Hommage a Leonardo da Vinci original lithograph by Salvador Dali

La linotype is one of 12 engravings from the suite titled Hommage a Leonardo da Vinci ( Great Inventions ) by Salvador Dali.  Published by Graphiques Internationales and Editions de Francony,  Paris, 1975. Printed by Ateliers Rigal, Paris. Drypoint and etching with stencil coloring on Arches and hand-signed by the artist, edition 75/450.  Framed and in excellent condition.

Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech, Marquis of Dalí de Púbol (11 May 1904 – 23 January 1989), was a Spanish surrealist artist of Catalan ethnicity born in Figueres, Catalonia, Spain. One of the most famous artists that has ever lived Dali was a prolific creator working in many mediums such as painting, sculpture, ceramics, jewelry, writing , multi media , photography and film making to name a few. He had an eccentric personality and with his exceptional skill as a draftsman and his unusually imaginative view of the world Dali captured the attention of the public wherever his work was displayed. He created his own personal philosophy which he called paranoid critical a state in which one could simulate delusion while still maintaining one’s sanity which influenced the Surrealist movement. Dali’s world of tapping into the unconscious using symbolism filled with themes from religion, death, eroticism and decay has fascinated even those who were not frequent art lovers. Dali was a great showman and loved being adored by his public. But needless to say he had the talent to sustain his popularity even after his death.