Salvador Dali (Spanish/French, 1904 - 1989), 'Virgil's Last Words', 10” x 13" Image Size, 16.5" x 19.5" Framed Size, Woodblock engraving in color on Paper, framed in a museum quality solid wood frame with conservation glass, ready to hang.

Virgil's Last Words, from the Divine Comedy Series inspired by Dante Alighieri.The woodcut depicts a scene from Purgatory. Between 1951 and 1960, Dali was invited by the Italian government to commemorate the birth of Dante Alighieri, Italy’s most famous poet, by producing a series of illustrations for a full-text Deluxe edition of Dante’s masterpiece, the Divine Comedy. However, in 1958, a new government was elected in Italy, which objected to the idea of entrusting the illustration of the Divine Comedy to a foreign artist. As a result, he decided to offer the project to the French publisher, Joseph Forêt and the publication was completed the 23rd of November 1963. Dalí had painted 100 watercolors in preparation for the publication of “The Divine Comedy.” These watercolors explored the many myths and elements of this magnificent work of literature by the great Dante Alighieri. These drawings are then reproduced using a wood engraving technique.

Property From: Art Leaders Gallery, West Bloomfield, MI

Artwork is in mint condition. Item sold as is.

19.5 x 16.5 in