Sunday, May 17, 2015
May Auction | LOT #288 - Salvador Dali (Spanish, 1904-1989) “The Twelve Tribes of Israel” Portfolio Etchings
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LOT #288
Salvador Dali (Spanish, 1904-1989) "The Twelve Tribes of Israel" Portfolio Etchings
1973, thirteen dry point color etchings printed on Rives embossed paper, all pencil signed lower right, all numbered 8/35 and entitled “Reuben”, “Simeon”, “Levi”, “Zebulon”, “Issachar”, “Dan”, “Gad”, “Asher”, “Naphtali”, “Benjamin”, “Joseph”, “Judah” and the signed frontispiece “Homage to Israel on her 25th Anniversary;” each print housed in clear plastic with the title folder behind; Dali biography pages in English and in Hebrew; complete set housed in a deluxe cloth board portfolio; together with a 1980 COA from the art dealer Jan Mitchell of Skokie, Illinois
Estimate: $12,000 - $18,000
Hammer Price: $10,000
Dimensions: Height: 25 3/4 inches, Width: 19 1/2 inches (Reuben print); Frame Height: 27 inches, Frame Width: 21 1/2 inches
Condition: Very Good to Good, seven prints have light wear on bottom corners due to small tears in the plastic envelopes along the bottom edges; portfolio boards have stains and dust accumulation; Reuben print has tears in plastic near the top
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