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Lot 277:
Description
Salvador Dali (Spanish, 1904 – 1989). Woodblock. The Divine Comedy, Inferno Series, The Simoniac, Canto 26. Signed lower left in pencil. Also signed in the plate. Salvador Dali was commissioned by the Italian Government to illustrate The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri. Dali created one hundred and one watercolors to represent scenes from Dante’s travels through inferno, purgatory and paradise. However, the extravagantly surrealistic art works were not well received by the Italian public at the time and the government canceled the project. Fortunately, French publisher Joseph Foret was interested and work began on the engraving of woodblocks, chosen as the best medium to represent the nuances of Dali’s compositions into print format. Dimensions: Sheet – 13" high x 9 5/8" wide. Frame – 16 1/4" high x 13" wide. Condition: Minor foxing to margins. Otherwise good. Framing have very minor wear.
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