DALI, Salvador (1904-1989), Grenade et l’ange (The Pomegranate and the Angel)

DALI, Salvador (1904-1989).
Grenade et l’ange (The Pomegranate and the Angel).
Watercolor, gouache on 19th century stipple engraving [Pierre Antoine Poiteau Grenadier a fruit doux, from Traite des Arbres Fruitiers, 1807-35.]
Executed in 1969.
13 1/2" x 10" visible, 21" x 18" framed.

Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech, Marquess of Dalí of Púbol[a], known as Salvador Dalí was a Spanish surrealist artist renowned for his technical skill, precise draftsmanship, and the striking and bizarre images in his work.

This work is sold with a photo-certificate of authenticity from Messieurs Robert and Nicolas Descharnes.

Provenance: Jean Schnieder, Basel (by whom commissioned from the artist in 1969). Galerie Orangerie-Reinz, Cologne (on consignment from the above, 2000). Private Collection, 2000; Bonhams, June 18, 2013 (Lot 38 - £49,250 inc. premium / ($76,830).

Exhibited: Cologne, Galerie Orangerie-Reinz, Ruckblick auf Positionen der Galerietatigkeit zum 40-jahrigen Bestehen, 10 November 2000 - 15 January 2001.

Literatue: C. Sahil, Salvidor Dali, 257 Editions Originales 1964-1985, Paris, 1985, under nos. 168-179.
R. Michler and L.W. Lopsinger, Salvador Dali. Catalogue rasonne of etchings and mixed media prints 1924-1980, Munich, 1995, under nos. 344-355.
A. Field, The Official Catalog of the Graphic Works of Salvador Dali, New York, 1996, under nos. 69-11.