Salvador Dalí Wood Engraving "Heaven Canto 16: The Apparition of the Ancestor"

Item Details

Salvador Dalí (Spanish; 1904 – 1989)
Heaven Canto 16: The Apparition of the Ancestor, 1960 – 1964
Wood engraving on paper
Unsigned
Pulled from Dante’s Divine Comedy series
Published by Editions d’Art les Heures Claires, Paris
Presented under UV glass with acid-free materials
Label present to the verso of frame

Literature
Albert Field, The Official Catalog of the Graphic Works of Salvador Dali, page 195.

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 scuffing to frame.

Dimensions

- measurements of frame; sheet measures 10.25" W x 13.0" H; image measures 7.25" W x 9.5" H.

Item #

ITMG579698