"Henry IV" Salvador Dalí, Surrealist, Shakespeare, Illustration, Stylized
By Salvador Dalí
Located in New York, NY
Salvador Dalí Henry IV, from the Shakespeare II Suite, 1970 Signed lower right, numbered lower left, inscribed on the reverse Color etching and drypoint on B.F.K.
Paper, Etching
$3,200Sale Price|20% Off
Shakespeare II Timon of Athens Etching, Surrealist, Hand Signed, 1971
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Shakespeare II Timon of Athens MEDIUM: Etching SIGNED: Hand Signed PUBLISHER: Transworld Art/Loinel Praeger/Berggruen EDITION NUMBER: 155/250 MEAS...
Etching
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H 10 in W 7 in
Salvador Dali Rare Shakespeare Hand Signed Color Etching Henry V Surreal Artwork
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Bloomington, MN
Salvador Dali Authentic and Original Color Etching"Henry V (a)", Signed and Numbered, Professionally Custom Framed and listed with the Submit Best Offer Option Accepting Offers Now:...
Etching
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H 10 in W 7 in
Salvador Dali Color Etching Hand Signed Shakespeare Taming Of Shrew Surreal Art
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Bloomington, MN
Salvador Dali Authentic and Original Color Etching"The Taming of the Shrew", Signed and Numbered, Professionally Custom Framed and listed with the Submit Best Offer Option Accepting...
Etching
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H 17.63 in W 12.5 in
The Merry Wives of Windsor from the Shakespeare II Series
By Salvador Dalí
Located in New York, NY
Shakespeare II The Merry Wives of Windsor, 1971 Drypoint Etching with color on japon 6 4/5 × 4 9/10 in 17.2 × 12.4 cm Pencil signed and numbered 153/250 Image (plate mark) size: 6. ...
Etching
King John
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Baltimore, MD
Salvador Dalí "King John" From Shakespeare Suite Etching, Pencil Signed Edition: 27/250
Etching
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H 17.33 in W 11.82 in
Shakespeare : The Merry Wives of Windsor - Original handsigned etching - 250 ex
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Paris, IDF
Salvador DALI Shakespeare : The Merry Wives of Windsor Original etching Handsigned in pencil Limited to 250 copies On Japon 44 x 30 cm (17 x 12") This etching is part of s...
Etching
Much ado About Shakespeare Measure for Measure
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Much Ado About Shakespeare Measure for Measure MEDIUM: Etching SIGNED: Hand Signed EDITION NUMBER: XIV/XCV MEASUREMENTS: 12" x 18.5" YEAR: 1968 ...
Etching
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H 44 in W 30 in
Shakespeare : Timon of Athens - Original handsigned etching - 250 copies
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Paris, IDF
Salvador DALI Shakespeare : Timon of Athens Original etching Handsigned in pencil Limited to 250 copies On Japon 44 x 30 cm (17 x 12") This etching is part of serie "Shake...
Etching
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H 15.75 in W 11.42 in D 1.19 in
1970s Salvador Dalí Signed and Dated Original Work on Paper
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Roma, IT
1970s Salvador Dalí Signed and Dated Work on Paper This wonderful artwork shown is a silkscreen print by Salvador Dalí (1904–1989), part of the famous series dedicated to William S...
Lithograph
Macbeth, from Much Ado about Shakespeare (Shakespeare I)
By Salvador Dalí
Located in London, GB
SALVADOR DALI 1904-1989 1904 - Figueras-1989 Title: Macbeth, from Much Ado about Shakespeare (Shakespeare I), 1968 Technique: Original Hand Signed and Numbered Etching in Colo...
Lithograph
Henry V from Shakespeare II
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Wilton, CT
An illustration from Shakespeare II or Henry V. Signed and numbered in pencil. Published by Berggruen.
Etching
Shakespeare : Henry VI - Original Handsigned Etching
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Paris, IDF
REFERENCES : - Catalog raisonne Field #75-9 D - Catalog raisonne Michel and Lopsinger #400 This Etching belongs to the series of 16 engravings, called Shakespeare, realized by Salva...
Lithograph
Henry IV, from the suite Shakespeare
By Salvador Dalí
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Salvador Dali (Spanish surrealist, 1904-1989) Title: Henry IV Year: 1970 Medium: Color etching Edition: Inscribed E.A (Epreuve d'Artiste) in pencil Paper: B.F.K Rives ...
Etching
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H 13.19 in W 9.85 in
Much Ado About Shakespeare : Othello - Original Signed Etching
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Paris, IDF
Salvador DALI Much Ado About Shakespeare : Othello, 1968 Original etching Handsigned Justified EA On Japan paper 33.5 x 25 cm (c. 13 x 10 inch) REFERENCES : - Catalog raisonne Fi...
Etching
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H 14.97 in W 11.03 in
Much Ado About Shakespeare : Othello - Original Signed Etching
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Paris, IDF
Salvador DALI Much Ado About Shakespeare : Othello, 1968 Original etching in sanguine Handsigned Justified EA /18 On Rives vellum 38 x 28 cm (c. 15 x 11 inch) REFERENCES : - Catal...
Etching
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H 14.97 in W 11.03 in
Much Ado About Shakespeare : Macbeth - Original Signed Etching
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Paris, IDF
Salvador DALI Much Ado About Shakespeare : Macbeth, 1968 Original etching in sanguine Handsigned Justified EA /18 On Rives vellum 38 x 28 cm (c. 15 x 11 inch) REFERENCES : - Catal...
Etching
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H 17.52 in W 12.6 in
Much Ado About Shakespeare : Othello - Original Signed Etching
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Paris, IDF
Salvador DALI Much Ado About Shakespeare : Othello, 1968 Original etching in color Handsigned Numbered / XCV (95 exemplaries) On Japan paper 44.5 x 32 cm (c. 18 x 13 inch) REFERENC...
Etching
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H 13.19 in W 9.85 in
Much Ado About Shakespeare : Henry III - Original Signed Etching
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Paris, IDF
Salvador DALI Much Ado About Shakespeare : Henry III, 1968 Original etching Handsigned Justified EA On Japan paper 33.5 x 25 cm (c. 13 x 10 inch) REFERENCES : - Catalog raisonne ...
Etching
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H 13.19 in W 9.85 in
Much Ado About Shakespeare : Henry III - Original Signed Etching
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Paris, IDF
Salvador DALI Much Ado About Shakespeare : Henry III, 1968 Original etching Handsigned Justified EA On Japan paper 33.5 x 25 cm (c. 13 x 10 inch) REFERENCES : - Catalog raisonne ...
Etching
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H 14.97 in W 11.03 in
Much Ado About Shakespeare : King Lear - Original Signed Etching
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Paris, IDF
Salvador DALI Much Ado About Shakespeare : King Lear, 1968 Original etching in sanguine Handsigned Justified EA /18 On Rives vellum 38 x 28 cm (c. 15 x 11 inch) REFERENCES : - Cat...
Etching
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H 17.52 in W 12.6 in
Much Ado About Shakespeare : King Lear - Original Signed Etching
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Paris, IDF
Salvador DALI Much Ado About Shakespeare : King Lear, 1968 Original etching in color Handsigned Justified EA On Japan paper 44.5 x 32 cm (c. 18 x 13 inch) REFERENCES : - Catalog r...
Etching
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H 13.19 in W 9.85 in
Much Ado About Shakespeare : Midsummer Night's Dream - Original Signed Etching
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Paris, IDF
Salvador DALI Much Ado About Shakespeare : Midsummer Night's Dream, 1968 Original etching Handsigned Justified EA On Japan paper 33.5 x 25 cm (c. 13 x 10 inch) REFERENCES : - Cat...
Etching
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H 13.19 in W 9.85 in
Much Ado About Shakespeare : Romeo and Juliet - Original Signed Etching
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Paris, IDF
Salvador DALI Much Ado About Shakespeare : Romeo and Juliet, 1968 Original etching Handsigned Justified EA On Japan paper 33.5 x 25 cm (c. 13 x 10 inch) REFERENCES : - Catalog ra...
Etching
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H 13.19 in W 9.85 in
Much Ado About Shakespeare : Measure for Measure - Original Signed Etching
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Paris, IDF
Salvador DALI Much Ado About Shakespeare : Measure for Measure, 1968 Original etching Handsigned Justified EA On Japan paper 33.5 x 25 cm (c. 13 x 10 inch) REFERENCES : - Catalog...
Etching
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H 17.52 in W 12.6 in
Much Ado About Shakespeare : Romeo and Juliet - Original Signed Etching
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Paris, IDF
Salvador DALI Much Ado About Shakespeare : Romeo and Juliet, 1968 Original etching in color Handsigned Justified EA On Japan paper 44.5 x 32 cm (c. 18 x 13 inch) REFERENCES : - Ca...
Etching
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H 17.52 in W 12.6 in
Much Ado About Shakespeare : Merchant of Venice - Original Signed Etching
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Paris, IDF
Salvador DALI Much Ado About Shakespeare : Merchant of Venice, 1968 Original etching in color Handsigned Justified EA On Japan paper 44.5 x 32 cm (c. 18 x 13 inch) REFERENCES : - ...
Etching
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H 14.97 in W 11.03 in
Much Ado About Shakespeare : As You Like It - Original Signed Etching
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Paris, IDF
Salvador DALI Much Ado About Shakespeare : As You Like It, 1968 Original etching in sanguine Handsigned Justified EA /18 On Rives vellum 38 x 28 cm (c. 15 x 11 inch) REFERENCES : ...
Etching
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H 17.52 in W 12.6 in
Much Ado About Shakespeare : As You Like It - Original Signed Etching
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Paris, IDF
Salvador DALI Much Ado About Shakespeare : As You Like It, 1968 Original etching in color Handsigned Numbered / XCV (95 exemplaries) On Japan paper 44.5 x 32 cm (c. 18 x 13 inch) R...
Etching
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H 10 in W 7 in
Salvador Dali Gentleman Verona Etching Hand Signed Shakespeare Surreal Artwork
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Bloomington, MN
Salvador Dali Authentic and Original Color Etching"Two Gentleman of Verona", Signed and Numbered, Professionally Custom Framed and listed with the Submit Best Offer Option Accepting...
Etching
$2,514
H 14.97 in W 11.23 in D 0.04 in
Femme au Clown Etching, Surrealist, Signed, 1960s, Edition 49/150
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Roma, IT
Etching on chamois-colored laid paper, realized by Dalì in 1968/69. Plate from "Faust (La Nuit de Walpurgis), published by Argillet, Paris. Edition of 49/150, hand colored. Hand s...
Etching
$4,800
H 14.97 in W 11.03 in D 0.04 in
Vieux Faust, Original Drypoint Etching, Surrealism, 1969, Signed
By Salvador Dalí
Located in OPOLE, PL
Salvador Dali (1904-1989) - Vieux Faust (Old Faust) Drypoint etching with roulette from 1969. The edition 4/95. Dimensions of work: 38 x 28 cm. Hand signed. Publisher: Pierre Ar...
Drypoint, Etching
$1,965Sale Price|31% Off
H 25.99 in W 20.48 in D 0.04 in
Jugoyoe, Original Drypoint Etching, Surrealist, 1974, Signed
By Salvador Dalí
Located in OPOLE, PL
Salvador Dali (1904-1989) - Jugoyoe Drypoint etching with stencil from 1974. The edition of XVII/LXXV on Richard de Bas paper. Dimensions of work: 66 x 52 cm. Hand signed. Publi...
Drypoint, Etching
$628
H 19.1 in W 13.78 in D 0.04 in
Mulier e Latere Viri Lithograph, Surrealist, Signed, 1964, Unframed
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Roma, IT
Mulier e Latere Viri ("Woman from the Side of Man") is an artwork realized in 1964. It is part of Biblia Sacra vulgatæ editionis published by Rizzoli-Mediolani between 1967 and 1969...
Lithograph
Salvador Dali - Sator from "Faust"
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Salvador Dali - Sator, from "Faust" Original Etching Embossed signature From the edition of 731 Dimensions: 38,5 x 28,5 cm 1969 References : Field 69-1 K / Michler & Lopsinger 305 S...
Etching
$1,828
H 15.16 in W 11.23 in D 0.04 in
Salvador Dali - Magician - Original Etching
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Salvador Dali - Magician - Original Etching Stamp Signed Dimensions: 38,5 x 28,5 cm 1969 References : Field 69-1 K / Michler & Lopsinger 305 Salvador Dali Salvador Dali was born a...
Etching
Salvador Dali - Sator - Original Etching
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Salvador Dali - Sator - Original Etching Stamp Signed Dimensions: 38,5 x 28,5 cm 1969 References : Field 69-1 / Michler & Lopsinger 305
Etching
Salvador Dali "The Old Faust"
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Dali, Salvador Title: The Old Faust Series: Faust Date: 1969 Medium: drypoint Framed Dimensions: 22.5" x 18.5" Signature: Pencil signed Edition: 49/145 Literature: Al...
Drypoint
$4,500
H 29 in W 21 in
Chevalier Surrealiste, Signed Surrealist Lithograph by Salvador Dali
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Long Island City, NY
An original hand-signed and numbered Dali lithograph entitled "Chevalier Surrealiste". A rare example that it accompanied with the original folio and the Bowles/Hopkins Certificate o...
Lithograph
$2,200Sale Price|20% Off
H 15.3 in W 11.4 in
Faust Chevalier a Genou Etching, Surrealist, Hand Signed, 1969
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Faust Chevalier a Genou MEDIUM: Etching SIGNED: Hand Signed EDITION NUMBER: 9/95 MEASUREMENTS: 15.3" x 11.4" YEAR: 1969 FRAMED: No CONDITION: Ex...
Etching
Salvador Dali "Transfiguration"
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Dali, Salvador Title: Transfiguration Date: 1973 Medium: Drypoint with Added Watercolor Unframed Dimensions: 30" x 22" Signature: Pencil signed Edition: 100/100 Litera...
Drypoint, Watercolor
Salvador Dali "Untitled 20 (Les Songes)"
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Dali, Salvador Title: Untitled 20 (Les Songes) Series: Les Songes Drolatiques de Pantagruel Date: 1973 Medium: Lithograph with color backgrounds Unframed Dimensions: 25....
Lithograph
$11,428
H 16.15 in W 25.2 in D 0.04 in
Salvador Dali - The Golden Age - Original Lithograph
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Salvador Dali - The Golden Age - Original Lithograph Joseph FORET, Paris, 1957 PRINTER : Ballon. SIGNATURE : plate signed by Dali. LIMITED : 197 copies. EDITION : Number 136 SIZE ...
Lithograph
$342
H 13 in W 10.24 in D 0.04 in
Virgilio Woodcut Print: Surrealist Limited Edition, 1963
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Roma, IT
The Reproach of Virgilio - "The Divine Comedy" - Song 5 - Purgatory is a woodcut print realized in 1963 for a series illustrating the Medieval poem of the "Divine Comedy" by Dante ...
Woodcut
$2,742
H 15.16 in W 11.03 in D 0.04 in
Vieux Faust Etching, Surrealist Style, Signed, 1960s, Edition 105/145
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Roma, IT
Vieux Faust (Old Faust) is an artwork realized in 1968/69, from the Series "Faust" (La Nuit de Walpurgis). Etching, Drypoint, Watercolor and Roulette on Japon Paper, Hand signed an...
Paper, Watercolor, Drypoint, Etching
$5,142
H 26 in W 19.75 in D 0.1 in
Salvador Dali - Flung out like - Original Signed Engraving
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Salvador Dali - Flung out like a Fag-end by the Big- - Original Signed Engraving Handsigned in pencil and Numbered Edition: F195/195 - Printer: Atelier Rigal. - Paper: Rives vellum ...
Etching
$2,391
H 19.5 in W 25 in
Antique Oil Highland Cattle Scottish Moor beneath Grey Moody Dramatic Skies
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Highland Cattle Grazing on a Scottish Moor beneath Dramatic Skies by Edward Hargitt (British, 1835–1895) Signed. Framed: 19.5 × 25 inches Canvas: 12 × 18 inches Medium: Oil on canvas...
Oil, Canvas
$85,714
H 48.04 in W 38.59 in D 0.79 in
Ancient Italian painting from the 17th century, an allegory of magnificence
Located in Vicoforte, IT
An important Florentine painting from the mid-17th century. This oil-on-canvas painting, attributed to the great Italian painter Vincenzo Dandini (1609–1675), depicts a refined alleg...
Oil
$3,000
H 18 in W 30 in D 2.25 in
"Pont de la Concorde" Romantic Parisian Impressionistic Street Scene Framed
Located in New York, NY
A stunning depiction a romantic Parisian street scene painted in 1957. We are drawn to the playful use of light and how the rain sparkles on the sidewalk. Figures go about in the day...
Canvas, Oil
$11,291Sale Price|20% Off
H 57.88 in W 42.52 in
Archangel Michael Reni Paint 17/18th Century Oil on canvas Old master Religious
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Archangel Michael Guido Reni (Bologna 1575–1642) Follower of 17th–18th century Oil on canvas 134 x 96 cm. - Framed 147 x 108 cm. The work in question, of excellent qual...
Oil
$26,646
H 83 in W 45 in
Enormous Portrait Elegant 1900's Gentleman in Riding Dress British Oil Painting
By Paul Knight
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Gentleman in Riding Dress by Paul Knight (exh. 1883–1904) oil on canvas, framed (*read important notes at the end of this listing) Signed lower right Approximately 83 ...
Oil, Canvas
$1,005
H 11.82 in W 11.82 in
HEAT HAZE - Modern Landscape Oil Pastel Painting, Warm Tones, Bright Light
By Janusz Kokot
Located in Hallein, AT
Janusz Kokot was born in Kalisz in 1960. He studied at the Pedagogical University in Częstochowa at the Art Institute. He practices painting and drawing. In the years 1988 - 2020 he ...
Paper, Oil Pastel
$1,537
H 17 in W 23.5 in
Fine British Countryside Landscape Antique Oil Painting Woodland Meadow View
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
British Countryside Landscape Antique Oil Painting Woodland Meadow View H. Easy (19th–20th Century British) Framed: 17 x 23.5 inches Board: 15 x 22 inches Medium: Oil on board, frame...
Oil
$13,500
H 25.2 in W 16.54 in
Venetian School, late 15th century, Saint Paul the Apostle
Located in Stockholm, SE
Venetian School, late 15th century Saint Paul the Apostle oil on panel unframed 44.5 × 23.5 cm (17.5 × 9.3 in) framed 64 × 42 cm (25.2 × 16.5 in) No signature Provenance: Private ...
Oil, Wood Panel
$23,250
H 10.5 in W 6 in
Au Vieux Sculpteur au Travail I (Old Sculptor at Work I) Bloch 157; Baer 224.B.b
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Pablo Picasso (1881 - 1973) Au Vieux Sculpteur au Travail I (Old Sculptor at Work I), c. 1933 Medium: Etching on Montval Laid Paper with Vollard Watermark Edition: Edition of 260...
Etching
$1,223
H 7 in W 8 in
Lord Byron Standing on the Shore with Sailing Ship at Sea Antique Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Lord Byron Standing on the Shore British School, circa 1919 Oil on panel, framed inscirbed/ signed? lower left and indistinctly dated Frame: 7 × 8 inches Panel: 6 × 7 inches Provenan...
Oil
$716Sale Price|20% Off
H 14.88 in W 11.69 in
Marc Chagall, The Soul of Elpenor, from Homer, The Odyssey, 1989 (after)
By Marc Chagall
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Marc Chagall (1887–1985) (after) Title: The Soul of Elpenor (Die Seele Elpenors) Year: 1989 Medium: Lithograph on 250 g/m² Butten Papierwerke Miliani AG, Fabriano paper Paper...
Lithograph
$868Sale Price|20% Off
H 29.93 in W 22.05 in
Sophie aux bas rouges, 1993, original lithograph by Jean Jansem
By Jean Jansem
Located in Les Acacias GE, GE
Jean Jansem (1920-2013) Sophie aux bas rouges, 1993 Lithographie sur papier Arches, justifiée E/A Signée en bas à droite 66 x 50 cm / 76 x 56 cm Bibliographie: CR Jansem, 2000, n°...
Lithograph
Sold|$7,428
H 26.19 in W 30.32 in D 1.97 in
After the ball, painting, portrait, framed, belle epoque
Located in PARIS, FR
Albert Bréauté (1854-1941) After the Ball, 1894 Oil on canvas 65 x 54 cm 77 x 66.5 cm with frame Signed and dated lower left 1894 Exhibition: Society of Friends of the Arts of Seine...
Canvas, Oil
Portrait de Mlle D.M. (Dora Maar), c. 1960
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Pablo Picasso Portrait de Mlle D.M. (Dora Maar), c. 1960; When Dora Maar met Pablo Picasso she was 28 years old, younger than the established painter by over two decades. They met th...
Collotype Print
$400,000
H 9.77 in W 12.64 in
Pablo Ruiz Picasso. Études de personanages. 1905. 24.8 x 32.1 cm
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Barcelona, CT
Pablo Ruiz Picasso (Málaga, 1881 - Mougins, 1973) Études de personanages 1905 Ink, gouache and watercolor on laid paper 24.8 x 32.1 cm Documents - Certificate of Authenticity is...
Ink, Watercolor, Gouache, Laid Paper
Rembrant Van Rijn "Adam and Eve"
By Rembrandt van Rijn
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rembrant Van Rijn "Adam and Eve" 1638 Original etching and drypoint, printed in black ink on laid paper. A strong dark impression of Bartsch’s second and final state and Usticke’s on...
Drypoint, Etching
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.
In the wake of World War I’s ravaging of Europe, artists delved into the unconscious mind to confront and grapple with this reality. Poet and critic André Breton, a leader of the Surrealist movement who authored the 1924 Surrealist Manifesto, called this approach “a violent reaction against the impoverishment and sterility of thought processes that resulted from centuries of rationalism.” Surrealist art emerged in the 1920s with dreamlike and uncanny imagery guided by a variety of techniques such as automatic drawing, which can be likened to a stream of consciousness, to channel psychological experiences.
Although Surrealism was a groundbreaking approach for European art, its practitioners were inspired by Indigenous art and ancient mysticism for reenvisioning how sculptures, paintings, prints, performance art and more could respond to the unsettled world around them.
Surrealist artists were also informed by the Dada movement, which originated in 1916 Zurich and embraced absurdity over the logic that had propelled modernity into violence. Some of the Surrealists had witnessed this firsthand, such as Max Ernst, who served in the trenches during World War I, and Salvador Dalí, whose otherworldly paintings and other work responded to the dawning civil war in Spain.
Other key artists associated with the revolutionary art and literary movement included Man Ray, Joan Miró, René Magritte, Yves Tanguy, Frida Kahlo and Meret Oppenheim, all of whom had a distinct perspective on reimagining reality and freeing the unconscious mind from the conventions and restrictions of rational thought. Pablo Picasso showed some of his works in “La Peinture Surréaliste” — the first collective exhibition of Surrealist painting — which opened at Paris’s Galerie Pierre in November of 1925. (Although Magritte is best known as one of the visual Surrealist movement’s most talented practitioners, his famous 1943 painting, The Fifth Season, can be interpreted as a formal break from Surrealism.)
The outbreak of World War II led many in the movement to flee Europe for the Americas, further spreading Surrealism abroad. Generations of modern and contemporary artists were subsequently influenced by the richly symbolic and unearthly imagery of Surrealism, from Joseph Cornell to Arshile Gorky.
Find a collection of original Surrealist paintings, sculptures, prints and multiples and more art on 1stDibs.
Bring energy and an array of welcome colors and textures into your space by decorating with figurative fine-art prints and works on paper.
Figurative art stands in contrast to abstract art, which is more expressive than representational. The oldest-known work of figurative art is a figurative painting — specifically, a rock painting of an animal made over 40,000 years ago in Borneo. This remnant of a remote past has long faded, but its depiction of a cattle-like creature in elegant ocher markings endures.
Since then, figurative art has evolved significantly as it continues to represent the world, including a breadth of works on paper, including printmaking. This includes woodcuts, which are a type of relief print with perennial popularity among collectors. The artist carves into a block and applies ink to the raised surface, which is then pressed onto paper. There are also planographic prints, which use metal plates, stones or other flat surfaces as their base. The artist will often draw on the surface with grease crayon and then apply ink to those markings. Lithographs are a common version of planographic prints.
Figurative art printmaking was especially popular during the height of the Pop art movement, and this kind of work can be seen in artist Andy Warhol’s extensive use of photographic silkscreen printing. Everyday objects, logos and scenes were given a unique twist, whether in the style of a comic strip or in the use of neon colors.
Explore an impressive collection of figurative art prints for sale on 1stDibs and read about how to arrange your wall art.