Salvador Dali Wood Engraving "Purgatory Canto 20: Avarice et Prodigalite"

Item Details

Salvador Dali (Spain: 1904 – 1989)
Purgatory Canto 20: Avarice et Prodigalite
Wood engraving on paper
Signed in plate to lower center
From series The Divine Comedy

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
Included in the Catalogue Raisonné, “The Official Catalog of the Graphic Works of Salvador Dali” by Albert Field, on pages 189 – 200.

Condition

- light toning and scattered foxing to print. Accretion to mat. Minor wear to frame.

Dimensions

- measures frame. Image measures 7" W x 9.5" H.

Item #

19CIN054-044