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Salvador Dalí
Les petits chevaux, from Poèmes de Mao Tse-Tung (The Little Horses, from Poems by Mao Zedong)
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- £7,000 - 9,000♠
£8,750
Lot Details
Heliogravure reworked in drypoint, on Chinois ancien paper, with full margins,
1967
I. 24 x 19 cm (9 1/2 x 7 1/2 in.)
S. 38.5 x 28.5 cm (15 1/8 x 11 1/4 in.)
S. 38.5 x 28.5 cm (15 1/8 x 11 1/4 in.)
signed, dated '1967' and inscribed 'Hommage de Messonier' in black ink with extensive additional ink drawings and embossed signature, one of four unnumbered impressions with additional ink drawings aside from the edition of 229, published by Argilet, Paris, framed.
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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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