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Edward James

James, Edward William Frank

British, 1907 - 1984

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This print shows swirling lines and abstract shapes in red on tan paper. Several of the shapes are almost identifiable but have strange features. There are several disembodied arms; one lies on the ground surrounded by bones, another reaches out from a tree, and a third extends from a heart-shaped object that rests on an armchair, supported by a crutch. The hand on the ground and the hand in the tree are each holding different ends of a long object that is propped up by a bone. Across from the armchair is a rocking chair that features curving lines that look like a rib cage surrounded by flowers. There is a billowing clothesline in the background, and a small bird flies overhead. The ground is covered in faint vertical stripes, with one area that appears to be covered in water coming from the base of the armchair. At the bottom of the print are several objects that appear to be an inkwell, an iron, and a mug next to what may be a severed foot, surrounded by small dots.
Salvador Dalí, Fantastic Beach Scene, 1935, etching in sepia on chine collé on Arches paper, Ruth and Jacob Kainen Memorial Acquisition Fund, 2017.15.1

Fantastic Beach Scene

Salvador Dalí · 1935 · etching in sepia on chine collé on Arches paper ·  Accession ID  2017.15.1