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Salvador Dalí
Memories of Surrealism: eight plates (M. & L. 494; 496-498; 500; 503-505)
- Estimate
- $5,000 - 7,000
$17,640
Lot Details
Eight drypoints over lithographs in colors, on Japan paper, with full margins, with title page and justification, on all contained in the original glossy black paper-covered portfolio, lacking plates L. 495; 499; 501-502.
1971
all I. 20 3/4 x 16 1/2 in. (52.7 x 41.9 cm)
all S. 29 7/8 x 21 in. (75.9 x 53.3 cm)
all S. 29 7/8 x 21 in. (75.9 x 53.3 cm)
All signed and numbered ‘F A/J’ in pencil, additionally signed on the justification (one of 10 artist's proofs, the total edition was 250), published by Trans World Art, New York (with the artist's blindstamp), three framed.
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
Including: Angel of Dada Surrealism (Ange et Surréalisme Dada) (M. & L. 494); Ultra-Surrealistic Corpuscular Galustska (Galustska corpusculaire ultra Surréalsite) (M. & L. 496); Space Elephant (L'Éléphant de l'Espace) (M. & L. 497); Surrealistic King (Le Roi Surréaliste) (M. & L. 498); Surrealist Portrait of DALI Surrounded by Butterflies (Portait Surréaliste de DALI entouré de papillons) (M. & L. 500); Caring for a Surrealistic Watch (Attention pour une contemplation Surréaliste) (M. & L. 503); Surrealistic Crutches (Crosse Surréaliste) (M. & L. 504); and Surrealistic Gastronomy (Gastronomie Surréaliste) (M. & L. 505)
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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