SALVADOR DALÍ: Prodigality, 1963 — from “The Divine Comedy” - Lot 74

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SALVADOR DALÍ: Prodigality, 1963 — from “The Divine Comedy” - Lot 74
SALVADOR DALÍ: Prodigality, 1963 — from “The Divine Comedy” (Purgatory, Plate 21) (signed) Original color woodcut on BFK Rives paper Hand-signed and signed in the wood; from the rare hand-signed edition (one of approximately 150 hand-signed copies intended for German-speaking countries), featuring the special “Marie-Louise” version as published Dimensions: Sheet: 33 × 26.5 cm (13 × 10.4 in.) Condition: In very good condition; may show slight handling creases along the edges; otherwise, the image is very clean, with vivid and brilliant colors. Unframed. Period: 1963 One of the 100 woodcuts illustrating Dante’s Divine Comedy. Based on Dalí’s watercolors, the woodblocks were carved by master engraver Raymond Jacquet; according to Albert Field, the engravers worked from 1959 to 1963 to carve the more than 3,500 woodblocks used for the 100 prints. Published by Les Heures Claires, Paris. This print comes from the rare hand-signed edition, complete with its special “Marie-Louise” page as published. References: Field, pp. 189–200; Michler & Löpsinger, nos. 1039–1138.
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