Salvador DaliFlordali – Flora Dalinae. Water Lily. Lune – Luna Germinata. 1968.

Etching with

stencil colour. 1968. Signed in pencil. Numbered from the special edition

of 175 on Japan paper. Printed at Atelier Rigal, Paris 1968 and Ateliers

d’Art l’Ibis for the stencil colour. Issued by Commerz Union Anstalt Germany,

1968.

Note: This work is from the famous 1968 series

of images which Dali created as an imaginary album of Flora, using the humorous

series title ‘Flora Dalinae – Dali Flowers’  in the manner of the great 19^th

century Flora Albums with Latin flower names. This impression is on the Japan paper which

gives the strongest and tonally richest colours.

Reference: Michler Lopsinger – Dali etchings

and mixed media prints no 230.

From the

edition on special Japan paper – there were also editions on Arches and

differing Japan paper.

Excellent

impression with very strong colours. On cream Japan paper. Excellent original

condition. Full

margins. Sheet: 780 x 568mm. Plate/image: 590 x 388mm.