To: Liz
I have a Dali print from his "Divine Comedy" series hanging on the LR wall. It's probably a fake signature (unfortunately there are a LOT of fake Dali prints and lithographs circulating in the art world) and the price certainly indicated that! It's Dante with the angel . . .
His output was so immense that he churned out a lot of junk. But his best work is remarkable and will stand with anyone.
194 posted on
04/12/2005 9:01:51 AM PDT by
AnAmericanMother
(. . . Ministrix of ye Chace (recess appointment), TTGC Ladies' Auxiliary . . .)
To: AnAmericanMother
The legend is that before he died, Dali signed thousands of empty canvases to made into prints and lithographs---but that could have been a ruse to sell his afterdeath works for a premium price.
200 posted on
04/12/2005 9:40:12 AM PDT by
Liz
(One of it's most compelling tenets is Catholicism's acknowledgement of individual free will.)
To: AnAmericanMother
I love that painting. Thanks for posting it.
201 posted on
04/12/2005 9:58:18 AM PDT by
iceskater
("Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind." - Kipling)
To: AnAmericanMother
The central figure in this Dali looks a lot like Gala---Dali's wife---with whom he was obsessed---and who he put into so many of his works.
206 posted on
04/12/2005 1:19:50 PM PDT by
Liz
(One of it's most compelling tenets is Catholicism's acknowledgement of individual free will.)
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