April 17, 2024
Salvador Dali Divine Comedy Paradise 21 Original Woodblock 1963
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Salvador Dali-Dante Alighieri "Divine Comedy" Original color woodblock from Paradise - "The celestial staircase" Limited Edition - Exemplair 2955/3900 Edited and published by Les Hueres Claires Printed on watermarked BFK Rives Ref. Albert Field p.189 - 200, Michlerand Lopsinger p. 1039 -1138 Size :13 x10 in Excellent condition (additional photos upon request) In 1957, the Italian Government commissioned Dali to illustrate Dante Alighieri’s Divine Comedy . Often considered to be the greatest work of Medieval European literature, the epic, 33-canto poem describes Dante’s symbolic journey through Inferno/Hell, Purgatory and Paradise/Heaven. Dali’s watercolors were to be reproduced as wood engravings and released as a limited edition print suite in honor of the 700th anniversary of Dante’s birth. Upon receiving the commission, Dali immediately began creating a series of 100 watercolors, each one illustrating a canto from the poem. But when the project was announced to the public, Italians were outraged that a Spaniard had been chosen to honor the anniversary, and the commission was rescinded. Even though the project was dropped in Italy, Dali and French publisher Joseph Foret continued to pursue publication of the Divine Comedy. Mr Foret acted as a broker between Salvador Dali and Les Heures Claires, a French editing and publishing
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