Articles
Journal "Dali News", published on November 20, 1945 on the occasion of the first Salvator Dali * Exhibition at the Bignou Gallery in New York. Texts and illustrations by Dali himself. With a handwritten dedication of the artist: "Hello, Tomorrow at 6 am - I come without fault" Dali "addressed to his friends Ernst and Karin Van Leyden Provenance Ragnar Van Leyden.
This newspaper is in good general condition. Handwritten dedication at the top.
A note: central folds and on one side, some tiny small tears, paper yellowing, see photos.
Marquis de Dalí de Púbol (1904-1989) is a Catalan painter, sculptor, engraver, scriptwriter and writer of Spanish nationality. He is considered one of the main representatives of surrealism and one of the most famous painters of the 20th century. On the advice of Joan Miró, he joined Paris at the end of his studies and joined the group of surrealists where he met his wife Gala. He found his own style from 1929, when he became a surrealist in his own right and invented the paranoid-critical method. Excluded from this group a few years later, he lived the Spanish war in exile in Europe before leaving France at war for New York where he made his fortune and lived for eight years. When he returned to Catalonia in 1949, he turned to Catholicism, drew closer to Renaissance painting, and took inspiration from the scientific evolutions of his time to change his style to what he termed "corpuscular mysticism". The topics he addressed most frequently were dreams, sexuality, food, his wife Gala and religion.
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Painter of Dutch origin. Until 1914 he studied at the Academies of Fine Arts in Rotterdam, Brussels, Berlin and London. First of all close to expressionism, he did not realize his first abstract work until 1948. From his three studios in Los Angeles, Venice and Paris, he led a life of incessant travel and friendly encounters with celebrities. of his time: Chaplin, Stravinski, Brecht, Dali, Picasso ... His travels in Vallauris inspired him later to work as a ceramist. His work is recognized and bought by the greatest museums in the world. In the 1950s, he practiced large format collage in the same spirit as Jasper Johns or Rauschenberg, and applied to "reveal the secret life" of the materials he uses.
Born in Germany, Karin studied at the "Kölner Werkschule" in Cologne where she was taught by R. Seewald and J. Thorn Prikker. Married to Ernst van Leyden with whom she has lived and worked in France, Portugal, Great Britain, Italy, New York, Hollywood and Mexico. The couple will also travel a lot to Egypt, Syria and Lebanon. They also spent a lot of time at the Ernst Paris studio and in their home on the Loosdrecht Lake in Holland. With Ernst, Karin met several of her contemporaries, for example Marc Chagall, Jules Pascin, Ossip Zadkine and Francis Picabia. She exhibited at the Georges Bernheim Gallery in 1929. In 1932, after the birth of their son Ragnar, the young family moved to Rio do Milho in Portugal. In 1947, Karin and Ernst seek new inspiration and leave for an extended stay in Mexico, to immerse themselves in the ancient Mayan culture. In 1957, after their definitive return to Europe, and return trips between Paris and Venice, Ernst bought an abandoned farm outside Paris: Lieutel de L'Enclos. The location is too isolated for Karin, who can not paint landscapes. She prefers Italy, its life and exuberance. After 30 years of creative intimacy, the two artists take different paths. From 1953, she worked on oils on canvas then on collages. Karin van Leyden will eventually die in Lugano, Switzerland, in 1977.
