Modern + Contemporary + Design | October 13, 2022
Thu, Oct 13, 2022 09:00AM EDT
Lot 127
Salvador Dali Print from Dante?s Divine Comedy
Estimate: $600 - $900
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| $100 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
(Spanish, 1904-1989)
Purgatory Canto 1: The Fallen Angel, circa 1960-1964, artist's proof, signed in purple crayon "Dali", Editions d?Art les Heures Claires, Paris, publisher, wood engraving on paper, "B.F.K. Rives" watermark, sheet 13 x 10-3/8 in.; gilt wood frame, 24-1/2 x 20-3/4 in.
Note: This print was either from one of 150 sets of prints signed by Dali in the window of F.A.R.Gallery (continued at the St. Regis Hotel) or it is one for 150 sets that Abe Lubin provided Collector's Guild in New York City. In both cases, Dali signed in red for Hell, purple for Purgatory, and blue for Paradise. These did not have the signature within the image.
Provenance: Private Collection, Matthews, North Carolina
Condition
hinged in, faint impression of block seen verso in raking light; frame with abrasions
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