Salvador Dalí (1904-1989)
The Twelve Tribes of Israel (M. & L. 618-630), 1972
The set of 12 etchings with pochoir in colors, on Rives BFK paper, with full margins, including the etched frontispiece, with title page, justification and text by Abba Eban in Hebrew and English, all loose (as issued), all contained in the original blue cloth covered portfolio, lacking plate 3, Simeon .
all I. 19 5/8 x 14 3/8 in. (49.8 x 36.5 cm)
all S. 25 1/2 x 19 1/2 in. (64.8 x 49.5 cm) (two horizontal)
portfolio 27 x 21 1/4 in. (68.6 x 54 cm)
All signed and annotated "EA" in pencil, additionally signed in pencil and annotated "EA" in black ink on the justification (one of a few artist proof sets, the edition was 195 and 35 in Roman numerals with an additional suite on Japan paper), published by Transworld Art, New York, on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the founding of modern Israel (with the artist"s copyright inkstamp on the reverse), all unframed.