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Le Colosse (The Colossus), for Aurélia (see M. & L. 565)
1972
Unique aquatint and drypoint in colors, on Rives BFK paper, with full margins.
I. 22 5/8 x 14 5/8 in. (57.5 x 37.1 cm)
S. 29 5/8 x 22 1/8 in. (75.2 x 56.2 cm)
Signed, dated '70.8.1' and inscribed 'Bon A Tirer' and 'ok' in pencil (one of two good-to-print impressions, the portfolio edition totaled 300 and was printed in drypoint only), also inscribed 'Cette epreuve en BAT en couleurs nous a ete remise par Dali mais le tirage definitif a ete fait avec la pointe seche seule. Denise Rigal' in pencil on the reverse, the completed portfolio was published by Editions de Francony and Ateliers Rigal, Fontenay-aux-Roses, France, unframed.
Estimate
$8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $11,970