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Salvador Dali (1904–1989)

Inferno Canto 7: The Avaricious and the Prodigal from The Divine Comedy, 1960

Woodblock on paper

13 x 10.25 in

Divine Comedy Woodblock Prints

ML 1045

Woodblock from Dali’s The Divine Comedy

Published by Foret / Les Heures Claires.

Print size approx. 13 x 10.25” with a deckled edge at the bottom.

Print is on BFK Rives paper

Salvador Dali’s signature is in black pencil on the lower right corner, recto.

Additional Dali block signature on each individual print

This full portfolio from which this work originates, was certified authentic by Albert Field, President, and Founder of the Salvador Dali Archives.

The Albert Field signature is circled by the authenticator and dated “14, June 90”.

A copy of this portfolio certification accompanies this individual work.

This piece is in good condition; wear commensurate with age and use.

Jean Estrade — Les Heures Claires edition:

The edition most familiar with the market is the French edition of The Divine Comedy published by Jean Estrade of Les Heures Claires, Paris.

The total edition size is 4765 sets. Due to some of the sets having two suites, there are a total of 5346 prints of each woodcut.

Note on Les Heures Claires edition:

Jean Estrade also sold sets of plate signed Divine Comedy woodcuts in three slipcases of which this woodblock print is from this edition. The slipcases were issued in three colors, Red, Purple, Grey. The set came with several pages of text in French describing each canto (Like the German edition, only in French). The tirage page that came with the block signed French sets stated an edition of 500. (Referenced in Field page 192). The woodcuts are on watermarked BFK Rives paper and the only difference between these and the regular French edition is the additional block signatures.

Watermarks:

The woodcut can bear a BFK Rives watermark, or a Les Heures Claires watermark, or no watermark at all. The watermarks appeared only twice per sheet of four woodcuts, two out of every four are without a watermark. The woodcuts can be either forward or backwards and can be viewed by placing the print between you and a light source. The watermark will be visible along the lower edge if there

References:

Michler/Lopsinger Catalogue Raisonne volumes 1 and 2, published by Prestel. Isbn no. 3–7913–1279–0 and 3–7913–1602–8

Field, Albert The Official Catalog of the Graphic Works of Salvador Dali, Isbn no. 0–9653611–0–1

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