 - The Sixth Heaven of Jupiter - Original woodcut - 1963
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Paris, IDF
Salvador Dali (1904-1989) Heaven 20 - The Sixth Heaven of Jupiter Original woodcut Signature printed in the plate 1960/63 Printed on paper Vélin BFK Rives Size 32,8 x 26,4 cm (c. 13...
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Heaven 22 - The Angel of the 7th Heaven - woodcut - 1963
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Paris, IDF
Salvador Dali (1904-1989) Heaven 22 - The Angel of the 7th Heaven From the "Divine Comedy" Wood engraving from "Divine Comedy" Printed signature in the plate 1960/63 Printed on pape...
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Heaven 22 - The Angel of the 7th Heaven - woodcut - 1963
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Paris, IDF
Salvador Dali (1904-1989) Heaven 22 - The Angel of the 7th Heaven From the "Divine Comedy" Wood engraving from "Divine Comedy" Printed signature in the plate 1960/63 Printed on pape...
Woodcut
HEAVEN CANTO 28
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Aventura, FL
Woodblock engraving on paper from the Divine Comedy series. Sheet size 13 x 10 inches. Frame size approx 18 x 15 inches. Edition 4,765 in French, 3,000 in Italian, 300 in German. ...
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HEAVEN CANTO 9
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Aventura, FL
Woodblock engraving on paper from the Divine Comedy series. Sheet size 13 x 10 inches. Frame size approx 18 x 15 inches. Edition 4,765 in French, 3,000 in Italian, 300 in German. ...
Paper, Woodcut
HEAVEN CANTO 26
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Aventura, FL
Woodblock engraving on paper from the Divine Comedy series. Sheet size 13 x 10 inches. Frame size approx 18 x 15 inches. Edition 4,765 in French, 3,000 in Italian, 300 in German. ...
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Heaven 22 - The Angel of the 7th Heaven - woodcut - 1963
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Paris, IDF
Salvador Dali (1904-1989) Heaven 22 - The Angel of the 7th Heaven From the "Divine Comedy" Wood engraving from "Divine Comedy" with the printed signature 1960/63 Printed on paper Vé...
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Heaven 22 - The Angel of the 7th Heaven - woodcut - 1963
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Paris, IDF
Salvador Dali (1904-1989) Heaven 22 - The Angel of the 7th Heaven From the "Divine Comedy" Wood engraving from "Divine Comedy" with the printed signature 1960/63 Printed on paper Vé...
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Heaven 22 - The Angel of the 7th Heaven - woodcut - 1963
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Paris, IDF
Salvador Dali (1904-1989) Heaven 22 - The Angel of the 7th Heaven From the "Divine Comedy" Wood engraving from "Divine Comedy" Printed signature in the plate 1960/63 Printed on pape...
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Heaven 22 - The Angel of the 7th Heaven - woodcut - 1963
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Paris, IDF
Salvador Dali (1904-1989) Heaven 22 - The Angel of the 7th Heaven From the "Divine Comedy" Wood engraving from "Divine Comedy" Printed signature in the plate 1960/63 Printed on pape...
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Heaven 22 - The Angel of the 7th Heaven - woodcut - 1963
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Paris, IDF
Salvador Dali (1904-1989) Heaven 22 - The Angel of the 7th Heaven From the "Divine Comedy" Wood engraving from "Divine Comedy" with the printed signature 1...
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Behold, One As The Son Of Man In The Son Of Man in The Clouds of Heaven Dali
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Paonia, CO
Behold, One As The Son Of Man In The Clouds Of Heaven, is a colored lithograph from the original gouache on heavy rag paper and is from Salvador Dali's five volume Biblia Sacra Suit...
Lithograph
Divine Comedy Heaven Canto 3
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Divine Comedy Heaven Canto 3 MEDIUM: Woodblock SIGNED: Hand Signed EDITION NUMBER: 18/150 MEASUREMENTS: 13" x 9.5" CONDITION: Excellent AUTHENT...
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Divine Comedy Heaven Canto 21
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Divine Comedy Heaven Canto 21 MEDIUM: Woodblock SIGNED: Hand Signed EDITION NUMBER: 133/150 MEASUREMENTS: 13" x 10.5" CONDITION: Excellent AUT...
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Divine Comedy Heaven Canto 28
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Divine Comedy Heaven Canto 28 MEDIUM: Woodblock SIGNED: Hand Signed EDITION NUMBER: 18/150 MEASUREMENTS: 13" x 9.5" CONDITION: Excellent AUTH...
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Divine Comedy Heaven Canto 25
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Divine Comedy Heaven Canto 25 MEDIUM: Woodblock SIGNED: Hand Signed EDITION NUMBER: 122/150 MEASUREMENTS: 9" x 13.5" FRAME: Yes CONDITION: Excell...
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Heaven 4 - Béatrice - woodcut - 1963
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Paris, IDF
Salvador Dali (1904-1989) Heaven 4 - Béatrice woodcut Plate signed 1960/63 Printed on paper Vélin BFK Rives Size 32,8 x 26,4 cm (c. 13 x 10") REFERENCES : Field p. 189 à 200 / Mich...
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Stairway to Heaven - Woodcut - 1963
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Roma, IT
Stairway to Heaven - The Divine Comedy is a woodcut print realized in 1963 for a series illustrating the Medieval poem of the "Divine Comedy" by Dante Alighieri. Not signed, as iss...
Woodcut
Heaven 4 - Beatrice - Color woodcut - 1963
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Paris, IDF
Salvador Dali (1904-1989) Heaven 4 - Béatrice Woodcut in color Printed signature in the plate 1960/63 Printed on paper Vélin BFK Rives Size 32,8 x 26,4 cm (c. 13 x 10") REFERENCES ...
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Heaven 4 - Beatrice - Color woodcut - 1963
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Paris, IDF
Salvador Dali (1904-1989) Heaven 4 - Béatrice Woodcut in color Printed signature in the plate 1960/63 Printed on paper Vélin BFK Rives Size 32,8 x 26,4 cm (c. 13 x 10") REFERENCES ...
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Heaven 4 - Beatrice - Color woodcut - 1963
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Paris, IDF
Salvador Dali (1904-1989) Heaven 4 - Béatrice Woodcut in color Printed signature in the plate 1960/63 Printed on paper Vélin BFK Rives Size 32,8 x 26,4 cm (c. 13 x 10") REFERENCES ...
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Heaven 15 - Dante's Ecstasy - woodcut - 1963
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Paris, IDF
Salvador Dali (1904-1989) Heaven 15 - Dante's Ecstasy Wood engraving from "Divine Comedy" with the printed signature in the plate 1960/63 Printed on paper Vélin BFK Rives Size 32,8 ...
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Heaven 2 : The Angel - woodcut - 1963
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Paris, IDF
Salvador Dali (1904-1989) Heaven 2 - The Angel From the Divine Comedy Woodcut print with the printed signature in the plate 1960/63 Printed on paper Vélin BFK Rives Size 32,8 x 26,...
Woodcut
Heaven 18 - Beatrice's Splendor - woodcut - 1963
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Paris, IDF
Salvador Dali (1904-1989) Heaven 18 - Beatrice's Splendor From the "Divine Comedy" Wood engraving from "Divine Comedy" with the printed signature 1960/63 ...
Woodcut
Heaven 18 - Beatrice's Splendor - Original woodcut - 1963
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Paris, IDF
Salvador Dali (1904-1989) Heaven 18 - Beatrice's Splendor Original woodcut Signature printed in the plate 1960/63 Printed on paper Vélin BFK Rives Size 32,8 x 26,4 cm (c. 13 x 10 in...
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Heaven 5 - New View of Beatrice - Woodcut
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Paris, IDF
Salvador Dali (1904-1989) Heaven 5 - New View of Beatrice Original woodcut Signature printed in the plate 1960/63 Printed on paper Vélin BFK Rives Size 32,8 x 26,4 cm (c. 13 x 10 in...
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Heaven 18 - Beatrice's Splendor - Original woodcut - 1963
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Paris, IDF
Salvador Dali (1904-1989) Heaven 18 - Beatrice's Splendor Original woodcut Signature printed in the plate 1960/63 Printed on paper Vélin BFK Rives Size 32,8 x 26,4 cm (c. 13 x 10 in...
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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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In the wake of World War I’s ravaging of Europe, artists delved into the unconscious mind to confront and grapple with this reality. Poet and critic André Breton, a leader of the Surrealist movement who authored the 1924 Surrealist Manifesto, called this approach “a violent reaction against the impoverishment and sterility of thought processes that resulted from centuries of rationalism.” Surrealist art emerged in the 1920s with dreamlike and uncanny imagery guided by a variety of techniques such as automatic drawing, which can be likened to a stream of consciousness, to channel psychological experiences.
Although Surrealism was a groundbreaking approach for European art, its practitioners were inspired by Indigenous art and ancient mysticism for reenvisioning how sculptures, paintings, prints, performance art and more could respond to the unsettled world around them.
Surrealist artists were also informed by the Dada movement, which originated in 1916 Zurich and embraced absurdity over the logic that had propelled modernity into violence. Some of the Surrealists had witnessed this firsthand, such as Max Ernst, who served in the trenches during World War I, and Salvador Dalí, whose otherworldly paintings and other work responded to the dawning civil war in Spain.
Other key artists associated with the revolutionary art and literary movement included Man Ray, Joan Miró, René Magritte, Yves Tanguy, Frida Kahlo and Meret Oppenheim, all of whom had a distinct perspective on reimagining reality and freeing the unconscious mind from the conventions and restrictions of rational thought. Pablo Picasso showed some of his works in “La Peinture Surréaliste” — the first collective exhibition of Surrealist painting — which opened at Paris’s Galerie Pierre in November of 1925. (Although Magritte is best known as one of the visual Surrealist movement’s most talented practitioners, his famous 1943 painting, The Fifth Season, can be interpreted as a formal break from Surrealism.)
The outbreak of World War II led many in the movement to flee Europe for the Americas, further spreading Surrealism abroad. Generations of modern and contemporary artists were subsequently influenced by the richly symbolic and unearthly imagery of Surrealism, from Joseph Cornell to Arshile Gorky.
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Bring energy and an array of welcome colors and textures into your space by decorating with figurative fine-art prints and works on paper.
Figurative art stands in contrast to abstract art, which is more expressive than representational. The oldest-known work of figurative art is a figurative painting — specifically, a rock painting of an animal made over 40,000 years ago in Borneo. This remnant of a remote past has long faded, but its depiction of a cattle-like creature in elegant ocher markings endures.
Since then, figurative art has evolved significantly as it continues to represent the world, including a breadth of works on paper, including printmaking. This includes woodcuts, which are a type of relief print with perennial popularity among collectors. The artist carves into a block and applies ink to the raised surface, which is then pressed onto paper. There are also planographic prints, which use metal plates, stones or other flat surfaces as their base. The artist will often draw on the surface with grease crayon and then apply ink to those markings. Lithographs are a common version of planographic prints.
Figurative art printmaking was especially popular during the height of the Pop art movement, and this kind of work can be seen in artist Andy Warhol’s extensive use of photographic silkscreen printing. Everyday objects, logos and scenes were given a unique twist, whether in the style of a comic strip or in the use of neon colors.
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