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Price: US$96000.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: NOTE: We have for sale a hand signed set of wood colored engravings, each hand signed by Dali and plate signed by Dali: To wit. -- With 100 full-page compositions by Salvador Dali - Dimensions for the engravings laid loose in its clam shell box are 10 by 13 inches thus large suite of 100 wood colored engravings in a separate navy blue silk lined clam shell box. Each wood engraving by Dali signed on the plate and each wood engraving hand signed by Dali quite boldly in red crayon- In 1950, at the request of the "Libreria dello stato" in Rome, Salvador Dali undertook to produce 100 watercolors illustrating the 100 songs of Dante's Divine Comedy to produce a luxury edition. In 1951, part of the watercolors being made, they are exhibited in Rome. The Master's work continued slowly and the governments having succeeded one another, one of them decided that Dante's work should be illustrated by an Italian painter and denounced the contract between the Libreria dello stato and Salvador Dali. Salvador Dali - whose work is very advanced - becomes the owner again. In 1958, Salvador Dali had just finished the lithographs of Don Quixote for Joseph Foret and offered him to take over the illustration of the Divine Comedy. Joseph Foret, engaged with Salvador Dali in the realization of the Apocalypse is not able to accept this proposal and he makes contact with his friends of the "Clear Hours" who are in all respects able to accept. In July 1959, the contract was signed with the Heures Claires who bought the exclusivity and all the reproduction rights. The 21 copies on Japan reserved for Joseph Foret and the 4,765 copies on Velin de Rives (text and illustrations) are engraved and printed together under the direction of Jean Estrade. In addition this set includes the six deluxe 4to volumes custom bound in Morocco that adds text and more illustration The custom bound 6 4to volumes were at issued at the same time as the wood engravings, both however are for the First French Edition and both is very fine, superb morocco.
Seller: Hirschfeld Galleries, Saint Louis, MO, U.S.A.