Salvador Dalí - Evening & Day Editions New York Wednesday, October 26, 2016 | Phillips

Evening & Day Editions

New York Auction 26 October 2016 

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  • Artist Biography

    Salvador Dalí

    Spanish • 1904 - 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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Salvador Dalí

Begonia (Anacardium recordans), from Flordali® (Flora Dalinae)

1968
Etching with drypoint in colors, on Arches paper, with full margins.
I. 23 x 15 1/4 in. (58.4 x 38.7 cm)
S. 30 x 22 1/4 in. (76.2 x 56.5 cm)
Signed and numbered 69/200 in pencil (there were also 200 on Japanese paper), published by Werbungs und Commerz Union Anstalt, Basel, unframed.

Estimate
$1,500 - 2,500 •

Sold for $2,125

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Evening & Day Editions

New York Auction 26 October 2016