Salvador Dalí – Judgement

Judgement, from the Triomphe de l'Amour portfolio, 1978

• Artist: Salvador Dalí (Spanish, 1904–1989)
• Medium: Lithograph in colors on Japanese paper
• Dimensions (sheet): 75 × 55 cm (29 1/2 × 21 1/2 in)
• Dimensions (image): 58 × 44 cm (23 × 17 1/2 in)
• Portfolio: Triomphe de l'Amour
•  Framed: No

Judgement is a color lithograph on Japanese paper, executed in 1978 as part of the Triomphe de l'Amour portfolio — one of the most celebrated and ambitious print projects of Dalí's late career. The work is printed on Japanese paper, a premium support prized for its exceptional surface quality, translucency, and archival stability, which lends the impression a luminous, ethereal character entirely consistent with the visionary imagery of Dalí's surrealist universe.

The work exemplifies the hallucinatory, mythologically charged, and formally inventive visual language of Salvador Dalí, the most celebrated and internationally recognized figure of Surrealism and one of the defining artists of the twentieth century. Drawing on a vast range of sources — Renaissance painting, classical mythology, psychoanalytic theory, scientific imagery, and the landscape of his native Catalonia — Dalí constructed a visual universe of extraordinary richness and complexity, in which dream and reality, the sacred and the profane, the erotic and the transcendent coexist in a state of perpetual, productive tension.

In Judgement, Dalí engages with one of the most charged and enduring themes in Western art and theology — the act of divine judgement as both cosmic event and intimate psychological reckoning. The title's resonance within the Triomphe de l'Amour portfolio — a meditation on love, desire, mythology, and transformation — gives the work a depth of iconographic and cultural meaning that extends far beyond its formal qualities. The richness of the color lithography on Japanese paper, with its layered chromatic intensity and luminous surface, gives the composition a visual power and physical presence entirely worthy of its subject.

One of the most recognizable and widely collected artists in the history of Western art, Dalí's works are held in virtually every major museum collection worldwide, including the Dalí Theatre-Museum in Figueres, the Salvador Dalí Museum in St. Petersburg, MoMA, and the Reina Sofía in Madrid. Prints from his major portfolio projects of the 1970s, particularly those on Japanese paper, are among the most sought-after works in his printed oeuvre and continue to achieve strong results on the international secondary market.

The work is in very good condition.

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FAQ

Is this an original work by Salvador Dalí? Yes. Judgement is an authentic color lithograph from the Triomphe de l'Amour portfolio, executed in 1978 — one of the most celebrated print projects of Dalí's late career.

What printing technique was used? The work is a color lithograph on Japanese paper — a technically refined process that produces exceptional chromatic depth and surface luminosity, enhanced by the translucency and quality of the Japanese paper support.

What is the Triomphe de l'Amour portfolio? The Triomphe de l'Amour is one of the most celebrated and ambitious print portfolios of Dalí's late career, executed in 1978. A meditation on love, desire, mythology, and transformation, the portfolio draws on classical and Renaissance iconography to create a series of visually and thematically interconnected compositions of exceptional richness and ambition.

What is Japanese paper? Japanese paper is a premium printmaking support prized for its exceptional surface quality, translucency, and archival stability. Its use in fine art printing is associated with the highest standards of production and confers each impression a luminous, ethereal character that distinguishes it from works printed on standard wove or laid papers.

What are the dimensions of the piece? Sheet: 75 × 55 cm (29 1/2 × 21 1/2 in) Image: 58 × 44 cm (23 × 17 1/2 in)

Is the artwork framed? No. The work is presented unframed.

What is the condition of the work? Very good condition. Full condition report available upon request.