Salvador Dali, Wrathful Souls, 1964, Woodcut

Details

Description

Salvador dali (1904-1989)

gli iracondi
(wrathful souls)

plate 8 from "la divina commedia" (the divine comedy), referring to inferno, chant … Read more Salvador dali (1904-1989)

gli iracondi
(wrathful souls)

plate 8 from "la divina commedia" (the divine comedy), referring to inferno, chant 7

from the special italian edition of only 80 (out of a total edition of 2900) - see the image of the plaque attached to the portfolio

original colour woodcut on rives paper
executed in paris for the italian publisher, under the direction of master printer raymond jacquet for the italian edition

year: 1964
33 x 26 cm
on the back: "inferno tav. 8" (inferno, plate 8)

catalogue raisonné:
r.michler and l. W. Löpsinger
"salvador dali, catalogue raisonné of prints ii - lithographs and wood engravings 1956-1980" ref. 1046

great condition: full size (no trimming), never framed, minimal traces of time near the edges, original deckle bottom edge, no restoration

with certificate

important
from the special edition of 80
___

this very artwork refers to inferno, chant 7, verses 112-114:

queste si percotean non pur con mano,
ma con la testa e col petto e coi piedi,
troncandosi co' denti a brano a brano.

\. They with their hands alone
struck not, but with the head, the breast, the feet,
cutting each other piecemeal with their fangs.
(translator: reverend henry francis cary)

i have official proof of authenticity such as vintage catalogs,
designer records,
or other literature sources and take full responsibility for any authenticity issues arising
from
misattribution See less