Salvador DALI - Dante and Beatrice - Original signed watercolor
Divine Comedy: Dante and Beatrice, 1952
original watercolor
Signed lower center
Dated 1952
On vellum lined on thin carboard 42 x 30 cm
REFERENCES :
This is the preparatory watercolor for the second plate of La Divine Comédie, the subject of which appears:
- Field catalog raisonné page 189
- Catalog raisonné Michler and Lopsinger #1040
AUTHENTICITY: We would like to thank Mr. Nicolas Descharnes for confirming the authenticity of this work which appears in his Archives reference #d6970_1951. A certificate may be requested at the expense of the purchaser.
Very good condition, slightly yellowed sheet
Dimensions :
- Height : 42 cm
- Width : 30 cm
Salvador Dali :
Salvador Dalí (1904-1989) is a surrealist painter, draughtsman, sculptuor, lithograph, writter, photographer from catalan origins. Born Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech, known as Salvador Dalí, Titled "Marqués de Dalí de Púbol" by the king of Spain in 1982.
He is considered as one of the major figures of surrealism and most famous painters of the 20th century.
His works are exhibited all over the world :
Fundació Gala - Salvador Dalí, Museo Patio Herreriano,The Thyssen Bornemisza Collection,The Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía (MNCARS) in Spain.
The Walker Art Center, The Dali Museum, The Broad Art Foundation, Museum of Modern Art (MOMA), The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum of Art, New York, The Carnegie Museum of art, The National Gallery of Art, The Art Institute of Chicago and The Washington in The US.
The Kunsthaus Zurich and The KunstMuseum Bern in Switzerland. The Vancouver Art Gallery and The Museum of Fine-Arts in Canada.
The "Museo di arte moderna e contemporanea di Trento e Rovereto" (Italy), Das Museum Folkwang and The Museum Ludwig (Köln) (Germany), The "Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian" (Portugal), The "Nykytaiteen museo Kiasma" (Finland), Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art (Iran), The Modern Museum - Moderna Museet (Sweden),
The "Centre Pompidou" - Museum of Modern Art (France), The Museu de Arte Moderna do Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), The Peggy Guggenheim Collection (Venice), The Tate Collection (UK), The National Gallery of Australia (NGA) (Australia) among many others...
