1969
Instantly recognizable by his waxed, upturned mustache, the flamboyant Salvador Dalí is one of modern art’s most distinctive figures. He is also one of the icons of the 20th-century avant-garde Surrealist movement, whose dreamlike images, drawn from the depths of the unconscious, he deployed in paintings, sculptures, prints and fashion, as well as in film collaborations with Luis Buñuel and Alfred Hitchcock.
Dalí was born in Figueres, Catalonia, and even as a youngster, displayed the sensitivity, sharp perception and vivid imagination that would later define his artworks. In these, he conjured childhood memories and employed religious symbols and Freudian imagery like staircases, keys and dripping candles to create unexpected, often shocking pieces.
Dalí's use of hyperrealism in conveying Surrealist symbols and concepts that subvert accepted notions of reality is epitomized in what is perhaps his most recognizable painting, The Persistence of Memory (1931), in which he depicts the fluidity of time through melting clocks, their forms inspired by Camembert cheese melting in the sun. His artistic genius, eccentric personality and eternal quest for fame made him a global celebrity.
“Each morning when I awake, I experience again a supreme pleasure,” he once said. “That of being Salvador Dalí.”
Find original Salvador Dalí paintings, prints, sculptures and other works on 1stDibs.
Untitled
By Francisco Toledo
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A mixed media on paper work by Latin American artist Francisco Toledo. Executed mainly in white and ochre, with red and blue, the work depicts two abstracted faces. Signed lower midd...
Canvas, Mixed Media
La Peluquera
By Saul Kaminer
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A large, colorful oil on canvas abstract painting by Saul Kaminer depicting La Peluquera, the hairdresser, with a client in her chair, scissors in hand. Provenance: Kaminer, Galerie Thomas...
Canvas, Oil
New Baby
By Robert Kushner
Located in Palm Desert, CA
"New Baby" is a lithography by Robert Kushner. Signed in pencil, lower right, "Robert Kushner". The work is number 5 from an edition of 35. The artwork size is 22 1/2 x 29 3/4 inches...
Lithograph
Untitled Drawing
By Anton Henning
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A mixed media on paper by contemporary artist Anton Henning. This work is one of Henning’s "Interieur" paintings, a complex, pictorial systems of paintings within paintings...
Mixed Media, Paper
Untitled
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A painting by Krisjanis Kaktins-Gorsline. “Untitled” is a contemporary figurative painting, oil on canvas by Canadian Conceptual artist Krisjanis Kaktins-Gorsline. The artwork is sig...
Oil
Avere non è possedere (Having is Not Possessing) - Expressionist Oil Painting
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Manina's Avere non è possedere (1963) belongs to one of the most consequential periods of her career. Born Marianne Tischler in Paris in 1918 to Expressionist painter Viktor Tischler...
Canvas, Oil
Hippies (Complete Portfolio)
By Salvador Dalí
Located in New York, NY
Edition XVII of C Each work is accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity from Pierre Argillet.
Paper, Etching
Salvador Dali "The Old Hippie"
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Dali, Salvador Title: The Old Hippie Series: The Hippies Date: 1969 Medium: drypoint with added color Signature: Pencil signed Edition: I...
Drypoint
Le Colosse
By Salvador Dalí
Located in New York, NY
Color drypoint. Signed by the artist in pencil lower right. Numbered 44/100 in pencil lower left. Published by Editions d'Art de Francony, Paris. Catalogue raisonne reference: Fi...
Drypoint
Le Viol d'Europe
By Salvador Dalí
Located in New York, NY
A very good impression of this color drypoint on Japon nacré. Artist's proof, aside from the edition of 270. Signed and inscribed "EA" in pencil. Published by Vision Nouvelle, Paris....
Color, Drypoint
Picasso: Un Billet Pur la Glorie, Salvador Dali
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Fairfield, CT
Title: Picasso: Un Billet Pur la Glorie Year: 1974 Medium: Engraving on Arches paper Edition: F.122/195, plus proofs Size: 25.75 x 19.75 inches Condition: Good Inscription: Signed an...
Engraving
Hommage a Picasso
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Hommage a Picasso MEDIUM: Etching SIGNED: Hand Signed by Salvador Dali PUBLISHER: Felicia, New York/EGI EDITION NUMBER: XLVI/CC MEASUREMENTS: Paper...
Etching
