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Salvador Dalí
Playing Cards: Ace of Diamonds; King of Diamonds; Queen of Diamonds; and Jack of Diamonds, from Playing-Cards
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- $4,000 - 6,000
$11,250
Lot Details
Four lithographs in colors, on Arches paper, with full margins.
1972
all I. 14 1/8 x 9 1/4 in. (35.9 x 23.5 cm)
all S. 25 3/4 x 19 3/4 in. (65.4 x 50.2 cm)
all S. 25 3/4 x 19 3/4 in. (65.4 x 50.2 cm)
All signed and numbered 134/150 in pencil (there were also 20 in Roman numerals on Japanese paper and 5 artist's proofs), all signed by Frank Hunter, President, Salvador Dali Archives, 19 January 2005 in pencil on the reverse and with a copy of a Peter B. Lucas appraisal/authentication on the same date, published by Puiforcat-Orfevre, Paris, all 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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