Galleria Internazionale, Milan
Galleria Levi, Milan
Galleria Del Milone, Milan
Brook Street Gallery, London
Sotheby's, New York, May 11, 2000, lot 304 (titled Picador)
Sotheby's, New York, May 6, 2004, lot 358 (titled Picador)
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
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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