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Salvador Dalí

Space Elephant

Estimate
£6,000 - 8,000♠
£22,575
Lot Details
bronze with blue patina and resin on a granite base​
incised with the artist's signature 'Dalí' right side of the elephant element; incised with the edition number '70/350' left side of the elephant element
92 x 22 x 40 cm (36 1/4 x 8 5/8 x 15 3/4 in.)
Executed in 1980, in Spain, this work is number 70 from an edition of 350 plus​ 35 artist's proofs.

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Salvador Dalí

Spanish | B. 1904 D. 1989
Salvador 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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