Love’s Promise
Barcelona: Levine, 1976. 1st edition. Original lithograph on arches paper (21 3/8” X 29 3/4”), signed by Dali, in ink, directly on the image in the field of blue sky just below the cups. The edition was 290, allocated into 4 concurrent issues of 20, 20, 100 and 150, ours being one of the 20 on arches paper, but Dali’s limitation numbers are problematic, and meeting with art expert committees, to get clear–cut information, is like being nibbled to death by parakeets. Dali wanted to paint enigmas, but this one is decoded through the tarotdeck’s trump major. It is his imagining of card 14, Temperance (reserve, restraint, and moderation), and it is a depiction with considerable wall power. Fine. Framed with UV. The last auction sale we saw for this picture, in this exact state, was $5,000 (HA, 11176, lot 4062, Mar. 8, 2022). Refs: Michler–Lopsinger 1501. Field 76–3 B. Fine. Item #778
Price:
$3,600.00