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Salvador Dalí
The Art Institute, from Visions of Chicago
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- $800 - 1,200•
$1,125
Lot Details
Drypoint with hand-coloring, on Japanese paper, with full margins.
1972
I. 19 1/2 x 12 1/2 in. (49.5 x 31.8 cm)
S. 26 x 20 in. (66 x 50.8 cm)
S. 26 x 20 in. (66 x 50.8 cm)
Signed and numbered XXVII/L in pencil (there were also 30 artist's proofs and an edition of 100 in Arabic numerals), published by Merrill Chase Publishing Association, Chicago, framed.
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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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