Tristan and Iseult
Details
Edition
XXII/XXV
Medium
Drypoint Printed in Color
Signature
Pencil Signed
Framed Dimensions
25.5 x 20 in
64.77 x 50.8 cm
Series
Tristan et Iseult
Year
1970
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About the artist
Salvador Dalí (1904–1989) was an eccentric and groundbreaking Spanish artist whose name is inseparable from the Surrealist movement. A prolific creator, he produced over 1,500 paintings alongside an immense body of prints, drawings, sculptures, films, photographs, theater designs, book illustrations, and experimental works. Dalí’s art defied logic, embraced the subconscious, and elevated dream imagery to its most technically precise and symbolically charged heights.
Born in Figueres, Catalonia, Dalí showed a precocious talent for art and an appetite for the dramatic at an early age. He was deeply shaped by the loss of his older brother, also named Salvador, who died before Dalí’s birth. Throughout childhood, Dalí was told he was his brother’s reincarnation, a belief that fueled both his insecurity and his eccentric bravado. He studied drawing from the age of ten and was famously expelled from multiple art institutions for his rebelliousness and insistence that he surpassed his instructors. His early reverence for Renaissance masters, including Raphael and Velázquez, informed both his exquisite technical skill and his iconic upturned mustache.
Dalí rose to international prominence in the late 1920s and 1930s as one of Surrealism’s defining visionaries, working closely with André Breton, René Magritte, and other avant-garde thinkers. Though he explored Cubism and Dadaism, Dalí ultimately forged a distinct visual style grounded in “paranoiac-critical” methods and a meticulous, hyper-realistic technique. His breakthrough masterpiece, The Persistence of Memory (1931) with its melting clocks and desolate dreamscape became a timeless emblem of Surrealism and a meditation on the fluidity of time, imagination, and consciousness. Other major works such as Soft Construction with Boiled Beans (Premonition of Civil War) (1936) demonstrate his prophetic instincts and psychologically charged symbolism. Later in life, he developed his “Nuclear Mysticism” period, blending religious imagery with scientific and metaphysical themes.
Dalí’s creativity extended far beyond painting. He collaborated on iconic film sequences, including Alfred Hitchcock’s dream scene in Spellbound, and worked with Walt Disney on the animated short Destino. His ventures into sculpture, performance, fashion, photography, advertising, and theater design challenged the boundaries of art and commercial culture. His public persona was flamboyant, theatrical, and deliberately provocative, helping to shape modern ideas of celebrity artists and paved the way for figures like Andy Warhol.
Dalí achieved significant fame and wealth during his lifetime, an uncommon accomplishment among artists of his era. His legacy is preserved in dedicated museums, most notably the Dalí Theatre-Museum in Figueres (opened in 1974), a monumental project he designed and where he was ultimately buried, and the Salvador Dalí Museum in St. Petersburg, Florida (established in 1982). These institutions hold the largest collections of his work, alongside his preserved homes at the Gala Dalí Castle in Púbol and the Dalí House in Port Lligat. Today, Dalí remains one of the most influential and widely recognized artists in history, and his works continue to command extraordinary attention and value at international auctions.Explore Salvador Dalí at DTR Modern Galleries
DTR Modern Galleries is proud to offer a curated selection of Salvador Dalí’s works across all gallery locations. His prints, sculptures, and mixed-media editions are sourced through trusted channels and fine-art networks and frequently collected by DTR’s clientele. Dalí’s legacy as a visionary Surrealist makes his works highly sought after within the gallery’s program, appealing to both emerging collectors and seasoned connoisseurs.