Salvador Dali, The Powers of the Soul, 1964, Paper

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Salvador dali (1904-1989)

le potenze dell'anima
(the powers of the soul)

plate 3 from "la divina commedia" (the divine comedy), … Read more Salvador dali (1904-1989)

le potenze dell'anima
(the powers of the soul)

plate 3 from "la divina commedia" (the divine comedy), referring to purgatory, chant 4

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
signed in the plate
on the back: "purgatorio tav. 3" (purgatory, plate 3)

catalogue raisonné:
r.michler and l. W. Löpsinger
"salvador dali, catalogue raisonné of prints ii - lithographs and wood engravings 1956-1980" ref. 1076

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

with certificate

important
plate signed: most of woodcuts from the divine comedy are unsigned, only the ones from special editions are signed (in the plate)
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this very artwork refers to purgatory, chant 4, verses 10-12:

ch'altra potenza è quella che l'ascolta,
e altra è quella c'ha l'anima intera:
questa è quasi legata e quella è sciolta.

for that, whereby he hearken, is one power,
another that, which the whole spirit hash;
this is as it were bound, while that is free.
(translator: reverend henry francis cary)

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