Salvador Dalí, (1904-1989)

Song of Songs of Solomon

Song of Songs of Solomon (M./L. 468-479; F. 71-17), 1971
The complete portfolio, comprising 12 etchings in colors with stencil and gold dust, each signed in pencil and numbered on the colophon 248/250 on Arches paper (there was also 6 copies on parchment and 44 copies on Japan, both in Roman Numerals and 20 hors commerce designated A-T), with the blindstamp of the publisher Leon Amiel, New York, printed by Jacques David, Paris, with full margins, folded and loose (as issued), original blue cloth-covered boards and slipcase with cast lead medallion stamped by Hôtel des Monnaies, Avignon, title in green on the leather spine, each etching framed.
Titles Include: King Solomon; The Kiss; The Shepherd; The King's Train; The Dovelike Eyes of the Bride; The Bridegroom Leaps upon the Mountains; The Beloved Looks Forth Like a Roe; The Beloved is as Fair as a Company of Horses; Thou art Fair, My Love, and Thy Breasts; The Beloved Feeds Among the Lilies; The Fruits of the Valley; Return, O Shulamite (12 works)
each 15 3/4 x 9 3/4in (29.8 x 24.8cm)
each sheet 25 3/4 x 19 3/4in (65.4 x 50.2cm)