SALVADOR DALI UNIVERSAL TAROT Rare Deck Book & Case Set HIGH QUALITY MINT CONDITION NEW & SEALED ~ RETAILS $100 Start Price USD 74.95 Current Price USD 74.95 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Saturday, November 15, 2008 End Time Monday, December 08, 2008 Location Peterborough, Ontario See more about 'SALVADOR DALI UNIVERSAL TAROT Rare Deck Book & Case Set' Description SALVADOR DALI UNIVERSAL TAROT Rare Deck Book & Case Set REGULAR RETAIL PRICE: $100.00 USSalvador Dali assembled and painted 78 collages in his unique surrealist vision. Dali's renowned flamboyance and surrealist vision can be seen in the way he has added his abstract signature onto the cards, incorporating them into each design. It also comes with a book of instructions in English, French and Spanish. An incredible deck for historians, art lovers, and collectors! Deluxe velvet box packaging. Measures 3 1/8" by 5 1/2". The Dali Universal Tarot is a comparatively expensive deck, although its packaging was given special attention by the publishers: the cards themselves are edged in gold foil and the sturdy box which hold the cards is encased in a burgundy velvet slipcase.Given Dali’s own talents, it is surprising that this deck consists of collage compositions which incorporate the works of other artists. Dali adds his own touch to each design by using washes of color and semi-abstract shapes. In some cases, these forms seem strangely inconsistent with the rest of the artwork; in other cases, his additions create something new and homogenous. For example, Dali adds a very simplistic figure next to a detailed painting in The Fool. His version of The Heirophant, however, is much more attractive even though he adds only a simple green background and painted halos.There is a book by Rachel Pollack called Salvador Dali’s Tarot, published separately from the deck in 1985 (this book does NOT come with the tarot deck - we are not selling it. This information is simply being included because it is relevant to the tarot deck we are selling). The book provides a commentary on every card, with beautiful full-color reproductions of each design. I was very disappointed, though, that the majority of Dali’s collage sources are left unidentified. Pollack has subsequently explained that she was not able to interview the aging Dali about his deck in the years between its completion and her book, and that her commissioned deadline was extremely tight. Therefore the blame for this inadequacy may rest more with the publisher Salem House than it does with Rachel. She was fortunately able to enlist the help of a curator at the Amsterdam Modern Art Museum to help her identify a few of the art sources in the collages. Pollack points out that there are two motifs which Dali used throughout the deck: the butterfly and the linear figures. Both motifs can be seen in The Fool. On the left is the figurative image of a person raising a staff above the Fool’s head. The staff reflects the shape of Hebrew letter Shin, and the little booklet for the deck explains that it “symbolizes desire and will.” The figure is also painted in red which may represent the element associated with this Hebrew letter: Fire. A blue butterfly can be seen over the belly of the rider, and a pattern of butterfly wings can be seen in the blanket which covers the horse. The booklet explains that “The intellectual plane is symbolized by butterflies, expressive of irrationality and the alienated soul, the consequence of fickleness and disorder.” The Fool himself is not identified, but appears to be a depiction of either a saint or Don Quixote. The “prophetic meaning” given for this card is the expiation of disorder.The tarot card The Lovers, which incorporates a painting by Gossaert of Adam and Eve. The serpent himself takes the place of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil, and the fruit of the tree is represented by the shape of an apple. The booklet describes the serpent as symbolizing both wisdom and lies, which might be interpreted to mean that Good and Evil are two sides of the same Truth.The meaning of Trump X is Changes in Fortune. The man at the top of the globe signifies Time, who wields the sword of Destiny. The wheel itself is a solar calendar shown as two complimentary halves, much like the yin and yang. Two serpents of Good and Evil climb upwards from each side of the globe.Trump XVII is The Moon. This modern version of the card is based on an unidentified photograph of the New York city skyline. The silhouette of two howling dogs can be seen in the distance, and the two towers have become two skyscrapers. In the foreground is a lobster, and above him is a moon with a woman’s face. The booklet describes the lobster as symbolically similar to the Egyptian scarab beetle, representing “the transformation of the superficial into the useful.” The entire design implies that, in spite of the dressings of ‘civilization,’ we are still creatures of nature and primal drives.Each of the 56 Minor Arcana cards are also collaged artwork. Many of the compositions are original, although others show the influence of the Waite-Smith images. Painted into the designs are the four suit emblems: Wands are painted as green staves with small leafy shoots, as seen in the King of Staves; Swords are depicted as blue double-edged broadswords; Cups are painted as yellow lotus-patterned chalices, as shown in the Four of Cups above; Coins are all illustrated as flat disks of yellow with red pentagrams and borders, as shown in the Ace of Pentacles. Samples below: We accept only two methods of payment. PayPal (sales@funeralgarden.com) and Postal Money Orders (this means that the money order must be purchased at a post office). If you live outside of Canada, this must be an INTERNATIONAL Postal Money Order, which means that it can be cashed outside of your country. Please click on the ME symbol beside our eBay username (funeral_garden) for complete details.CANADA:All prints within Canada are shipped as Expedited Parcels, which includes insurance and tracking. Canada Post has divided the country into 6 different regions which each have a fixed rate to ship to from our location in Ontario. You can simply view the postage rate which coincides with the province you reside in to figure out how much shipping and handling will be. You can add that rate upon checkout, or request an invoice before paying to make sure you have the correct rate. Rates provided are the exact cost of postage plus two dollars handling.-----------------------------------------------------------$9.70 - Ontario, Quebec$11.20 - Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Prince Edward Island$11.90 - New Brunswick, Nova Scotia$12.65 - British Columbia, Alberta, Yukon, Yellowknife$13.45 - Newfoundland$18.40 - NunavutUNITED STATES:$9.99 ~ Small Packet Airmail (insurance included, no tracking)$14.99 ~ Expedited Parcel (both insurance and tracking are included)INTERNATIONAL:$17.50 ~ Small Packet Airmail (insurance included, no tracking) - other options available upon request -All buyers are REQUIRED to read the "Mandatory Terms, Conditions, Shipping & Payment Information" (availble by clicking the ME icon beside funeral_garden) before making ANY purchases from us. All buyers are responsible for being aware of this information, and by purchasing any item from us it is formally acknowledged that this information has been read and understood. Payment is due within 10 days, otherwise nonpayment will be reported to eBay. funeral_garden store Place a Bid!