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  • Alfred Wolkenberg worked for Dalí in 1964-65 creating the model for two bronze sculptures - Head of Dante and Head of Beatrice - with both editions cast by the Rudier foundry in Paris. The model for Head of Beatrice was sent to the Berrocal foundry in Verona, Italy where this example was cast and assembled. Dalí had the edition executed at the Rudier foundry, but gave this first example to Wolkenberg for his work on the project. Dalí added a silver '9' to Beatrice's lips in the final edition.

     

    Letter from Peter Moore, Dali’s manager, to Alfred Wolkenberg of Alva Museum Replicas, Inc., New York, 1965 (Editions Les Maîtres Ltd. New York)

    Letter (page 2) from Peter Moore, Dali’s manager, to Alfred Wolkenberg of Alva Museum Replicas, Inc., New York, 1965 (Editions Les Maîtres Ltd. New York)

     

     

    Telegram from Peter Moore, Dali’s manager, to Alfred Wolkenberg of Alva Museum Replicas, Inc., New York, 1965 (Editions Les Maîtres Ltd. New York)
    Salvador Dali, Head of Dante, 1964, patinated bronze, 18k gold-plated sterling silver and black marble base. Sold Phillips Editions, New York, April 21, 2015, lot 21. Artwork: © 2023 Salvador Dalí, Gala-Salvador Dalí Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
    • Provenance

      Alfred Wolkenberg, Editions Les Maîtres, Ltd., New York
      Thence by descent to the present owners

    • Literature

      see Robert and Nicholas Descharnes, The Hard and the Soft, Spells for the Magic of Form, Sculptures & Objects, 2003, p. 93 (illustrations of the editioned casting)

    • 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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Head of Beatrice

1965-1966
Bronze bust with 11 malachite green stones, lacking one stone at the lower left bust, the back of the head concave with a miniature reproduction of Antonio Canova's Cupid and Psyche inside, on a jasper stone base.
14 1/4 x 10 x 7 1/2 in. (36.2 x 25.4 x 19.1 cm)
Incised with signature at lower right side of bust, presumably a unique example cast at the Berrocal foundry, Verona, Italy, before the edition of 6 and 2 hors commerce by Christine Forani cast at the Rudier foundry, Paris.

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$15,000 - 25,000 

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Editions & Works on Paper

New York Auction 18 - 20 April 2023