Salvador Dalí (1904–1989)

Title: “The Blue Elephant” from “1001 Nights” Series, 1971

Original lithograph with gold on Velin d’ARCHES

Hand-signed by Salvador Dalí and marked “EA” (Épreuve d’Artiste / Artist’s Proof)

Edition: 195 numbered lithographs

Dali blind stamp to the lower left corner

Publisher: “Les Heueres Claires” Paris, 1971

Size including the frame: 93 x 73 cm

Provenance: formerly in a private Swiss collection; subsequently offered at auction by a Swiss auction house

Reference: Dali – Illustrator, Eduard Fornes, 2016, p. 339

After the success of the Biblia Sacra, Dalí continued to work on other projects of books illustrations. Since 1964 Dalí had an ambition to illustrate “One Thousand and One Nights”, and circumstances eventually aligned to make this possible. As part of the illustration contract with Giuseppe Albaretto, Dalí created a series of works inspired by Arabian themes that are among the most imaginative, colorful, and rich expressive works Dali ever made.

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