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.”
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$6,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 21 in W 26.25 in
Le Cirque Chinois Etching, Hand Signed, Surrealist, 1965
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Le Cirque Chinois MEDIUM: Etching SIGNED: Hand Signed EDITION NUMBER: 166/175 MEASUREMENTS: 26.25" x 21" YEAR: 1965 FRAMED: No CONDITION: Excel...
Etching
$4,649
H 22.88 in W 31.25 in D 1 in
Salvador Dali etching with drypoint, 1974, signed and numbered, edition of 120
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Salvador Dalí (1904-1989) Le Cheval S'étant voulu Venger du Cerf, from Le Bestiaire de La Fontaine (Field 74-1E; M&L 655) Etching with drypoint and pochoir printed in colours, 1974 s...
Etching
$3,419
H 15.75 in W 10.5 in D 1 in
Salvador Dali etching, signed with monogram, Le Géant Beliagog
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Salvador Dalí (Spanish, 1904–1989) Le Géant Beliagog (The Giant Beliagog) Drypoint etching in colour From the 1970 Tristan and Iseult series, British book edition, printed on Mandeur...
Etching
$3,692
H 15.13 in W 11 in D 1 in
Salvador Dali etching with drypoint, 1969, signed and numbered, edition of 145
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Salvador Dalí (1904-1989) Femmes-Poules, from Faust (La Nuit de Walpurgis) (Field 69-1I; M&L 308k) Etching with drypoint and roulette printed in colours, 1969 signed in pencil number...
Etching
$3,375
H 40 in W 34 in D 1 in
Le Legacy Aquatint Etching on Japon Paper, Signed, 4/150, 20th Century
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Aventura, FL
Aquatint and etching on Japon paper from Historia de Don Quixote de la Mancha. Hand signed lower right by Salvador Dali. Hand numbered 4/150 lower left. Sheet size: 29.875 x 22.12...
Paper, Etching, Aquatint
$5,250
H 29.93 in W 22.05 in
Salvador Dalí (1904–1989) – Lithograph with drypoint etching Auvergne paper
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Varese, IT
Color lithograph with drypoint etching on Auvergne paper from the series 'Flordali (Les Fruits)', edited in 1969. Limited edition, numbered as LXXXI/CL in lower left corner. Hand-sig...
Paper, Drypoint, Etching, Lithograph
$3,834Sale Price|20% Off
H 25.6 in W 20.08 in D 0.04 in
Terpsichore, Original Drypoint Etching, Surrealist, 1971, Framed, Signed
By Salvador Dalí
Located in OPOLE, PL
Salvador Dali (1904-1989) - Terpsichore Hand-coloured drypoint etching from 1971. The edition 81/145 on Arches paper. Dimensions of work: 65 x 51 cm. Hand signed. Publisher: Les...
Drypoint, Etching
$5,060
H 23 in W 31.13 in D 1 in
Salvador Dali etching with drypoint, 1974, signed and numbered, edition of 120
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Salvador Dalí (1904-1989) L'Éléphant et Le Singe de Jupiter, from Le Bestiaire de La Fontaine (Field 74-1B; M&L 654) Etching with drypoint and pochoir printed in colours, 1974 signe...
Etching
$4,400Sale Price|20% Off
H 25.5 in W 20 in
La Tauromachie Individuelle, Surrealist Etching, Hand Signed
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: La Tauromachie Individuelle MEDIUM: Etching SIGNED: Hand Signed PUBLISHER: Pierre Argillet EDITION NUMBER: XXV/C MEASUREMENTS: 25.5" x 20" YEAR: ...
Etching
Signed Salvador Dali Surrealist Wood Cut Print
Located in Bradenton, FL
Mid-20th century signed Salvador Dali (Spanish artist 1904-1989) Wood Cut Print, "The Minotaur". This is a striking example of the surrealist artist's exploration of mythology and su...
Wood
Erte original serigraph title 'Summer Snow" pencil signed and numbered .
By Erté
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful Erte , serigraph /litho , pencil signed, LL and numbered 68/300 LR ,edition 300. Measures are including frame .
Paper
Emerson Woelffer Lithograph, 50/50 Signed, Dated, Unframed, Modern 74
By Emerson Woelffer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Nice lithograph, of the well-known modernist artist Emerson Woelffer. Signed, numbered 50/50. Dated 74.
Paper
Itzchak Tarkay Watercolor Painting, Signed, Label
By Itzchak Tarkay 2
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful watercolor by the well known artist Tarkay, This work was purchased in a charity auction and retains label also art work measure 16x 12 inches,...
Paint
Claes Oldenburg abstract original Standing Mitt and Hand lithograph 1973
By Claes Oldenburg
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Well known image based in a sculpture comes this color lithograph , hand made in paper in 1973 signed and dated 73, edition 14/75.. chicago .The image measures 11.1 X 14.1 .Has a te...
Paper
Werner Drewes modern signed Lithograph in pencil LR and AP edition, Calm Night"
By Werner Drewes
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a great work for the German / American artist Werner Drewers . This is an AP lithograph signed LR pencil . Title of this mid century work is " Calm Night". Measures are fram...
Paper
James Gahagan Abstract/Expressionist, Watercolor Painting on Paper, Signed, Date
By James Gahagan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
James Gahagan was an American abstract ? expressionist artist/painter , also known as colorist.The size of the work by itself is 9 x 12 inches also signed LR, Gahagan 61. Has the ori...
Paper
