The Wailing Wall, 1968 Salvador Dalí Hand-Signed Colored Lithograph, a Rare Artist's Proof from the Limited Edition Aliyah, The Rebirth of Israel Suite.resistance to conformity made waves, including among his colleagues. In 1934, when Dalí was subjected to a "trial", in which he was formally expelled from the Surrealist group, Dalí retorted, "le Surrealisme c'est moi": "I myself am surrealism".Comes with a certificate of authenticity.Who knew? Beyond melting clocks and other Surrealist tchotchkes, the eccentrically-mustachioed Salvador Dalí painted Jerusalem’s iconic Western Wall.Heritage Auctions expects the gouache-and-oil on canvas going under the hammer Nov. 19 to fetch $400,000-$800,000. Titled “Le Mur des Lamentations,” the work “reflects the legendary Spanish artist’s keen interest in people’s different religious faiths,” according to Heritage. It has been in a private collection since Dalí painted it in April 1975. (Christie’s sold a lithograph on the subject for £4,800 in 2007.)Part of the sale will benefit something called Football World Heritage, which seems to be some sort of UNESCO candidate but despite spending significant time on its website, I have little sense what it does exactly.

Good, the piece is framed with a wooden fillet, white mat, and museum grade acrylic glazing. It is numbered EA

30 x 22 x 2 in

4 lb