Salvador Dalí

Spanish, 1904–1989

Argus - Mythologie, 1963

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Medium: Prints and multiples, Drypoint etching on cream wove Arches paper
Size: 22 x 30 in. (55.9 x 76.2 cm.)
Markings: Signed, dated, and numbered lower margins

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About this Artwork

Edition: 150
Size Notes: Art size: 15.5 x 19.5 inches
Full sheet size: 22 x 30 inches
Frame size 33 x 35 inches.
Movement: Post-War
Catalogue Raisonné: ML/Argillet #116; Fields # 63-3 A
Provenance: The Salvador Dali - Pierre Argillet Collection
Exhibitions: Pierre Argillet's body of Dali's etchings, original works, and books appear in museums throughout the world and have enjoyed a home at the Museum of Surrealism in Melun, France (Pierre Argillet's former home "Chateau Vaux-le-Penil" and former museum) as well as in the Dali Museum in St. Petersburg, Florida. The Collection is also housed at the prestigious Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA).
Literature: by the gods. Hera, wife of Zeus, asked Argus to watch Io, Zeus’ mistress. Zeus then sent Hermes to dispatch Argus. As tribute, Hera placed his many eyes into the tail of a peacock, her favorite bird.
Image Rights: © The Argillet Collection.

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Original drypoint etching.

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