Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Salvador Dali Alice in Wonderland

This suite of 12 illustrations is Salvador Dali's interpretation of

Lewis Carroll's well know story:

"Alice in Wonderland"

The correct title for this work by Dali is: ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND
The text on the 2nd sheet in this suite reads: Etching and remarques were printed by Ateliers Rigal.
Printed in France in 1969
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (commonly shortened to Alice in Wonderland) is an 1865 novel written by English author Charles Lutwidge Dodgson under the pseudonym Lewis Carroll.It tells the story of a girl named Alice who falls down a rabbit hole into a fantasy world (the Wonderland of the title) populated by peculiar and anthropomorphic creatures. The tale plays with logic in ways that have given the story lasting popularity with adults as well as children.
Alice was published in 1865, three years after the Reverend Charles Lutwidge Dodgson and the Reverend Robinson Duckworth rowed in a boat, on 4 July 1862,up the River Thames with the three young daughters of Henry Liddell, (the Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University and Dean of Christ Church) : Lorina Charlotte Liddell (aged 13, born 1849) ("Prima" in the book's prefatory verse); Alice Pleasance Liddell (aged 10, born 1852) ("Secunda" in the prefatory verse); Edith Mary Liddell (aged 8, born 1853) ("Tertia" in the prefatory verse).
The journey began at Folly Bridge near Oxford and ended five miles away in the village of Godstow. To while away time the Reverend Dodgson told the girls a story that, not so coincidentally, featured a bored little girl named Alice who goes looking for an adventure. The girls loved it, and Alice Liddell asked Dodgson to write it down for her. After a lengthy delay—over two years—he eventually did so and on 26 November 1864 gave Alice the handwritten manuscript of Alice's Adventures Under Ground, with illustrations by Dodgson himself.

Who Stole the Tarts

A Caucus Race and a Long Tail

Advice from a Caterpillar

Alice

Alices Evidence

A Mad Tea Party

A Pig in a Pepper Tree

Down the Rabbit Hole

The Lobster Quadrille

A Mock Turtle Story

The Pool of Tears

The Queens Croquet Ground

The Rabbit Sends in a Little Bill

The Alice in Wonderland series by Salvador Dali is one of the most talked about suites of
prints on the market.
If you have an interest in owning this rare suite in tact with the original box and new certificates of
authenticity and appraisal, feel free to call me at 888-888-3254 Ext. 204
or ask for Dan.




1 comment:

Chellie said...

I didn't know about this collection. I love the colors he chose. :) Chellie Lynn
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