Color lithograph, dimensions: 56 x 36 cm; Velin d'Arches cotton paper produced in the Vosges in Arches, printed on the presses of the master printer Jobin, lithograph made according to the lithographic process of printing, one drawing per color, one color perpress pass, signed. undercomposition p.d.; Publisher's dry stamps - Armand Georges Israel; On lithograph typographically: l.d. "BY SPADEM 1983" and p.d. title of composition. Original certificate.
Limited edition issued with the permission of Salvador Dali under his personal control. The Dalinian Horses series is listed in the official catalog of Salvador Dali's graphic works published by Albert Fields.
Dalinian Horses.
The series Dalinian Horses. Includes 18 lithographs with thehorseas the main motif. The works includethe following: Neptune (Neptune); Pégase (Pegasus); Le Cheval de Troie (TrojanHorse);Bucéphale(Bucephalus); Le Chevalier Romain (Roman Cavalier); Le Centurion (Centurion); Le Cheval de Caligula (Caligula's Horse); Le Cheval de Triomphe ( TriumphHorse ); Saint Georges (SaintGeorge); La Licorne (TheUnicorn);Le ChevalierChrétien(Knight ofChristianity); Lady Godiva; Le Cheval de Course (Race Horse); Le Cheval de Labeur (Work Horse); Le Picador (Picador); DonQuichotte ou l'Élogede la Folie (Don Quixote - Praise ofMadness);Le Cheval de la Mort (Horse ofDeath); Le ChevaldePrintemps( SpringHorse).
Salvador Dali's series of works known as Dalinian Horses is a quintessential example of Dali's fascination with the symbolism of the horse. Horses were one of the motifs frequently used by Dali invariousworks,as theyrepresentedfor him strength,freedom,elegance and the spiritual dimension ofman.
Dalioftenreferred to figures from Greek and Roman mythology, such as Pegasus and the horses of Heliospullingthe chariot ofthe Sun.For him,the symbolism of the horsewas universal and multidimensional.Alsoevident in Dalinian Horses; arereferences to medieval art andthe Spanishheritage fromwhich itoriginated.
As one ofthe leadingSurrealists,Dalitransformed familiar motifs intounusual, often bizarre forms. In Dalinian Horses; horses are depicted in an unrealistic way - their silhouetteselongate,blurringthe boundaries betweenreality and dream. In thisway,Daliexplored the limits ofimaginationand thesubconscious.
The Dalinian Horses series was executed invarious techniques, including lithography and printmaking, whichallowedtheartisttoexperiment withdifferent styles and effects.Thisallowed him tofullyshow thedynamic anddramatic
character of the horse. In Dali's series, horsesarenotordinaryanimals -theyoftenhover above theground,alludingto transcendence and the spiritual dimension of life. Their silhouettes aresometimes imbued with anxiety,whileremainingmajestic. In Dali' s work,the horse is a symbol ofstrength, butalso of ambivalent emotions:freedom andwildness, andat the same time subjugation and oppression.
