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DALI SALVADOR DALI Hand Signed Etching Shakespeare 1968

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DALI SALVADOR DALI  Hand Signed Etching Shakespeare 1968
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SALVADOR DALI 1904-1989
1904 - Figueras-1989 (Spanish)

Title: A Midsummer Night's dream from Shakespeare I, 1968

Technique: Original Hand Signed and Numbered Etching on Japan nacre paper

Paper Size: 44.4 x 31 cm / 17.4 x 12.2 in

Image Size: 17 x 12.3 cm / 6.7 x 4.8 in

Additional Information: This Etching is hand signed in pencil by the artist "Dali" in the lower right margin.
It is also hand numbered in roman numerals in pencil "XXXII/XCV" (32/95) in the lower left margin.
The work was printed in a limited edition of 95 impressions in colours (there were a further 150 printed in without colours) in 1968 by Atelier Rigal and it was published by WUCUA.
This etching was part of the portfolio "Shakespeare I" illustrating some of the most famous plays by William Shakespeare. This etching is the fourtheenth plate of the 15 etchings series.
A Midsummer Night's Dream is a comedy play that was written by William Shakespeare. It is believed to have been written between 1590 to 1596. It portrays the events surrounding the marriage of the Duke of Athens, Theseus, and the Queen of the Amazons, Hippolyta. These include the adventures of four young Athenian lovers and a group of amateur actors, who are manipulated by the fairies who inhabit the forest in which most of the play is set. The play is one of Shakespeare's most popular works for the stage and is widely performed across the world.

Literature:
1. Michler, Ralf and Lupsinger Lutz. 1994. Dali Salvador,Catalogue Raisonne of Etchings Tome I, 1924-1980". Munich: Prestel-Verlag
Reference: Lupsinger, No. 280
2. Field, Albert, 1996. The Official Catalog of the Graphic Works of Salvador Dali. The Salvador Dali Archives, New York.
Reference: Field 68-7 N.

Condition: Very Good Condition