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Salvador Dalí — Pedestal para un mundo (from the Les Caprices de Goya de Dalí portfolio)
Salvador Dalí — Pedestal para un mundo (from the Les Caprices de Goya de Dalí portfolio)
Salvador Dalí

Pedestal para un mundo (from the Les Caprices de Goya de Dalí portfolio)

1977

Salvador Dalí's Pedestal para un mundo emerges from his Les Caprices de Goya de Dalí portfolio created in 1977, showcasing his fascination with Spanish artistic heritage and Goya's visionary work. The mixed technique composition employs drypoint, etching, heliogravure in colors, and stencil work on BFK Rives paper to create a complex layered surface. The title suggests architectural and metaphysical themes central to Dalí's surrealist philosophy, where pedestals become symbols of support for worldly structure and meaning. The intricate technical execution demonstrates Dalí's continued mastery of printmaking processes and his commitment to exploring multiple media simultaneously. This work exemplifies his late career synthesis of historical reference, technical innovation, and surrealist imagination.

Medium
drypoint, etching and heliogravure in colors with stencil on BFK Rives
Dimensions

Notes

Signed and numbered to lower edge ‘93/200 Dalí’. This work is number 93 from the edition of 200 printed by Ateliers Rigal, Paris and co-published by Berggruen, Paris and Editions Graphiques Internationales, Paris.

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April 16, 2026

Estimate: $500$800

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Salvador Dalí, Pedestal para un mundo (from the Les Caprices de Goya de Dalí portfolio), 1977

Salvador Dalí's Pedestal para un mundo emerges from his Les Caprices de Goya de Dalí portfolio created in 1977, showcasing his fascination with Spanish artistic heritage and Goya's visionary work. The mixed technique composition employs drypoint, etching, heliogravure in colors, and stencil work on BFK Rives paper to create a complex layered surface. The title suggests architectural and metaphysical themes central to Dalí's surrealist philosophy, where pedestals become symbols of support for worldly structure and meaning. The intricate technical execution demonstrates Dalí's continued mastery of printmaking processes and his commitment to exploring multiple media simultaneously. This work exemplifies his late career synthesis of historical reference, technical innovation, and surrealist imagination.

Medium
drypoint, etching and heliogravure in colors with stencil on BFK Rives
Dimensions
22.9 x 17.1 cm
Year
1977
Seen at
Wright, Chicago, United States

Related themes

Surrealism, Goya Series, Metaphysical Theme, Goya influence, Architectural Form, Heliogravure, Complex Layering, Etching, Spanish Masters, Color Stencil, Technical Mastery, Surrealist Imagery, 1970s Printmaking, 1970s Art, Architectural symbolism, Color Composition, Mixed Print Technique, Spanish art, Multiple Techniques, Dreamlike Imagery

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Collected by

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