Lot 115
Le bestiaire de La Fontaine Dalinisé (La Fontaine's Bestiary Dalinized) (M. & L. 653-664)
Sold
£8,190
Est £5,000 - £7,000 ‡ ♠
Live Auction
EVENING & DAY EDITIONS
ARTIST
Salvador Dalí
Size
all I. 58 x 40 cm (22 7/8 x 15 3/4 in.) all S. 76.2 x 56.5 cm (30 x 22 1/4 in.), five horizontal portfolio 81.2 x 60.4 x 2.5 cm (31 7/8 x 23 3/4 x 7/8 in.)
Description

Including Portrait of La Fontaine; The Elephant and Jupiter's Monkey; The Horse that Wanted Revenge on the Stag; The Raven and the Fox; Plague-Stricken Animals; The Horse and the Wolf; The Sick Stag; The Stag Reflected in the Water; The Monkey and the Leopard; The Coach and the Fly; The Lion's Court; and The Oak and the Reed

Medium
The complete set of 12 drypoints with pochoir in colours, on Arches paper, with full margins, with title page, the sheets loose (as issued) all contained in the original brown velvet-covered portfolio with embossed artist's name in gold.
Signature
All signed and numbered 84/250 in pencil (the edition was 250 on Japanese paper, 250 on Arches, and 120 on Auvergne in Roman numerals, plus 62 artist's proofs on Auvergne in Roman numerals), published by Robert Mouret, Editions des Maîtres Contemporaines, Paris, all unframed.
Literature
Ralf Michler and Lutz W. Löpsinger 653-664