Salvador Dali (1904-1989) - El árbol de la penitencia – La Divina Comedia - Pañuelo de seda

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Salvador Dalí, El árbol de la penitencia – La Divina Comedia, a limited edition mixed‑media silk scarf from 1988, measuring 85 by 85 cm and signed on the fabric, produced in Spain.

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Salvador Dalí (1904–1989)

“The Tree of Penitence” – The Divine Comedy

Purgatorio, Canto XXIV – Collection silk handkerchief, 1988

Author: Salvador Dalí
Title: The Tree of Penitence
Series: The Divine Comedy – Purgatorio, Canto XXIV
Textile series editor: Société d’Éditions d’Art Les Heures Claires, France
Publication date: 1988
Technique: Print on natural silk
Measurements: 85 × 85 cm
Presentation: Original collection case

Magnificent silk handkerchief in the collection that reproduces “The Tree of Penitence,” one of the famous illustrations by Salvador Dalí for Dante Alighieri’s The Divine Comedy.

The composition belongs to Canto XXIV of the Purgatorio and is part of the extraordinary artistic project Dalí developed during the 1950s, which culminated with the publication of his hundred illustrations by the prestigious Parisian publisher Les Heures Claires, between 1960 and 1963.

In 1988 a collection of silk handkerchiefs reproducing the compositions of The Divine Comedy was published, under an agreement with Salvador Dalí dated July 12, 1981 and a publishing contract with Société d’Éditions d’Art Les Heures Claires, documented July 6, 1988.

The work presents extraordinary chromatic richness, with blues, turquoises, ochres, and reds. The human figures, the tree of fantastical shapes and the dreamlike atmosphere reflect Dalí’s unmistakable surrealist language.

The handkerchief carries the reproduced signature of Salvador Dalí and the title of the composition, in addition to a larger signature on the silk.

It features an elegant turquoise-blue perimetral finish and retains its original black textile label and case with Salvador Dalí’s name stamped in gold, accompanied by a reproduction of his work.

References and documentation

The composition “The Tree of Penitence” belongs to the graphic cycle The Divine Comedy, catalogued in the specialized bibliography on Salvador Dalí’s graphic works.

The 1988 textile edition is documented by copies of other cantos marketed with original certificates from the publisher Les Heures Claires.

These references document the existence and commercial circulation of this composition in textile format, independently of its well-known graphic version on paper.

Condition report

Copy with vivid colors, storage creases, and some tonal variations visible in the photographs. Retains its original case.

An interesting piece of Dalí collecting, issued from one of The Divine Comedy’s compositions, that brings together art, textile design, and universal literature.

Salvador Dalí (1904–1989)

“The Tree of Penitence” – The Divine Comedy

Purgatorio, Canto XXIV – Collection silk handkerchief, 1988

Author: Salvador Dalí
Title: The Tree of Penitence
Series: The Divine Comedy – Purgatorio, Canto XXIV
Textile series editor: Société d’Éditions d’Art Les Heures Claires, France
Publication date: 1988
Technique: Print on natural silk
Measurements: 85 × 85 cm
Presentation: Original collection case

Magnificent silk handkerchief in the collection that reproduces “The Tree of Penitence,” one of the famous illustrations by Salvador Dalí for Dante Alighieri’s The Divine Comedy.

The composition belongs to Canto XXIV of the Purgatorio and is part of the extraordinary artistic project Dalí developed during the 1950s, which culminated with the publication of his hundred illustrations by the prestigious Parisian publisher Les Heures Claires, between 1960 and 1963.

In 1988 a collection of silk handkerchiefs reproducing the compositions of The Divine Comedy was published, under an agreement with Salvador Dalí dated July 12, 1981 and a publishing contract with Société d’Éditions d’Art Les Heures Claires, documented July 6, 1988.

The work presents extraordinary chromatic richness, with blues, turquoises, ochres, and reds. The human figures, the tree of fantastical shapes and the dreamlike atmosphere reflect Dalí’s unmistakable surrealist language.

The handkerchief carries the reproduced signature of Salvador Dalí and the title of the composition, in addition to a larger signature on the silk.

It features an elegant turquoise-blue perimetral finish and retains its original black textile label and case with Salvador Dalí’s name stamped in gold, accompanied by a reproduction of his work.

References and documentation

The composition “The Tree of Penitence” belongs to the graphic cycle The Divine Comedy, catalogued in the specialized bibliography on Salvador Dalí’s graphic works.

The 1988 textile edition is documented by copies of other cantos marketed with original certificates from the publisher Les Heures Claires.

These references document the existence and commercial circulation of this composition in textile format, independently of its well-known graphic version on paper.

Condition report

Copy with vivid colors, storage creases, and some tonal variations visible in the photographs. Retains its original case.

An interesting piece of Dalí collecting, issued from one of The Divine Comedy’s compositions, that brings together art, textile design, and universal literature.

Details

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Owner or reseller
Edition
Limited edition
Artist
Salvador Dali (1904-1989)
Title of artwork
El árbol de la penitencia – La Divina Comedia - Pañuelo de seda
Technique
Mixed technique
Signature
Plate signed
Country of origin
Spain
Year
1988
Condition
Excellent condition
Height
85 cm
Width
84 cm
Depiction/theme
Religion
Style
Surrealism
Sold with frame
No
Period
1980-1990
SpainVerified
176
Objects sold
94%
Private

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