Salvador Dali 'In the Hands of Antaeus' Original 1964 Woodblock Divine Comedy

Salvador Dali Signed Woodblock Engraving - From Dali's Divine Comedy Suite: Original color woodblock engraving, 10.25 x 13, boldly signed "Dali" along the lower margin in red art pencil. Durets Les Peintres Impressionistes, Paris. In fine condition

The Divine Comedy suite consists of 100 color wood engravings created between 1960 and 1964 after 100 watercolors painted by Salvador Dali between 1951 and 1960. More than 3,000 blocks were necessary to complete the engraving process. In the early 1950s Salvador Dali was invited by the Italian government to commemorate the birth of Dante, Italy’s most famous poet, by producing a series of illustrations for a full-text, deluxe edition of Dante’s masterpiece, the Divine Comedy. Ultimately, the illustrations were not well received by the Italians, as it was deemed inappropriate for a Spanish painter (rather than an Italian painter) to have illustrated the work of Italy’s greatest poet. 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 broker between Salvador Dali and Les Heures Claires, a French editing and publishing house that ultimately took full charge of the project.

Unusual Salvador Dali Lithograph, Color, Inverted Upside Down Signature! Artist: Salvador Dali. Medium: Original Color Woodcut on B.F.K. Rives Paper. Title: Paradise 11. Size (Unframed): 13" x 10". Size (Framed): 19" x 16". Authenticity is guaranteed. Additional: Custom framed. Referenced in both the Albert Field guide (pages 189 - 202) and in Michler/Lopsinger (pages 102 - 114). Reference# 13035.

woodblock engraving is matted but unframed