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Salvador Dalí — Le Bureaucrate (Field 69-2; M&L 343a)
Salvador Dalí

Le Bureaucrate (Field 69-2; M&L 343a)

"Le Bureaucrate" is a 1969 etching with drypoint by Salvador Dalí that presents the artist's characteristically surrealist interpretation of bureaucratic life, rendered through precise linear technique on Arches paper. This artist's proof, printed by André François Petit in Paris, demonstrates Dalí's mastery of the printmaking medium and his satirical engagement with modern institutional structures. The work's substantial dimensions of 563 by 379 millimeters allow for intricate detail across the full-margined sheet, exemplifying the technical refinement Dalí brought to his graphic works during this period.

Medium
Etching with drypoint, 1969, signed and inscribed 'E.A.' in pencil, an artist's proof aside from the edition of 120, printed by André François Petit, Paris, on Arches paper, with full margins, sheet 563 x 379mm (22 1/8 x 15in) (unframed), Condition, Related Lots, BACK TO AUCTION CATALOGUE, Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) Femme Nue Se Couronnant de Fleurs, from La Suite Vollard (Bloch 135), Estimate: £4,000 - 6,000, Pablo Picasso (1881-1973), after.  Arlequin Assis (Jacinto Salvado), Estimate: £2,500 -

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Prints & Works on Paper 1500-2026

March 31, 2026

Lot 214

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Salvador Dalí, Le Bureaucrate (Field 69-2; M&L 343a)

"Le Bureaucrate" is a 1969 etching with drypoint by Salvador Dalí that presents the artist's characteristically surrealist interpretation of bureaucratic life, rendered through precise linear technique on Arches paper. This artist's proof, printed by André François Petit in Paris, demonstrates Dalí's mastery of the printmaking medium and his satirical engagement with modern institutional structures. The work's substantial dimensions of 563 by 379 millimeters allow for intricate detail across the full-margined sheet, exemplifying the technical refinement Dalí brought to his graphic works during this period.

Medium
Etching with drypoint, 1969, signed and inscribed 'E.A.' in pencil, an artist's proof aside from the edition of 120, printed by André François Petit, Paris, on Arches paper, with full margins, sheet 563 x 379mm (22 1/8 x 15in) (unframed), Condition, Related Lots, BACK TO AUCTION CATALOGUE, Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) Femme Nue Se Couronnant de Fleurs, from La Suite Vollard (Bloch 135), Estimate: £4,000 - 6,000, Pablo Picasso (1881-1973), after.  Arlequin Assis (Jacinto Salvado), Estimate: £2,500 -
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Related themes

Surrealism, Figurative Painting, 20th Century, Social Commentary, Bureaucracy and authority, Spanish Artist, Dreamlike and unsettling, Salvador Dalí, Symbolic Imagery, Oil on Canvas

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Collected by

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