Salvador Dali (1904-1989), Divine Comedy. Purgatory. 1963

Color woodcut, paper; dimensions: in st. pp. 24.8 x 17.5 cm, framed: 38 x 31.2 cm. Signed on woodblock l. d.: Dali.
Graphic from the monumental edition of "The Divine Comedy" published in 1963, commissioned by the Italian government on the occasion of the 700th anniversary of Dante's birth. The engraving is from the "Purgatory" section of Dante's "Divine Comedy" and is titled: "The Divine Forest" ("La divine foret").
Condition: slight scratches to the frame.

Salvador Dali (1904-1989) painter, graphic artist. One of the most prominent representatives of Surrealism. He developed his own individual style. In his work he often took up biblical themes and those from the canon of world literature.