"Blanchfleur" is one of Salvador Dali's illustrations for his Le Décameron series, an interpretation of Giovanni Boccaccio's classic 14th century work. The artist, with his characteristic surrealist flair, combines eroticism with mythological stylization and psychological symbolism.
The composition depicts naked women, one of whom is combing her hair, the other standing gracefully and the third crouching by her legs - the scene is shown with a touch of theatricality and ambiguity. The lines are subtle and precise, light touches of color (green and pink) are present, and the artist's signature is done by hand, in pencil.
"I don't know who it could have been other than you who could have brought me here. You have set my heart aflame, affective Tuscan."
"They both entered the bathhouse naked, along with two slave girls. There the Lady, not allowing anyone else to touch her, washed herself thoroughly with fragrant soap and cloves, and then the slave girls brought sheets scented with roses."
"It seemed to Salabet that he was in paradise, looking at the Lady - who was undoubtedly very beautiful. Every hour without her seemed a century to him."
"On the Lady's orders, the slave girls left the lit candle in the room and left. They were left alone, kissing for a long time and talking with great pleasure. Salabet was convinced that she was all for him."
Salvador Dalí - one of the most important representatives of Surrealism, born in 1904 in Figueres (Catalonia), died there in 1989. An extremely versatile artist: painter, graphic artist, writer, stage designer and eccentric, who gained worldwide fame thanks to his original personality and imagination. He became famous for his paintings full of dreamlike symbols, precisely painted with hyperrealistic detail. In parallel with painting, he created a rich body of graphic work - he illustrated the Bible, Dante' s Divine Comedy, Goethe's Faust and Boccaccio's Decameron, among others. Today, his works are in the world's most important museums, including MoMA in New York, the Reina Sofía in Madrid and the Dalí Theatre-Museum in Figueres.
