Salvador Dalí Wood Engraving "Heaven Canto 24”

Item Details

Salvador Dalí
Heaven Canto 24
Wood engraving on Rives paper
Unsigned

Salvador Dalí (Spain, 1904-1989)
Heaven Canto 24, La Joie des Bien Heueux, 1959-1963
Wood engraving on Rives paper
Unsigned
An edition out of 5346
Published by Joseph Foret
BFK Rives watermark to the lower margin of paper
Includes a certificate of authentication from Martin Lawrence Galleries

A wood engraving on Rives paper titled Heaven Canto 24, La Joie des Bien Heureux by Salvador Dalí (Spain, 1904-1989) published by Joseph Foret, dated 1959-1963. This work features a scene from Dante’s Divine Comedy rendered with layers of saturated hues. It is unsigned, contains a BRF Rives watermark to the lower margin of paper, and is a single French edition out of 5346. This print is presented matted and housed in a decorative wooden frame with gilt gesso moulding under acrylic glass.

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.

Literature
Albert Field, The Official Catalog of the Graphic Works of Salvador Dalí, page 198.

Condition

- some toning and discoloration to paper; paper has been trimmed to edges; print has been examined outside of frame; some scratches and chipping to frame.

Dimensions

- frame measures; image measures 7" W x 10" H.

Item #

18CHI146-174