Salvador Dalí Decomposition Wood Engravings "Le supplice des hypocrites"
Item Details
Salvador Dalí (Spanish, 1904-1989)
Le supplice des hypocrites (The Punishment of Hypocrites), circa 1960
Fifteen wood engravings on BFK Rives paper
Unsigned
Hell Canto 23 from The Divine Comedy suite
Published by Joseph Forêt, Les heures claires
Includes a certificate of authenticity
Literature
Albert Field, The Official Catalog of the Graphic Works of Salvador Dalí, page 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
- minor wear to edges of papers.
Dimensions
- roughly measures each sheet.
Item #
ITMGB43247