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Salvador Dalí
Carmen - Castanets
- Estimate
- £1,000 - 1,500♠
£1,750
Lot Details
Bronze with green patina, on a marble base, contained in the original foam-lined wooden box.
c.1970
including base 26 x 9 x 11 cm (10 1/4 x 3 1/2 x 4 3/8 in.)
With incised signature on the reverse and stamp-numbered 228/300 on the left side (there were also 30 artist's proofs in Roman numerals), published by 2049 Obra Contemporanea Editeur, Spain, with the accompanying Certificate of Authenticity.
Specialist
Salvador Dalí
Spanish | B. 1904 D. 1989Salvador 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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