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Dali, Salvador. Our Historical Heritage. New York & Paris: Leon Amiel, 1975
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Dali, Salvador. Our Historical Heritage. New York & Paris: Leon Amiel, 1975
large folio, limited to 770 copies, of which this is number 265 of 400 copies printed on arches paper, title, leaf of letterpress text, 11 hand-coloured drypoint etchings, each signed by salvador dali, original blue cloth portfolio, blue cloth slipcase with cast metal medallion of 'King David' on upper cover after Dali, title and text leaf with a very little light spotting, slipcase very slightly scuffed at extremities
a fine copy.
The etchings depict various Biblical figures and images, comprising: King Saul, Joseph, The Rock, Adam and Eve, King Solomon, Jeremiah, Elijah, Jonah and the Whale, Moses, King David and Noah's Ark; the medallion depicts King David.
The text states that these etchings were printed in May 1975 by the Master Engraver Jacques David, and the Medallion was cast by the Hotel des Monnaies de Paris, after an original wax model made by Salvador Dali.
References: Michler and Lopsinger Salvador Dali: Catalogue Raisonne, 752-762
large folio, limited to 770 copies, of which this is number 265 of 400 copies printed on arches paper, title, leaf of letterpress text, 11 hand-coloured drypoint etchings, each signed by salvador dali, original blue cloth portfolio, blue cloth slipcase with cast metal medallion of 'King David' on upper cover after Dali, title and text leaf with a very little light spotting, slipcase very slightly scuffed at extremities
a fine copy.
The etchings depict various Biblical figures and images, comprising: King Saul, Joseph, The Rock, Adam and Eve, King Solomon, Jeremiah, Elijah, Jonah and the Whale, Moses, King David and Noah's Ark; the medallion depicts King David.
The text states that these etchings were printed in May 1975 by the Master Engraver Jacques David, and the Medallion was cast by the Hotel des Monnaies de Paris, after an original wax model made by Salvador Dali.
References: Michler and Lopsinger Salvador Dali: Catalogue Raisonne, 752-762