Salvador Dalí Etching with Photolithograph "Surrealist Crutches"

Item Details

Salvador Dalí (Spanish, 1904 – 1989)
Surrealist Crutches, 1971
Etching on photolithograph on Arches paper
Signed to the lower right margin
From an artist’s proof edition of 25, marked “F I/XXV” to the lower left margin
Pulled from Memories of Surrealism, 1971
Published by Transworld Art
Salvador Dali blind stamp to the lower left corner
Arches watermark to the right margin

Salvador Dalí was born in Figueres, Spain and is known for his Surrealist and otherworldly compositions. He was encouraged to pursue his artistic inclinations at a young age and in 1922 he enrolled at the Academia de San Fernando in Madrid, Spain. As most artists during his lifetime, Dalí moved to Paris to collaborate with his contemporaries including Picasso, Magritte, and Miró. Dalí’s body of work is based on his ability to translate his profound understanding of what is just beyond human consciousness into something tangible. Dalí’s extensive oeuvre can be seen in many public collections including the MoMA, New York; the Salvador Dalí Museum, Florida; and the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago among many others.

Literature
Albert Field, The Official Catalog of the Graphic Works of Salvador Dalí, figure 71-15 K.

Condition

- discoloration to sheet where not covered by mat; horizontal cut to sheet at lower left corner measuring approximately .75"; sheet appears to have been trimmed at lower edge; water stains visible at lower edge to verso; tape to verso at top edge of sheet; staining to mat at lower edge; wear to frame.

Dimensions

- measures frame; sheet measures 21.25" W x 29.25" H; plate mark measures 16.25" W x 20.75" H.

Item #

ITMG083261