Salvador Dali Signed "Melting Space-Time" 1975 22x30 Original Surrealist Deluxe LE Lithograph & Etching on Arches Paper #EA (PA LOA)

Salvador Dali Medium: Lithograph and etching on Arches paper: Artist Proof (EA).  Image Reference: Field 75-11H  Signed: In pencil

Authenticated in the "Official Catalog of The Graphic Works of Salvador Dali" by Albert Field, page 104 from the Imaginations and Objects of the Future Suite

 

Limited edition lithograph and etching on Arches paper. Piece measures approximately 22" x 30.5" in size. Hand-signed and numbered e.a. in pencil by Salvador Dali. Piece includes a publisher’s COA and Pristine Auction LOA for authenticity purposes. In excellent condition, from the co-publishers estate, never framed, stored flat since 1975. The art was signed onboard a yacht off the coast of Spain in 1974. Dali avoided the VAT tax. Printed in France, the signing was facilitated and witnessed by the co-publisher.

 

In 1972-73 Robert Chase proposed the concept to Dali of picturing himself as the 20th century Leonardo da Vinci, giving the world what he imagined the future would hold. Knowing that Dali admired da Vinci greatly as a thinker and a creative genius, still, was not adequate preparation for his reaction. Dali rolled his eyes as indication of an extraordinary epiphany, and (please imagine an outrageous French-Catalan accent) he loudly exclaimed, "Fantastique! Bravo! Dal-i create the fu-ture.

Dali described Melting Space Time:

A person will no longer wear a watch on the wrist. The roads upon which we travel will be full of such information. Computerized movable roads on which not only time but space will be summarized. Space and time will become a single continuum. They will blend in a soft, flexible new reality….as in the Salvador Dali famous soft watches. Perfect!

The Lithograph:

The Melting clock is the feature on the art. A Dali recognized image in many of his original works of art. Signifying, Dali’s diminishing road of Life

The etching:

A Don Quixote character on his rearing horse, lance in hand, fighting Time in black printed etching portion on the center of the art   

 

The work of Salvador Dali (1904-1989) is associated with the surrealist movement of the 20th Century. A diverse and multi-talented artist, Dali is considered one of the most collected artists today, and his works offer an incredible opportunity for enormous appreciation in value. In addition to his original works, Dali produced works on paper for reproduction using dry point, etching, woodcut, and lithography. Many of his works are held in prestigious museums, private and public collections world-wide.

Authentication: Co-Publisher Certificate of Authenticity and Pristine Auction LOA

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