Destino 50 (Clock)

(After) Salvador Dali (1904-1989, Spanish) “Destino #50” (2006) – Limited edition serigraph in color on wove paper, with “Destino” embossment, title ‘’Fifty” and numbered 113/275I (International Proof) in the lower margin. It is also signed and dated ‘Dali 1946’ in the print. The image measures 16 x 12 inches, and with high quality matting and frame, the work of art measures 29 x 33.5 inches. (Note: there is minor damage/chipping at the edges of the frame.) Certificate of Authenticity from Park West (an authorized dealer for the artwork published by Collectors Editions from the Dali – Disney Destino project.)

This image is found in the book by David A. Bossert, “Dali and Disney – Destino”, published in 2015 by Disney Editions. Page 105, Story Sketch by Salvador Dali. (See last photo).

Surrealist artist, Dali, met animation pioneer, Disney, at a dinner party in the home of Warner Brothers Hollywood movie mogul, Jack Warner, where they agreed to collaborate on a surrealist animated short film. The theme became “Destino” - a Mexican love ballad of a haunting romance between two star-crossed lovers: Dahlia, a mortal woman struggling to find love, and Chronos, an all-powerful titan and the personification of time itself. Over an 8-month period in 1945 and 1946, Dali created more than 200 sketch drawings, paintings, and storyboards for the project, but production ceased for financial reasons and the artwork was stored away in the Disney archives. In 1999, Roy Disney uncovered the art and in 2002 began the process of restoration and completion of the project. The short film was released in June 2003, and it has been called “…a melding of the styles of two of the 20th century’s most imaginative minds” (by Manisha Jukareddy in the August 8, 2019 edition of The Saturday Evening Post.)