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Salvador Dalí
After 50 Years of Surrealism
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- $7,000 - 9,000
$10,000
Lot Details
The complete set of 12 drypoints with pochoir in colors, on Rives BFK paper, with full margins, lacking title page, colophon, original paper folders with text by André Parinaud and the original black linen-covered portfolio.
1974
all I. 15 7/8 x 11 7/8 in. (40.3 x 30.2 cm)
all S. 26 x 19 7/8 in. (66 x 50.5 cm)
all S. 26 x 19 7/8 in. (66 x 50.5 cm)
All signed and annotated 'A. EA' in pencil (an artist's proof from the English edition of 195 and 35 artist's proofs in Roman numerals; there was also an edition of 29 on Japon nacré, an edition of 195 and 35 artist's proofs in Roman numerals with text in French including a suite on Japon nacré) published by Transworld Art, Fribourg, Switzerland (with their blindstamp).
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
Including: The Laurels of Happiness; The Curse Overthrown; God, Time, Space and the Pope; Flung Out like a Fag-end by the Big-Wigs; Gala's Godly Back; Picasso: a Ticket for Glory; The Great Inquisitor Expels the Saviour; Freud with a Snail Head; A Shattering Entrance upon the American Stage; The Divine Love of Gala; Gala's Castle; and The Museum of Genius and Fancy.
Provenance
Literature
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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