Helene et le cheval de Troi
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Title: Helene et le cheval de Troi (s. 7572)
Helen and the Trojan horse.
Medium : Original drypoint Etching with aquatint, in colours, 1974, on Japan Nacre paper, signed by the artist in pencil
Note: This shows Helen looking on the wooden horse from the walls of Troy. She wears an attractive red robe which exposes her bear breasts. The horse can be seen to be missing a central panel from whence the Greeks had descended to take the city.
Size: 563 X 768 mms (Paper size), 405 X 505 mms (Plate size)
Printer: Unknown
Published by: de Francony, Paris
Edition: 103/250
References:
Albert Field (“The Official Catalogue of the Graphic works of Salvador Dali “) Reference: 72.9, page 73
Michler-Lopsinger - (Catalogue Raisonee of etchings & Mixed Media prints, 1924 - 1980) : Number 714
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Price
| Availability | Available for sale |
| Price | not public |
Description
| Header | XXth c. Art |
| Category | Prints, Engravings, Lithographs |
| Type | Eaux Fortes |
| Origin | France |
| Genre | Surrealism |
| Characteristic | Signed |
| Authenticity / Provenance | Signed print |
| Artists types | Professional artists |
| Period | Modern 1945-1970 |
| Country | France |
| Author | Salvador Dali (1904 - 1989) |
| Condition | perfect |
| Restoration | minor |
| Height | 143 cm 56.3 in |
| Width | 195.1 cm 76.8 in |