Salvador Dalí Wood Engraving "Les morts par violence"

Item Details

Salvador Dalí (Spanish, 1904 – 1989)
Les morts par violence (The Dead by Violence), 1960 – 1964
Wood engraving on paper
Signed in plate to the lower center
Purgatory Canto 6 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 Dalí, 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. Like many 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

- abrasions and scratches to the frame; some creases and buckling to the sheet; some stains throughout.

Dimensions

- measures the frame; plate measures 6.75" W x 10" H.

Item #

ITMGJ12926