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Salvador Dalí
La Télévision; and La Tauromachine au tiroir, from Tauromachie surréaliste (Television; and Bullfight in a Drawer, from Surrealistic Bullfight)
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- $1,500 - 2,500
$1,500
Lot Details
Two etchings with aquatint and stencil hand-coloring, on Arches paper, with full margins.
1966-67
La Télévision I. 11 3/4 x 15 5/8 in. (29.8 x 39.7 cm)
S. 19 7/8 x 25 7/8 in. (50.5 x 65.7 cm)
La Tauromachine I. 12 1/2 x 16 3/8 in. (31.8 x 41.6 cm)
S. 19 3/4 x 26 in. (50.2 x 66 cm)
S. 19 7/8 x 25 7/8 in. (50.5 x 65.7 cm)
La Tauromachine I. 12 1/2 x 16 3/8 in. (31.8 x 41.6 cm)
S. 19 3/4 x 26 in. (50.2 x 66 cm)
Both signed, one dated, both numbered 98/150 in pencil (there was also an edition of 100 in Roman numerals on Japon nacré paper), published by Pierre Argillet, Paris (with the Dali blindstamp), both unframed.
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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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