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Salvador Dalí — Transfiguration
Salvador Dalí

Transfiguration

A striking example of Dalí's surrealist vision, this drypoint and aquatint in colors is further elevated by extensive hand-coloring, lending the composition an intensely personal and luminous quality. The work showcases Dalí's mastery of printmaking techniques on Rives BFK paper, where the precise lines of the drypoint merge seamlessly with the tonal richness of the aquatint. Themes of transformation and metamorphosis — central to the concept of transfiguration — are rendered with the dreamlike intensity that defines Dalí's iconic aesthetic.

Medium
Drypoint and aquatint in colors, with extensive hand-coloring, on Rives BFK paper, with full margins.

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October 17, 2017

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Salvador Dalí, Transfiguration

A striking example of Dalí's surrealist vision, this drypoint and aquatint in colors is further elevated by extensive hand-coloring, lending the composition an intensely personal and luminous quality. The work showcases Dalí's mastery of printmaking techniques on Rives BFK paper, where the precise lines of the drypoint merge seamlessly with the tonal richness of the aquatint. Themes of transformation and metamorphosis — central to the concept of transfiguration — are rendered with the dreamlike intensity that defines Dalí's iconic aesthetic.

Medium
Drypoint and aquatint in colors, with extensive hand-coloring, on Rives BFK paper, with full margins.
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Surrealism, Hand-Colored, 20th Century, Religious Theme, Dreamlike Mood, Male Artist, Printmaking, Drypoint And Aquatint, Religious Symbolism, Religious Themes, Spanish Artist, Vivid Colors, Master Artist, Dreamlike Imagery

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Collected by

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