Salvador Dali (1904-1989) - Le Tricorne (El sombrero de tres picos)
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Salvador Dalí, Le Tricorne (El sombrero de tres picos), a colour woodcut in a limited edition from Spain, unsigned, in excellent condition, dating to 1958 (1930–1940), with dimensions 32 × 25.5 cm.
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SALVADOR DALÍ (1904–1989)
LE TRICORNE — THE THREE-CAPPED HAT
Collection of original color woodcuts — 1959
Artist: Salvador Dalí (Figueres, 1904–1989).
Work: Le Tricorne, original illustrations for the famous novel The Three-Cornered Hat by Pedro Antonio de Alarcón.
Year of edition: 1959.
Publishers: Éditions du Rocher, Monaco, and Nouveau Cercle Parisien du Livre, Paris.
Technique: Original color woodcut, carved and printed by the Bracons-Duplessis workshops.
Support: Art paper for engraving. The original edition was produced on Auvergne paper by Richard de Bas, with a special watermark of the tricorne.
Dimensions: 32 × 25.5 cm per plate.
Original edition: Limited edition of 260 numbered copies.
Editor’s composition: 20 original color woodcuts, including the frontispiece.
Bibliographical references:
* Michler & Löpsinger, Salvador Dalí. Catalogue Raisonné of Prints, Volume II, numbers 1018–1037.
* Albert Field, The Official Catalog of the Graphic Works of Salvador Dalí, reference 59-1, pages 20–21.
* Christie’s, Important Old Books, Artist’s Books and Manuscripts, auction 5415, lot 285.
* Swann Galleries, auction 2392, lot 585.
Description
Magnificent collection of Salvador Dalí’s original graphic work, belonging to his celebrated Le Tricorne series, created in 1959 to illustrate the masterpiece of Spanish costumbrista literature The Three-Cornered Hat, written by Pedro Antonio de Alarcón.
This extraordinary bibliophilic edition represents one of the most attractive graphic projects of the Catalan master during the 1950s, combining Dalí’s surreal universe with literary tradition, folklore, and the popular figures of 19th-century Spain.
Through his illustrations, Dalí transforms episodes of the well-known novel into compositions of great imagination, populated by human figures with stylized anatomy, grotesque characters, butterflies, symbolic elements, and surprising metamorphoses.
The extraordinary chromatic richness, the delicate engraving matrix work, and the combination of blues, ochres, yellows, and reddish tones confer these prints with an unmistakable artistic personality.
The recurring presence of butterflies, one of the most characteristic elements of this series, introduces the symbolism of beauty, transformation, and metamorphosis—fundamental concepts in Salvador Dalí’s surrealist language.
The illustrations were conceived specifically to accompany the French edition of the novel, translated by Michel Déon and published in 1959 by Éditions du Rocher, Monaco, and Nouveau Cercle Parisien du Livre, Paris.
The work was produced using the traditional technique of color woodcut, employing wooden blocks prepared by the Bracons-Duplessis specialized workshops, which transferred the extraordinary visual richness of Dalí’s compositions to paper.
The original edition, limited to 260 numbered copies, is a notable achievement of mid-20th-century European bibliophilic art.
Fully documented graphic work in the major catalog raisonnés of Salvador Dalí, with specific references in the publications of Michler & Löpsinger and Albert Field, as well as in leading international auction houses.
The sheets feature wide margins and the characteristic appeal of original prints on handmade paper.
A distinguished collection of original Dalí woodcuts, of extraordinary interest to collectors of Surrealism, 20th-century graphic art, illustrated Spanish literature, and major bibliophilic editions.
Provenance: collection linked to Enrique Sabater
SALVADOR DALÍ (1904–1989)
LE TRICORNE — THE THREE-CAPPED HAT
Collection of original color woodcuts — 1959
Artist: Salvador Dalí (Figueres, 1904–1989).
Work: Le Tricorne, original illustrations for the famous novel The Three-Cornered Hat by Pedro Antonio de Alarcón.
Year of edition: 1959.
Publishers: Éditions du Rocher, Monaco, and Nouveau Cercle Parisien du Livre, Paris.
Technique: Original color woodcut, carved and printed by the Bracons-Duplessis workshops.
Support: Art paper for engraving. The original edition was produced on Auvergne paper by Richard de Bas, with a special watermark of the tricorne.
Dimensions: 32 × 25.5 cm per plate.
Original edition: Limited edition of 260 numbered copies.
Editor’s composition: 20 original color woodcuts, including the frontispiece.
Bibliographical references:
* Michler & Löpsinger, Salvador Dalí. Catalogue Raisonné of Prints, Volume II, numbers 1018–1037.
* Albert Field, The Official Catalog of the Graphic Works of Salvador Dalí, reference 59-1, pages 20–21.
* Christie’s, Important Old Books, Artist’s Books and Manuscripts, auction 5415, lot 285.
* Swann Galleries, auction 2392, lot 585.
Description
Magnificent collection of Salvador Dalí’s original graphic work, belonging to his celebrated Le Tricorne series, created in 1959 to illustrate the masterpiece of Spanish costumbrista literature The Three-Cornered Hat, written by Pedro Antonio de Alarcón.
This extraordinary bibliophilic edition represents one of the most attractive graphic projects of the Catalan master during the 1950s, combining Dalí’s surreal universe with literary tradition, folklore, and the popular figures of 19th-century Spain.
Through his illustrations, Dalí transforms episodes of the well-known novel into compositions of great imagination, populated by human figures with stylized anatomy, grotesque characters, butterflies, symbolic elements, and surprising metamorphoses.
The extraordinary chromatic richness, the delicate engraving matrix work, and the combination of blues, ochres, yellows, and reddish tones confer these prints with an unmistakable artistic personality.
The recurring presence of butterflies, one of the most characteristic elements of this series, introduces the symbolism of beauty, transformation, and metamorphosis—fundamental concepts in Salvador Dalí’s surrealist language.
The illustrations were conceived specifically to accompany the French edition of the novel, translated by Michel Déon and published in 1959 by Éditions du Rocher, Monaco, and Nouveau Cercle Parisien du Livre, Paris.
The work was produced using the traditional technique of color woodcut, employing wooden blocks prepared by the Bracons-Duplessis specialized workshops, which transferred the extraordinary visual richness of Dalí’s compositions to paper.
The original edition, limited to 260 numbered copies, is a notable achievement of mid-20th-century European bibliophilic art.
Fully documented graphic work in the major catalog raisonnés of Salvador Dalí, with specific references in the publications of Michler & Löpsinger and Albert Field, as well as in leading international auction houses.
The sheets feature wide margins and the characteristic appeal of original prints on handmade paper.
A distinguished collection of original Dalí woodcuts, of extraordinary interest to collectors of Surrealism, 20th-century graphic art, illustrated Spanish literature, and major bibliophilic editions.
Provenance: collection linked to Enrique Sabater
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Edition
Limited edition
Artist
Salvador Dali (1904-1989)
Title of artwork
Le Tricorne (El sombrero de tres picos)
Technique
Woodcut print
Signature
Not signed
Country of origin
Spain
Year
1958
Condition
Excellent condition
Height
32 cm
Width
25.5 cm
Style
Surrealism
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Period
1930-1940
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