Mercurius
Etching and Dry Point on Japon Paper
Signed by Salvador Dali lower right
Numbered 3/75
15.75 x 23.25 inches(40 x 59 cm)
Etching and drypoint to two Roman Gods, Mercury and Venus, is a theme Dali often used. Venus reaches for the sun’s rays in her bed while Mercury stalks off on a cloud pillow. A dark swirling storm rages in the sky on the top left.
Salvador Dali ( 1904 - 1989 ).
Born 11 May, 1904 Figueres, Catalonia, Spain
Died 23 January, 1989 (aged 84) Figueres, Catalonia, Spain
Resting Place – Crypt at Dali Theatre and Museum, Figueres, Catalonia, Spain
Nationality – Spanish
Education – San Fernardo School of Fine Arts, Madrid, Spain
Movement – Cubism, Dada, Surrealism
Married Gala Dali (Elena Ivanovna Diakonova) (1934-1982)
Notable Work : The Persistance of Memory 1931
The Temptation of St Anthony 1946
The Elephants 1948
Galatea of the Spheres 1952
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