Salvador Dalí - Euterpe (1971)

Original Salvador Dali etching "Euterpe" (Le char de Bacchus) from Suite Les Muses (1971), hand-signed by Dali in pencil, hand-colored with watercolor and golden highlights. Salvador Dalí created the suite of Les Muses while creating works for two of his patrons Giuseppe and Mara Albaretto. The artworks are inspired by Greek mythology.Euterpe was one of the Muses in Greek mythology, presiding over music. In late Classical times, she was named muse of lyric poetry. Drypoint etching with hand coloring in watercolor and golden highlights Hand-signed by Dalí in pencil   Artist's dry stamp lower left Limited edition of 145 copies on Arches vellum, annotated 53/145, with wide margins Arches France watermark Size: 15 3/4 × 12 3/4 in (40 x 32.5 cm), sheet 26 1/10 × 19 9/10 in (66.2 × 50.5 cm) Published by Les Heures Claires Reference: Michler; Löpsinger (1994) Salvador Dalí: catalogue raisonné of etchings and mixed-media prints, 1924-1980. Munich and New York: Prestel; №511, Field 71-18 A.