Salvador Dali (1904-1989) - Figura con manto de armiño (Figure in an Ermine Cloak) La Vida es Sueño 1975

SALVADOR DALÍ (1904–1989)

Figure with an Ermine Cloak (Figure in an Ermine Cloak)

1975

Original copperplate etching on Arches France paper, made for the suite The Life Is a Dream, inspired by the famous work by Pedro Calderón de la Barca.

The composition presents at the top an elaborate architectural and literary structure accompanied by surrealist calligraphic elements, while in the lower area there is a linear-drawn equestrian figure, characteristic of Dalí's graphic language. Dalí's signature incorporated on the plate.

High-quality paper and bearded edges of origin. The sheet retains wide margins.
Salvador Dalí (1904–1989)
Segismundo (Sigismund), from the series The Life Is a Dream
Design/plate dated 1966
Edition published in 1975 by Editorial Subirana, Barcelona
Etching on Arches paper
Approx. 38 × 28 cm, sheet size: approx. 38 × 28 cm.
Technique: etching on Arches paper.
Date: 1975.
Series: The Life Is a Dream.
Signature: signature on the plate.
Reference: Field 73-1; related to the Michler/Löpsinger cataloging of the series.

Good overall condition, with the natural characteristics of the paper and its age.
Provenance: Enrique Sabater, friend and secretary of Salvador Dalí during his period of close collaboration with the artist, according to provenance provided by the owner.

Interesting example of Dalí's graphic production from the seventies, particularly attractive for preserving intact the bifolio of the original edition and for its provenance.