Salvador Dalí Wood Engraving "Hell Canto 11: Au Bord de 7e Bolge"

Item Details

Designed by Salvador Dalí (Spain, 1904-1989)
Hell Canto 11: Au Bord de 7e Bolge, 1959-1963
Wood engraving on B. F. K. Rives paper
Signed in plate to the lower margin
Published by Joseph Foret

A wood engraving on B.F.K. Rives paper titled Hell Canto 11: Au Bord de 7e Bolge designed 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 signed in plate to the lower margin, contains a B.F.K. Rives watermark, and is a single French edition out of 5346. This print is presented matted and housed in a decorative wooden frame under 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 195.

Condition

- toning, billowing, mat burn, and wear to paper; scratches and chipping to frame; print had been examined outside of the frame.

Dimensions

- frame measures; image measures 7.25" W x 10" H.

Item #

18DCC552-219