David Ben-Gurion

Salvador Dali (1904 – 1989, Spanish) “Portrait of David Ben-Gurion” (1968) from the Famous Men Suite. Rare, hand-signed, limited-edition dry point etching in sepia ink on Japon paper, signed in pencil by the artist in the lower right margin and Roman numeral numbered VI/XXV in the lower left margin. The image measures 6.75 x 5 inches and the work of art has been matted and placed under glass in a 17.75 x 14.75-inch frame. The piece has not been examined outside the frame and appears in good condition with some very minor discoloration.

Dali chose five men for the “Famous Men” suite: Moshe Dayan, Albert Einstein, Sigmund Freud, David Ben-Gurion and President John F. Kennedy. Surrealist Dali’s depiction of the head of David Ben-Gurion, the founding father of Israel: a leader in the Zionist movement, in the creation of the modern Jewish state, and Israel’s first prime minister. Catalogue References: Field 68-8; [Albert Field's “Official Catalog of The Graphic Works of Salvador Dalí” (1996) Reference 68-8, D, page 76]; Michler & Löpsinger # 225; Shali # 63