1970
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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Salvador Dalí (1904–1989) -Hand-coloured drypoint etching on Arches paper - 1971
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Varese, IT
Hand-coloured drypoint etching on Arches paper, edited in 1971. Limited edition of 145 copies, numbered as 89/145 in lower left corner. Hand-signed in pencil by artist in lower righ...
Etching, Paper
Salvador Dalí (1904–1989) - Mort de Cléopâtra - Drypoint etching on paper
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Varese, IT
Drypoint etching with stencil on Arches paper, edited in 1975. Limited edition, numbered as 160/250 in lower left corner. Hand-signed in pencil by artist in lower right corner. Plat...
Drypoint, Etching
Salvador Dalí(1904–1989) - Etching and lithograph with embossing on paper - 1974
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Varese, IT
L’unicorne laser désintégre les cornes de rhinoceros cosmique (from ‘La Conquête du Cosmos’) Colour etching and lithograph with embossing on paper from ‘La Conquête du Cosmos’, edit...
Etching, Paper, Lithograph
Salvador Dalì (1904-1989) - Aphrodite - heliogravure and drypoint etching - 1963
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Varese, IT
Mixed-media incorporating heliogravure and hand-colored drypoint etching on Arches paper, edited in 1963. Limited edition of 150 copies, numbered 71/150 in lower left corner. Hand-si...
Drypoint, Etching
Salvador Dalí (1904–1989) -Hand-coloured drypoint etching on Arches paper - 1971
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Varese, IT
Hand-coloured drypoint etching on Arches paper, edited in 1971. Limited edition of 145 copies, numbered as 89/145 in lower left corner. Hand-signed in pencil by artist in lower righ...
Etching, Paper
Salvador Dalí (1904–1989) - Elijah - Handcolored drypoint etching - 1975
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Varese, IT
Hand-colored drypoint etching on extremely fine Japanese paper, edited in 1975. Limited edition, numbered in lower left corner as HC (horse commerce). Signed in pencil by artist in l...
Etching, Paper
Salvador Dali etching with drypoint, 1974, signed and numbered, edition of 120
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Salvador Dalí (1904-1989) Le Cheval et Le Loup, from Le Bestiaire de La Fontaine (Field 74-1L; M&L 658) Etching with drypoint and pochoir printed in colours, 1974 signed in pencil, n...
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 with drypoint, 1974, signed and numbered, edition of 120
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Salvador Dalí (1904-1989) Le Corbeau et Le Renard, from Le Bestiaire de La Fontaine (Field 74-1C; M&L 656) Etching with drypoint and pochoir printed in colours, 1974 signed in pencil...
Etching
Salvador Dali etching with drypoint, 1974, signed and inscribed 'EA'
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Salvador Dalí (1904 - 1989) The Sacred Love Of Gala, from After 50 Years of Surrealism (Field 74-8J, M&L 674) Etching with drypoint and extensive hand-colouring, 1974 signed and insc...
Etching
Salvador Dali etching with drypoint, 1969, signed and numbered, edition of 145
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Salvador Dalí (Spanish, 1904 - 1989) Femme au Cochon, from Faust (La Nuit de Walpurgis) (Field 69-1B; M&L 299k) Etching with drypoint and roulette printed in colours, 1969 signed in ...
Etching
Salvador Dali etching with drypoint, 1974, signed and numbered, edition of 120
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Salvador Dalí (1904-1989) Les Animaux Malades de la Peste, from Le Bestiaire de La Fontaine (Field 74-1D; M&L 657) Etching with drypoint and pochoir printed in colours, 1974, signed ...
Etching
