Salvador Dalí Wood Engraving "Hell Canto 15: Les Margelles du Phlégéton"

Item Details

Salvador Dalí (Spanish; 1904 – 1989)
Hell Canto 15: Les Margelles du Phlégéton, circa 1960
Wood engraving on Rives BFK paper
Unsigned
Pulled from Dante’s Divine Comedy
Published by Editions D’Art Les Heures Claires, Paris, France
Title and canto number inscribed to verso of print sheet
Rives BFK watermark to paper in lower left
Artist’s bio and canto text included in envelope to verso

Literature
Albert Field, The Official Catalog of the Graphic Works of Salvador Dalí, page 199.

Salvador Dalí was born in Figueres, Spain and is known for his Surrealist and otherworldly compositions. He was encouraged to pursue his artistic inclinations at a young age and in 1922 he enrolled at the Academia de San Fernando in Madrid, Spain. As most artists during his lifetime, Dalí moved to Paris to collaborate with his contemporaries including Picasso, Magritte, and Miró. Dalí’s body of work is based on his ability to translate his profound understanding of what is just beyond human consciousness into something tangible. Dalí’s extensive oeuvre can be seen in many public collections including the MoMA, New York; the Salvador Dalí Museum, Florida; and the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago among many others.

Condition

- minor toning to print page; piece was removed for examination and re-framed; edge wear and marks to frame.

Dimensions

- measures the frame; print image measures 7.25" W x 10" H.

Item #

ITMG329692