Tristan and Isolde: The Passionate Drama Reinterpreted by Salvador Dalí

This extraordinary collection of 21 coloured etchings represents one of the most intense and sought-after graphic cycles by Salvador Dalí (1904–1989). Created in 1970, the series is a visceral and intellectual homage to Tristan and Isolde, the medieval legend that embodies the pinnacle of tragic, passionate, and fated love.

Surrealism: A Key to Profound Interpretation

Dalí, the undisputed master of Surrealism, elevates the myth into an exploration of the subconscious and the ineluctable destiny. His approach does not stop at illustrating the plot; instead, it delves into the psychological dynamics of the protagonists. His characteristic distorted figures, dreamlike landscapes, and symbolic elements (such as anatomical metaphors or suspended objects) transform the romantic tragedy into a complex and multilayered visual experience.

In these prints, love is not depicted as an idyll but as a primal and destabilising force. Dalí's Surrealism acts as a visual "filter" through which fate, triggered by the love potion, is translated into images symbolising the irrationality and inevitability of passion. The painter depicts the ardent feeling as an energy that shapes the unconscious and merges art with pure emotion, resulting in work of extraordinary imagination and metaphorical depth.

Technical Mastery and Editorial Value

The artistic success of the series is underpinned by the masterful combination of etching and drypoint. The use of these intaglio techniques allowed Dalí to achieve remarkable line definition and powerful contrasts, while the deliberate addition of colour enhances the emotional intensity and the hallucinatory quality of the compositions.

This complete series constitutes a rarity for the collector's market and represents an intense dialogue between an eternal myth and the visionary sensibility of one of the 20th century's greatest artists.

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Available Artworks:

Salvador Dalí

Tristano e Isotta, 1970.

The set of 21 Etching in colours, published by Broutta, Léon Amiel, Orangerie Reinz and Grafica Contemporanea respectively, 1970 .Michler/Löpsinger 406-426 b (of c). Each signed and numbered XVI/XXV. On Arches (with watermark). Each 40 x 26,5 cm (15,7 x 10,4 in). cm ( in)Sheet: 45 x 32,3 cm (17,7 x 12,7 in)

With blindstamp 'O.G.C.'. Complete set of loose sheets without text and suite. Some slightly discoloured, some a bit more in the edges.

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