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Surrealistic Bullfight: Burning Giraffe by Salvador Dali

The Pierre Argillet Collection

Drawing inspiration from Picasso’s Tauromachie, Salvador Dalí crafted a series of seven original etchings titled The Surrealistic Bullfight. Each piece captures a dark, unsettling tableau, often featuring an anguished animal surrounded by ghostly, macabre figures. Burning Giraffe shows a flaming giraffe and a mournful, clown-like matador stare directly at the viewer, heightening the surreal tension. Dalí’s portrayal of the bullfight seems to critique the tradition, presenting it as both barbaric and grotesque. While revisiting a Catalan theme previously explored by Picasso, Dalí infuses it with his distinctive style, transforming it into a nightmarish, delirious satire.

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Surrealistic Bullfight: Burning Giraffe is an etching reworked in drypoint with hand-coloring and stencil. This image was published between 1966 and 1967. In addition, it is one of 100 hand-pulled prints on Japon paper.

The Argillet Collection of Salvador Dali Drawings and Original Etchings is a collaboration between Surrealist Salvador Dali and art collector and publisher Pierre Argillet. Accordingly, this collection demonstrates the highest standards of quality, draftsmanship, and artisanship. As a result, this body of work is possibly the finest work produced by Dali during his career. Between 1934 and 1974, the two men created and published nearly 200 works. Ultimately, many of which have been displayed in some of the best known museums around the world.

Artwork Description:

  • Medium: Hand-Colored Drypoint etching on Arches
  • Plate Size: 16.25″W x 12.5″H
  • Paper Size: 25.5″W x 19″H
  • Edition Number: LXXXVIII/C – RARE
  • Signed and numbered in graphite on bottom margins
  • Year: 1966/67
  • Gallery Appraisal and Argillet Collection Catalogue included

Catalogue Raisonne:

  • Dali: The Argillet Collection #159, pg. 18
  • The Official Catalogue of Salvador Dali by Albert Field #70-11 A, pg.62
  • Dali: Catalogue Raisonne of Etchings and Mixed Media Prints, 1924-1980 by Prestel #159, pg. 150

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Surrealistic Bullfight: Burning Giraffe by Salvador Dali

The Pierre Argillet Collection

Drawing inspiration from Picasso’s Tauromachie, Salvador Dalí crafted a series of seven original etchings titled The Surrealistic Bullfight. Each piece captures a dark, unsettling tableau, often featuring an anguished animal surrounded by ghostly, macabre figures. Burning Giraffe shows a flaming giraffe and a mournful, clown-like matador stare directly at the viewer, heightening the surreal tension. Dalí’s portrayal of the bullfight seems to critique the tradition, presenting it as both barbaric and grotesque. While revisiting a Catalan theme previously explored by Picasso, Dalí infuses it with his distinctive style, transforming it into a nightmarish, delirious satire.

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Surrealistic Bullfight: Burning Giraffe is an etching reworked in drypoint with hand-coloring and stencil. This image was published between 1966 and 1967. In addition, it is one of 100 hand-pulled prints on Japon paper.

The Argillet Collection of Salvador Dali Drawings and Original Etchings is a collaboration between Surrealist Salvador Dali and art collector and publisher Pierre Argillet. Accordingly, this collection demonstrates the highest standards of quality, draftsmanship, and artisanship. As a result, this body of work is possibly the finest work produced by Dali during his career. Between 1934 and 1974, the two men created and published nearly 200 works. Ultimately, many of which have been displayed in some of the best known museums around the world.

Artwork Description:

  • Medium: Hand-Colored Drypoint etching on Arches
  • Plate Size: 16.25″W x 12.5″H
  • Paper Size: 25.5″W x 19″H
  • Edition Number: LXXXVIII/C – RARE
  • Signed and numbered in graphite on bottom margins
  • Year: 1966/67
  • Gallery Appraisal and Argillet Collection Catalogue included

Catalogue Raisonne:

  • Dali: The Argillet Collection #159, pg. 18
  • The Official Catalogue of Salvador Dali by Albert Field #70-11 A, pg.62
  • Dali: Catalogue Raisonne of Etchings and Mixed Media Prints, 1924-1980 by Prestel #159, pg. 150

Free Domestic Shipping.
Please contact the gallery for international shipping rates. Rates are dependent upon delivery location.contact gallery button
248-539-0262

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