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Salvador DalíPortfolio: Hamlet1973
1973
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Salvador Dalí, 1904–1989 (Spain)
Portfolio: Hamlet, 1973
Salvador Dalí’s Hamlet (1973) is a stunning portfolio of ten drypoint etchings with aquatint and gold paint, each hand-colored on BFK Rives paper. Inspired by Shakespeare’s iconic tragedy, Dalí reinterprets the psychological depth and surreal elements of the play through his visionary artistic lens. His works evoke the dreamlike atmosphere of Hamlet, where reality and illusion blur in a world of betrayal, madness, and existential doubt.
Shakespeare’s Hamlet follows the Danish prince’s descent into turmoil after the ghost of his father reveals that he was murdered by his own brother, Claudius. As Hamlet grapples with grief, deception, and the pursuit of vengeance, his relationships crumble, particularly with Ophelia. The play’s climax, a dramatic duel, brings about a tragic cascade of deaths, reinforcing its meditations on fate, mortality, and the fragile nature of power.
This portfolio, numbered 40/145, features each sheet individually signed by Dalí in the lower right corner and is presented in a linen-covered portfolio and slipcase. Each print is housed in a titled folder with justification texts in both English and French. Published by Les Heures Claires (with blindstamp), this series is cataloged in Michel/Löpsinger (607–616), further solidifying its significance within Dalí’s graphic oeuvre.
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Salvador Dalí, 1904-1989 (ES)
Portfolio. Hamlet, 1973
10 drypoint etchings with aquatint and gold paint, hand-coloured on BFK Rives Papier.
H 565 mm W 403 mm.
All sheets. 40/145. All sheets signed lower right: Dalí. Justification in English and French. Each sheet in a titled folder.
Les Heures Claires (with blindstamp).
In linen cover. In linen slipcase.
Literature:
Michel/Löpsinger 607-616.
- Creator:Salvador Dalí (1904 - 1989, Spanish)
- Creation Year:1973
- Dimensions:Height: 22.25 in (56.5 cm)Width: 16.93 in (43 cm)Depth: 3.15 in (8 cm)
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- Gallery Location:OPOLE, PL
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU2814215880662
Salvador Dalí
Instantly recognizable by his waxed, upturned mustache, the flamboyant Salvador Dalí is one of modern art’s most distinctive figures. He is also one of the icons of the 20th-century avant-garde Surrealist movement, whose dreamlike images, drawn from the depths of the unconscious, he deployed in paintings, sculptures, prints and fashion, as well as in film collaborations with Luis Buñuel and Alfred Hitchcock.
Dalí was born in Figueres, Catalonia, and even as a youngster, displayed the sensitivity, sharp perception and vivid imagination that would later define his artworks. In these, he conjured childhood memories and employed religious symbols and Freudian imagery like staircases, keys and dripping candles to create unexpected, often shocking pieces.
Dalí's use of hyperrealism in conveying Surrealist symbols and concepts that subvert accepted notions of reality is epitomized in what is perhaps his most recognizable painting, The Persistence of Memory (1931), in which he depicts the fluidity of time through melting clocks, their forms inspired by Camembert cheese melting in the sun. His artistic genius, eccentric personality and eternal quest for fame made him a global celebrity.
“Each morning when I awake, I experience again a supreme pleasure,” he once said. “That of being Salvador Dalí.”
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