One of the titans of modern painting,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=Salvador%20Dal%C3%AD&amp;tab=objects&amp;sortBy=bsp_dotcom_prod_en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Salvador Dalí</a>&nbsp;is the quintessential surrealist but also a performer, designer, and visionary; this publication presents his work in unprecedented size and detail, accompanied by a chronology following his path from Catalonia through Paris to Hollywood and back, with photos, sketches, and magazine pages.<ul><li>After Salvador Dali (Spanish).</li><li>Edited Hans Werner Holzwarth.</li><li>Cologne: TASCHEN, 2025.</li><li>Hardcover.</li><li>438 pages.</li><li>Part of an edition of 10,000 numbered copies.</li><li>Accompanied by a 40 page booklet with a catalog of illustrations.</li><li>Also accompanied by a hardbound chronology volume.</li><li>With gilt edges, fold outs, gold foil embossing on title and chapter pages, in a clamshell box bound in black velvet, with gold foil embossing and tip-in.</li></ul> Please note: This item is excluded from complimentary shipping. Shipping quote will be calculated at time of purchase.

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Important Judaica

Salvador Dalí Aliyah Portfolio Description Limited edition—number 74 of 250 copies signed by the artist—of a famous portfolio of lithographs celebrating the Jewish people’s return to its historical homeland. Commissioned in honor of the twentieth anniversary of the State of Israel’s independence in 1968, Salvador Dali’s “Aliyah, The Rebirth of Israel” suite portrays, in the artist’s signature Surrealist style, the history of ancient Jewish exile from, as well as modern Jewish immigration to, resettlement of, and struggle for, the Land of Israel. The original gouaches, unveiled at the Gallery of Modern Art (Huntington Hartford Museum) in New York on April 1, 1968, were converted into a limited lithographic edition, of which the present lot is an exemplar. In the words of Israeli Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion, in his letter of introduction to the portfolio, “The distinguished artist Salvador Dali has succeeded through the power of his great artistry in embodying in a number of prints the marvel of aliyah, which in a short time fashioned a renewed people, a renewed country, and a renewed as well as renewing State.” Physical Description 24 of 25 colored lithographs (approx. 25 3/8 x 19 5/8 in.; approx. 644 x 497 mm) on Arches wove paper, each sheet signed by the artist and numbered in pencil; two lithographs (“The Land Come to Life” and “The Land of Milk and Honey”) backed on cardboard. Lacking “The Pioneers of Israel” lithograph; four lithographs somewhat toned; light, intermittent foxing and spotting; sporadic, minor creasing. Aqua-colored linen-covered folding case with title and artist’s signature lettered above and below a reproduction of one of the gouaches; front cover somewhat warped; corners worn; two corners starting; scattered staining; metal clasp catching on fore-edge. Accompanied by a booklet containing a letter of introduction by David Ben-Gurion, an essay on the history of aliyah by Gerson D. Cohen, and a catalogue of the 25 lithographs. Literature Albert Field (ed.), The Official Catalog of the Graphic Works of Salvador Dali (New York: Salvador Dali Archives, 1996), no. 68-I, illustrated in color pp. 152-154. Ralf Michler and Lutz W. Löpsinger (eds.), Dali: Catalogue Raisonné of Prints II: Lithographs and Wood Engravings, 1956-1980 (New York: Pretsel, 1995), nos. 1193-1217, illustrated pp. 124-127.

View 1 of Lot 98: Dali's Aliyah portfolio, celebrating the Jewish people’s return to Israel

dali's aliyah portfolio, celebrating the jewish people’s return to israel

Western Illuminated Manuscripts 

c. 154 mm x 140 mm, on verso musical notation in red with text fragments from Lauds, Italy, Ferrara c. 1460; mounted in black velvet passepartout; minor fading and flaking of gold, few colour abrasions in places, trimmed with partial loss of the initial body ending in the dolphin head in the lower right, slightly darkened in places, overall in good condition.

c. 154 mm x 140 mm, on verso musical notation in red with text fragments from Lauds, Italy, Ferrara c. 1460; mounted in black velvet passepartout; minor fading and flaking of gold, few colour abrasions in places, trimmed with partial loss of the initial body ending in the dolphin head in the lower right, slightly darkened in places, overall in good condition. FEAR AND SALVATION: A BEAUTIFUL INITIAL DEPICTING THE RESURRECTION BY TADDEO CRIVELLI PROVENANCE 1. The initial originates from an antiphonary decorated by Taddeo Crivelli c. 1460 in Ferarra. Another miniature from the same manuscript was sold by Christie’s 24th November 2004, lot 6958 to the Paul Getty Museum. 2. Germany, Private Collection. 3. France, Private Collection. 4. UK, Private Collection. COMMENTARY This spLendid initial 'R' shows the risen Christ holding a lance flanked by two Roman soldiers who direct their astonished and amazed gazes towards the slender figure in their midst. The rose coloured body of the initial is formed of elegantly curling acanthus leaves and extends into a dolphin head in the lower right corner. The letter 'R' initiates "R[esurrexit Dominus a mortuis, sicut dixerat; exsultemus et laetemur omnes, quoniam ipse regnat in aeternum, alleluia]" from 1 Cor. 15:12. The Lord has risen from the dead, as he said; let us all exult and rejoice, for he reigns for all eternity, alleluia. Christ’s left hand encloses a lance with a victory banner, while his right is lifted in blessing with two fingers extended. He is portrayed as Salvator Mundi, having taken upon himself the sins of humankind and conquered death in promise of eternal life. Taddeo Crivelli (1451-1479) was a leading painter and miniaturist of the 15th-century Ferrarese school. He is known for his richly illustrated works, including a two-volume Bible for Duke Borso d'Este, which he created in collaboration with various artists, including renowned illuminator Franco dei Russi, over a span of six years. He also created an illuminated copy of Boccacio’s Decamerone as well as a luxurious Book of Hours, the Gualenghi-d'Este Book of Hours. Crivelli’s œuvre stands out through the artist’s meticulous attention to texture and a vibrant colour palette enhanced with gold. This beautiful initial embodies the levity and diverse colour palette of Italian Renaissance illumination. FURTHER READING K. Barstow. The Gualenghi-d'Este Hours, Art and Devotion in Renaissance Ferrara, New York: Getty Publications, 2000. La miniatura a Ferrara dal tempo di Cosme Tura all'eredita di Ercole de' Roberto, ed. F. Toniolo: Franco Cosimi Panini, 1998. Boskovits, M. “Ferrarese Painting about 1450: Some New Arguments.” Burlington Magazine 178 (1978): pp.370–385.

View 1 of Lot 10: Illuminated initial ‘R’, Christus Trimphans by Taddeo Crivelli | Italy, Ferrara | c.1460

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