Description: "COSMIC RAYS RESUSCITATING SOFT WATCHES" ORIGINAL LITHOGRAPH BY SALVADOR DALI CREATED IN 1965 "COSMIC RAYS RESUSCITATING SOFT WATCHES" IS PERHAPS THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT OF ALL OF THE GRAPHIC WORKS OF SALVADOR DALI. IT HAS ALSO COMMANDED SOME OF THE HIGHEST RECOGNIZED SALES PRICES ON THE RARE OCCASION THAT IT COMES TO MARKET. THIS ARTWORK IS A TRUE "ORIGINAL" LITHOGRAPH CREATED IN 1965. THIS MEANS THAT SALVADOR DALI EXECUTED THE ENTIRE WORK IN HIS OWN HAND ON THE ZINC PLATE AND CREATED THIS IMAGE SPECIFICALLY FOR THIS LITHOGRAPHIC EDITION. THERE IS NO ORIGINAL ARTWORK SUCH AS AN OIL PAINTING OR WATERCOLOR THAT THIS LITHOGRAPH IS BASED ON. AFTER THE PRINTING, THE PLATE FOR THIS LITHOGRAPH WAS DESTROYED, ONLY THE LITHOGRAPH FOREVER REMAINS AS AN INDIVIDUAL SHARE OF THE ORIGINAL ARTWORK. THE ARTWORK IS HAND SIGNED AND DEDICATED BY SALVADOR DALI AND NUMBERED FROM THE EDITION OF 150. THE ARTWORK ALSO BEARS THE SIDNEY Z. LUCAS COPYRIGHT STAMP IN THE LOWER LEFT QUADRANT. THE WORLDWIDE TIRAGE OUTSTANDING IS ONLY 162 ON WATERMARKED RIVES PAPER. THERE IS PROVENANCE ON THIS FINE PIECE OF ART. THIS ARTWORK HAS BEEN DEDICATED TO THE AUTHOR, OLGA WOLLER. MS. WOLLER WAS A PROMINENT SOCIETY WOMAN, A SCHOLAR, AND A CONTEMPORARY OF SALVADOR DALI. OLGA WOLLER AUTHORED THE NOVELS: SEX ALARM IN 1946, AND STRANGE CONFLICT IN 1955. THIS ARTWORK HAS BEEN AUTHENTICATED. A HAND SIGNED CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY BY LAURENT ASHTON WILL ACCOMPANY THIS ARTWORK. CONDITION REPORT: THE LITHOGRAPH IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION WITH FULL BRIGHT COLORS AND A STRONG IMPRESSION. THE PAPER IS ARCHIVAL AND WATERMARKED RIVES. THE IMAGE IS 30 1/2 X 21 1/2 INCHES. THE PAPER MEASURES 32 X 25 INCHES. THERE IS EVEN MINOR TONING FROM SOLARIZATION CONSISTENT WITH THE AGE OF THE PRINT. THE HORIZONTAL AXIS OF THE PAPER HAS BEEN TRIMMED 3 INCHES IN THE MARGIN NOT AFFECTING THE IMAGE OR THE PROPORTIONS OF THE ARTWORK. THIS ARTWORK IS SOLD UNFRAMED. REFERENCES: THIS ARTWORK IS THE REFERENCED IN "THE OFFICIAL CATALOG OF THE GRAPHIC WORKS OF SALVADOR DALI," BY ALBERT FIELD, PLATE CODE 65-3. THIS ARTWORK IS ALSO REFERENCED IN "DALI, CATALOG RAISONNE OF PRINTS I AND II" BY MICHLER AND LOPSINGER ON PLATE CODE 1144. PLEASE CHECK YOUR LOCAL GALLERIES FOR A LITHOGRAPH OF THIS NATURE AND COMPARE THE PRICE. THE CURRENT OFFERING PRICE OF THIS ARTWORK IS IN LINE WITH RECOGNIZED SALES RESULTS AND CURRENT APPRAISALS. ESCROW IS ACCEPTED IF BUYER PAYS. OVERSEAS SHIPPING MAY BE SLIGHTLY MORE. INSURANCE IS MANDATORY. THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO DO BUSINESS WITH YOU. REGARDS, LAURENT ASHTON
Price: 40000 USD
Location: Reno, Nevada
End Time: 2023-11-09T01:59:05.000Z
Shipping Cost: 250 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Size Type/ Largest Dimension: Large (Greater than 30'')
ORIGINAL LITHOGRAPH: SIDNEY Z. LUCAS COPYRIGHT
Type: Print
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Artist: Salvador Dali
Style: Surrealism
Subject: Abstract
Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
Date of Creation: 1950-1969
Original/Reproduction: Original Print
Edition Type: Limited Edition
Edition Size: 162
Print Type: Lithograph
Size Type/Largest Dimension: Large (Greater than 30")
Signed?: Signed