Salvador DALI (1904-1989), The Horse with the Rose (and the Wolf), 1974 from La Fontaine's Fable "Le Cheval et le Loup" (The Horse and the Wolf).

Etching, on Japanese parchment (Japon Nacre), colored in watercolor pochoir, dimensions: 50 x 66 cm framed, 90 x 76 cm framed, limited edition 238/250, hand signed in pencil by the Artist.Pochoir - Work hand-colored in watercolor using a stencil (French: pochoir). This method of applying paint is mainly used for coloring prints, as it allows the artist to make identical prints. The artist cuts out the stencil and applies it to a previously made print. It is mainly used for prints made in metal techniques, such as dry needle, aquatint,etc.References:- raisonne field catalog #74-1 L- Michler and Lopsinger raisonne catalog #658Information: The featured work is part of the series "Le Bestiaire de La Fontaine" published in 1974 by Robert MouretSalvador Dalí, the famous surrealist artist and a master in many graphic techniques, including lithography and etching, created a series of illustrations to Jean de La Fontaine's fairy tales between 1967 and 1974, commissioned by the French publishing house Éditions de la Fontaine. Salvador Dalí, as part of his 1974 project "Le Bestiaire de La Fontaine Dalinisé," created a series of 12 etchings (drypoints with pochoir) , which were original, hand-signed etchings with hand-added colors. Entitled "Le Bestiaire de La Fontaine Dalinisé," the series is an unusual combination of classical literature and Dali's surreal imagination.