Paperink

1996.23

Reese PalleyMarilyn Arnold Palley

Gift

Gift of Reese and Marilyn Arnold Palley

Rigal

1972

20th Century

Playing Card Suite

150 on Arches and 250 on un-watermarked paper. Unknown number of proofs on Japon paper..

32

Print number and run

lower left below plate

32/150

PencilWritten

Signature

lower right below plate

Dali

PencilWritten

Watermark

left side outside plate

Arches

Arches paper

14-1/4 in

9-1/4 in

Reese Palley (1922-2015) New York {1}; donated to Purdue University Galleries in 1996 Palley Inc. commissioned the publication of the suite

25: A Selection Works from Purdue Galleries’ Permanent Collection (2024)

Cultural/Historical Context

" ""The difference between a madman and me,"" Dali is often quoted as saying, ""is that l am not mad."" Indeed he was not, for largely through his own skillful self-promotion, Dali remains one of the most familiar names in the annals of 20th century art. Best known as the most exotic and eccentric proponent of the Surrealist movement, Dali created through what he termed ""paranoic-critical activity,"" which he described as a ""spontaneous method of irrational knowledge based on the critical and systematic objectification of delirious associations and interpretations."" The Surrealists repudiated Dali for various reasons, such as his interest in Nazism and his tendency towards self-glorification. ""Dali insinuated himself into the Surrealist movement in 1929,"" according to their leader,,André Breton, and . . he proceeded thereafter by a series of borrowings and juxtapositions."" Nevertheless Dali's work epitomizes the mixture of dream-state and reality that characterizes the Surrealist movement. "