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Urashima Taro

Salvador Dalí

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Artwork details

Artist

Salvador Dalí

Title

Urashima Taro

Description

Salvador Dali (1904-1989) - Urashima Taro

Drypoint etching with stencil from 1974.

The edition of XVII/LXXV on Richard de Bas paper.

Dimensions of work: 66 x 52 cm.

Hand signed.

Publisher: Gerschmann, Stockholm/ Yayoi, Tokyo.

Reference: Field 76-1 C; Michler/Löpsinger 746.

The work is in Excellent condition.

Urashima Taro - The fisherman who visits an underwater kingdom and discovers time’s mysterious passage.

This story tells of a humble fisherman who rescues a turtle and is rewarded with a visit to the Dragon Palace beneath the sea. When he returns home, he finds that centuries have passed. Dalí’s version merges aquatic imagery with the surreal distortion of time — a favorite Dalínian motif. The delicate linear etching and soft pochoir color evoke the shimmering stillness of an underwater world, while the narrative echoes the Surrealists’ obsession with the relativity of experience and the fragile boundary between dream and reality.

Date

1974

Medium

Etching and Drypoint

Edition

XVII/LXXV on Richard de Bas paper

Signature

Signed

Catalogue Raisonne

Field 76-1 C; Michler/Löpsinger 746

Sheet

66 x 52 cm

Status

Available

Price

€1,800.00

The Artist

Salvador Dalí

The prints of Salvador Dalí are rooted in a rich past. In actuality, Dalí’s prints have a history that dates back to his early years of art school. The young Dalí was taught the fine art of engraving and etching by his mentor. Dalí gained a respect for the technical details of printmaking, a respect he would maintain throughout the rest of his life. The connection between Dalí and graphic prints is in fact intricate and protracted. In his lifetime, Dalí produced just around 1,700 graphic prints. A large number of them are hand-signed, limited-edition editions. Some are regarded as some of the best prints created in the 20th century.