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Salvador Dalí
The Elephant and Jupiter's Monkey; and The Oak and the Reed, from La Bestiaire de la Fontaine Dalinesé (La Fontaine's Bestiary Dalinized)
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- $1,500 - 2,500
$2,268
Lot Details
Two drypoints with pochoir in colors, on Japan and Arches paper, with full margins.
1974
both I. 15 3/4 x 22 3/4 in. (40 x 57.8 cm)
both S. 22 3/4 x 30 in. (57.8 x 76.2 cm)
both S. 22 3/4 x 30 in. (57.8 x 76.2 cm)
Both signed and numbered 111/250 and 60/250 respectively in pencil (there were also 12 artist's proofs in Roman numerals), published by Mouret, Paris, both unframed.
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Salvador Dalí
Spanish | B. 1904 D. 1989Salvador Dalí was perhaps the most broadly known member of the Surrealist movement of the early twentieth century. Heavily influenced by Sigmund Freud, the avant-garde style explored consciousness and dream-like states through exaggerated landscapes and bizarre or grotesque imagery. Using the means of painting, sculpture, printmaking, film and literature, Dalí explored these ideas with a meticulous hand and inventive wit. Although known for his role in Surrealism, Dalí was also a seminal example of celebrity showmanship and the cult of personality, a phenomenon that dominates popular culture today. Always a colorful and flamboyant presence with his signature cape, wide-eyed expression and trademark upturned waxed mustache, Dalí was a master of self-promotion and spectacle.
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