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Salvador Dalí
Vénus, Mars et Cupidon, from Mythologique nouvelle (Venus, Mars and Cupid, from New Mythologies)
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- £3,000 - 5,000♠
£15,000
Lot Details
Drypoint with extensive hand-colouring in watercolour, on BFK Rives paper, with full margins.
1971
I. 57.5 x 39.6 cm (22 5/8 x 15 5/8 in.)
S. 64.8 x 49.8 cm (25 1/2 x 19 5/8 in.)
S. 64.8 x 49.8 cm (25 1/2 x 19 5/8 in.)
Signed and inscribed 'Bon pour couleur' in pencil (the 'colour approval' impression before the editions of 150 on Rives and 120 on Japon nacré papers, there were also 50 artist's proofs on Auvergne paper), published by Vision Nouvelle, Paris, printed by Atelier Rigal, Paris, and inscribed 'Epreuve aquarelle pour B.A.T. faisant partie de notre collection' by Denise Rigal in pencil on the reverse, unframed.
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This work is registered in the Archives Descharnes under number D_5670 (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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