
Salvador Dali (1904-89) was a Spanish painter, sculptor, graphic artist, and designer. After passing through phases of Cubism, Futurism and Metaphysical painting, he joined the Surrealists in 1929 and his talent for self-publicity rapidly made him the most famous representative of the movement. Throughout his life he cultivated eccentricity and exhibitionism, claiming that this was the source of his creative energy. His paintings employed a meticulous academic technique that was contradicted by the unreal `dream’ space he depicted and by the strangely hallucinatory characters of his imagery. He described his pictures as `hand-painted dream photographs’ and had certain favorite and recurring images, such as the human figure with half-open drawers protruding from it, burning giraffes, and watches bent and flowing as if made from melting wax. Apart from painting, Dalí’s output included sculpture, book illustration, jewelry design, and work for the theatre. He is undoubtedly one of the most famous artists of the 20th century.
Dali, Salvador
1950 Original etching on Japon Nacre paper Signed by the artist in pencil and numbered 22 x 30 inches (56 x 76 cm) Edition of 300 SOLD
1978-79 Original lithograph in colors on Wove paper Signed by the artist in pencil and numbered 29 ¼ x 20 ¼ inches (74.5 x 51.5 cm) Edition of 125 SOLD
(From Les Chevaux de Dali) 1983 Lithograph in colors Signed and numbered 22 x 14 ⅜ inches (55.9 x 36.5 cm) Edition of 250 SOLD
(From Les Chevaux de Dali) 1983 Lithograph Signed and numbered 14 ½ x 22 inches (36.8 x 55.9 cm) Edition of 250 SOLD
(From Les Chevaux de Dali) 1983 Lithograph Signed and numbered 22 x 14 ⅜ inches (55.9 x 36.5 cm) Edition of 250 SOLD