Salvador Dalí (1904-1989)


Imaginations and Objects of the Future (Field 75-11), 1975-6The complete deluxe edition of the portfolio comprising 11 intaglios and lithographs printed in colors, six with collage, including Dalínean Prophecy, each signed in pencil, signed again in ink on the title page, numbered XXIII/LXXV, (total edition is 350), the prints on Japan, cover sheets on wove, etchings printed by Rigal, lithographs printed by Desjobert, Paris, collage applied by hand at Chicago Serigraphic Workshop, published by Merrill Chase, Chicago, loose (as issued) in original wooden box.30 3/8 x 22in (77 x 56cm) sheet 34 1/4 by 26 3/4in (87 x 68cm)
|Dali created a special etching, Dalinian Prophecy, for the deluxe edition. This portfolio was purchased directly from the publisher Merrill Chase in Chicago when it was originally issued and has remained in the same family ever since. The prints have never been removed from the box.Provenance Merrill Chase Gallery, Chicago.Private collection, Palm Beach.