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Salvador Dalí
Les chants de Maldoror1934, printed 1973

Not on view
Etching of a small, loosely rendered human figure standing beside a rearing horse, centered on a large cream-colored sheet, with a bold angular signature in the lower right
Etching on cream paper depicting a fantastical scene with a mounted armored figure on horseback and stacked figures above, rendered in sparse fine lines. A bold ink signature appears at lower right, with a handwritten number at lower left.
Etching with fine line work depicting a surreal landscape; a large elongated form with ornate, jawlike edges extends diagonally across the composition, while small human figures stand at left; distant hills rendered in hatched strokes.
Etching on cream paper; profile of a curly-haired figure at lower left, beside a tall cypress tree and a cross, with radiating sun rays and clouds in the upper right; fine intaglio linework throughout; a bold ink signature below the plate mark.
Etching or drypoint print, standing female nude torso in delicate fine lines, head turned upward with floral sprigs, with a detailed naturalistic animal form at lower right; cursive signature in pencil below image area on cream paper.
Engraving on cream paper depicting two standing figures in the foreground — one stooped and draped, leaning on a staff; the other armored and rigid, holding a hat — with reclining figures and mounted horsemen sketched lightly in the background, rendered in fine etched lines on white ground, with a handwritten signature at lower right.
Engraving with fine line work depicting two surrealist figures on pedestals in a receding perspective landscape: a slender elongated nude figure at left, head bowed, and at right an anatomical femur bone topped with a fleshy rounded form. A tiny figure stands in the distant middle ground. Signature in graphite below the plate.
Etching of a fantastical standing figure with an ornate, mask-like face and flowing, curvilinear forms, positioned at right on a crosshatched ground plane, with a small distant object on the horizon to the left.
Etching on cream paper with fine-line surrealist imagery centered in the lower half: a small nude figure merges with rose forms and a bone-like shape, above a sparse landscape with radiating lines, leaving wide white margins; a bold cursive signature appears at lower right.
Intaglio print with delicate fine lines depicting a surrealist still life: an elongated nose-like form atop a rectangular box, beside a textured head, with a small circular and cross shape at center; wide white margins with pencil signature and edition number below.
Etching with fine lines depicting a surreal still life: an elongated nose-like form rises above two geometric cubes, flanked by a swirling floral mass at left and a crumpled bloom at right, with a small circular element below; pencil signature and number at bottom margin.
Etching or drypoint print with fine stippled and linear shading, depicting a surreal still life arrangement of a large bone, cabbage-like foliage, a geometric cube, and small skeletal or mechanical figure, rendered in grey tones on cream paper with a handwritten signature below.
Etching with fine line work depicting a surrealist composition: a kneeling figure with elongated limbs holds a staff and extends one arm with a pointing gesture, alongside a recessed architectural space containing small figures, set against a sketched landscape horizon.
Etching with fine line work depicting two large biomorphic forms resting on a flat horizon, with radiating perspective lines, diminutive figures, and billowing clouds above; signed in pencil below the plate.
Etching with fine crosshatching depicting a surrealist composition of fragmented human body parts — torso, limbs, and hands — merging with a tree trunk and gnarled roots on a white ground, with a signature in pencil at lower right.
Intaglio print with fine etched lines depicting fragmented human arms and hands clutching objects, a forked branch with an arm attached at right, and an organic mass with bones at the bottom, on cream paper with a handwritten signature.
Etching with fine stippled linework depicting an ambiguous reclining biomorphic form with bone-like protrusions on a flat surface, distant horizon with small figures in the upper background, signed in ink below the plate.
Etching with sparse, fine lines depicting fragmented surrealist figures—disjointed limbs, skeletal forms, and abstracted body parts—arranged in a dynamic, overlapping composition on cream paper, with a handwritten signature below.
Intaglio print depicting a towering surrealist figure composed of intertwined tubular and ribbon-like forms, standing on spindly limbs with scattered bone-like objects on the ground below, rendered in fine delicate lines on cream paper, with a handwritten signature below the image area.
Etching with fine ink lines depicting a disassembled skeletal or anatomical figure, bones and organic forms scattered and loosely arranged vertically against a pale background, with a handwritten signature and edition number below the plate.
Etching with fine line work depicting an abstract, biomorphic figure with elongated angular forms above a flat surface holding amorphous organic shapes and a glass; a handwritten signature appears below the composition.
Engraving of a standing nude figure seen from behind, one arm raised holding a small floral form, with fragmented and dissolving anatomy along the spine and arm, rendered in fine intaglio lines on cream paper.
Etching on cream paper depicting a surreal arrangement of fragmented, biomorphic forms atop and around a geometric platform, rendered in fine delicate lines with stippled texture; a handwritten signature appears at lower right.
Etching with fine intaglio lines depicting a surreal scene: a leaping animal figure with an elongated, looping outline, a diagonal pole or lance, and scattered small human figures at the margins, all rendered in delicate black lines on cream paper.
Engraving of a nude figure kneeling on one knee and holding a small skull aloft in an outstretched hand, rendered in loose, energetic intaglio lines on cream paper, with a bold ink signature below.
Intaglio print with fine line work depicting a surreal hybrid creature with a large bulbous body on spindly legs, bending over a tangled mass of clawed limbs and organic forms on a flat plain; radiating lines extend toward a distant horizon, with scattered small objects in the background; handwritten number and signature in pencil below the image.
Etching with fine line work depicting two fantastical figures; one crouching over the other, with elongated wing-like forms above, and a violin-like object below; delicate hatching on a cream ground, with a handwritten number and signature below the plate.
Etching with delicate line work depicting a melting or drooping clock draped over a rounded organic form, with smaller floating figures and a geometric block in the background; pencil signature and edition number below.
Intaglio print on cream paper; small surrealist figure centered on a large white field, its elongated head bent sharply backward with streaming lines suggesting hair or drapery, a spherical form at the neck, and radiating lines below the feet; fine, delicate linework; pencil numbering and a signature in ink at lower corners.
Etching with fine line work depicting a vintage automobile perched on the edge of a rocky cliff above a body of water, with a small floating object and boulder below; a signature appears at lower right.
Intaglio print, two abstracted standing figures facing each other on a receding grid floor, rendered in fine stippled and sketchy lines on a light ground, with a small bird-like form between them
Etching of two paired surrealist figures, each combining elongated organic forms with skull-like facial features, rendered in fine intaglio lines on cream paper, with a handwritten signature at lower right.
Etching on cream paper with two sparse line drawings: a human foot viewed from below at upper center, and a rose with leaves at lower left, with a handwritten signature and small numerals at bottom.
Etching of a fantastical upright figure with fluid, looping organic forms for a torso and head, standing on bird-like clawed feet in a sparse landscape scattered with bones and fragments; fine linework on white ground.
Intaglio print on cream paper; a mass of baroque scrollwork and organic curling forms rests on a ground line, with small scattered figures nearby and a rectangular box-like object at right; fine hatched linework throughout; large lower portion of sheet left blank; handwritten number at bottom left.
Etching on cream paper, small surrealist composition near top: an elongated oval form floating on water with figures and upright spikes emerging from it, two small skeletal forms below; a bold pencil signature at lower right.
Etching with fine linework depicting a surrealist composition: a fringed armchair tilted at an angle, its organic, bulbous form merging with distorted limbs and tied sack-like shapes extending outward; a small object lies on the ground nearby.
Intaglio print on cream paper; small, finely detailed form resembling a tapered, wing-like or shell-like shape rendered in delicate gray lines, centered slightly below midpoint on an otherwise bare sheet, with a handwritten number at lower left.
Intaglio print on cream paper with sparse, delicate lines. Upper portion shows faint converging lines forming a triangular shape; lower left contains a cluster of curvilinear, scroll-like abstract forms with fine hatching; lower right has a small angular line construction.
Engraving on white paper depicting a muscular figure seen from behind, seated on a pedestal with arms outstretched, surrounded by radiating lines suggesting light or perspective. Fine, expressive linework. A large cursive signature appears in the lower center.
Etching on cream paper with a small, finely detailed figure of an armored rider on a rearing horse, centered low on the sheet; a bold signature sketch appears at lower right.
Engraving on white paper with sparse, delicate linework: an elongated leaf or petal form at upper left and a small cluster of grapes with foliage at center bottom, leaving much of the sheet bare.
Intaglio print with two distinct scenes: upper half shows a distorted figure slumped in a fringed armchair with elongated limbs stretching outward; lower half depicts skeletal, biomorphic forms rendered in spare contour lines on cream paper, with a signature at lower right.
Engraving on cream paper with two surrealist compositions in fine black line. Upper section depicts a violin-like form floating at an angle with fluid, biomorphic contours and a small figure at right. Lower section shows a curvilinear abstract form with scrolling shapes. A gestural ink signature appears at lower right.
Drypoint or etching on white paper; minimal line drawing of a human skull in three-quarter view above a flat horizon, surrounded by scattered bones; below, a small separate vignette of a spiraling conical form; a handwritten signature and number at lower margin.
Intaglio print with two separate vignettes on cream paper. Upper composition shows a large, loosely rendered flower or organic form floating above a sparse landscape with two tiny figures. Lower composition depicts a surreal biomorphic figure with fluid, distorted anatomy amid radiating lines and rose-like shapes. Fine, expressive line work throughout.
Ink drawing on white paper featuring two surrealist forms: an elongated horizontal biomorphic shape suspended from a vertical stem above, and a contorted figure with radiating lines below, rendered in fine confident linework.
Engraving or drypoint print on cream paper with scattered sketchy elements: a snail with detailed spiral shell resting on a elongated form at center-left, a lightly outlined foot with toes at upper right, small curling shapes, a loosely rendered floral form, and gestural linear marks at lower right.
Intaglio print on cream paper with three loosely arranged vignettes: at top, a surrealist landscape with curling biomorphic forms and clouds rendered in fine etched lines; at center right, small organic sketches with hatching; at bottom, elongated abstract figures in sparse line.
Etching with scattered surrealist imagery across a white field: biomorphic forms, elongated shapes, small figurative elements, and organic contours rendered in fine black lines with areas of dense cross-hatching. Handwritten signature and edition number in pencil below the plate.
Artist or Maker
Salvador Dalí
Spain, Figueres, 1904-1989
Publisher
Pierre Argillet
Title
Les chants de Maldoror
Date Made
1934, printed 1973
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet (.2-.51, each): 12 7/8 × 9 7/8 in. (32.7 × 25.08 cm) Image (.2-.51, each): 8 5/8 × 6 5/8 in. (21.91 × 16.83 cm) Sheet (.1, .52-.103, each): 12 7/8 × 19 3/4 in. (32.7 × 50.17 cm) Image (.1, .52-.103, each): 9 1/4 × 16 in. (23.5 × 40.64 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Christine Argillet
Accession Number
M.2007.214.1-.104
Classification
Books
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings