After S. Dali, Mary Confering in His Heart, Original Lithograph, 1964 for sale at Pamono

Description

Maria conferens in corde suo (“Mary gathering within her Heart”) is an original artwork realized by Salvador Dal in 1964. It is part of Biblia Sacra vulgat editionis published by Rizzoli-Mediolani between 1967 and 1969. Color lithograph on heavy rag paper. Signed and dated on plate on the right margin. Perfect conditions. In this artwork an intimate and homely moment is represented. Mary holds Jesus on her heart and looks at him lovingly. Mary wears her typical blue mantle, whilst a yellow aura radiates from her figure. The lithograph is part of the imponent work Biblia Sacra vulgat editionis published by Rizzoli-Mediolani between 1967 and 1969. It was illustrated by Salvador Dal with a suite of 105 colored lithographs after watercolor artworks. The paper sheets are signed and dated on plate, and each of them comes with a Japanese paper tissue with a printed biblical quotation. In 1963, Biblia Sacra was commissioned by Giuseppe Albaretto, a very pious man, who was one of Dals closest friends and patrons between the 1950s and the 1960s. Giuseppe Albaretto and his wife Mara commissioned several of Dal’s works, and became important publishers of his etchings and lithographs, including the Biblia Sacra. Through these commissions, Albaretto hoped that Dal would reconcile with religion. The friendship between the Albarettos and Salvador Dal provided the art world with some of the most spectacular Surrealist artworks. These works are a few of the most desirable graphic works ever created by the artist. In the preface of the work, the publisher asserts that the lithographs configure, in both a universal and a personal way, the dynamic vision that characterizes the relationship between men and God. Salvador Dal (Figueres, 1904 Figueres, 1989) is considered one of the most versatile and prolific artists of the XX century and the founding father of Surrealism. In the course of his long career, he successfully experimented with sculpture, fashion, writing, and filmmaking. In his early use of organic morphology, his work bears the stamp of Pablo Picasso and Joan Mir. His work is also characterized by a fascination with classical art, manifested in the realistic style and religious symbolism of his latest works. Dal was born near Barcelona to a middle class family. He soon demonstrated an interest in art, and, at the age of 18, he attended the Special Painting, Sculpture and Engraving School of San Fernando in Madrid. His eccentricity was notorious, and at first even more famous than his works. When he traveled to Paris, he met Pablo Picasso in his studio and took inspiration from Cubism. In 1928, he collaborated with Buuel on Un Chien Andalou, which eventually became a manifest of Surrealism. Surrealists considered recruiting Dal into their circle. In the next years, Dals paintings illustrated his theories about paranoia. He painted bodies, corps, objects that reflected sexuality, anxiety and fear. In the 1950s, Dals paintings focused on religious themes reflecting his interest in the supernatural. During that period, he stayed at the St. Regis hotel, where he met Andy Warhol, another eccentric personality that was considered a modern influence for the setting Dal produced earlier. Dal epitomizes the idea that life is the greatest form of art; Andr Breton said about him: It is with Dal that, for the very first time, the windows of the mind are wide open.