by Bianca L. Granado 

Art and literary enthusiasts in the Southwest have the rare opportunity to see a literary masterpiece illustrated by one of the most famous and recognized surrealist painters of his time as Salvador Dalí’s Divine Comedy will be on display at the Las Cruces Museum of Art, located at 490 N. Water St. in the Downtown Mall, from Friday, Sept. 7 through Saturday, Nov. 24.

“Salvador Dali is probably one of the most well known of the surrealists artists,” said Lisa Pugh, Manager of the Las Cruces Museum of Art. “He really concentrated on depicting the unconscious and subconscious mind.”

Dali labored for nine years to produce a series of 100 watercolors as illustrations to the classic epic The Divine Comedy written by poet Dante Alighieri. The literary masterpiece details Dante’s epic journey through Hell, Purgatory, and Heaven.

Dali’s paintings were to be reproduced as wood engravings and released as a limited edition print suite in honor of the 700th anniversary of Dante Alighieri’s birth.

“This the first time the entire suite has been shown locally to our knowledge. It is on loan to us from a private collector here in Las Cruces,” said Pugh.

For more information, contact the Las Cruces Convention & Visitors Bureau at 505-541-2150, or by email at cfaivre@las-cruces.org.

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