Salvador DALI (1904-1989), Macbeth, 1968.

Dry needle, BFK Rives paper, 26 x 30 cm in light passe - partout; framed in gold frame, 42 x 51 cm; signed in pencil by the author p.d. and numbered l.d. "E.A. 8/18" (epreuve d'artiste- artist's proof); edition of 150 copies plus 18 author's copies.EA-"épreuve artiste (artist's proof or artist's proof) indicates that the print is part of a limited edition that is not part of the standard numbered edition. These types of prints are considered rare, their number is limited and therefore more expensive than the current edition. Prints with the EA signature are intended for the artist.Dali produced more than two hundred compositions for various works by Shakespeare between 1946 and 1968, including Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, As You Like It, Henry IV, Henry V, Henry VI, Henry VIII, The Taming of the Shrew, The Merry Wives of Windsor, The Lost Splendors of Love, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, Richard II, Richard III, All's Well That Ends Well. 31 plays from them, in metal dry needle technique, were published in two volumes (1968,1971) under the title "Much Ado About Shakespeare", which is a paraphrase of Shakespeare's play "Much Ado About Nothing".References:Field, A. The Official Catalog of the Graphic Works of Salvador Dalí. The Salvador Dalí Archives, 1996. pp. 48-49 # 68 - 7F