Salvador Dalí - Evening & Day Editions London Wednesday, June 8, 2016 | Phillips

Evening & Day Editions

London Auction 9 June 2016

  • Provenance

    Ediciones Polígrafa, Barcelona

  • Literature

    Ralph Michler and Lutz W. Löpsinger 677 and 790

  • 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

Vénus; and Venus de las constellaciones con picador (Venus; and Venus of the Constellations with Bullfighter)

1974; and 1975
Two etchings with drypoint, on Richard de Bas paper, with full margins,
both I. various sizes,
both S. 78.5 x 58.2 cm (30 7/8 x 22 7/8 in.)
both signed and inscribed 'H.C.' in pencil (two hors commerce impressions, the editions were 75 and 25 artist's proofs), published by Ateliers Rigal, Paris, both unframed.

Estimate
£1,000 - 1,500 ♠

Sold for £1,250

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Evening & Day Editions

London Auction 9 June 2016