PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE SWISS COLLECTION
8
Salvador Dalí
Alice in Wonderland
- Estimate
- £10,000 - 15,000‡♠
£22,500
Lot Details
Bronze with blue patina,
1977/1984
90.5 x 44 x 20 cm (35 5/8 x 17 3/8 x 7 7/8 in.)
incised signature and numbered 236/350 (there were also 35 artist's proofs), this edition was conceived in 1977 and first cast in 1984, this example cast at a later date, stamped with the Perseo Mendrisio, Switzerland foundry mark.
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
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.
Browse Artist