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Salvador Dalí — Couples Nus (from the Nudes series)
Salvador Dalí — Couples Nus (from the Nudes series)
Salvador Dalí

Couples Nus (from the Nudes series)

1972

This lithograph from Salvador Dalí's Nudes series presents an exploration of the human form through his distinctive surrealist lens. The work captures intertwined figures rendered with Dalí's characteristic technical precision and dreamlike quality. Created in 1972, the composition demonstrates the artist's continued fascination with the nude subject matter reimagined through modernist abstraction. The medium of lithography allows for subtle gradations and intricate detailing that enhance the ethereal nature of the composition. This piece exemplifies Dalí's ability to transform classical subjects into contemporary artistic statements.

Medium
lithograph
Dimensions

Notes

Signed and numbered to lower right ‘87/120 Dalí’. This work is number 87 from the edition of 120 printed by Atelier Desjobert, Paris and published by E.G.I., Paris.

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April 16, 2026

Estimate: $800$1,200

Lot 250

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Salvador Dalí, Couples Nus (from the Nudes series), 1972

This lithograph from Salvador Dalí's Nudes series presents an exploration of the human form through his distinctive surrealist lens. The work captures intertwined figures rendered with Dalí's characteristic technical precision and dreamlike quality. Created in 1972, the composition demonstrates the artist's continued fascination with the nude subject matter reimagined through modernist abstraction. The medium of lithography allows for subtle gradations and intricate detailing that enhance the ethereal nature of the composition. This piece exemplifies Dalí's ability to transform classical subjects into contemporary artistic statements.

Medium
lithograph
Dimensions
56.2 x 75.6 cm
Year
1972
Seen at
Wright, Chicago, United States

Related themes

Modernist Art, Artistic Series, Modernist exploration, Dreamlike Quality, Figure Study, Lithography, Surrealist Nudes, Human Body, Artistic Vision, Abstracted forms, Technical Precision, Lithographic Art, Abstract Figures, 1970s Surrealism, Formal Innovation, Surrealist Figures, Ethereal Composition, Human Form, Intimate Composition

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Collected by

Hamilton Selway Gallery, Art Institute of Chicago, Alex Capecelatro, Saul Beceiro Novo