Spain, (1904-1989)
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Woman with Pig
- [from the series of etchings inspired by Goethe’s “Faust”]
- (1969), copper etching with hand coloring
- 13.5 x 9.75 in. (34.3 x 24.8 cm.)
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Pig and Pepper
- [from a series of heliogravures
interpreting Lewis Carol’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland] - (1969), heliogravure from an original gouache
- 15.6 x 10.5 in. (39.6 x 26.7 cm.)
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Girl with the Pig
- [from illustrations for an edition of the Memoirs of Casanova]
- (1967), engraving with lithographic colors
- 14.9 x 11 in. (38 x 28 cm.)
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Soft Self-portrait with Grilled Bacon
- (1941), oil on canvas
- 24 x 20 in. (61 x 51 cm.)
- Fundación Gala-Salvador Dalí
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Pastorale
- [from a series interpreting Cervantes’ Don Quixote]
- (1981), etching
- 17.8 x 16 in. (45.2 x 40.6 cm.)
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Editor’s Note:
“This Dulcinea del Toboso so often mentioned in this history, had, they say, the best hand of any woman in all La Mancha for salting pigs.”
About the Artist
Salvador Dali, Spanish, (1904-1989). Salvador Dali was a Spanish surrealist with a flamboyant and egocentric personality. He was a gifted and successful painter, sculptor, printmaker, and designer.
He was known for his enigmatic style and his disquieting interpretation of everyday objects in unexpected forms and fantastic images.