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Salvador Dalí

La Divine comédie (The Divine Comedy) (M. & L. 1039-1138 h)

Estimate
$4,000 - 6,000
$20,320
Lot Details
The complete set of six volumes comprising 100 woodcuts, each volume with a suite of color separations of one plate, on Rives BFK paper, with full margins, loose (as issued), with title page, table of contents, and text in French by Dante Alighieri translated by Julien Brizeux, each volume contained in the original folded paper wrappers, paper-covered boards and matching slipcases.
1960
each volume 13 3/4 x 11 x 3 3/4 in. (34.9 x 27.9 x 9.5 cm)
Numbering '638' (printed) on the justification pages (one of 350 with the suites of color separations, the total edition was 4765), published by Les Heures Claires, Paris.

Salvador Dalí

Spanish | B. 1904 D. 1989

Salvador Dalí was perhaps the most broadly known member of the Surrealist movement of the early twentieth century. Heavily influenced by Sigmund Freud, the avant-garde style explored consciousness and dream-like states through exaggerated landscapes and bizarre or grotesque imagery. Using the means of painting, sculpture, printmaking, film and literature, Dalí explored these ideas with a meticulous hand and inventive wit. 

Although known for his role in Surrealism, Dalí was also a seminal example of celebrity showmanship and the cult of personality, a phenomenon that dominates popular culture today. Always a colorful and flamboyant presence with his signature cape, wide-eyed expression and trademark upturned waxed mustache, Dalí was a master of self-promotion and spectacle.

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