Hi James,

Thank you for contacting Mearto with your appraisal inquiry.

Dalí’s Crucifixion (Corpus Hypercubus) is one of his most important religious works. Originally painted in oil on canvas in 1954 (the original is in the Metropolitan Museum of Art), it shows Christ crucified on a four-dimensional hypercube (tesseract) and was noted to reflect Dalí’s post-war interest in Catholic mysticism, mathematics and nuclear physics (“Nuclear Mysticism”).

The graphite mark "HC" stands for "Hors Commerce", meaning not for commercial sale; typically, these were artist's proofs or special copies outside the numbered editions. The fact that you have a graphite signature, on Arches paper, is a good indicator that this is an original Dalí lithograph from the 1970s.

Based on the photos and information provided, and subject to examination, this is:

Salvador Dalí
"Crucifixion" (Corpus Hypercubus)
Lithograph on Arches paper
graphite inscribed "HC 15/75" lower left and signed below the plate lower right
35 by 24 inches
CONDITION: This appears to be in good condition
PROVENANCE: Acquired at auction
$ 800-1,200*
*represents a fair-market value for auction purposes; retail or asking price may vary.

Please let us know if you have additional items to appraise, or questions/concerns, and thank you again for using Mearto.
~ Delia