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When was the Persistence of Memory painted?
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The Persistence of Memory was painted in 1931. In the painting, Salvador Dalí depicts the fluidity of time through melting clocks, their forms inspired by Camembert cheese melting in the sun. The work is one of the most famous examples of the 20th-century avant-garde Surrealist movement. Explore a collection of Salvador Dalí art on 1stDibs.
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Hell 22 - The Liars - Original Woodcut 1963 (Field p 189 à 200)
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Paris, IDF
Salvador Dali (1904-1989)
Hell 22 - The Liars, 1963
Wood engraving from "Divine Comedy"
with the signature printed in the plate
On BFK Rives vellum 32,8 x 26,4 cm (c. 13 x 10")
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Category
1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints
Materials
Woodcut
Salvador Dalí Signed Lithograph, Don José’s Final Appearance, 1968
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Roma, IT
Color lithograph by Salvador Dalí (1904–1989), Don José’s Final Appearance: the Bats Symbolizing Death, from the celebrated Carmen suite inspired by Georges Bizet’s opera.
The work i...
Category
1980s Surrealist Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Salvador Dali, Untitled, from The Three-Cornered Hat, 1958
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Salvador Dali (1904–1989)
Title: Untitled (Sans titre)
Year: December 20, 1958
Medium: Engraving on papier d'Auvergne, filigrane au Tricorne, specialement fabrique feuille a ...
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1950s Surrealist Figurative Prints
Materials
Engraving
Salvador Dali, Untitled, from The Three-Cornered Hat, 1958
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Salvador Dali (1904–1989)
Title: Untitled (Sans titre)
Year: December 20, 1958
Medium: Engraving on papier d'Auvergne, filigrane au Tricorne, specialement fabrique feuille a ...
Category
1950s Surrealist Figurative Prints
Materials
Engraving
Salvador Dali : The Blue Horsemen, Original signed print, Field #73-1 J
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Paris, IDF
Salvador DALI (1904–1989)
The Blue Horsemen
Original print (etching)
Signed on the plate
On Japanese paper, 28 x 38 cm (11 x 14.9 in)
REFERENCES:
- Field Catalogue Raisonné #73-1 J...
Category
Late 20th Century Surrealist Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
Salvador Dalí 1970s Surrealist Dated and Signed Work on Paper
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Roma, IT
Salvador Dalí 1970s Surrealist Dated and Signed Work on Paper
This significant work on paper is a silkscreen print by Salvador Dalí (1904–1989), part of the famous series dedicated ...
Category
1970s Surrealist Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
