Paradise: Canto 18
The Splendor of Beatrice
“Le Splendeur de Beatrice”
1959 – 1963
9 5/8 x 7 1/4
Registration Number: 831685.0002
Appraised Value: $10.500 US *
“That blessed mirror now enjoyed alone his word within himself, and I too fed, tempering the sweet with bitter, on my own.”
- Wood engraving in color on rives paper after a watercolor.
- One of 100 images from the “Divine Comedy.”
- Hand signed in pencil lower, right by the artist,
and also signed in the block. - Blindstamp of the editor J. Estrade, lower left.
- Signed in pencil on the verso by Daniel David, the former director of Les Heures Claires; Eduard Fornes, the former director of the publishing company L’Editorial Mediteranea; and Jean Estrade, former artistic director of Les Heures Claires
- Published by Les Editions d’Arte Les Heures Claires, Paris.
The 100 wood engravings for the “Divine Comedy” were executed over a 1 year period from 1951 to 1964. From 1951 to 1960, Dali painted the 100 watercolors which were used as studies for the wood engravings. From 1960 to 1964, Raymond Jacquet created the more than 3,000 wood blocks which were necessary for the complete “Divine Comedy” with the participation and final approval of Salvador Dali for each of the 100 engravings.
Note: Image above is for clear representation only. Ours is mounted and under glass. Click the image above to see actual Paradise 18 being identified.
Provenance
- Salvador Dali
- Les Heures Claires, Paris
- L’Editorial Meditereanea
- Park West Gallery, Florida
- Digithall Gallery, Arizona
* This appraisal is subject to the terms and conditions set forth by Park West Gallery.
