Salvador Dalí Etching "Famous Loves: Caesar and Cleopatra"

Item Details

Salvador Dalí (Spanish, 1904-1989)
Famous Loves: Caesar and Cleopatra, 1972
Etching on BFK Rives paper
Signed to lower right margin
Numbered 262 out of 1000
Watermarked BFK RIVES FRANCE to lower right edge

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 Dali, figure 72-3 F.

Condition

- foxing to lines throughout piece; warping to paper; toning throughout paper with mat burn to all edges; accretions to linen mat; scratches throughout frame. piece was examined out of frame.

Dimensions

- measures frame; sheet measures 22.25" W x 17.75" H; plate mark measures 15.75" W x 10.75" H

Item #

19DAL003-031