SALVADOR DALI - HANDSIGNED Divine Comedy Hell 7 Original Woodblock Print & Bonus

Description: SALVADOR DALI - HAND SIGNED DIVINE COMEDY HELL 7 ORIGINAL WOODBLOCK PRINT "THE AVARICIOUS AND THE PRODIGAL" IN ATTRACTIVE FRAME - INCLUDING AN EXTRA BONUS PRINT HAND SIGNED BY DALI IN RED COLORED PENCIL IN THE BOTTOM MARGIN, AND ALSO INCLUDES ANOTHER DALI SIGNATURE WITHIN THE IMAGE (SIGNED IN THE BLOCK) PRINTED ON BFK RIVES PAPER AND DESIGNATED AS AN E.A. (EXPRESSION OF THE ARTIST), ASIDE FROM THE NUMBERED EDITION OF 150 (See Reference below) ATTRACTIVELY FRAMED IN A GOLD FRAME WITH ORNATE FRONTAL HIGHLIGHTING FRAME SIZE 22 X 17 3/4 INCHES MAT OPENING 12 X 8 INCHES IMAGE SIZE APPROX 10 X 7 INCHES EXTRA BONUS WOODBLOCK PRINT - ALSO INCLUDED IS AN ORIGINAL EARLY-STATE DIVINE COMEDY WOODBLOCK PRINT FROM A HELL 7 DECOMPOSITION SET, SHOWING TWO PRINTED COLORS OF THE IMAGE (IT USUALLY REQUIRED 20 OR MORE SEPARATELY PRINTED COLORS TO COMPLETE A FINAL STATE, FULL-COLOR WOODBLOCK PRINT) THE FRAMED WOODBLOCK PRINT AND THE DECOMPOSITION WOODBLOCK PRINT ARE FROM AN ORIGINAL DALI DIVINE COMEDY SET PUBLISHED BY LES HEURES CLAIRES IN THE EARLY 1960S AND ARE IN FINE CONDITION - THE DECOMPOSITION PRINTS ARE SOMEWHAT RARE SINCE THEY WERE ONLY INCLUDED IN THE DALI DIVINE COMEDY SETS NUMBERED 865 AND LOWER; THE HIGHER NUMBERED DALI DIVINE COMEDY SETS, NUMBERED 866 THROUGH 4765, DID NOT INCLUDE ANY DECOMPOSITION WOODBLOCK PRINTS ALL PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL ART BEING SOLD - STOCK PHOTOS ARE NEVER USED Reference - See "The Official Catalog Of The Graphic Works Of Salvador Dali" by Albert Field, The Salvador Dali Archives, 1996 - pages 189-200, and particularly page 192, which discusses the Dali Divine Comedy woodblock prints signed in colored pencil (RED FOR HELL, purple for Purgatory, and blue for Paradise), aside from the numbered edition of 150 signed by Dali during his stay at the St. Regis Hotel in New York City

Price: 850 USD

Location: Falls Church, Virginia

End Time: 2024-11-18T03:05:40.000Z

Shipping Cost: 36 USD