Dalí & Ronsard: The 1968 Les Amours de Cassandre Suite
This graceful original etching, Le Couple à la Bougie, is part of Salvador Dalí’s 1968 portfolio "Les Amours de Cassandre," a surrealist tribute to the romantic sonnets of French Renaissance poet Pierre de Ronsard. Published by Dalí's close collaborator Pierre Argillet, the work showcases the artist's mastery of the drypoint technique, utilizing fine, wispy lines to create spectral figures and dreamlike imagery directly on the copper plate. Unlike his heavier commercial prints, this piece captures the spontaneity and intimacy of a sketch, offering a rare blend of 16th-century classicism and 20th-century Surrealism.
