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Salvador Dalí
Inferno Canto 9: The Furies from The Divine Comedy
1960

Name: Inferno Canto 9: The Furies from The Divine Comedy
Brand: Salvador Dalí
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Divine Comedy Woodblock Prints ML 1047, AF 196 Woodblock from Dali’s The Divine Comedy - Published by Foret / Les Heures Claires. Print size approx. 13 x 10.25” with a deckled edge at the bottom. Print is on BFK Rives paper Salvador Dali’s signature is in black pencil on the lower right corner, recto. Additional Dali block signature on each individual print This full portfolio from which this work originates, was certified authentic by Albert Field, President, and Founder of the Salvador Dali Archives. The signature by Albert Field is in pencil on the inside cover of the portfolio, and not on the individual woodblock print sheets of this portfolio. The Albert Field signature is circled by the authenticator and dated “14, June 90” A copy of this portfolio certification accompanies this individual work. This piece is in good condition; wear commensurate with age and use. Jean Estrade - Les Heures Claires edition: The edition most familiar with the market is the French edition of The Divine Comedy published by Jean Estrade of Les Heures Claires, Paris. The total edition size is 4765 sets. Due to some of the sets having two suites, there are a total of 5346 prints of each woodcut. Note on Les Heures Claires edition: Jean Estrade also sold sets of plate signed Divine Comedy woodcuts in three slipcases of which this woodblock print is from this edition. The slipcases were issued in three colors, Red, Purple, Grey. The set came with several pages of text in French describing each canto (Like the German edition, only in French). The tirage page that came with the block signed French sets stated an edition of 500. (Referenced in Field page 192). The woodcuts are on watermarked BFK Rives paper and the only difference between these and the regular French edition is the additional block signatures. Watermarks: The woodcut can bear a BFK Rives watermark, or a Les Heures Claires watermark, or no watermark at all. The watermarks appeared only twice per sheet of four woodcuts, two out of every four are without a watermark. The woodcuts can be either forward or backwards and can be viewed by placing the print between you and a light source. The watermark will be visible along the lower edge if there References: Michler/Lopsinger Catalogue Raisonne volumes 1 and 2, published by Prestel. Isbn no. 3-7913-1279-0 and 3-7913-1602-8 Field, Albert The Official Catalog of the Graphic Works of Salvador Dali, Isbn no. 0-9653611-0-1 History: The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri remains today one of the pillars upon which the European literary tradition has been built. Originally simply titled Commedia, Dante's masterpiece was written at the end of his life and finished just before his death in 1321. Presented in the edition published by Les Heures Claires is Salvador Dali's interpretation of the wonderful and intense imagery that Dante formed through spinning a web of words both exciting and exhilarating. To celebrate the 700th anniversary of Dante's birth, the government of Italy planned to issue a special edition of The Divine Comedy. For this issue, Dali created 101 watercolors between 1951 and 1960. In 1954, La Libreria della Stato published a brochure with seven of the paintings reproduced full size as lithographs, together with sample pages of the text. The prints are 16 1/2 inches x 11 inches with narrow margins. Due to the opposition these prints created, the Italian government dropped the project and postage stamps were issued instead. Several years later, Joseph Foret, in Paris, who had previously published other Dali suites such as Don Quichotte, started production of the prints by wood engraving. Master engravers worked from 1959 - 1963 to carve 3500 separate wood blocks for the 100 prints. The Divine Comedy project was then taken over and completed by Jean Estrade of Les Heures Claires.

Creator:
Salvador Dalí (1904 - 1989, Spanish)
Creation Year:
1960
Dimensions:
Height: 13 in (33.02 cm)Width: 10.25 in (26.04 cm)
Medium:
Woodcut
Movement & Style:
Surrealist
Period:
1960-1969
Condition:
Gallery Location:
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Reference Number:
Seller: DAL-2142, 22368, ML 10471stDibs: LU574310056072

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