Salvador DALI (1904–1989), *Suite Papillon* (A Series with a Butterfly for Tourists), 1969

Complete set of 6 lithographs; Arches France paper; 50 x 36 cm (inner dimensions of the mat) with a mat measuring 61 x 47 cm; each numbered in pencil on the left with 791/1700; embossed signature “Dali” on the right;
publisher: Jean Schneider, Basel, Switzerland
The series was commissioned by the SNCF (Société Nationale des Chemins de fer—French National Railways). In his works, Dalí depicted the most interesting regions of France to promote the railways. Based on these lithographs, a series of posters was produced, printed on offset paper with the name of the region or place that Dalí depicted in his compositions added at the printing house. These are: Normandy, Paris, Roussillon, Auvergne, Alsace, and the Alps. Thanks to the railway commission, Dalí reaped the greatest promotional benefits, as posters bearing a facsimile of his signature hung in nearly every train station in France.
REFERENCES: catalogue raisonné: Field 69-2 / Michler Lopsinger 1225–1230 / Sahli 130–135
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