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Salvador Dalí
Alice in Wonderland
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- £5,000 - 7,000♠
£25,000
Lot Details
The complete set of 13 prints comprising one etching and 12 heliogravures with woodcut remarques, all in colours, on BFK Rives paper, with full margins.
1969
heliogravures I. 39.5 x 27 cm (15 1/2 x 10 5/8 in.)
etching I. 39.2 x 25.3 cm (15 3/8 x 9 7/8 in.)
all S. 57.5 x 45 cm (22 5/8 x 17 3/4 in.)
etching I. 39.2 x 25.3 cm (15 3/8 x 9 7/8 in.)
all S. 57.5 x 45 cm (22 5/8 x 17 3/4 in.)
Each signed and annotated 'E.A' in pencil (one of a few artist's proof sets aside from the edition of 100 on larger Rives paper without accompanying text, there were also editions of 200 on smaller Rives paper and 2500 on Mandeure paper with text by Lewis Carroll), each further annotated 'Épreuve faisant partie de notre collection Rigals' in pencil on the reverse, published by Maecenas Press - Random House, New York, all unframed.
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Salvador Dalí
Spanish | B. 1904 D. 1989Salvador 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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