Property from the Betty Ann Mandus-Lane Revocable Trust, Port Orange, FL

Description:

Salvador Dali (Spanish, 1904-1989), Royal Insect/Metamorphosis, Lithograph, 1974, color lithograph on 4 sheets of Arches paper, pencil signed and numbered AP 13/50, sheet sizes 26 1/4 x 19 1/2 in. and 26 1/2 x 36 1/2 in. Framed. Frame size: 5 ft 4 in. x 5 ft. 7 in. Printed by Grapholith, France, and published by Jacques Carpentier. Michler/Lopsinger 1446; Field 74-10 Q.

Salvador Dalí is among the most versatile and prolific artists of the 20th century and arguably the most famous Surrealist. Though chiefly remembered for his painterly output, in the course of his long career he successfully turned to sculpture, printmaking, fashion, advertising, writing, and, perhaps most famously, filmmaking in his collaborations with Luis Buñuel and Alfred Hitchcock. Dalí was renowned for his flamboyant personality and role of mischievous provocateur as much as for his undeniable technical virtuosity. In his early use of organic morphology, his work bears the stamp of fellow Spaniards Pablo Picasso and Joan Miró. His paintings also evince a fascination for Classical and Renaissance art, clearly visible through his hyper-realistic style and religious symbolism of his later work. (Art Story)

Measurements: Height: combined by sight size 4 ft. 9 in. x Width: 5 ft.

Condition:

Overall good condition, upper left sheet with faint creases along left side and top left corner slightly dog-eared, bottom left sheet with faint crease on bottom left corner and surface dust under glass above foot, not viewed out of frame.

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