Celestial Elephant Lithograph 1979 Salvador Dalí featured animals with great frequency in his works. Surrealism explored the human subconscious, the world of dreams, and it was fertile ground for portraying recurring images in one’s nocturnal cinema of the mind – which frequently includes animals. Who among us, after all, hasn’t had at least one dream…
By Paul Chimera Dalí Historian (Mr. Chimera worked directly with Dalí Museum founder Reynolds Morse, as the publicity director of the original Dalí Museum when it was located in Beachwood, Ohio) ‘Alsace’ The French Railways 1969 Alsace from The French Railways by Salvador Dalí 1969 There’s really no mistaking a Dalí! The Surrealist…
Tristan Fou Costumes Salvador Dalí Lithograph, 1970 Mention Salvador Dalí and his irrepressible melting clocks spring immediately to mind. Dalí the painter, as well as Dalí the showman, is doubtlessly what most people think of when the artist’s name is mentioned. The man whose flamboyance was as prominent as his iconic images of the 20th…
THE LADY AND THE UNICORN by Peter Lucas of the Lucas Gallery The unicorn is a legendary animal from folklore, predominantly European, that is much like a white horse except for its large, pointed, spiraling horn that projects from its forehead. It sometimes has a goat’s beard and cloven hooves. The Greeks were the first…
New York Central Park Winter New York Central Park Winter (from the suite Currier & Ives as Interpreted by Salvador Dalí) by Sabeeha Mirza of The Salvador Dalí Society® Dalí was enthralled by all things American. From the bustling streets of an industrialized New York City to the glitz and glamour of Hollywood…
The Immaculate Conception and The Visible Woman by Peter Lucas In 1925 Dalí returned left the Escuela de Belas Artes in Madrid for a year. During this time in Figueres, his hometown, he again studied wit his childhood drawing instructor; Professor Joan Nunez of the Municipal School of Drawing. While back with this old…
Surrender of Breda Lithograph Changes in Great Masterpieces 1974 By Paul Chimera Dalí Historian (Mr. Chimera worked directly with Dalí Museum founder Reynolds Morse, as the publicity director of the original Dalí Museum when it was located in Beachwood, Ohio) No artist in history was revered by Salvador Dalí more than the Spanish master…
Jarre Du Péteur (From the suite Les Songes Drolatiques de Pantagruel ) 1971 70 x 50 cm Felt pen and gouache on paper Jarre Du Péteur by Sabeeha Mirza of The Salvador Dalí Society® Salvador Dalí’s Le Jarre Du Péteur from the suite Les Songes Drolatiques de Pantagruel is not for the faint of…
By Sabeeha Mirza of The Salvador Dalí Society® Salvador Dalí St. George 1971 Gouache and Watercolor on Paper (ARCHES) 56 x 40.5 cm St. George The late 60s and early 70s brought about a clear fascination with classic themes for Dalí. He borrowed subject matter from everything from folkloric stories, Shakespeare, to Renaissance…
By Sabeeha Mirza of The Salvador Dalí Society® Salvador Dalí The Unicorn (The Agony of Love) 1978 Gouache, Watercolor and Pencil on Board 65.5cm by 49cm By the late 70’s Dalí’s work became highly reflective. In the years following the purchase of the Castle of Pubol, which he gifted to his wife and muse…