We are happy to note we’ve secured access to this fabulous “Hamlet” painting from 1967. Please find the listing and pricing below…

SALVADOR DALÍ (1904-1989)

Hamlet dans la chambre de sa mère la Reine, Polonius caché derrière un rideau va être tué par Hamlet (Acte III, scène 4)

signed with the monogram and dated ‘DALI 1967’ (upper right)

(TR: Hamlet in the bedroom of his mother the Queen, Polonius hidden behind a curtain is going to be killed by Hamlet)

Watercolor, brush and pen and India ink on paper

15 x 11 1/8 in. (38 x 28.3 cm.)

Executed in 1967

Nicolas and Olivier Descharnes have confirmed the authenticity of this work.

PROVENANCE: Acquired directly from the artist, and thence by descent to private collection, UK. Private collection, USA.

PRICE: upon request

Lord Polonius, a counselor to King Claudius, Hamlet’s father’s brother who, following the death of King Hamlet (Young Hamlet’s father) marries Queen Gertrude (Hamlet’s mother).  

SCENE: Gertrude’s room, Polonius hides behind a tapestry. Hamlet’s entrance so alarms Gertrude that she cries out for help. Polonius echoes her cry, and Hamlet, thinking Polonius to be Claudius, stabs him to death. Hamlet feels Polonius is a pompous courtier manipulating his mother for his own ends.

HAMLET: [Drawing his sword] How now! a rat? Dead, for a ducat, dead!

[Makes a pass through the curtain]

LORD POLONIUS: [Behind the curtain] O, I am slain!

[Falls and dies]

QUEEN GERTRUDE: O me, what hast thou done?

HAMLET: Nay, I know not: Is it the king?

Hamlet pulls back to the curtain to reveal Polonius’ dead body he says. “Thou wretched, rash, intruding fool, farewell! I took thee for thy better ” Hamlet continues by expressing disappointment in Polonius whom he had previously thought to be a better man.