Original Salvador Dali etching "Terpsichore" from Suite Les Muses (1971), hand-signed by Dali in pencil, hand-colored with watercolor and golden highlights.
Salvador Dalí created the suite of Les Muses while creating works for two of his patrons Giuseppe and Mara Albaretto. The artworks are inspired by Greek mythology.
Terpsichore is the Muse of dance and choral song in Greek mythology. She is one of the nine Muses, daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne, and is often depicted with a lyre or performing in a dance. Her name is derived from the Greek words "terpsis" (meaning "enjoyment") and "choros" (meaning "dance"), reflecting her role in inspiring the arts related to dance and song.
• Drypoint etching with hand coloring in watercolor and golden highlights
• Hand-signed by Dalí in pencil
• Artist's dry stamp lower left
• Limited edition of 145 copies on Arches vellum, annotated 66/145, with wide margins
• Arches France filigree
• Size: 16 x 12 3/4 in (41 x 33 cm), sheet 25.6 x 20 in (65 x 51 cm)
• Published by Les Heures Claires
• Reference: Michler; Löpsinger (1994) Salvador Dalí: catalogue raisonné of etchings and mixed-media prints, 1924-1980. Munich and New York: Prestel; №510, Field 71-18 D.
• In good condition, insulation on the edges
• Unframed
One of the rarest and most beautiful engravings by Salvador Dali.
It is a real success for a collector to have this engraving in his collection.
