1960s Salvador Dali Divine Comedy Arachne Purgatory Canto 17 Wood Engraving Deluxe Ed. 74

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Salvador Dalí’s Quittant la Corniche de la Colère (Leaving the Terrace of Anger), also known as Arachne, illustrating Purgatory, Canto … Read more Salvador Dalí’s Quittant la Corniche de la Colère (Leaving the Terrace of Anger), also known as Arachne, illustrating Purgatory, Canto XVII, from his celebrated The Divine Comedy series.

This color wood engraving features a surreal woman-spider with elongated limbs casting dramatic shadows across a barren landscape. The figures of Dante and Virgil appear above, with fine red perspective lines extending toward the distant horizon. Presented under glass with a cream mat and an ornate gold-tone frame.

Artwork details:

* Artist: Salvador Dalí (1904–1989)
* Title: Quittant la Corniche de la Colère — also known as Arachne
* Series: La Divine Comédie — Purgatory, Canto 17
* Date: Circa 1960–1964
* Medium: Color wood engraving
* Publisher: Les Heures Claires, Paris
* Edition: French edition
* Signature: Unsigned; no handwritten signature visible
* Catalogue reference: Michler & Löpsinger 1089

Edition documentation:
From source set 74, identified on the justification-of-edition page, within the deluxe group of 150 sets numbered 16–165. That page describes the additional suites originally included with the complete publication. The number identifies the source set; this individual print is not separately numbered 74/150. A copy of the source-set justification page accompanies the artwork. Additional suites described on that page are not included.

Condition:
Preowned, framed condition. Please review all photographs for paper tone, frame finish, and any signs of age or handling. The mat conceals the paper margins, so their condition cannot be fully assessed in the framed presentation.

Measurements:
Frame: 19” x 15”
Print image: 13” x 10”

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