SALVADOR DALI 1904-1989

This comprehensive volume is the most thorough study of Salvador Dalí’s painted works ever published, featuring many pieces previously inaccessible, with nearly half of the illustrations appearing in public for the first time. Authored by Robert Descharnes and Gilles Néret after years of research, it contextualizes Dalí’s art by integrating contemporary documents, drawings, and works across ballet, cinema, fashion, advertising, and objects d’art, going beyond a mere catalog raisonné. The book is divided into two parts: the first traces Dalí’s early development as an experimental artist, exploring his playful mastery of various art movements like Impressionism, Cubism, and Futurism, which he often mocked and abandoned, while the second reveals his lifelong pursuits and legacy through iconic works like Tuna Fishing and Hallucinogenic Toreador, including unpublished homages to Velázquez and Michelangelo, illustrating his quest to unravel the secrets of masterworks and establish himself as a 20th-century Velázquez. Out of Print. Condition: Fine Plus. Softly bumped top front corner with very light crease.