Salvador Dalí - Modern and Contemporary Editions New York Wednesday, May 21, 2008 | Phillips

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  • Literature

    Michler and Löpsinger 494-505

  • 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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Memories of Surrealism Portfolio

1971
The complete set of 12 lithographs with etching printed in colors, on Arches paper, with full margins,
all S. 30 x 21 1/4 in. (76.2 x 54 cm).
all signed and numbered F 102/175 in pencil (the total edition in the 'F' series is 250), published by Transworld Art, New York, a few soft creases, otherwise all in very good condition, original glossy black paper-covered portfolio box with title page (minor wear and small losses at corners)

Estimate
$10,000 - 15,000 

Sold for $21,250

Modern and Contemporary Editions

21 May 2008, 2pm
New York