Salvador Dalí (1904–1989), La Vierge et le rhinocéros (The Virgin and the Rhinoceros) from the series Les Vitraux (Stained Glass Windows), 1974. Signed in pencil lower right, numbered lower left from an edition of 250 in Roman numerals (118/250).
Lit.: Ralf Michler, Lutz W. Löpsinger, Salvador Dali: Catalogue Raisonné of Lithographs and Wood Engravings 1956–1980, Prestel Publishing Munich–New York 1995, cat. no. 1445; Albert Field raisonné 74–5.
Meaning: The rhinoceros is a recurring subject in Dalí’s art, often associated with the logarithmic geometry of its horns, which the artist considered a divine form and a symbol of strength.
Style: The lithograph blends mythological and surrealist elements, depicting a stylized female figure above the animal.
Framed H 88 x 71.5 / 65 x 51 cm
