Comfort and Confidence
Past and Present II

Exhibition: December 2nd-16th, 2024

Riverside Gallery is proudly presenting our private collectors exhibition with original prints of masterpiece artworks by Salvador Dali, Mark Chagall , Kyu-Baik Hwang, Joan Miro, Ahn Bong Gyu, Tomoe Yokoi, and more! A once in a life time opportunity, please come out from December 2nd-16th to see these unique artworks.

“ AFTER 50 YEARS OF SURREALISM ” BY SALVADOR DALI

Twelve original etchings by Salvador Dali

Showcasing 11 works PUBLISHED BY TRANSWORLD ART S. A. FRIBOURG, SWITZERLAND

Salvador Dali was born May 11, 1904 in the small agricultural town of Figueres, Spain. Figueres is located in the foothills of the Pyrenees, only sixteen miles from the French border in the principality of Catalonia. The son of a prosperous notary, Salvador Dali spent his boyhood in Figueres and at the family's summer home in the coastal fishing village of Cadaques where his parents built his first studio. As an adult, he made his home with his wife Gala in nearby Port Lligat. Many of his paintings reflect his love of this area of Spain.

The young Salvador Dali attended the San Fernando Academy of Fine Arts in Madrid. Early recognition of Salvador Dali's talent came with his first one-man show in Barcelona in 1925. He became internationally known when three of his paintings, including The Basket of Bread (now in the Museum's collection), were shown in the third annual Carnegie International Exhibition in Pittsburgh in 1928.

The following year, Dalí held his first one-man show in Paris. He also joined the surrealists, led by former Dadaist Andre Breton. That year, Dalí met Gala Eluard when she visited him in Cadaques with her husband, poet Paul Eluard. She became Dalí's lover, muse, business manager, and chief inspiration.

Dalí soon became a leader of the surrealist movement. His painting, The Persistance of Memory, with the soft or melting watches is still one of the best-known surrealist works. But as the war approached, the apolitical Dalí clashed with the surrealists and was "expelled" from the surrealist group during a "trial" in 1934. He did however, exhibit works in international surrealist exhibitions throughout the decade but by 1940, Dalí was moving into a new style that eventually became known as his "classic" period, demonstrating a preoccupation with science and religion.

Dalí and Gala escaped from Europe during World War II, spending 1940-48 in the United States. These were very important years for the artist. The Museum of Modern Art in New York gave Dali his first major retrospective exhibit in 1941. This was followed in 1942 by the publication of Dali's autobiography, The Secret Life of Salvador Dali.

As Dalí moved away from Surrealism and into his classic period, he began his series of 19 large canvases, many concerning scientific, historical or religous themes. Among the best known of these works are The Hallucinogenic Toreador, and The Discovery of America by Christopher Columbus in the museum's collection, and The Sacrament of the Last Supper in the collection of the National Gallery in Washington, D.C.

In 1974, Dalí opened the Teatro Museo in Figueres, Spain. This was followed by retrospectives in Paris and London at the end of the decade. After the death of his wife, Gala, in 1982, Dalí's health began to fail. It deteriorated further after he was burned in a fire in his home in Pubol in 1984. Two years later, a pace-maker was implanted. Much of this part of his life was spent in seclusion, first in Pubol and later in his apartments at Torre Galatea, adjacent to the Teatro Museo. Salvador Dalí died on January 23, 1989 in Figueres from heart failure with respiratory complications.

As an artist, Salvador Dalí was not limited to a particular style or media. The body of his work, from early impressionist paintings through his transitional surrealist works, and into his classical period, reveals a constantly growing and evolving artist. Dalí worked in all media, leaving behind a wealth of oils, watercolors, drawings, graphics, and sculptures, jewels and objects of all descriptions. 

Whether working from pure inspiration or on a commissioned illustration, Dalí's matchless insight and symbolic complexity are apparent. Above all, Dalí was a superb draftsman. His excellence as a creative artist will always set a standard for the art of the twentieth century.

"Every morning when I wake up I experience an exquisite joy—the joy of being Salvador Dalí—and I ask myself in rapture, ‘What wonderful things this Salvador Dalí is going to accomplish today?

Joan Miro

Joan Miró (1893–1983) was a Spanish Catalan artist born in Barcelona. He grew up in a family of artisans, which influenced his interest in art from a young age. After studying at the School of Fine Arts in Barcelona, he moved to Paris in the 1920s, where he became associated with the Surrealist movement. Miró’s style evolved over time, incorporating elements of abstraction, surrealism, and expressionism. His works often feature dreamlike, playful imagery, vibrant colors, and organic shapes.

Throughout his life, Miró experimented with various media, including painting, sculpture, and ceramics, and became known for his innovative approach. Despite his avant-garde style, he maintained strong ties to his Catalan identity, which is reflected in his works. Miró’s career spanned over six decades, and he is considered one of the most influential artists of the 20th century.

Joan Miro

Marc Chagall

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Ahn Bong Gyu

Kyu-Baik Hwang 25/100

Tomoe Yokoi 27/100

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Kyu-Baik Hwang 86/100

Tomoe Yokoi 31/100

Texts by Andre Parinaud

The text was hand set in Garamond type 24m and the 12 original etching by Da;i were printed on the presses of Ateliers Rigal and hand colored under the supervision of the aritst

The albums were made by Cartonnages Adine in Paris

The English edition has been printed and numbered as follows:

195 copies on Velin d’Arches, accompanied by a suite of the etchings on Japon nacre, signed b ythe artist and numbered from F1/ 195 to F195/ 195 and F1 / XXXV to FXXXV/XXXV

A limited number of proofs marked E.A have been resereved for the aritst, the piblishers and collaboratiors.

All the plates used for these albims have been cancelled.

Printing was completed on December 6, 1974 by Ateliers Rigal, in France at Fontenay-aux-Roses

EXAMPLE NUMBER

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PUBLISHED BY TRANSWORLD ART S. A. FRIBOURG,SWITZERLAND