Salvador Dali - Butterfly Suite, S.N.C.F


Salvador Dali
Spanish (1904 – 1989)

Salvador Dali Butterfly Suite S.N.C.F. 1969

The Salvador Dali Butterfly Suite S.N.C.F was printed in 1969.  Jean Schneider, Basil, published the suite in 1969.   The total tirage is 300. This is for signed prints.  No proofs are listed.  There are 1700 posters.  The posters come with a signature die stamp.  They are numbered through 1700. This set of lithographs is on wove paper.  The lithograph has a number in the lower left.   700 posters are on cardboard.  These have text.  They are unsigned. Lopsinger provides this information.   The sizes vary.  Generally, each print is about 18 1/4 x 22 1/4,″   These have no margins.  Field’s information is slightly different.  Field indicates there are 1000 posters that come with the die stamp and numbering.

The Salvador Dali Butterfly Suite, S.N.C.F posters are authentic.  Read the terms for the guarantee.  We provide a Certificate of Authenticity.  There is a link on the main Dali page.

This is background information.

Salvador Dalí was born on May 11, 1904.  He was born in Figueres, Spain. From an early age, Dalí was encouraged to practice his art. He eventually studied at an academy in Madrid. In the 1920s, he went to Paris.  He interacted with artists such as Picasso, Magritte and Miró.  These interactions led to Dalí’s first Surrealist phase. He is perhaps best known for his 1931 painting “The Persistence of Memory.  This painting shows the iconic image of melting clocks in a landscape setting.  Dali used the melting clocks in several of his later works. Francisco Franco rose became a fascist leader in Spain.   Dali was expelled from the Surrealist movement.  However, that didn’t stop him from painting. Dalí died in Figueres in 1989. Click on this link for additional background information on Salvador Dali.

The basis of the Salvador Dali Butterfly Suite S.N.C.F

S.N.C.F stands for Societe National des Chemins de fer.  This is the French national railway society.  The artwork and posters were done to promote 6 different locations in France.  The railroad used the posters at their sites so people could get a Dali’s eye view of France.

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Butterfly Series S.N.C.F