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.
That same mystical, symbol-laden imagination appears in Transfiguration (1972), a hand-colored drypoint and aquatint from an edition of 150 that exemplifies Dalí's dreamlike universe. A more theatrical exploration of chivalric fantasy can be found in Cavalier et Dragon — both available now at Lynart Gallery.
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.
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