Lithography: 57.9 x 41.8 cm (size p-p: 63.4 x 48.4 cm) based on the same picture`s name from 1940 in oil on canvas technique (47 x 66 cm), from 2000 in Salvador Dali Museum, inv. No. 2,000.17
Rare 2nd edition of 1982 in 300 copies (first edition printed in the early 70s.
Also in the 20th century, 300 copies on Rives paper).
Hand-numbered pencil on the margin l.d .: 137/300 and signed p.d .: Dali. Features of paper: 75.0 x 54.2 sheet with watermark Arches France. Features of the prints - slight offset visible at the margin of l.g.
Permission to edit on the basis of a signed agreement between the author and publisher Jean-Paul, Delcourt in 1970. Additional agreement with Delcourt, permitting Gilbert Hamon to publish the second edition, signed in 1981.
Original framing of the epoch (1980s) wooden frame black-plated with gilded edges from the inside. 79.0 x 65.0 cm width 2.1 cm. Washer and original glass.
"The slave market with the vanishing bust of Voltaire" is an extraordinary visualization and the most perfect example of double imaging in art. Dali used the illusion to create a composition with 1778's famous bust of Voltaire Jean-Antoine Houdon, fruit on the pater, smoke from the censer and other details. Dali's whole life was fascinated by optical illusion. Inspired by the work of the 16th century pre-surrealist Giuseppe Arcimboldo. In his youth he also studied Voltaire's philosophical works.
One of his most famous works - Candide, or optimism (Candide, ou L'Optimisme), which includes the thesis that "we must cultivate our garden" was especially appreciated by the surrealists. On the left side, Dali portrays his wife Gala, who, leaning over a table covered with a red velvet tablecloth, watches the scene unfold, giving the viewer a sense of where our view should be focused.
"The slave market with the vanishing bust of Voltaire" became a hit of the connoisseurs of the art of Dale on the organized retrospective of the masterpieces of the Center Pompidou in Paris in 2012-2013.
Salvador Dali (1904-1989)
Surrealist of the twentieth century. Diverse and versatile talented artist. One of the most appreciated contemporary artists. He was the master of the double image. In addition to his solo work, he made reproductions on dry needle paper, etchings, woodcuts and lithography. Many of his works are in prestigious public and private collections around the world.
