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Salvador Dalí — La Télévision; and La Tauromachine au tiroir, from Tauromachie surréaliste (Television; and Bullfight in a Drawer, from Surrealistic Bullfight)
Salvador Dalí

La Télévision; and La Tauromachine au tiroir, from Tauromachie surréaliste (Television; and Bullfight in a Drawer, from Surrealistic Bullfight)

In these two etchings from his *Tauromachie surréaliste* series, Salvador Dalí merges the visceral drama of the Spanish bullfight with the dreamlike logic of Surrealism, employing aquatint and vibrant stencil hand-coloring to create richly layered compositions. The works reflect Dalí's lifelong fascination with spectacle, transformation, and the unconscious, where bullfighting becomes a metaphor for deeper psychological and mythological forces. Printed on Arches paper with full margins, the etchings showcase Dalí's mastery of printmaking as a medium capable of conveying both precise detail and hallucinatory atmosphere.

Medium
Two etchings with aquatint and stencil hand-coloring, on Arches paper, with full margins.

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Evening & Day Editions

October 17, 2018

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Salvador Dalí, La Télévision; and La Tauromachine au tiroir, from Tauromachie surréaliste (Television; and Bullfight in a Drawer, from Surrealistic Bullfight)

In these two etchings from his *Tauromachie surréaliste* series, Salvador Dalí merges the visceral drama of the Spanish bullfight with the dreamlike logic of Surrealism, employing aquatint and vibrant stencil hand-coloring to create richly layered compositions. The works reflect Dalí's lifelong fascination with spectacle, transformation, and the unconscious, where bullfighting becomes a metaphor for deeper psychological and mythological forces. Printed on Arches paper with full margins, the etchings showcase Dalí's mastery of printmaking as a medium capable of conveying both precise detail and hallucinatory atmosphere.

Medium
Two etchings with aquatint and stencil hand-coloring, on Arches paper, with full margins.
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Surrealism, Twentieth Century, Bullfighting Theme, Limited Edition Print, Printmaking, Hand Coloring, Figurative Art, Etching and Aquatint, Spanish Male Artist, Modern Master

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Collected by

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