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 -- One's Identity
By Salvador Dalí
Located in BRUCE, ACT
Salvador Dali One's Identity from the “Cycles of Life”, 1979 Photolithographs and etching in colors on Arches paper Image size: 30.5 × 30.5 cm Framed size: 64.5 × 63 x 4 cm Ha...
Etching, Photo-lithograph
Salvador Dali "Colossus"
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Dali, Salvador Title: Colossus Series: Aurelia Date: 1972 Medium: Engraving Unframed Dimensions: 30" x 22" Framed Dimensions: 38" x 30" Signature: Pencil signed Editi...
Engraving
Salvador Dali -- Homage To Mercure
By Salvador Dalí
Located in BRUCE, ACT
Salvador Dali Hommage à Mercure, 1973 Hand signed lower right Numbered 10 / 150 lower left. Printed by Ateliers Rigal, Paris. Published by Joseph Foret, Paris. Reference Michler...
Engraving
Salvador Dali from "Three Plays by the Marquis de Sade"
By (after) Salvador Dali
Located in Vienna, AT
SALVADOR DALI. from "Three Plays by the Marquis de Sade" signed and numbered 156/160, color lithograph.
Paper
$3,995
H 29.75 in W 21.25 in
Memories of Surrealism Dressed in The Nude in The Surrealist Fashion
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Memories of Surrealism Dressed in The Nude in The Surrealist Fashion MEDIUM: Etching on Japon Paper SIGNED: Hand Signed by Salvador Dali EDITION NUMB...
Etching
$2,593
H 32.88 in W 26.58 in D 1.19 in
Modern Salvador Dalí Surrealist Signed and Numbered Original Work on Paper
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Roma, IT
Modern Salvador Dalí Surrealist Signed and Numbered Original Work on Paper *Le rêve onirique*, a colour lithograph created by Salvador Dalí in 1974. The sheet belongs to a series ...
Lithograph
$2,593
H 15.75 in W 11.82 in D 1.19 in
Salvador Dalí 1970s Surrealist Dated and Signed Work on Paper
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Roma, IT
Salvador Dalí 1970s Surrealist Dated and Signed Work on Paper This significant work on paper is a silkscreen print by Salvador Dalí (1904–1989), part of the famous series dedicated ...
Lithograph
Signed Salvador Dali Surrealist Wood Cut Print
Located in Bradenton, FL
Mid-20th century signed Salvador Dali (Spanish artist 1904-1989) Wood Cut Print, "The Minotaur". This is a striking example of the surrealist artist's exploration of mythology and su...
Wood
$6,400Sale Price|20% Off
H 38 in W 29 in
Salvador Dali "Liquid and Gaseous Television"
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Dali, Salvador Title: Liquid and Gaseous Television Series: Imaginations and Objects of the Future Date: 1975 Medium: Lithograph with original drypoint with collage Unfr...
Drypoint, Lithograph
Sainte Lucie
By Salvador Dalí
Located in OPOLE, PL
Salvador Dali (1904-1989) - Sainte Lucie Etching and watercolour from 1974. The edition 219/450. Dimensions of work: 90 x 63.5 cm. Hand signed. Reference: Field, 73-3; Michler, ...
Watercolor, Etching
