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Salvador Dalí
Moïse from the La Sainte Bible series
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- $40,000 - 60,000
Lot Details
watercolor, brush and India ink, black chalk and pencil on paper
19 5/8 x 13 1/4 in. (49.8 x 33.7 cm)
Executed in 1964, the work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by Nicholas 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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