Divine Comedy by Salvador Dali

Salvador Dali’s  The Splendor of Beatrice, Paradise 18. One of one hundred illustrations of Dante’s “Divine Comedy”, after a watercolor. Hand signed in pencil by the artist, also signed in the block. Wood engraving in color on Rives paper.

“That blessed mirror now enjoyed alone his word within himself, and I too fed, tempering the sweet with bitter, on my own.”

Published by Les Editions d’ Art Les Heures Claires, Paris. Blindstamp of the editor and artistic director of Les Heures Claires, Mr. Jean Estrade, lower left margin. From the collection of Mr. Guiseppe Albaretto, friend, patron and business associate of the artist and an owner of Les Heures Claires, the publisher. This work was hand signed in pencil by Salador Dali on November 24, 1974 in Paris.

Measurements: 24″ x 27″

About the Collector
Dr. Ray Cook

Dr. Ray Cook practiced medicine in Wichita, Kansas for more than 38 years. He was born in the South, developing an affinity for history and the Civil War. Over his life-time, Dr. Cook gathered a collection of presidential documents, books, and other works on paper related to his interest in history. This rare collection is now being offered at auction.

 

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