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Salvador Dalí
La Joie de vivre (The Joy of Life)
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- $5,000 - 7,000
$23,750
Lot Details
Drypoint with hand-coloring, on Rives BFK paper, with full margins.
1974
I. 15 1/2 x 12 1/2 in. (39.4 x 31.8 cm)
S. 25 7/8 x 19 3/4 in. (65.7 x 50.2 cm)
S. 25 7/8 x 19 3/4 in. (65.7 x 50.2 cm)
Signed and annotated 'Pour B.A.T. couleurs' and 'Merci Rigal' in pencil, further annotated 'Epreuve en BAT couleurs faisent partie de notre collection Denise Rigal' in pencil on the reverse (the bon à tirer/good-to-print proof, the edition was 250), published by Editions de Francony, Nice, unframed.
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This work is registered in the Archives Descharnes under number D5790 (a certificate has been issued and is available for purchase from the Archives Descharnes)
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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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