| Description |
407 pages : illustrations (some color), color plates, facsimiles ; 32 cm |
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text txt rdacontent |
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still image sti rdacontent |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 366-374) and indexes. |
| Contents |
Prologue / Eduard Fornés -- Dalí as illustrator / Dr. A. Reynolds Morse -- Foreword / Daniel David -- The Dalí enigma : art, ambition, and abnormal psychology / Paul J. Karlstrom, Ph.D. -- The Dalí dilemma / Paul J. Karlstrom -- Dalí illustrator / Eduard Fornés -- How I met Dalí -- Babaouo -- The retrospective exhibition at the Centre Pompidou in Paris -- The gold medal -- Museum works, or the trail of the red poppy -- The jewels of Dalí -- The secret life of Salvador Dalí -- The exhibition : Dalí and his books; Dalí, the writer and Dalí, the illustrator -- 400 works of Salvador Dalí (1914-1983) -- Distribucions d'art surrealista -- Opéra ętre dieu -- The books by Dalí and on Dalí -- The environment of Dalí -- The editors -- Les Chants de Maldoror -- The Divine Comedy -- Sacred Bible -- 28 editions published by Les Heures Claires, Paris under agreements between Giuseppe Albaretto and Dalí -- Expert opinions -- Authentic signatures by Salvador Dalí -- Documentation -- Dalí graphics catalogs -- Who was Salvador Dalí? -- History of a will and testament -- Bibliography -- Dalí books published by or edited by Eduard Fornés/Editorial Mediterrŕnia -- Index of images -- About the author -- About the publisher -- Index of contents -- General index. |
| Summary |
This book is a complete visual and scholarly guide to the illustrative works of the masterful Surrealist artist, Salvador Dalí. Text, documents and illustrations are compiled alongside the author's fascinating personal anecdotes to give colorful and historic insights into the enigma that was Salvador Dalí. The book also presents an updated catalog raisonne of Dalí's major illustrative projects, including: "Chants de Maldoror," "The Divine Comedy," and "The Sacra Biblia." |
| Language |
Text in English. |
| Subject |
Dalí, Salvador, 1904-1989.
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Artists -- Spain -- Biography.
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Illustration of books -- Spain -- 20th century -- Catalogs.
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Dalí, Salvador, 1904-1989 -- Catalogues raisonnés.
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Artists. (OCoLC)fst00817559
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Spain. (OCoLC)fst01204303
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| Genre/Form |
Illustrated works. (OCoLC)fst01423873
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| Note |
Title on jacket: Dalí, illustrator of : Lautréamont, Les Chants de Maldoror ; Dante, the Divine Comedy ; Holy Scripture, the Sacred Bible |
| ISBN |
2911386205 (hbk) |
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9782911386206 (hbk) |
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