Salvador Dalí Wood Engraving "La joie des bien heureux"

Item Details

Salvador Dalí (Spain, 1904 – 1989)
La joie des bien heureux (The Joy of the Blessed), 1960 – 1964
Wood engraving on BFK Rives (watermarked) paper
Unsigned
French book edition
Heaven Canto 24 from The Divine Comedy suite
Published by Editions d’Art Les Heures Claires, Paris

Literature
Albert Field, The Official Catalog of the Graphic Works of Salvador Dali, pages 189 – 200.

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

- some toning and rough edges to the sheet; minor smudges to the glass; debris inside the frame; minor scuffs to the edges of the frame.

Dimensions

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

Item #

ITMGA43581