Dalí's Original Aquatint Etchings, Pride, from Les Huit Péchés Capitaux
In Salvador Dalí's depiction of Pride from the acclaimed 1966 Eight Deadly Sins suite, he renders more than just one of Catholicism's seven Cardinal vices, he presents a hollow, fragile figure, more beast than man. Through the sugar-lift aquatint technique the creature appears to be swelling with self importance that simply cannot be contained any longer as it "bursts" in the moment before its inevitable collapse.
Printed on Rives paper as one of eight in a limited edition of 125 suites, Eight Deadly Sins, or Les Huit Péchés Capitaux, serves as a profound meditation on the human condition and the pervasive influence of the Catholic Church on one of the greatest artists of the 20th century. Prints from the cancelled plates are in the permanent collection of the Salvador Dalí museum in St. Petersburg, Fl.
- Medium: Etching with Aquatint in color
- Edition: 70/125
- Signature: Hand Signed
- Image Size: 5½" x 7¼"
- Page Size: 12" x 17½"
- Paper Type: Rives
- Engraver: Salvador Dalí
- Printer: Ateliers Rigal, à Fontenay aux Roses
- Reference: Field 66-3 A; Michler & Lopsinger 167